The Meaning of Jeremiah 38:3 Explained

Jeremiah 38:3

KJV: Thus saith the LORD, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which shall take it.

YLT: Thus said Jehovah: This city is certainly given into the hand of the force of the king of Babylon, and he hath captured it.'

Darby: Thus saith Jehovah: This city shall certainly be given into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, and he shall take it.

ASV: Thus saith Jehovah, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thus saith  the LORD,  This city  shall surely  be given  into the hand  of the king  of Babylon's  army,  which shall take  it. 

What does Jeremiah 38:3 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 38

1  Jeremiah, by a false suggestion, is put into the dungeon of Malchiah
7  Ebed-Melech, by suit, gets him some enlargement
14  Upon secret conference, he counsels the king by yielding to save his life
24  By the king's instructions he conceals the conference from the princes

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 38:3 mean?

Thus says Yahweh surely shall be given city this into the hand of army the king of Babylon and which shall take it
כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה הִנָּתֹ֨ן תִּנָּתֵ֜ן הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֗את בְּיַ֛ד חֵ֥יל מֶֽלֶךְ־ בָּבֶ֖ל וּלְכָדָֽהּ

כֹּ֖ה  Thus 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֹּה  
Sense: thus, here, in this manner.
אָמַ֣ר  says 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יְהוָ֑ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
הִנָּתֹ֨ן  surely 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Infinitive absolute
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
תִּנָּתֵ֜ן  shall  be  given 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
הָעִ֣יר  city 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
הַזֹּ֗את  this 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, feminine singular
Root: זׄאת  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, such.
בְּיַ֛ד  into  the  hand 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
חֵ֥יל  of  army 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חַיִל 
Sense: strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army.
מֶֽלֶךְ־  the  king 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
בָּבֶ֖ל  of  Babylon 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בָּבֶל  
Sense: Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates.
וּלְכָדָֽהּ  and  which  shall  take  it 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: לָכַד  
Sense: to capture, take, seize.

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