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Jeremiah 27:17 Interlinear

“ Hearken not unto them serve the king of Babylon and live wherefore should this city be laid waste”

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Jeremiah 27 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	אַל	H408		not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
2	תִּשְׁמְע֣וּ	H8085	Hearken	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
3	אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם	H413		near, with or among; often in general, to
4	עִבְד֥וּ	H5647	not unto them serve	to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc
5	אֶת	H853		properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
6	מֶֽלֶךְ	H4428	the king	a king
7	בָּבֶ֖ל	H894	of Babylon	babel (i.e., babylon), including babylonia and the babylonian empire
8	וִֽחְי֑וּ	H2421	and live	to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
9	לָ֧מָּה	H4100		properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
10	תִֽהְיֶ֛ה	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
11	הָעִ֥יר	H5892	wherefore should this city	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
12	הַזֹּ֖את	H2063		this (often used adverb)
13	חָרְבָּֽה׃	H2723	be laid waste	properly, drought, i.e., (by implication) a desolation

Jeremiah 27:17 (current) Hearken not unto them serve the king of Babylon and live wherefore should this city be laid waste