Jeremiah
Jeremiah 50:15
15Raise a war cry against her on every side!
She has thrown up her hands in surrender;
her towers have fallen;
her walls are torn down.
Since this is the vengeance of the LORD,
take out your vengeance upon her;
as she has done,
do the same to her.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raise a war cry | הָרִ֨יעוּ | hā·rî·‘ū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H7321 raise a shout |
| against her | עָלֶ֤יהָ | ‘ā·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H5921 height |
| on every side | סָבִיב֙ | sā·ḇîḇ | Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
| She has thrown up | נָתְנָ֣ה | nā·ṯə·nāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| her hands in surrender | יָדָ֔הּ | yā·ḏāh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H3027 hand |
| her towers | אַשְׁוִיֹּתֶיהָ | ʾaš·wī·yō·ṯɛ·hå̄ | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H803 buttress |
| have fallen | נָֽפְלוּ֙ | nā·p̄ə·lū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5307 fall, lie |
| her walls | חֽוֹמוֹתֶ֑יהָ | ḥō·w·mō·w·ṯe·hā | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H2346 wall |
| are torn down | נֶהֶרְס֖וּ | ne·her·sū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2040 throw down, break or tear down |
| Since | כִּי֩ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| this | הִיא֙ | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is the vengeance | נִקְמַ֨ת | niq·maṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5360 vengeance |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| take out your vengeance | הִנָּ֣קְמוּ | hin·nā·qə·mū | Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5358 avenge, take vengeance |
| upon her | בָ֔הּ | ḇāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| she has done | עָשְׂתָ֖ה | ‘ā·śə·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H6213 do, make |
| do the same | עֲשׂוּ־ | ‘ă·śū- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| to her | לָֽהּ׃ | lāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 51:58 · Revelation 18:6 · Jeremiah 46:10 · Jeremiah 51:6 · 2 Chronicles 30:8 · Jeremiah 51:14 · Lamentations 5:6 · Jeremiah 51:11 · 1 Chronicles 29:24 · Jeremiah 51:44
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.