Jeremiah

Jeremiah 50:9

⁹For behold, I stir up and bring against Babylon

an assembly of great nations from the land of the north.

They will line up against her;

from the north she will be captured.

Their arrows will be like skilled warriors

who do not return empty-handed.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
behold	הִנֵּ֣ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
I	אָנֹכִ֡י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
stir up	מֵעִיר֩	mê·‘îr	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5782 rouse oneself, awake
and bring	וּמַעֲלֶ֨ה	ū·ma·‘ă·leh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Babylon	בָּבֶ֜ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
an assembly	קְהַל־	qə·hal-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6951 assembly, convocation, congregation
of great	גְּדֹלִים֙	gə·ḏō·lîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H1419 great
nations	גּוֹיִ֤ם	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
from the land	מֵאֶ֣רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of the north	צָפ֔וֹן	ṣā·p̄ō·wn	Noun - feminine singular	H6828 north
They will line up	וְעָ֣רְכוּ	wə·‘ā·rə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H6186 arrange or set in order
against her	לָ֔הּ	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
from	מִשָּׁ֖ם	miš·šām	Preposition-m; Adverb	H8033 there, thither
she will be captured	תִּלָּכֵ֑ד	til·lā·ḵêḏ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
Their arrows	חִצָּיו֙	ḥiṣ·ṣāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2671 arrow
will be like skilled	מַשְׁכִּ֔יל	maš·kîl	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H7919 be prudent
warriors	כְּגִבּ֣וֹר	kə·ḡib·bō·wr	Preposition-k; Adjective - masculine singular	H1368 strong, mighty
who do not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
return	יָשׁ֖וּב	yā·šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
empty-handed	רֵיקָֽם׃	rê·qām	Adverb	H7387 emptily, vainly

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.