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Jeremiah 25:1

הַדָּבָ֞ר
dâbâr
the — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
הָיָ֤ה
hâyâh
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
עַֽל
ʻal
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
יִרְמְיָ֨הוּ֙
Yirmᵉyâh
Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites
עַל
ʻal
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
כָּל
kôl
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
עַ֣ם
ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
יְהוּדָ֔ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
בַּשָּׁנָה֙
shâneh
in/with/by — a year (as a revolution of time)
הָֽרְבִעִ֔ית
rᵉbîyʻîy
the — fourth; also (fractionally) a fourth
לִיהוֹיָקִ֥ים
Yᵉhôwyâqîym
to/for — Jehojakim, a Jewish king
בֶּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
יֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּ
Yôʼshîyâh
Joshijah, the name of two Israelites
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
a king
יְהוּדָ֑ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
הִ֗יא
hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
הַשָּׁנָה֙
shâneh
the — a year (as a revolution of time)
הָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ית
riʼshônîy
the — first
לִנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֖ר
Nᵉbûwkadneʼtstsar
to/for — Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon
מֶ֥לֶךְ
melek
a king
בָּבֶֽל
Bâbel
Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
Jeremiah 25:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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The word that came to Jeremiah in regard to all the people of Judah in the fourth year of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah (that was the first year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon),
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The word that came to Jeremiah in regard to all the people of Judah in the fourth year of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah (that was the first year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon),
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