This idiom is used to announce that God gave messages to Jeremiah. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 32:1](../32/01.md) Alternate translation: "Yahweh gave messages to Jeremiah" or "Yahweh spoke to Jeremiah" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "whom the soldiers were about to take to Babylon as exiles" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])