Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.Jeremiah 39:7
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְאֶת־עֵינֵ֥י צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ עִוֵּ֑ר וַיַּאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙ בַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם לָבִ֥יא אֹת֖וֹ בָּבֶֽלָה׃
- וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- עֵינֵ֥י'ei.Nei“[the] eyes of”Noun, feminine, dual, construct · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
- צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.hu“Zedekiah”Noun, proper name of a man · from צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ · “Zedekiah” · Strong's H6667H
- עִוֵּ֑ר'i.Ver“he made blind”Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָוַר · “to blind” · Strong's H5786
- וַיַּאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'as.Re.hu“and he bound him”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָסַר · “to bind” · Strong's H0631
- בַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםban.chush.Ta.yim“with <the> bronze fetters”Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, dual, absolute · from נְחֹ֫שֶׁת · “bronze” · Strong's H5178A
- לָבִ֥יאla.Vi'“to take”Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from בּוֹא · “bring” · Strong's H0935P
- אֹת֖וֹ'o.To“<obj.> him”Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- בָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lah“Babylon towards”Noun, proper name of a place + Suffix, directional · from בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל · “Babylon” · Strong's H0894
Places named in this verse
- Babylonsettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Babylon (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Babylon on OpenBible.info