3{
"verseID": "Jeremiah.52.3",
"source": "כִּ֣י ׀ עַל־אַ֣ף יְהוָ֗ה הָֽיְתָה֙ בִּירוּשָׁלַ֣͏ִם וִֽיהוּדָ֔ה עַד־הִשְׁלִיכ֥וֹ אוֹתָ֖ם מֵעַ֣ל פָּנָ֑יו וַיִּמְרֹ֥ד צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ בְּמֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶֽל׃",
"text": "*kî* *ʿal*-*ʾap* *yhwh* *hāytâ* *bî*-*rûšālaim* *wî*-*hûdâ* *ʿad*-*hišlîkô* *ʾôtām* *mē*-*ʿal* *pānāyw* *wa*-*yimrōd* *ṣidqîyāhû* *bə*-*melek* *bābel*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ʿal*-*ʾap*": "preposition + noun - on account of anger",
"*yhwh*": "divine name - YHWH/LORD",
"*hāytâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - it was/happened",
"*bî*-*rûšālaim*": "preposition + proper noun - in Jerusalem",
"*wî*-*hûdâ*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Judah",
"*ʿad*-*hišlîkô*": "preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - until his casting",
"*ʾôtām*": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine plural suffix - them",
"*mē*-*ʿal*": "compound preposition - from upon",
"*pānāyw*": "plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his face",
"*wa*-*yimrōd*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he rebelled",
"*ṣidqîyāhû*": "proper noun - Zedekiah",
"*bə*-*melek*": "preposition + noun construct - against king of",
"*bābel*": "proper noun - Babylon"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾap*": "anger/nose/wrath",
"*hāytâ*": "it was/it happened/it came to be",
"*pānāyw*": "his face/his presence",
"*yimrōd*": "rebelled/revolted against"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "Jeremiah.52.4",
"source": "וַיְהִי֩ בַשָּׁנָ֨ה הַתְּשִׁעִ֜ית לְמָלְכ֗וֹ בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִי֮ בֶּעָשׂ֣וֹר לַחֹדֶשׁ֒ בָּ֠א נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֨ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֜ל ה֤וּא וְכָל־חֵילוֹ֙ עַל־יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ עָלֶ֑יהָ וַיִּבְנ֥וּ עָלֶ֛יהָ דָּיֵ֖ק סָבִֽיב׃",
"text": "*wa*-*yəhî* *ba*-*šānâ* *ha*-*təšîʿît* *lə*-*mālkô* *ba*-*ḥōdeš* *hā*-*ʿăśîrî* *be*-*ʿāśôr* *la*-*ḥōdeš* *bāʾ* *nəbûkadreʾṣṣar* *melek*-*bābel* *hûʾ* *wə*-*kāl*-*ḥêlô* *ʿal*-*yərûšālaim* *wa*-*yaḥănû* *ʿāleyhā* *wa*-*yibnû* *ʿāleyhā* *dāyēq* *sābîb*",
"grammar": {
"*wa*-*yəhî*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened",
"*ba*-*šānâ*": "preposition + definite article + noun - in the year",
"*ha*-*təšîʿît*": "definite article + ordinal number, feminine - the ninth",
"*lə*-*mālkô*": "preposition + infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - of his reign",
"*ba*-*ḥōdeš*": "preposition + definite article + noun - in the month",
"*hā*-*ʿăśîrî*": "definite article + ordinal number - the tenth",
"*be*-*ʿāśôr*": "preposition + cardinal number - on the tenth [day]",
"*la*-*ḥōdeš*": "preposition + definite article + noun - of the month",
"*bāʾ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - came",
"*nəbûkadreʾṣṣar*": "proper noun - Nebuchadnezzar",
"*melek*-*bābel*": "noun construct + proper noun - king of Babylon",
"*hûʾ*": "3rd masculine singular pronoun - he",
"*wə*-*kāl*-*ḥêlô*": "conjunction + noun construct + noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and all his army",
"*ʿal*-*yərûšālaim*": "preposition + proper noun - against Jerusalem",
"*wa*-*yaḥănû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they encamped",
"*ʿāleyhā*": "preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - against it",
"*wa*-*yibnû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they built",
"*ʿāleyhā*": "preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - against it",
