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Jeremiah 38:2 Interlinear

Thus saith the LORD He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword by the famine and by the pestilence but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans and shall live for he shall have his life for a prey and shall live

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1כֹּה֮H3541properly, like this, i.e., by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
2אָמַ֣רH559Thus saithto say (used with great latitude)
3יְהוָה֒H3068the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
4הַיֹּשֵׁב֙H3427He that remainethproperly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
5בָּעִ֣ירH5892in this citya city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
6הַזֹּ֔אתH2063this (often used adverb)
7יָמ֕וּתH4191shall dieto die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
8בַּחֶ֖רֶבH2719by the sworddrought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
9בָּרָעָ֣בH7458by the faminehunger (more or less extensive)
10וּבַדָּ֑בֶרH1698and by the pestilencea pestilence
11וְהַיֹּצֵ֤אH3318but he that goeth forthto go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
12אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
13הַכַּשְׂדִּים֙H3778to the Chaldeansa kasdite, or descendant of kesed; by implication, a chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people
14וָחָֽי׃H2421and shall liveto live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
15וְהָיְתָהH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
16לּ֥וֹH0
17נַפְשׁ֛וֹH5315for he shall have his lifeproperly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
18לְשָׁלָ֖לH7998for a preybooty
19וָחָֽי׃H2421and shall liveto live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive

Verse Context

Jeremiah 38:1heard Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan and Gedaliah the son...
Jeremiah 38:2 (current) Thus saith the LORD He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword by the famine and by the pestilence but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans and shall live for he shall have his life for a prey and shall live
Jeremiah 38:3 Thus saith the LORD be given be given This city...

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