At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard, which was in the palace of the king of Judah.Jeremiah 32:2
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְאָ֗ז חֵ֚יל מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל צָרִ֖ים עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְיִרְמְיָ֣הוּ הַנָּבִ֗יא הָיָ֤ה כָלוּא֙ בַּחֲצַ֣ר הַמַּטָּרָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בֵּֽית־מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃
- וְאָ֗זve.'Az“and then”Conjunction + Adverb · from אָז · “then” · Strong's H0227A
- חֵ֚ילcheil“[the] army of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from חַ֫יִל · “soldiers” · Strong's H2428A
- מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh“[the] king of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- בָּבֶ֔לba.Vel“Babylon”Noun, proper name of a place · from בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל · “Babylon” · Strong's H0894
- צָרִ֖יםtza.Rim“[were] laying siege”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from צוּר · “to confine” · Strong's H6696A
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.Lim“Jerusalem”Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם · “Jerusalem” · Strong's H3389
- וְיִרְמְיָ֣הוּve.yir.me.Ya.hu“and Jeremiah”Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from יִרְמְיָ֫הוּ · “Jeremiah” · Strong's H3414L
- הַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'“the prophet”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נָבִיא · “prophet” · Strong's H5030
- הָיָ֤הha.Yah“he was”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- כָלוּא֙kha.Lu'“shut up”Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from כָּלָא · “to restrain” · Strong's H3607
- בַּחֲצַ֣רba.cha.Tzar“in [the] courtyard of”Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from חָצֵר · “court” · Strong's H2691A
- הַמַּטָּרָ֔הha.ma.ta.Rah“the guard”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מַטָּרָה · “guardhouse” · Strong's H4307H
- אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- בֵּֽית־beit-“[was] [the] house of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
- מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh“[the] king of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- יְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.Dah“Judah”Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
Places named in this verse
- Babylonsettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Babylon (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Babylon on OpenBible.info
- Jerusalemsettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Jerusalem (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Jerusalem on OpenBible.info