Jeremiah
Jeremiah 50:29
29Summon the archers against Babylon,
all who string the bow.
Encamp all around her;
let no one escape.
Repay her according to her deeds;
do to her as she has done.
For she has defied the LORD,
the Holy One of Israel.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summon | הַשְׁמִ֣יעוּ | haš·mî·‘ū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| the archers | רַ֠בִּים | rab·bîm | Noun - masculine plural | H7228 archer |
| against | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Babylon | בָּבֶ֣ל׀ | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| who string | דֹּ֨רְכֵי | dō·rə·ḵê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H1869 tread, march |
| the bow | קֶ֜שֶׁת | qe·šeṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H7198 bow |
| Encamp | חֲנ֧וּ | ḥă·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H2583 decline, bend down, encamp |
| all around her | סָבִ֗יב | sā·ḇîḇ | Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
| let no one | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| escape | פְּלֵטָ֔ה | pə·lê·ṭāh | Noun - feminine singular | H6413 escape |
| Repay | שַׁלְּמוּ־ | šal·lə·mū- | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural | H7999 be complete, sound |
| her | לָ֣הּ | lāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| according to her deeds | כְּפָעֳלָ֔הּ | kə·p̄ā·‘o·lāh | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H6467 doing, deed, work |
| do | עֲשׂוּ־ | ‘ă·śū- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| to her | לָ֑הּ | lāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| as | כְּכֹ֛ל | kə·ḵōl | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| she has done | עָשְׂתָ֖ה | ‘ā·śə·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H6213 do, make |
| For | כִּ֧י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| she has defied | זָ֖דָה | zā·ḏāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H2102 be presumptuous |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the Holy | קְד֥וֹשׁ | qə·ḏō·wōš | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H6918 sacred, holy |
| One of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 47:10 · Jeremiah 51:56 · Exodus 10:3 · Jeremiah 50:14–15 · Revelation 18:6 · Daniel 4:37 · 2 Thessalonians 2:4 · Revelation 13:5–6 · Isaiah 14:13–14 · Jeremiah 50:26 · Isaiah 37:23 · Psalm 137:8–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.