Jeremiah 21:10
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"For I have setשַׂ֣מְתִּי
(sam·ti)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
My faceפָ֠נַי
(fa·nai)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
against this 
 
384: "with me is God," an Isr. nameperhaps from eth and el
cityבָּעִ֨יר
(ba·'ir)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
for harm 
 
7463a: evil, misery, distress, injuryfrom the same as roa
and not for good," 
 
2899b: welfare, benefit, good things, goodfrom tob
declaresנְאֻם־
(ne·'um-)
5002: utterancefrom an unused word
the LORD.יְהוָ֑ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
"It will be givenתִּנָּתֵ֔ן
(tin·na·ten,)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
into the handבְּיַד־
(be·yad-)
3027: handa prim. root
of the kingמֶ֤לֶךְ
(me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
of Babylonבָּבֶל֙
(ba·vel)
894: an E. Mediterranean empire and its capital cityperhaps from balal
and he will burnוּשְׂרָפָ֖הּ
(u·se·ra·fah)
8313: to burna prim. root
it with fire."'בָּאֵֽשׁ׃
(ba·'esh.)
784: a firea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
For I have set
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
my face
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
against this city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
for evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
and not for good
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
saith
n'um  (neh-oom')
an oracle -- (hath) said, saith.
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
it shall be given
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
into the hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
of the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Babylon
Babel  (baw-bel')
confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire -- Babel, Babylon.
and he shall burn
saraph  (saw-raf')
to be (causatively, set) on fire -- (cause to, make a) burn(-ing), up) kindle, utterly.
it with fire
'esh  (aysh)
fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"For I have set My face against this city for harm and not for good," declares the LORD. "It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon and he will burn it with fire."'

King James Bible
For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For I have turned against this city to bring disaster and not good"--this is the LORD's declaration. " 'It will be handed over to the king of Babylon, who will burn it down.'

International Standard Version
Indeed, I'm firmly decided—I'm sending calamity to this city, not good," declares the LORD. "It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will set it on fire."'

NET Bible
For I, the LORD, say that I am determined not to deliver this city but to bring disaster on it. It will be handed over to the king of Babylon and he will destroy it with fire.'"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I've decided to harm this city, not to do good to it, declares the LORD. It will be handed over to the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down.'

King James 2000 Bible
For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, says the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
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