What Does Jeremiah 33:5 Mean?

“They come”

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

“to fight”

to feed on; figuratively, to consume

properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc

“with 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

“but it is to fill”

to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)

properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc

“them with the dead bodies”

a carcase (as limp), whether of man or beast; figuratively, an idolatrous image

“of men”

ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“whom I have slain”

to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)

“in mine anger”

properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire

“and in my fury”

heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“I have hid”

to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively

“my face”

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi

“from this city”

a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

this (often used adverb)

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“and for all whose wickedness”

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)