"*dāyēq*": "noun - siege wall/rampart",
"*sābîb*": "adverb - around"
},
"variants": {
"*dāyēq*": "siege wall/battering ram/siege works",
"*yaḥănû*": "encamped/pitched camp",
"*sābîb*": "around/surrounding/on all sides"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "Jeremiah.52.5",
"source": "וַתָּבֹ֥א הָעִ֖יר בַּמָּצ֑וֹר עַ֚ד עַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃",
"text": "*wa*-*tābōʾ* *hā*-*ʿîr* *ba*-*māṣôr* *ʿad* *ʿaštê* *ʿeśrê* *šānâ* *la*-*melek* *ṣidqîyāhû*",
"grammar": {
"*wa*-*tābōʾ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and it came",
"*hā*-*ʿîr*": "definite article + noun, feminine - the city",
"*ba*-*māṣôr*": "preposition + definite article + noun - under siege",
"*ʿad*": "preposition - until",
"*ʿaštê* *ʿeśrê*": "cardinal number, construct state - eleven",
"*šānâ*": "noun, feminine - year",
"*la*-*melek*": "preposition + noun - of the king",
"*ṣidqîyāhû*": "proper noun - Zedekiah"
},
"variants": {
"*tābōʾ*": "came/entered",
"*māṣôr*": "siege/distress",
"*ʿaštê* *ʿeśrê*": "eleven (feminine form)"
}
}
6{
"verseID": "Jeremiah.52.6",
"source": "בַּחֹ֤דֶשׁ הָֽרְבִיעִי֙ בְּתִשְׁעָ֣ה לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ וַיֶּחֱזַ֥ק הָרָעָ֖ב בָּעִ֑יר וְלֹא־הָיָ֥ה לֶ֖חֶם לְעַ֥ם הָאָֽרֶץ׃",
"text": "*ba*-*ḥōdeš* *hā*-*rəbîʿî* *bə*-*tišʿâ* *la*-*ḥōdeš* *wa*-*yeḥĕzaq* *hā*-*rāʿāb* *bā*-*ʿîr* *wə*-*lōʾ*-*hāyâ* *leḥem* *lə*-*ʿam* *hā*-*ʾāreṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*ba*-*ḥōdeš*": "preposition + definite article + noun - in the month",
"*hā*-*rəbîʿî*": "definite article + ordinal number - the fourth",
"*bə*-*tišʿâ*": "preposition + cardinal number - on the ninth [day]",
"*la*-*ḥōdeš*": "preposition + definite article + noun - of the month",
"*wa*-*yeḥĕzaq*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and became severe",
"*hā*-*rāʿāb*": "definite article + noun - the famine",
"*bā*-*ʿîr*": "preposition + definite article + noun - in the city",
"*wə*-*lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*hāyâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - there was",
"*leḥem*": "noun - bread/food",
"*lə*-*ʿam*": "preposition + noun construct - for people of",
"*hā*-*ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun - the land"
},
"variants": {
"*yeḥĕzaq*": "became strong/severe/intense",
"*rāʿāb*": "famine/hunger",
"*leḥem*": "bread/food/sustenance",
"*ʿam* *hā*-*ʾāreṣ*": "people of the land/common people"
}
}
7{
"verseID": "Jeremiah.52.7",
"source": "וַתִּבָּקַ֣ע הָעִ֗יר וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֡ה יִבְרְחוּ֩ וַיֵּצְא֨וּ מֵהָעִ֜יר לַ֗יְלָה דֶּ֜רֶךְ שַׁ֤עַר בֵּין־הַחֹמֹתַ֙יִם֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־גַּ֣ן הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְכַשְׂדִּ֥ים עַל־הָעִ֖יר סָבִ֑יב וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ דֶּ֥רֶךְ הָעֲרָבָֽה׃",
"text": "*wa*-*tibbāqaʿ* *hā*-*ʿîr* *wə*-*kāl*-*ʾanšê* *ha*-*milḥāmâ* *yibrəḥû* *wa*-*yēṣəʾû* *mē*-*hā*-*ʿîr* *laylâ* *derek* *šaʿar* *bên*-*ha*-*ḥōmōtayim* *ʾăšer* *ʿal*-*gan* *ha*-*melek* *wə*-*kaśdîm* *ʿal*-*hā*-*ʿîr* *sābîb* *wa*-*yēlkû* *derek* *hā*-*ʿărābâ*",
"grammar": {
"*wa*-*tibbāqaʿ*": "waw consecutive + Niphal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and was broken into",
"*hā*-*ʿîr*": "definite article + noun, feminine - the city",
"*wə*-*kāl*-*ʾanšê*": "conjunction + noun construct + noun construct - and all men of",
"*ha*-*milḥāmâ*": "definite article + noun - the war/battle",
"*yibrəḥû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they fled",
"*wa*-*yēṣəʾû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they went out",
