aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, had given this command about Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan, the commander of the body-guard, "Take good care of him, and do him no harm; but do to him as he shall tell you."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The commander of the body-guard carried away Seraiah, the chief priest and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three doorkeepers and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, had given this command about Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan, the commander of the body-guard, "Take good care of him, and do him no harm; but do to him as he shall tell you."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The commander of the body-guard carried away Seraiah, the chief priest and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three doorkeepers and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The commander of the body-guard carried away Seraiah, the chief priest and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three doorkeepers and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
BabylonnounUS /ˈbæbəlɑːn/
the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
From this reading The commander of the body-guard carried away Seraiah, the chief priest and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three doorkeepers and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
body-guard
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From this reading The commander of the body-guard carried away Seraiah, the chief priest and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three doorkeepers and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The commander of the body-guard carried away Seraiah, the chief priest and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three doorkeepers and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, had given this command about Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan, the commander of the body-guard, "Take good care of him, and do him no harm; but do to him as he shall tell you."
captivenounUS /ˈkæptɪv/
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading So the people of Judah were carried away captive from their own homeland.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Now Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, had given this command about Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan, the commander of the body-guard, "Take good care of him, and do him no harm; but do to him as he shall tell you."
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The commander of the body-guard carried away Seraiah, the chief priest and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three doorkeepers and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
a person who is in charge
From this reading The commander of the body-guard carried away Seraiah, the chief priest and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three doorkeepers and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Now Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, had given this command about Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan, the commander of the body-guard, "Take good care of him, and do him no harm; but do to him as he shall tell you."
commandernounUS /kəˈmændər/
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading The commander of the body-guard carried away Seraiah, the chief priest and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three doorkeepers and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading And the king of Babylon put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Now Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, had given this command about Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan, the commander of the body-guard, "Take good care of him, and do him no harm; but do to him as he shall tell you."
doorkeepers
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From this reading The commander of the body-guard carried away Seraiah, the chief priest and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three doorkeepers and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So the people of Judah were carried away captive from their own homeland.
Gedaliah
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From this reading Nebuchadrezzar made Gedaliah, the grandson of Shaphan, governor over the people he had left in the land of Judah.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Now Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, had given this command about Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan, the commander of the body-guard, "Take good care of him, and do him no harm; but do to him as he shall tell you."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Now Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, had given this command about Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan, the commander of the body-guard, "Take good care of him, and do him no harm; but do to him as he shall tell you."
the head of a state government
From this reading Nebuchadrezzar made Gedaliah, the grandson of Shaphan, governor over the people he had left in the land of Judah.
grandsonnounUS /ˈɡrændsʌn/
a male grandchild
From this reading Nebuchadrezzar made Gedaliah, the grandson of Shaphan, governor over the people he had left in the land of Judah.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nebuchadrezzar made Gedaliah, the grandson of Shaphan, governor over the people he had left in the land of Judah.
Hamath
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From this reading And the king of Babylon put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading Now Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, had given this command about Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan, the commander of the body-guard, "Take good care of him, and do him no harm; but do to him as he shall tell you."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nebuchadrezzar made Gedaliah, the grandson of Shaphan, governor over the people he had left in the land of Judah.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, had given this command about Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan, the commander of the body-guard, "Take good care of him, and do him no harm; but do to him as he shall tell you."
homelandnounUS /ˈhoʊmlænd/
the country where you were born
From this reading So the people of Judah were carried away captive from their own homeland.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And the king of Babylon put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath.
JeremiahnounUS /ˌdʒerəˈmaɪə/
(Old Testament) an Israelite prophet who is remembered for his angry lamentations (jeremiads) about the wickedness of his people (circa 626-587 BC)
From this reading Now Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, had given this command about Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan, the commander of the body-guard, "Take good care of him, and do him no harm; but do to him as he shall tell you."
JudahnounUS /ˈdʒuːdə/
(Old Testament) the fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel; one of his descendants was to be the Messiah
From this reading So the people of Judah were carried away captive from their own homeland.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The commander of the body-guard carried away Seraiah, the chief priest and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three doorkeepers and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading And the king of Babylon put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Nebuchadrezzar made Gedaliah, the grandson of Shaphan, governor over the people he had left in the land of Judah.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Nebuchadrezzar made Gedaliah, the grandson of Shaphan, governor over the people he had left in the land of Judah.
Nebuchadrezzarnoun
(Old Testament) king of Chaldea who captured and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Israelites to Babylonia (630?-562 BC)
From this reading Nebuchadrezzar made Gedaliah, the grandson of Shaphan, governor over the people he had left in the land of Judah.
Nebuzaradan
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From this reading Now Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, had given this command about Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan, the commander of the body-guard, "Take good care of him, and do him no harm; but do to him as he shall tell you."
not any; not one
From this reading Now Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, had given this command about Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan, the commander of the body-guard, "Take good care of him, and do him no harm; but do to him as he shall tell you."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, had given this command about Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan, the commander of the body-guard, "Take good care of him, and do him no harm; but do to him as he shall tell you."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The commander of the body-guard carried away Seraiah, the chief priest and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three doorkeepers and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Nebuchadrezzar made Gedaliah, the grandson of Shaphan, governor over the people he had left in the land of Judah.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading So the people of Judah were carried away captive from their own homeland.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading So the people of Judah were carried away captive from their own homeland.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading The commander of the body-guard carried away Seraiah, the chief priest and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three doorkeepers and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And the king of Babylon put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath.
Riblah
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From this reading The commander of the body-guard carried away Seraiah, the chief priest and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three doorkeepers and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The commander of the body-guard carried away Seraiah, the chief priest and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three doorkeepers and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
Seraiah
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From this reading The commander of the body-guard carried away Seraiah, the chief priest and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three doorkeepers and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Now Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, had given this command about Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan, the commander of the body-guard, "Take good care of him, and do him no harm; but do to him as he shall tell you."
Shaphan
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From this reading Nebuchadrezzar made Gedaliah, the grandson of Shaphan, governor over the people he had left in the land of Judah.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the people of Judah were carried away captive from their own homeland.
carry out
From this reading Now Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, had given this command about Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan, the commander of the body-guard, "Take good care of him, and do him no harm; but do to him as he shall tell you."
express in words
From this reading Now Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, had given this command about Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan, the commander of the body-guard, "Take good care of him, and do him no harm; but do to him as he shall tell you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The commander of the body-guard carried away Seraiah, the chief priest and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three doorkeepers and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading So the people of Judah were carried away captive from their own homeland.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The commander of the body-guard carried away Seraiah, the chief priest and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three doorkeepers and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, had given this command about Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan, the commander of the body-guard, "Take good care of him, and do him no harm; but do to him as he shall tell you."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The commander of the body-guard carried away Seraiah, the chief priest and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three doorkeepers and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The commander of the body-guard carried away Seraiah, the chief priest and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three doorkeepers and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So the people of Judah were carried away captive from their own homeland.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, had given this command about Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan, the commander of the body-guard, "Take good care of him, and do him no harm; but do to him as he shall tell you."
Zephaniahnoun
a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 7th century BC
From this reading The commander of the body-guard carried away Seraiah, the chief priest and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three doorkeepers and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
