Isaiah

Isaiah 13:19–20

¹⁹And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms,

the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans,

will be overthrown by God

like Sodom and Gomorrah.

²⁰She will never be inhabited

or settled from generation to generation;

no nomad will pitch his tent there,

no shepherd will rest his flock there.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Babylon	בָבֶל֙	ḇā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
the jewel	צְבִ֣י	ṣə·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6643 beauty, honour
of the kingdoms	מַמְלָכ֔וֹת	mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign
the glory	תִּפְאֶ֖רֶת	tip̄·’e·reṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8597 beauty, glory
of the pride	גְּא֣וֹן	gə·’ō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1347 exaltation
of the Chaldeans	כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים	kaś·dîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3778 Chaldean
will be	וְהָיְתָ֤ה	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
overthrown	כְּמַהְפֵּכַ֣ת	kə·mah·pê·ḵaṯ	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct	H4114 overthrow
by God	אֱלֹהִ֔ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
like Sodom	סְדֹ֖ם	sə·ḏōm	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5467 Sodom
and Gomorrah	עֲמֹרָֽה׃	‘ă·mō·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6017 Gomorrah

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
She will never	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be inhabited	תֵשֵׁ֣ב	ṯê·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
or	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
settled	תִשְׁכֹּ֖ן	ṯiš·kōn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
from	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
generation	דּ֣וֹר	dō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H1755 period, generation, dwelling
to generation	וָד֑וֹר	wā·ḏō·wr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1755 period, generation, dwelling
no	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
nomad	עֲרָבִ֔י	‘ă·rā·ḇî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6163 steppe-dweller
will pitch his tent	יַהֵ֥ל	ya·hêl	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H167 tent, move tent
there	שָׁם֙	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
no	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
shepherd	וְרֹעִ֖ים	wə·rō·‘îm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
will rest his flock	יַרְבִּ֥צוּ	yar·bi·ṣū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7257 stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out
there	שָֽׁם׃	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 13:19 Daniel 4:30 · Genesis 19:24 · Deuteronomy 29:23 · Jeremiah 50:40 · Jeremiah 51:41 · Jeremiah 49:18 · Zephaniah 2:9 · Amos 4:11 · Daniel 2:37–38 · Isaiah 14:12–15 · Isaiah 14:4–6

Isaiah 13:20 Isaiah 14:23 · Jeremiah 51:43 · 2 Chronicles 17:11 · Jeremiah 50:39 · Jeremiah 51:25 · Jeremiah 51:29 · Jeremiah 50:3 · Jeremiah 50:45 · Jeremiah 50:21 · Isaiah 34:10–15 · Jeremiah 50:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.