Jeremiah 32:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there he shall be until I visit him, says the LORD: though you fight with the Chaldeans, you shall not prosper.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּבָבֶ֞ל יוֹלִ֤ךְ אֶת־צִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ וְשָׁ֣ם יִֽהְיֶ֔ה עַד־פָּקְדִ֥י אֹת֖וֹ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֧י תִֽלָּחֲמ֛וּ אֶת־הַכַּשְׂדִּ֖ים לֹ֥א תַצְלִֽיחוּ׃ פ

Transliteration

And to bābel yôlîk 'et-ṣidqîyāhû and there yihyeh until pāqdî 'ōtô nĕ'um-YHWH; though tillāḥămû 'et-the kaśdîm not taṣlîḥû.

Grammar Details

• *bābel*: proper noun - Babylon
• *yôlîk*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will lead/bring
• *ṣidqîyāhû*: proper noun, masculine - Zedekiah
• *yihyeh*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will be
• *pāqdî*: verb, qal infinitive construct with 1st person singular suffix - my visiting/attending to
• *'ōtô*: direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - him
• *nĕ'um*: noun, masculine, singular construct - declaration of
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - LORD/Yahweh
• *tillāḥămû*: verb, niphal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you fight/wage war
• *kaśdîm*: proper noun, masculine plural - Chaldeans
• *taṣlîḥû*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you will succeed/prosper

Word Meanings

• *yôlîk*: will lead/will bring/will carry
• *pāqdî*: my visiting/my attending to/my caring for [can indicate judgment or mercy]
• *nĕ'um-YHWH*: declaration of YHWH/oracle of YHWH [prophetic formula]
• *tillāḥămû*: you fight/you wage war/you battle
• *taṣlîḥû*: you will succeed/you will prosper/you will be victorious

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He will take Zedekiah to Babylon, where he will stay until I deal with him, declares the LORD. If you fight against the Chaldeans, you will not succeed.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the LORD: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and he shall bring{H3212} Zedekiah{H6667} to Babylon,{H894} and there shall he be until I visit{H6485} him, saith{H5002} Jehovah:{H3068} though ye fight{H3898} with the Chaldeans,{H3778} ye shall not prosper?{H6743}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he shall lead{H3212}{(H8686)} Zedekiah{H6667} to Babylon{H894}, and there shall he be until I visit{H6485}{(H8800)} him, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}: though ye fight{H3898}{(H8735)} with the Chaldeans{H3778}, ye shall not prosper{H6743}{(H8686)}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Sedechias shalbe caried vnto Babilon, and there shall he be, vntill the tyme that I vyset him, saieth the LORDE. But yf thou takest in hode to fight agaynst the Caldees, thou shalt not prospere.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he shal lead Zedekiah to Babel, & there shall he be, vntil I visit him, saith ye Lord: though ye fight with the Caldeans, ye shall not prosper.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Zedekias shalbe caryed vnto Babylon, and there shall he be vntyll the tyme that I visite hym saith the Lorde: but if thou takest in hande to fight against the Chaldees, thou shalt not prosper.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the LORD: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and he shall bring Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, says Yahweh: though you fight with the Chaldeans, you shall not prosper?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And `to' Babylon he leadeth Zedekiah, and there he is till My inspecting him, -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- because ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye do not prosper.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and he shall bring Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith Jehovah: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and he shall bring Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith Jehovah: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he will take Zedekiah away to Babylon, where he will be till I have pity on him, says the Lord: though you are fighting with the Chaldaeans, things will not go well for you?

• World English Bible (2000)

  and he shall bring Zedekiah to Babylon, and he shall be there until I visit him, says Yahweh: though you fight with the Chaldeans, you shall not prosper?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Zedekiah will be carried off to Babylon and will remain there until I have fully dealt with him. I, the LORD, affirm it! Even if you continue to fight against the Babylonians, you cannot win.’”

Referenced Verses

• Jer 27:22 : 22 They shall be carried to Babylon, and there they shall be until the day that I visit them, says the LORD; then I will bring them up, and restore them to this place.
• Jer 33:5 : 5 They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but only to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in my anger and in my fury, because of whose wickedness I have hidden my face from this city.
• Jer 39:7 : 7 Moreover, he blinded Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with chains to carry him to Babylon.
• Ezek 17:9-9 : 9 Say thus says the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? Shall he not pull up its roots and cut off its fruit, that it withers? It shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by its roots. 10 Yes, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? Shall it not utterly wither when the east wind touches it? It shall wither in the furrows where it grew.
• Ezek 17:15 : 15 But he rebelled against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt, that they might give him horses and many people. Shall he prosper? Shall he escape who does such things? Or shall he break the covenant and be delivered?
• Ezek 12:13 : 13 My net also I will spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet he shall not see it, though he shall die there.
• Jer 34:4-5 : 4 Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus says the LORD concerning you, You shall not die by the sword. 5 But you shall die in peace; and as with the burning of your fathers, the former kings who were before you, so shall they burn incense for you; and they will lament for you, saying, Alas, lord! for I have pronounced the word, says the LORD.
• Jer 37:10 : 10 For though you had struck the whole army of the Chaldeans who fight against you, and there remain only wounded men among them, yet they shall rise up, every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.
• Num 14:41 : 41 And Moses said, Why now do you transgress the commandment of the LORD? but it shall not prosper.
• 2 Chr 13:12 : 12 And behold, God himself is with us as our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to sound alarm against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the LORD God of your fathers; for you shall not prosper.
• 2 Chr 24:20 : 20 And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood above the people, and said to them, Thus says God, Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD, so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has also forsaken you.
• Prov 21:30 : 30 There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel against the LORD.
• Jer 2:37 : 37 Yes, you shall go forth from him, with your hands upon your head: for the LORD has rejected your confidences, and you shall not prosper in them.
• Jer 21:4-5 : 4 Thus says the LORD God of Israel: Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans who besiege you outside the walls, and I will gather them into the midst of this city. 5 And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.