Jeremiah
Jeremiah 50:14
14Line up in formation around Babylon,
all you who draw the bow!
Shoot at her! Spare no arrows!
For she has sinned against the LORD.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Line up in formation | עִרְכ֨וּ | ‘ir·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H6186 arrange or set in order |
| around | סָבִיב֙ | sā·ḇîḇ | Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
| Babylon | בָּבֶ֤ל׀ | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| you who draw | דֹּ֣רְכֵי | dō·rə·ḵê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H1869 tread, march |
| the bow | קֶ֔שֶׁת | qe·šeṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H7198 bow |
| Shoot | יְד֣וּ | yə·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H3034 throw, cast |
| at her | אֵלֶ֔יהָ | ’ê·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H413 motion to |
| Spare | תַּחְמְל֖וּ | taḥ·mə·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H2550 spare |
| no | אַֽל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| arrows | חֵ֑ץ | ḥêṣ | Noun - masculine singular | H2671 arrow |
| For | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| she has sinned | חָטָֽאָה׃ | ḥā·ṭā·’āh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H2398 miss |
| against the LORD | לַֽיהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 50:29 · Habakkuk 2:17 · Jeremiah 50:42 · Habakkuk 2:8 · Jeremiah 50:7 · Jeremiah 50:9 · 1 Samuel 17:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.