The Meaning of Jeremiah 39:11 Explained

Jeremiah 39:11

KJV: Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying,

YLT: And Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon giveth a charge concerning Jeremiah, by the hand of Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the executioners, saying,

Darby: And Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had given charge concerning Jeremiah by Nebuzar-adan the captain of the body-guard, saying,

ASV: Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Now Nebuchadrezzar  king  of Babylon  gave charge  concerning Jeremiah  to  Nebuzaradan  the captain  of the guard,  saying, 

What does Jeremiah 39:11 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 39

1  Jerusalem is taken
4  Zedekiah is made blind and sent to Babylon
8  The city laid in ruins,
9  and the people captivated
11  Nebuchadrezzar's charge for the good usage of Jeremiah
15  God's promise to Ebed Melech

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 39:11 mean?

And gave charge Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard saying
וַיְצַ֛ו נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ־ בָּבֶ֖ל עַֽל־ יִרְמְיָ֑הוּ בְּיַ֛ד נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֥ן רַב־ טַבָּחִ֖ים לֵאמֹֽר

וַיְצַ֛ו  And  gave  charge 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: צָוָה  
Sense: to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order.
נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר  Nebuchadnezzar 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר 
Sense: the great king of Babylon who captured Jerusalem and carried Judah captive.
מֶֽלֶךְ־  king 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
בָּבֶ֖ל  of  Babylon 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בָּבֶל  
Sense: Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates.
עַֽל־  concerning 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
יִרְמְיָ֑הוּ  Jeremiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִרְמְיָה 
Sense: the major prophet, son of Hilkiah of the priestly family in Anathoth; author of the prophetic book bearing his name.
נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֥ן  Nebuzaradan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נְבוּזַרְאֲדָן 
Sense: a general of Nebuchadnezzar’s army at the capture of Jerusalem.
רַב־  the  captain 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: רַב 
Sense: much, many, great.
טַבָּחִ֖ים  of  the  guard 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: טַבָּח  
Sense: executioner, cook, bodyguard, guardsman.
לֵאמֹֽר  saying 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.

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