Jeremiah
Jeremiah 50:18
18Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says:
“I will punish the king of Babylon and his land
as I punished the king of Assyria.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | לָכֵ֗ן | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| this is what | כֹּֽה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָאוֹת֙ | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| says | אָמַ֞ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I will punish | פֹקֵ֛ד | p̄ō·qêḏ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| the king | מֶ֥לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Babylon | בָּבֶ֖ל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| and his land | אַרְצ֑וֹ | ’ar·ṣōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H776 earth, land |
| as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I punished | פָּקַ֖דְתִּי | pā·qaḏ·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| the king | מֶ֥לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Assyria | אַשּֽׁוּר׃ | ’aš·šūr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H804 Asshur, Assyria |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.