Jeremiah 37:10
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.”
קוּם
To arise, to stand up, to establish. Quwm. Arise shine for your light has come. God calls His people to get up. Passivity is not the posture of those who carry His glory.
כַּשְׂדִּי
the Chaldeans
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כַּשְׂדִּי
a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people
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חַיִל
the army of
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חַיִל
Strength, wealth, army, force. Chayil. A woman of chayil. Not just moral goodness but active powerful capability in every area of life.
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נָכָה
you struck down
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נָכָה
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
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דָּקַר
pierced through
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דָּקַר
to stab; by analogy, to starve; figuratively, to revile
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