Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleFor Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying: “Why are you prophesying like this? You claim that the LORD says, ‘Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it. Young's Literal Translation Where Zedekiah king of Judah hath shut him up, saying, ‘Wherefore art thou prophesying, saying, Thus said Jehovah, Lo, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he hath captured it; King James Bible For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it; Hebrew Forאֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that Zedekiah צִדְקִיָּ֥הוּ (ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6667: Zedekiah -- 'Yah is righteousness', six Israelites king מֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of Judah יְהוּדָ֖ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites had imprisoned him, כְּלָא֔וֹ (kə·lā·’ōw) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 3607: To shut up, restrain, withhold saying: לֵאמֹ֑ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say “Why מַדּוּעַ֩ (mad·dū·a‘) Interrogative Strong's 4069: Why? for what reason? are you אַתָּ֨ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you prophesying נִבָּ֜א (nib·bā) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5012: To prophesy, speak, by inspiration that כֹּ֚ה (kōh) Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel says: לֵאמֹ֗ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘Behold, הִנְנִ֨י (hin·nî) Interjection | first person common singular Strong's 2005: Lo! behold! I am about to hand this הַזֹּ֛את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, city הָעִ֥יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement over to נֹתֵ֜ן (nō·ṯên) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set the king מֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of Babylon, בָּבֶ֖ל (bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city and he will capture it. וּלְכָדָֽהּ׃ (ū·lə·ḵā·ḏāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere |