Jeremiah 27:17
Ye do not hearken unto them, serve the king of Babylon, and live. Why is this city a waste?This verse in the real world
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- חָיָהchâyâhto live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
- בָּבֶלBâbelBabel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
- עָבַדʻâbadto work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- עִירʻîyra city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampme
- שָׁמַעshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively,
- מֶלֶךְmeleka king
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.