Jeremiah 38:18
But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.Jeremiah 38:18 in the real world
In what words
- כַּשְׂדִּיKasdîya Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also
- מָלַטmâlaṭproperly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causative
- שָׂרַףsâraphto be (causatively, set) on fire
- בָּבֶלBâbelBabel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
- אֵשׁʼêshfire (literally or figuratively)
- שַׂרsara head person (of any rank or class)
- עִירʻîyra city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampme
- יָצָאyâtsâʼto go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figurati
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jer 38:3, Jer 24:8–10, 2Ki 25:4–10, Jer 32:3–5, Ezk 12:13, Jer 52:7–11, Jer 39:5–7, Jer 34:2–3