Indeed, if you were to strike down the entire army of the Chaldeans that is fighting against you, and only wounded men remained in their tents, they would still get up and burn this city down.”Jeremiah 37:10
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
כִּ֣י אִם־הִכִּיתֶ֞ם כָּל־חֵ֤יל כַּשְׂדִּים֙ הַנִּלְחָמִ֣ים אִתְּכֶ֔ם וְנִ֨שְׁאֲרוּ בָ֔ם אֲנָשִׁ֖ים מְדֻקָּרִ֑ים אִ֤ישׁ בְּאָהֳלוֹ֙ יָק֔וּמוּ וְשָֽׂרְפ֛וּ אֶת־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֖את בָּאֵֽשׁ׃
- כִּ֣יki“that”Particle · from כִּי [אם] · “except” · Strong's H3588B
- אִם־'im-“except”Particle · from [כִּי] אם · “except” · Strong's H0518B
- הִכִּיתֶ֞םhi.ki.Tem“you struck down”Verb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
- כָּל־kol-“all”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- חֵ֤ילcheil“[the] army of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from חַ֫יִל · “soldiers” · Strong's H2428A
- כַּשְׂדִּים֙kas.Dim“[the] Chaldeans”Noun, proper name of a place · from כַּשְׂדִּים · “Chaldea” · Strong's H3778
- הַנִּלְחָמִ֣יםha.nil.cha.Mim“who are fighting”Definite article + Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from לָחַם · “to fight” · Strong's H3898A
- אִתְּכֶ֔ם'i.te.Khem“with you”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
- וְנִ֨שְׁאֲרוּve.Nish.'a.ru“and they survived”Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שָׁאַר · “to remain” · Strong's H7604
- בָ֔םVam“among <the> them”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
- אֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.Shim“men”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
- מְדֻקָּרִ֑יםme.du.ka.Rim“pierced through”Verb, pual, participle (passive), masculine, plural, absolute · from דָּקַר · “to pierce” · Strong's H1856
- אִ֤ישׁ'ish“everyone”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
- בְּאָהֳלוֹ֙be.'o.ho.Lo“in tent his”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֹ֫הֶל · “tent” · Strong's H0168G
- יָק֔וּמוּya.Ku.mu“they will arise”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from קוּם · “rise” · Strong's H6965B
- וְשָֽׂרְפ֛וּve.sa.re.Fu“and they will burn”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שָׂרַף · “to burn” · Strong's H8313
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הָעִ֥ירha.'Ir“the city”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
- הַזֹּ֖אתha.Zot“<the> this”Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
- בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'Esh“with <the> fire”Preposition with article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֵשׁ · “fire” · Strong's H0784
Places named in this verse
- Chaldeans (Chaldea)region · Identification: certain · Map of Chaldea (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Chaldea on OpenBible.info