Jeremiah 32:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Zedekiah, king of Judah, will not escape from the hands of the Chaldeans. He will certainly be handed over to the king of Babylon; they will speak face to face and see each other directly.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְצִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה לֹ֥א יִמָּלֵ֖ט מִיַּ֣ד הַכַּשְׂדִּ֑ים כִּ֣י הִנָּתֹ֤ן יִנָּתֵן֙ בְּיַ֣ד מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֔ל וְדִבֶּר־פִּ֣יו עִם־פִּ֔יו וְעֵינָ֖יו אֶת־עֵינָ֥יו תִּרְאֶֽינָה׃

Transliteration

And ṣidqîyāhû meleḵ yĕhûdāh not yimmālēṭ from yad the kaśdîm because being given yinnātēn in yad meleḵ-bābel and will speak pîw with pîw and 'ênāw 'et 'ênāw tir'eynāh.

Grammar Details

• *ṣidqîyāhû*: proper noun, masculine - Zedekiah
• *meleḵ*: noun, masculine, singular construct - king of
• *yĕhûdāh*: proper noun - Judah
• *yimmālēṭ*: verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will escape
• *yad*: noun, feminine, singular construct - hand of
• *kaśdîm*: proper noun, masculine plural - Chaldeans
• *hinnātōn yinnātēn*: verb, niphal infinitive absolute + niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - surely be given [emphatic construction]
• *bābel*: proper noun - Babylon
• *pîw*: noun, masculine, singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mouth
• *'ênāw*: noun, feminine, dual with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his eyes
• *tir'eynāh*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd feminine plural - they will see

Word Meanings

• *yimmālēṭ*: will escape/will be delivered/will save himself
• *kaśdîm*: Chaldeans/Babylonians
• *hinnātōn yinnātēn*: surely be given/certainly be delivered [emphatic construction]
• *pîw 'im-pîw*: his mouth with his mouth [idiom for direct speech]
• *'ênāw 'et-'ênāw tir'eynāh*: his eyes will see his eyes [idiom for face-to-face meeting]

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape from the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him face to face, and his eyes shall see his eyes;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and Zedekiah{H6667} king{H4428} of Judah{H3063} shall not escape{H4422} out of the hand{H3027} of the Chaldeans,{H3778} but shall surely{H5414} be delivered{H5414} into the hand{H3027} of the king{H4428} of Babylon,{H894} and shall speak{H1696} with him mouth{H6310} to mouth,{H6310} and his eyes{H5869} shall behold{H7200} his eyes;{H5869}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Zedekiah{H6667} king{H4428} of Judah{H3063} shall not escape{H4422}{(H8735)} out of the hand{H3027} of the Chaldeans{H3778}, but shall surely{H5414}{(H8736)} be delivered{H5414}{(H8735)} into the hand{H3027} of the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894}, and shall speak{H1696}{(H8765)} with him mouth{H6310} to mouth{H6310}, and his eyes{H5869} shall behold{H7200}{(H8799)} his eyes{H5869};

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  As for Sedechias the kinge of Iuda, he shal not be able to escape the Caldees, but surely he shall come in to the hondes of the kinge of Babilon: which shall speake with him mouth to mouth, and one of them shall loke another in the face.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Zedekiah the King of Iudah shall not escape out of the hande of the Caldeans, but shall surely be deliuered into the handes of the King of Babel, and shal speake with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall beholde his face,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  As for Zedekias the kyng of Iuda, he shall not be able to escape the Chaldees: but surely he shall come into the handes of the king of Babylon, whiche shall speake with him mouth to mouth, and one of them shall looke another in the face.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall see his eyes;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Zedekiah king of Judah doth not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but is certainly given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and his mouth hath spoken with his mouth, and his eyes see his eyes,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Zedekiah, king of Judah, will not get away from the hands of the Chaldaeans, but will certainly be given up into the hands of the king of Babylon, and will have talk with him, mouth to mouth, and see him, eye to eye.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall see his eyes;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  King Zedekiah of Judah will not escape from the Babylonians. He will certainly be handed over to the king of Babylon. He must answer personally to the king of Babylon and confront him face to face.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 38:18 : 18 But if you will not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, this city will be given into the hands of the Babylonians, and they will burn it down; you yourself will not escape from their hands.’"
• Jer 38:23 : 23 They will also bring out all your wives and your children to the Babylonians. You yourself will not escape from their hands but will be captured by the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned down."
• Jer 39:4-7 : 4 When Zedekiah, king of Judah, and all the soldiers saw this, they fled, leaving the city at night through the king’s garden by the gate between the two walls, and they fled toward the Arabah. 5 But the Chaldean army pursued them, overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, captured him, and brought him to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him. 6 The king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah at Riblah, before his very eyes, and also killed all the nobles of Judah. 7 He then blinded Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.
• 2 Kgs 25:4-7 : 4 Then the city wall was breached, and all the warriors fled at night through the gate between the two walls near the king's garden, even though the Chaldeans were surrounding the city. They escaped toward the Arabah. 5 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho. All his troops scattered away from him. 6 They captured the king and brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they passed judgment on him. 7 The sons of Zedekiah were slaughtered before his eyes, and then his eyes were blinded. They bound him with bronze shackles and took him to Babylon.
• Jer 37:17 : 17 Then King Zedekiah sent for him and secretly questioned him in his palace, saying, "Is there any word from the LORD?" Jeremiah replied, "There is. You will be handed over to the king of Babylon."
• Jer 52:8-9 : 8 The Chaldean army pursued King Zedekiah and overtook him in the plains of Jericho. His entire army scattered and abandoned him. 9 They seized the king and brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, in the land of Hamath. There, he pronounced judgment on him. 10 The king of Babylon killed Zedekiah’s sons before his eyes, and he also executed all the officials of Judah at Riblah. 11 Then he blinded Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him in bronze shackles. The king of Babylon took him to Babylon and kept him in prison until the day he died.
• Ezek 12:12-13 : 12 The prince who is among them will shoulder his belongings and leave in the darkness. They will dig through the wall to bring him out. He will cover his face so that he cannot see the land. 13 I will spread my net over him, and he will be caught in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, but he will not see it, and there he will die.
• Ezek 17:13-21 : 13 He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under an oath. Then he carried away the leaders of the land. 14 This kingdom was made humble so that it would not exalt itself, and so that by keeping its covenant, it might stand firm. 15 But he rebelled against him by sending his messengers to Egypt to obtain horses and a great army. Will he prosper? Will he escape if he does such things? Can a person break a covenant and still escape? 16 As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, in the place where the king who made him king resides—whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke—there in Babylon he will die. 17 Pharaoh and his mighty army and great company will not help him in battle, when mounds are heaped up and siege walls are built to destroy many people. 18 He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Though he gave his hand in pledge, he did all these things. He will not escape! 19 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, My oath which he despised and My covenant which he broke, I will bring upon his own head. 20 I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the unfaithfulness he committed against Me. 21 All his fugitives in all his troops will fall by the sword, and those who remain will be scattered to every direction. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken.’
• Ezek 21:25-26 : 25 Mark out a road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites and against Judah, into fortified Jerusalem. 26 For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the head of the two ways, to seek omens. He shakes arrows, consults idols, and looks at the liver.