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Jeremiah 34:1

הַדָּבָ֛ר
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.
הָיָ֥ה
hâyâh
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
אֶֽל
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ
Yirmᵉyâh
Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites
מֵאֵ֣ת
ʼêth
from — properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
וּנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣ר
Nᵉbûwkadneʼtstsar
and — Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
a king
בָּבֶ֣ל
Bâbel
Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
וְכָל
kôl
and — properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
חֵיל֡וֹ
chayil
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
וְכָל
kôl
and — properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
מַמְלְכ֣וֹת
mamlâkâh
dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)
אֶרֶץ֩
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
מֶמְשֶׁ֨לֶת
memshâlâh
rule; also (concretely in plural) a realm or a ruler
יָד֜וֹ
yâd
a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]
וְכָל
kôl
and — properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
הָעַמִּ֗ים
ʻam
the — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
נִלְחָמִ֧ים
lâcham
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
עַל
ʻal
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֛ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
וְעַל
ʻal
and — 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)
עָרֶ֖יהָ
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
לֵאמֹֽר
ʼâmar
to/for — to say (used with great latitude)
Jeremiah 34:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army, with all the kingdoms of the earth that were under his sovereignty and all the peoples, were fighting against Jerusalem and against all of its cities:
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This chapter resumes the Babylon-vs-Israel narrative proper after the Book of Consolation's hope-filled interlude, returning to the siege's own grim present.

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The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army, with all the kingdoms of the earth that were under his sovereignty and all the peoples, were fighting against Jerusalem and against all of its cities:
Jeremiah 34:1
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