Jeremiah
Jeremiah 50:41–42
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
Word by word
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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
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.