Jeremiah
Jeremiah 50:23
23How the hammer of the whole earth
lies broken and shattered!
What a horror Babylon has become
among the nations!
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How | אֵ֤יךְ | ’êḵ | Interjection | H349 How? |
| the hammer | פַּטִּ֖ישׁ | paṭ·ṭîš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6360 forge-hammer |
| of the whole | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| earth | הָאָ֑רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| lies broken | נִגְדַּע֙ | niḡ·da‘ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1438 hew, hew down or off |
| and shattered | וַיִּשָּׁבֵ֔ר | way·yiš·šā·ḇêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7665 break, break in pieces |
| What | אֵ֣יךְ | ’êḵ | Interjection | H349 How? |
| a horror | לְשַׁמָּ֛ה | lə·šam·māh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H8047 waste, appalment |
| Babylon | בָּבֶ֖ל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| has become | הָיְתָ֧ה | hā·yə·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| among the nations | בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ | bag·gō·w·yim | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.