"*mē*-*hā*-*ʿîr*": "preposition + definite article + noun - from the city",
"*laylâ*": "noun, adverbial use - at night",
"*derek*": "noun construct - way of",
"*šaʿar*": "noun construct - gate of",
"*bên*-*ha*-*ḥōmōtayim*": "preposition + definite article + noun, dual - between the two walls",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which",
"*ʿal*-*gan*": "preposition + noun construct - by the garden of",
"*ha*-*melek*": "definite article + noun - the king",
"*wə*-*kaśdîm*": "conjunction + proper noun, plural - and Chaldeans",
"*ʿal*-*hā*-*ʿîr*": "preposition + definite article + noun - around the city",
"*sābîb*": "adverb - surrounding",
"*wa*-*yēlkû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they went",
"*derek*": "noun construct - way of",
"*hā*-*ʿărābâ*": "definite article + noun - the Arabah/plain"
},
"variants": {
"*tibbāqaʿ*": "was broken into/breached/penetrated",
"*ʾanšê* *ha*-*milḥāmâ*": "men of war/soldiers/warriors",
"*ḥōmōtayim*": "two walls/double wall",
"*kaśdîm*": "Chaldeans/Babylonians",
"*ʿărābâ*": "Arabah/Jordan Valley/desert plain"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "Jeremiah.52.8",
"source": "וַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּ חֵיל־כַּשְׂדִּים֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיַּשִּׂ֥יגוּ אֶת־צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת יְרֵח֑וֹ וְכָל־חֵיל֔וֹ נָפֹ֖צוּ מֵעָלָֽיו׃",
"text": "*wa*-*yirdəpû* *ḥêl*-*kaśdîm* *ʾaḥărê* *ha*-*melek* *wa*-*yaśśîgû* *ʾet*-*ṣidqîyāhû* *bə*-*ʿarbôt* *yərēḥô* *wə*-*kāl*-*ḥêlô* *nāpōṣû* *mē*-*ʿālāyw*",
"grammar": {
"*wa*-*yirdəpû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they pursued",
"*ḥêl*-*kaśdîm*": "noun construct + proper noun, plural - army of Chaldeans",
"*ʾaḥărê*": "preposition - after",
"*ha*-*melek*": "definite article + noun - the king",
"*wa*-*yaśśîgû*": "waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they overtook",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ṣidqîyāhû*": "proper noun - Zedekiah",
"*bə*-*ʿarbôt*": "preposition + noun, plural construct - in plains of",
"*yərēḥô*": "proper noun - Jericho",
"*wə*-*kāl*-*ḥêlô*": "conjunction + noun construct + noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and all his army",
"*nāpōṣû*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - were scattered",
"*mē*-*ʿālāyw*": "preposition + preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - from him"
},
"variants": {
"*yirdəpû*": "pursued/chased",
"*yaśśîgû*": "overtook/caught up to/reached",
"*ʿarbôt*": "plains/deserts/steppes",
"*nāpōṣû*": "were scattered/dispersed/spread out"
}
}
9{
"verseID": "Jeremiah.52.9",
"source": "וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙ אֶת־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיַּעֲל֨וּ אֹת֜וֹ אֶל־מֶ֧לֶךְ בָּבֶ֛ל רִבְלָ֖תָה בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חֲמָ֑ת וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אִתּ֖וֹ מִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃",
"text": "*wa*-*yitpəśû* *ʾet*-*ha*-*melek* *wa*-*yaʿălû* *ʾōtô* *ʾel*-*melek* *bābel* *riblātâ* *bə*-*ʾereṣ* *ḥămāt* *wa*-*yədabbēr* *ʾittô* *mišpāṭîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wa*-*yitpəśû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they seized",
"*ʾet*-*ha*-*melek*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun - the king",
"*wa*-*yaʿălû*": "waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they brought up",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - him",
"*ʾel*-*melek*": "preposition + noun construct - to king of",
