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Jeremiah 39:6

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But the Chaldeans' army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.	Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.	Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Then the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 slew^H7819 the sons^H1121 of Zedekiah^H6667 in Riblah^H7247 before his eyes^H5869: also the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 slew^H7819 all the nobles^H2715 of Judah^H3063.

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Original Hebrew

וַיִּשְׁחַט מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל אֶת־בְּנֵי צִדְקִיָּהוּ בְּרִבְלָה לְעֵינָיו וְאֵת כָּל־חֹרֵי יְהוּדָה שָׁחַט מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יִּשְׁחַט֩	va/i.yish.Chat	H7819	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he slaughtered
מֶ֨לֶךְ	Me.lekh	H4428	HNcmsc	(the) king of
בָּבֶ֜ל	ba.Vel	H894	HNp	Babylon
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
בְּנֵ֧י	be.Nei	H1121	HNcmpc	(the) sons of
צִדְקִיָּ֛הוּ	tzid.ki.Ya.hu	H6667	HNp	Zedekiah
בְּ/רִבְלָ֖ה	be./riv.Lah	H7247	HR/Np	at/ Riblah
לְ/עֵינָ֑י/ו	le./'ei.Na/v	H5869	HR/Ncbdc/Sp3ms	to/ eyes/ his
וְ/אֵת֙	ve./'Et	H853	HC/To	and/ (obj.)
כָּל	kol-	H3605	HNcmsc	all
חֹרֵ֣י	cho.Rei	H2715	HNcmpc	(the) nobles of
יְהוּדָ֔ה	ye.hu.Dah	H3063	HNp	Judah
שָׁחַ֖ט	sha.Chat	H7819	HVqp3ms	he slaughtered
מֶ֥לֶךְ	Me.lekh	H4428	HNcmsc	(the) king of
בָּבֶֽל	ba.Vel	H894	HNp	Babylon

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H894 — בָּבֶל (Bâbel, baw-bel'): from בָּלַל; confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire; Babel, Babylon.
• H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; 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.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
• H2715 — חֹר (chôr, khore): or (fully) חוֹר; from חָרַר; (compare חֹרִי); properly, white or pure (from the cleansing or shining power of fire; hence (figuratively) noble (in rank); noble.
• H3063 — יְהוּדָה (Yᵉhûwdâh, yeh-hoo-daw'): from יָדָה; celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory; Judah.
• H4428 — מֶלֶךְ (melek, meh'-lek): from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.
• H5869 — עַיִן (ʻayin, ah'-yin): probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape); affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him, [phrase] humble, knowledge, look, ([phrase] well), [idiom] me, open(-ly), [phrase] (not) please, presence, [phrase] regard, resemblance, sight, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them, [phrase] think, [idiom] us, well, [idiom] you(-rselves).
• H6667 — צִדְקִיָּה (Tsidqîyâh, tsid-kee-yaw'): or צִדְקִיָּהוּ; from צֶדֶק and יָהּ; right of Jah; Tsidkijah, the name of six Israelites; Zedekiah, Zidkijah.
• H7247 — רִבְלָה (Riblâh, rib-law'): from an unused root meaning to be fruitful; fertile; Riblah, a place in Syria; Riblah.
• H7819 — שָׁחַט (shâchaṭ, shaw-khat'): a primitive root; to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre); kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• before — Genesis 21:16, Genesis 44:34, Deuteronomy 28:34, 2 Kings 22:20, 2 Chronicles 34:28, Esther 8:6, Isaiah 13:16
• slew all — Jeremiah 21:7, Jeremiah 24:8-10, Jeremiah 34:19-21
• slew the — 2 Kings 25:7, Jeremiah 52:10

Reciprocal references (16): Numbers 34:11, 2 Kings 23:33, Jeremiah 20:4, Jeremiah 34:3, Jeremiah 34:21, Jeremiah 37:17, Jeremiah 38:23, Jeremiah 41:10, Lamentations 5:12, Ezekiel 11:9, Ezekiel 11:10, Ezekiel 21:26, Ezekiel 23:24, Ezekiel 24:5, Ezekiel 34:10, Zephaniah 1:8

Related Topics

• Nave’s: CAPTIVE, HOMICIDE, RIBLAH, ZEDEKIAH

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