Jeremiah 34:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֤י
(ve·na·tat·ti)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
them into the handבְּיַ֣ד
(be·yad)
3027: handa prim. root
of their enemies 
 
340: to be hostile toa prim. root
and into the handוּבְיַ֖ד
(u·ve·yad)
3027: handa prim. root
of those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣י
(me·vak·shei)
1245: to seeka prim. root
their life.נַפְשָׁ֑ם
(naf·sham;)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
And their dead bodiesנִבְלָתָם֙
(niv·la·tam)
5038: a carcass, corpsefrom nabel
will be foodלְמַֽאֲכָ֔ל
(le·ma·'a·chol,)
3978: foodfrom akal
for the birdsלְעֹ֥וף
(le·'o·vf)
5775: flying creaturesfrom uph
of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֖יִם
(ha·sha·ma·yim)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
and the beastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֥ת
(u·le·ve·he·mat)
929: a beast, animal, cattlefrom an unused word
of the earth.הָאָֽרֶץ׃
(ha·'a·retz.)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
I will even give
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
them into the hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
of their enemies
'oyeb  (o-yabe')
hating; an adversary -- enemy, foe.
and into the hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
of them that seek
baqash  (baw-kash')
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
their life
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
and their dead bodies
nbelah  (neb-ay-law')
a flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol -- (dead) body, (dead) carcase, dead of itself, which died, (beast) that (which) dieth of itself.
shall be for meat
ma'akal  (mah-ak-awl')
an eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit) -- food, fruit, (bake-) meat(-s), victual.
unto the fowls
`owph  (ofe)
a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively -- bird, that flieth, flying, fowl.
of the heaven
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
and to the beasts
bhemah  (be-hay-maw')
a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) -- beast, cattle.
of the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
I will give them into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their life. And their dead bodies will be food for the birds of the sky and the beasts of the earth.

King James Bible
I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
will be handed over to their enemies, to those who want to take their life. Their corpses will become food for the birds of the sky and for the wild animals of the land.

International Standard Version
I'll give them to their enemies who are seeking to kill them, and their dead bodies will be food for the birds of the sky and the animals of the land.

NET Bible
I will hand them over to their enemies who want to kill them. Their dead bodies will become food for the birds and the wild animals.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will hand them over to their enemies who want to kill them, and their corpses will be food for birds and wild animals.

King James 2000 Bible
I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for food unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.
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