Hebrew Interlinear
Jeremiah 21:9 Interlinear
“He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword and by the famine and by the pestilence but he that goeth out and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you he shall live and his life shall be unto him for a prey”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | הַיֹּשֵׁב֙ | H3427 | He that abideth | properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry |
| 2 | בָּעִ֣יר | H5892 | in this city | a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) |
| 3 | הַזֹּ֔את | H2063 | this (often used adverb) | |
| 4 | יָמ֕וּת | H4191 | shall die | to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill |
| 5 | בַּחֶ֖רֶב | H2719 | by the sword | drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement |
| 6 | וּבָרָעָ֣ב | H7458 | and by the famine | hunger (more or less extensive) |
| 7 | וּבַדָּ֑בֶר | H1698 | and by the pestilence | a pestilence |
| 8 | וְהַיּוֹצֵא֩ | H3318 | but he that goeth out | to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim |
| 9 | וְנָפַ֨ל | H5307 | and falleth | to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative) |
| 10 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 11 | הַכַּשְׂדִּ֜ים | H3778 | to the Chaldeans | a kasdite, or descendant of kesed; by implication, a chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people |
| 12 | הַצָּרִ֤ים | H6696 | that besiege | to cramp, i.e., confine (in many applications, literally and figuratively, formative or hostile) |
| 13 | עֲלֵיכֶם֙ | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 14 | יְחָיָ֔ה | H2421 | you he shall live | to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive |
| 15 | וְהָֽיְתָה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 16 | לּ֥וֹ | H0 | ||
| 17 | נַפְשׁ֖וֹ | H5315 | and his life | properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment |
| 18 | לְשָׁלָֽל׃ | H7998 | shall be unto him for a prey | booty |
Verse Context
Jeremiah 21:8 And unto this people Thus saith Thus saith...
Jeremiah 21:9 (current)He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword and by the famine and by the pestilence but he that goeth out and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you he shall live and his life shall be unto him for a prey
Jeremiah 21:10 For I have set my face against this city for evil...