Jeremiah 32:36

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Now therefore, this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says concerning this city about which you are saying, 'It has been handed over to the king of Babylon through sword, famine, and plague':

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְעַתָּ֕ה לָכֵ֛ן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֶל־הָעִ֨יר הַזֹּ֜את אֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀ אַתֶּ֣ם אֹמְרִ֗ים נִתְּנָה֙ בְּיַ֣ד מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֔ל בַּחֶ֖רֶב וּבָרָעָ֥ב וּבַדָּֽבֶר׃

Transliteration

And now, therefore, thus ʾāmar YHWH ʾĕlōhê yiśrāʾēl to hāʿîr this which you ʾōmərîm it is nittənāh in yad melek-bābel by ḥereb and by rāʿāb and by dāber

Grammar Details

• *ʾāmar*: Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he said'
• *ʾĕlōhê*: masculine plural construct - 'God of'
• *hāʿîr*: definite article + feminine singular noun - 'the city'
• *ʾōmərîm*: Qal participle, masculine plural - 'saying'
• *nittənāh*: Niphal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - 'she is given'
• *yad*: feminine singular construct - 'hand of'
• *melek-bābel*: construct chain - 'king of Babylon'
• *ḥereb*: feminine singular noun - 'sword'
• *rāʿāb*: masculine singular noun - 'famine'
• *dāber*: masculine singular noun - 'pestilence'

Word Meanings

• *nittənāh*: is given/is delivered/is handed over
• *ḥereb*: sword/warfare/violence
• *rāʿāb*: famine/hunger
• *dāber*: pestilence/plague/disease

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And now therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And now therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city, of which you say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And now therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And now therefore thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Israel,{H3478} concerning this city,{H5892} whereof ye say,{H559} It is given{H5414} into the hand{H3027} of the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894} by the sword,{H2719} and by the famine,{H7458} and by the pestilence:{H1698}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And now therefore thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}, the God{H430} of Israel{H3478}, concerning this city{H5892}, whereof ye say{H559}{(H8802)}, It shall be delivered{H5414}{(H8738)} into the hand{H3027} of the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894} by the sword{H2719}, and by the famine{H7458}, and by the pestilence{H1698};

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Morouer thus hath the LORDE God of Israel spoken, concernynge this cite, which (as ye youre selues confesse) shalbe delyuered in to the honde of the kinge of Babilon, when it is wonne with the swerde, with honger and with pestilence.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And nowe therefore, thus hath the Lorde God of Israel spoken, concerning this citie, whereof ye say, It shalbe deliuered into the hand of the King of Babel by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And nowe therefore thus hath the Lorde God of Israel spoken concerning this citie, whiche as ye your selues confesse, shalbe deliuered into the hande of the kyng of Babylon, when it is wonne with the sworde, with hunger, and with pestilence.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And now therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, concerning this city, about which you say, It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And now, therefore, thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, concerning this city, of which ye are saying, It hath been given into the hand of the king of Babylon by sword, and by famine, and by pestilence,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And now therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And now therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And now the Lord, the God of Israel, has said of this town, about which you say, It is given into the hands of the king of Babylon by the sword and by need of food and by disease:

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, concerning this city, about which you say, It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “You and your people are right in saying,‘War, starvation, and disease are sure to make this city fall into the hands of the king of Babylon.’ But now I, the LORD God of Israel, have something further to say about this city:

Referenced Verses

• Jer 32:24 : 24 Look! Siege ramps have arrived to take the city, and it is handed over to the Chaldeans who are fighting against it because of the sword, the famine, and the plague. What You have spoken has come to pass, and You see it happening.
• Jer 32:3 : 3 King Zedekiah of Judah had imprisoned him there, saying, "Why are you prophesying and declaring, 'This is what the LORD says: I am about to give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.'
• Isa 43:24-25 : 24 You have not bought Me sweet cane with money, nor satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices. Instead, you have burdened Me with your sins and wearied Me with your iniquities. 25 I, I am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake, and I will not remember your sins.
• Isa 57:17-18 : 17 Because of their sinful greed, I was angry; I struck them and turned away in anger, yet they continued in their willful ways. 18 I have seen their ways, but I will heal them; I will guide them and restore comfort to them and to those who mourn for them.
• Jer 16:12-15 : 12 And you have behaved even more wickedly than your ancestors, each one following the stubbornness of their own evil heart instead of listening to Me. 13 Therefore, I will hurl you out of this land into a land you and your ancestors have not known. There you will serve other gods day and night, for I will show you no favor.' 14 Therefore, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when it will no longer be said, 'As surely as the LORD lives who brought the Israelites up out of the land of Egypt.' 15 Instead, they will say, 'As surely as the LORD lives who brought the Israelites up from the land of the north and from all the countries where He had scattered them.' For I will restore them to the land I gave to their ancestors.
• Jer 32:28 : 28 Therefore, this is what the LORD says: 'I am about to give this city into the hands of the Chaldeans, into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will capture it.'
• Ezek 36:31-32 : 31 You will remember your evil ways and your wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your sins and detestable practices. 32 I am not doing this for your sake, declares the Lord GOD. Be ashamed and humiliated for your conduct, O house of Israel!
• Hos 2:14 : 14 I will destroy her vines and fig trees, which she thought were her wages from her lovers. I will turn them into a thicket, and wild animals will devour them.
• Rom 5:20 : 20 Now the law was brought in so that the trespass might increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more.
• Eph 2:3-5 : 3 Among them we all also once lived in the desires of our flesh, carrying out the inclinations of the flesh and of the mind, and we were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved us, 5 made us alive together with Christ, even when we were dead in our transgressions—by grace you have been saved.