Jeremiah
Jeremiah 51:1
1This is what the LORD says:
“Behold, I will stir up against Babylon
and against the people of Leb-kamaia
the spirit of a destroyer.
Footnotes
- a 51:1 Leb-kamai is a code name for Chaldea, that is, Babylonia.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is what | כֹּ֚ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Behold | הִנְנִי֙ | hin·nî | Interjection; first person common singular | H2005 lo! behold |
| I will stir up | מֵעִ֣יר | mê·‘îr | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H5782 rouse oneself, awake |
| against | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Babylon | בָּבֶ֔ל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| and against | וְאֶל־ | wə·’el- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the people | יֹשְׁבֵ֖י | yō·šə·ḇê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| of Leb-kamai | לֵ֣ב | lêḇ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| the spirit | ר֖וּחַ | rū·aḥ | Noun - common singular | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| of a destroyer | מַשְׁחִֽית׃ | maš·ḥîṯ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H7843 go to ruin (?) |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 4:11–12 · Hosea 13:15 · Amos 3:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.