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Jeremiah 39:5

But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him.
Jeremiah 39:5
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּ חֵיל־כַּשְׂדִּ֜ים אַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם וַיַּשִּׂ֣גוּ אֶת־צִדְקִיָּהוּ֮ בְּעַֽרְב֣וֹת יְרֵחוֹ֒ וַיִּקְח֣וּ אֹת֗וֹ וַֽ֠יַּעֲלֻהוּ אֶל־נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל רִבְלָ֖תָה בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חֲמָ֑ת וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אִתּ֖וֹ מִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃

  1. וַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּvai.yir.de.Fu“and they pursued”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רָדַף · “to pursue” · Strong's H7291
  2. חֵיל־cheil-“[the] army of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from חַ֫יִל · “soldiers” · Strong's H2428A
  3. כַּשְׂדִּ֜יםkas.Dim“[the] Chaldeans”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from כַּשְׂדִּים · “Chaldea” · Strong's H3778
  4. אַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם'a.cha.rei.Hem“after them”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  5. וַיַּשִּׂ֣גוּvai.ya.Si.gu“and they overtook”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָשַׂג · “to overtake” · Strong's H5381
  6. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. צִדְקִיָּהוּ֮tzid.ki.ya.Hu“Zedekiah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ · “Zedekiah” · Strong's H6667H
  8. בְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.Vot“in [the] plains of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from עֲרָבָה · “plain” · Strong's H6160L
  9. יְרֵחוֹ֒ye.re.Cho“Jericho”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרִיחוֹ · “Jericho” · Strong's H3405G
  10. וַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.Chu“and they seized”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  11. אֹת֗וֹ'o.To“<obj.> him”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  12. וַֽ֠יַּעֲלֻהוּVai.ya.'a.lu.hu“and they brought up him”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָלָה · “establish” · Strong's H5927H
  13. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  14. נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧רne.vu.khad.re.Tzar“Nebuchadnezzar”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר · “Nebuchadnezzar” · Strong's H5019
  15. מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-“[the] king of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  16. בָּבֶ֛לba.Vel“Babylon”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל · “Babylon” · Strong's H0894
  17. רִבְלָ֖תָהriv.La.tah“Riblah towards”
    Noun, proper name of a place + Suffix, directional · from רִבְלָה · “Riblah” · Strong's H7247H
  18. בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retz“in [the] land of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  19. חֲמָ֑תcha.Mat“Hamath”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from חֲמָת · “Hamath” · Strong's H2574G
  20. וַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.Ber“and he spoke”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָבַר · “promise” · Strong's H1696I
  21. אִתּ֖וֹ'i.To“with him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  22. מִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃mish.pa.Tim“judgments”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מִשְׁפָּט · “judgement” · Strong's H4941G
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)