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Jeremiah

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But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and they seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he passed sentence on him.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
But the army strength, efficiency, wealth, army Noun H2428 חֵיל־ cheil-
of the Chaldeans a region of S. Bab. and its inhab. Noun H3778 כַּשְׂדִּ֜ים kas·dim
pursued to pursue, chase, persecute Verb H7291 וַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּ vai·yir·de·fu
them and overtook to reach, overtake Verb H5381 וַיַּשִּׂ֣גוּ vai·yas·si·gu
Zedekiah "Yah is righteousness," six Isr. Noun H6667 צִדְקִיָּהוּ֮ tzid·ki·ya·hu
in the plains a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley running S. from the Sea of Galilee Noun H6160 בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ות be·'ar·vo·vt
of Jericho; a city in the Jordan Valley captured by Joshua Noun H3405 יְרֵחֹו֒ ye·re·chov
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and they seized to take Verb H3947 וַיִּקְח֣וּ vai·yik·chu
him and brought to go up, ascend, climb Verb H5927 וַֽ֠יַּעֲלֻהוּ vai·ya·'a·lu·hu
him up to Nebuchadnezzar "Nebo, protect the boundary," a Bab. king Noun H5019 נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧ר ne·vu·chad·re·tzar
king king Noun H4428 מֶֽלֶךְ־ me·lech-
of Babylon an E. Mediterranean empire and its capital city Noun H894 בָּבֶ֛ל ba·vel
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at Riblah a city in Hamath, also one on N.E. border of Isr. Noun H7247 רִבְלָ֖תָה riv·la·tah
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in the land earth, land Noun H776 בְּאֶ֣רֶץ be·'e·retz
of Hamath, a place N. of Damascus Noun H2574 חֲמָ֑ת cha·mat;
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and he passed sentence to speak Verb H1696 וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר vay·dab·ber
on him.      

Locations

Babylon

BABEL, BABYLON (1)ba'-bel, bab'-i-lon (Topographical): Babylon was the Greek name of the city written in the cuneiform script of the Babylonians, bab-ili, which means in Semitic, "the gate of god." The Hebrews called the country, as well as the city, Babhel. This name they considered came from the' root, balal, "to confound" (Genesis 11:9). The name in Sumer... View Details

Hamath

HAMATHha'-math (chamath; Hemath, Haimath; Swete also has Hemath): The word signifies a defense or citadel, and such designation was very suitable for this chief royal city of the Hittites, situated between their northern and southern capitals, Carchemish and Kadesh, on a gigantic mound beside the Orontes. In Amos 6:2 it is named Great Hamath, but not necessa... View Details

Jericho

JERICHOjer'-i-ko (the word occurs in two forms. In the Pentateuch, in 2 Kings 25:5 and in Ezra, Nehemiah, Chronicles it is written yerecho; yericho, elsewhere): In 1 Kings 16:34 the final Hebrew letter is he (h), instead of waw (w). The termination waw (w) thought to preserve the peculiarities of the old Canaanite. dialect. In the Septuagint we have the inde... View Details

Riblah

RIBLAHrib'-la (ribhlah; Rheblatha, with variants):(1) Riblah in the land of Hamath first appears in history in 608 B.C. Here Pharaoh-necoh, after defeating Josiah at Megiddo and destroying Kadytis or Kadesh on the Orontes, fixed his headquarters, and while in camp he deposed Jehoahaz and cast him into chains, fixed the tribute of Judah, and appointed Jehoiak... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and they seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he passed sentence on him.
King James Bible But the Chaldeans' army of the Chaldeans pursued them after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; Jericho: and when they seized him and had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at to Riblah in the land of Hamath, and where he passed sentence on gave judgment upon him.
Hebrew Greek English But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and they seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he passed sentence on him.