"*bābel*": "proper noun - Babylon",
"*riblātâ*": "proper noun with directional heh - to Riblah",
"*bə*-*ʾereṣ*": "preposition + noun construct - in land of",
"*ḥămāt*": "proper noun - Hamath",
"*wa*-*yədabbēr*": "waw consecutive + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he pronounced",
"*ʾittô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - with him",
"*mišpāṭîm*": "noun, plural - judgments"
},
"variants": {
"*yitpəśû*": "seized/captured/took hold of",
"*yaʿălû*": "brought up/led up/took up",
"*yədabbēr*": "spoke/declared/pronounced",
"*mišpāṭîm*": "judgments/sentences/legal decisions"
}
}
10{
"verseID": "Jeremiah.52.10",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁחַ֧ט מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ לְעֵינָ֑יו וְגַ֛ם אֶת־כָּל־שָׂרֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה שָׁחַ֥ט בְּרִבְלָֽתָה׃",
"text": "*wa*-*yišḥaṭ* *melek*-*bābel* *ʾet*-*bənê* *ṣidqîyāhû* *lə*-*ʿênāyw* *wə*-*gam* *ʾet*-*kāl*-*śārê* *yəhûdâ* *šāḥaṭ* *bə*-*riblātâ*",
"grammar": {
"*wa*-*yišḥaṭ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he slaughtered",
"*melek*-*bābel*": "noun construct + proper noun - king of Babylon",
"*ʾet*-*bənê*": "direct object marker + noun construct plural - sons of",
"*ṣidqîyāhû*": "proper noun - Zedekiah",
"*lə*-*ʿênāyw*": "preposition + noun plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - before his eyes",
"*wə*-*gam*": "conjunction + adverb - and also",
"*ʾet*-*kāl*-*śārê*": "direct object marker + noun construct + noun construct plural - all princes/officials of",
"*yəhûdâ*": "proper noun - Judah",
"*šāḥaṭ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he slaughtered",
"*bə*-*riblātâ*": "preposition + proper noun - in Riblah"
},
"variants": {
"*yišḥaṭ*": "slaughtered/slew/killed",
"*bənê*": "sons/children",
"*śārê*": "princes/officials/nobles"
}
}
11{
"verseID": "Jeremiah.52.11",
"source": "וְאֶת־עֵינֵ֥י צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ עִוֵּ֑ר וַיַּאַסְרֵ֣הוּ בַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֗יִם וַיְבִאֵ֤הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל֙ בָּבֶ֔לָה וַיִּתְּנֵ֥הוּ בבית־בֵֽית־הַפְּקֻדֹּ֖ת עַד־י֥וֹם מוֹתֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*wə*-*ʾet*-*ʿênê* *ṣidqîyāhû* *ʿiwwēr* *wa*-*yaʾasrēhû* *ba*-*nəḥuštayim* *wa*-*yəbiʾēhû* *melek*-*bābel* *bābelâ* *wa*-*yittənēhû* *bêt*-*ha*-*pəquddōt* *ʿad*-*yôm* *môtô*",
"grammar": {
"*wə*-*ʾet*-*ʿênê*": "conjunction + direct object marker + noun construct plural - and eyes of",
"*ṣidqîyāhû*": "proper noun - Zedekiah",
"*ʿiwwēr*": "Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he blinded",
"*wa*-*yaʾasrēhû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he bound him",
"*ba*-*nəḥuštayim*": "preposition + noun, dual - with bronze fetters",
"*wa*-*yəbiʾēhû*": "waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he brought him",
"*melek*-*bābel*": "noun construct + proper noun - king of Babylon",
"*bābelâ*": "proper noun with directional heh - to Babylon",
"*wa*-*yittənēhû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he put him",
"*bêt*-*ha*-*pəquddōt*": "noun construct + definite article + noun, plural - house of custody/prison",
"*ʿad*-*yôm*": "preposition + noun construct - until day of",
"*môtô*": "noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his death"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿiwwēr*": "blinded/made blind",
"*nəḥuštayim*": "bronze fetters/chains/shackles (dual form)",
"*bêt*-*ha*-*pəquddōt*": "prison house/house of custody/house of visitation",
"*bêt*": "appears as both בבית and בֵֽית in text"
}
}