Jeremiah

Jeremiah 50:16

¹⁶Cut off the sower from Babylon,

and the one who wields the sickle at harvest time.

In the face of the oppressor’s sword,

each will turn to his own people,

each will flee to his own land.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Cut off	כִּרְת֤וּ	kir·ṯū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3772 cut off, cut down
the sower	זוֹרֵ֙עַ֙	zō·w·rê·a‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2232 sow, scatter seed
from Babylon	מִבָּבֶ֔ל	mib·bā·ḇel	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
and the one who wields	וְתֹפֵ֥שׂ	wə·ṯō·p̄êś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H8610 lay hold of, wield
the sickle	מַגָּ֖ל	mag·gāl	Noun - masculine singular	H4038 sickle
at harvest	קָצִ֑יר	qā·ṣîr	Noun - masculine singular	H7105 harvesting, harvest
time	בְּעֵ֣ת	bə·‘êṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H6256 time
In the face of	מִפְּנֵי֙	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the oppressor’s	הַיּוֹנָ֔ה	hay·yō·w·nāh	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H3238 suppress (?), oppress, maltreat
sword	חֶ֣רֶב	ḥe·reḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
each	אִ֤ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
will turn	יִפְנ֔וּ	yip̄·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6437 turn
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his own people	עַמּוֹ֙	‘am·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5971 people
each	וְאִ֥ישׁ	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
will flee	יָנֻֽסוּ׃ס	yā·nu·sū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5127 flee, escape
to his own land	לְאַרְצ֖וֹ	lə·’ar·ṣōw	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H776 earth, land

Cross-references

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

Jeremiah 51:9 · Jeremiah 46:16 · Isaiah 13:14 · Joel 1:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.