Jeremiah 21:9

He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
abideth	הַיֹּשֵׁב֙ hai.yo.Shev	H3427	properly · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
city	בָּעִ֣יר ba.'Ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
die	יָמ֕וּת ya.Mut	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
sword	בַּחֶ֖רֶב ba.Che.rev	H2719	drought · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
famine	וּבָרָעָ֣ב u.va.ra.'Av	H7458	hunger (more or less extensive) · conjunction + preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
pestilence	וּבַדָּ֑בֶר u.va.Da.ver	H1698	a pestilence · conjunction + preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
out	וְהַיּוֹצֵא֩ ve.hai.yo.Tze'	H3318	to go (causatively · conjunction + definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
falleth	וְנָפַ֨ל ve.na.Fal	H5307	to fall · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Chaldeans	הַכַּשְׂדִּ֜ים ha.kas.Dim	H3778	a Kasdite · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
besiege	הַצָּרִ֤ים ha.tza.Rim	H6696	to cramp · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
live	וְחָיָ֔ה ve.cha.yah	H2421	to live · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
life	נַפְשׁ֖וֹ naf.Sho	H5315	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
prey	לְשָׁלָֽל le.sha.Lal	H7998	booty · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 38:2 Thus saith the LORD, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to…
Jeremiah 39:18 For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy…
Jeremiah 45:5 And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I…
Jeremiah 14:12 When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume th…
Jeremiah 38:17-23 Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of…
Jeremiah 21:7 And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city fr…
Jeremiah 27:13 Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the LORD hath spoken against the nation that wi…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 21:8–end

By the civil message which the king sent to Jeremiah it appeared that both he and the people began to have a respect for him, which it would have been Jeremiah's policy to make some advantage of for himself; but the reply which God obliges him to make is enough to crush the little respect they begin to have for him, and to exasperate them against him more than ever. Not only the predictions in the foregoing verses, but the prescriptions in these, were provoking; for here, I. He advises the people to surrender and ??desert to the Chaldeans, as the only means left them to save their lives, Jer 21:8-10. This counsel was very displeasing to those who were flattered by their false prophets into a…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 21:9

(Jer 38:2, Jer 38:17-18). falleth to--deserts to. life . . . a prey--proverbial, to make one's escape with life, like a valuable spoil or prey that one carries off; the narrowness of the escape, and the joy felt at it, are included in the idea (Jer 39:18).

John Gill on Jeremiah 21:9

He that abideth in this city,.... Imagining himself safe there; not fearing its being taken by the king of Babylon; though it was so often foretold by the prophet of the Lord that it should: shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: by the first of these, in sallying out against the enemy; and by the other two, which raged within the city: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live; not fall upon them, as the words may be literally rendered; so it would describe such that went out of the city and sallied upon them; whereas it designs such who should go out of the city, and surrender themselves unto the Chaldeans; submit to t…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 21:8-9

Jeremiah 21:8-9 8. And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death. 8. Et ad populum hunc dices, sic dicit Jehova, Ecce ego propono coram vobis (coram faciebus vestris) viam vitae (vitarum, ad verbum) et viam mortis: 9. He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey. 9. Qui habitabit in urbe hac morietur gladio et fame et peste; qui autem egressus fuerit et habitaverit (vertunt quidam, qui ceciderit; sed dicemus de hoc verbo postea) apud Chalde…

Dictionary and topics

Babylon · .Prophecies concerning — .Prophecies concerning
Plague Or Pestilence, The · Specially fatal in cities — Specially fatal in cities

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 21:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 21:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 21:9

John Gill on Jeremiah 21:9

John Calvin on Jeremiah 21:8-9

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 21:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 21:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 21:9

John Gill on Jeremiah 21:9

John Calvin on Jeremiah 21:8-9

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 21:3–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 21:8-10

Rashi on Jeremiah 21:9