Jeremiah

Jeremiah 50:40–42

⁴⁰As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah

along with their neighbors,”

declares the LORD,

“no one will dwell there;

no man will abide there.

⁴¹Behold, an army is coming from the north;

a great nation and many kings are stirred up

from the ends of the earth.

⁴²They grasp the bow and spear;^g

they are cruel and merciless.

Their voice roars like the sea,

and they ride upon horses,

lined up like men in formation

against you, O Daughter of Babylon.

Footnotes

g 50:42 Or javelin

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Jeremiah 50:40

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As God	אֱלֹהִ֜ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
overthrew	כְּמַהְפֵּכַ֨ת	kə·mah·pê·ḵaṯ	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct	H4114 overthrow
Sodom	סְדֹ֧ם	sə·ḏōm	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5467 Sodom
and Gomorrah	עֲמֹרָ֛ה	‘ă·mō·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6017 Gomorrah
along with	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
their neighbors	שְׁכֵנֶ֖יהָ	šə·ḵê·ne·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H7934 inhabitant, neighbour
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
no	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
one	אִ֔ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
will dwell	יֵשֵׁ֥ב	yê·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
there	שָׁם֙	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
no	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
man	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
will abide	יָג֥וּר	yā·ḡūr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1481 sojourn
there	בָּ֖הּ	bāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular

Jeremiah 50:41

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Behold	הִנֵּ֛ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
an army	עַ֥ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
is coming	בָּ֖א	bā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
from the north	מִצָּפ֑וֹן	miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H6828 north
a great	גָּדוֹל֙	gā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
nation	וְג֤וֹי	wə·ḡō·w	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1471 nation, people
and many	רַבִּ֔ים	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
kings	וּמְלָכִ֣ים	ū·mə·lā·ḵîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H4428 king
are stirred up	יֵעֹ֖רוּ	yê·‘ō·rū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5782 rouse oneself, awake
from the ends	מִיַּרְכְּתֵי־	mî·yar·kə·ṯê-	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine dual construct	H3411 flank, side
of the earth	אָֽרֶץ׃	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Jeremiah 50:42

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They grasp	יַחֲזִ֗יקוּ	ya·ḥă·zî·qū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
the bow	קֶ֣שֶׁת	qe·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H7198 bow
and spear	וְכִידֹ֞ן	wə·ḵî·ḏōn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3591 dart, javelin
they	הֵ֙מָּה֙	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
cruel	אַכְזָרִ֥י	’aḵ·zā·rî	Adjective - masculine singular	H394 cruel
and merciless	יְרַחֵ֔מוּ	yə·ra·ḥê·mū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7355 love
Their voice	קוֹלָם֙	qō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6963 sound, voice
roars	יֶהֱמֶ֔ה	ye·hĕ·meh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1993 murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous
like the sea	כַּיָּ֣ם	kay·yām	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
and they ride	יִרְכָּ֑בוּ	yir·kā·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7392 mount and ride, ride
upon	וְעַל־	wə·‘al-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
horses	סוּסִ֖ים	sū·sîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5483 swallow or swift
lined up	עָר֗וּךְ	‘ā·rūḵ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H6186 arrange or set in order
like men	כְּאִישׁ֙	kə·’îš	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
in formation	לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה	lam·mil·ḥā·māh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
against you	עָלַ֖יִךְ	‘ā·la·yiḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5921 height
O Daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of Babylon	בָּבֶֽל׃	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 50:40 Genesis 19:24–25 · Isaiah 13:19–20 · 2 Peter 2:6 · Jude 1:7 · Luke 17:28–30 · Jeremiah 49:18

Jeremiah 50:41 Jeremiah 51:27–28 · Isaiah 13:2–5 · Jeremiah 50:9 · Jeremiah 6:22–23

Jeremiah 50:42 Isaiah 5:30 · Jeremiah 47:3 · Isaiah 13:17–18 · Jeremiah 8:16 · Isaiah 47:6

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