The Meaning of Jeremiah 52:14 Explained

Jeremiah 52:14

KJV: And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.

YLT: and all the walls of Jerusalem round about broken down have all the forces of the Chaldeans that are with the chief of the executioners.

Darby: And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the body-guard, broke down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.

ASV: And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And all the army  of the Chaldeans,  that [were] with the captain  of the guard,  brake down  all the walls  of Jerusalem  round about. 

What does Jeremiah 52:14 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 52

1  Zedekiah rebels
4  Jerusalem is besieged and taken
8  Zedekiah's sons killed, and his own eyes put out,
12  Nebuzaradan burns and spoils the city
24  He carries away the captives
28  The number of Jews carried captive
31  Evil-Merodach advances Jehoiachin

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 52:14 mean?

And all the walls Of Jerusalem all around broke down the army of the Chaldeans who [were] with and the captain of the guard
וְאֶת־ כָּל־ חֹמ֥וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם סָבִ֑יב נָֽתְצוּ֙ חֵ֣יל כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֶת־ רַב־ טַבָּחִֽים

חֹמ֥וֹת  the  walls 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: חֹומָה  
Sense: wall.
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם  Of  Jerusalem 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.
סָבִ֑יב  all  around 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מוּסָב 
Sense: places round about, circuit, round about adv.
נָֽתְצוּ֙  broke  down 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: נָתַץ  
Sense: to pull down, break down, cast down, throw down, beat down, destroy, overthrow, break out (teeth).
חֵ֣יל  the  army 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חַיִל 
Sense: strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army.
כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים  of  the  Chaldeans 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: כַּשְׂדִּים  
Sense: a territory in lower Mesopotamia bordering on the Persian Gulf.
אֲשֶׁ֖ר  who  [were] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
רַב־  and  the  captain 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: רַב 
Sense: much, many, great.
טַבָּחִֽים  of  the  guard 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: טַבָּח  
Sense: executioner, cook, bodyguard, guardsman.

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