Jeremiah 40:9
And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.Jeremiah 40:9 in the real world
In what words
- אֲחִיקָםʼĂchîyqâmAchikam, an Israelite
- שָׁפָןshâphâna species of rockrabbit (from its hiding), i.e. probably the hyrax
- גְּדַּלְיָהGᵉdalyâhGedaljah, the name of five Israelites
- כַּשְׂדִּיKasdîya Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also
- שָׁבַעshâbaʻto seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
- בָּבֶלBâbelBabel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
- עָבַדʻâbadto work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- יָרֵאyârêʼto fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jer 27:11, 2Ki 25:24, 1Sa 20:16–17, Jer 38:17–20, Gen 49:15, Psa 128:2, Psa 37:3