Jeremiah

Jeremiah 51:2

²I will send strangers to Babylon

to winnow her and empty her land;

for they will come against her from every side

in her day of disaster.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will send	וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֨י	wə·šil·laḥ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7971 send
strangers	זָרִים֙	zā·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2114 be a stranger
to Babylon	לְבָבֶ֤ל׀	lə·ḇā·ḇel	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
to winnow her	וְזֵר֔וּהָ	wə·zê·rū·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; third person feminine singular	H2219 scatter, fan, winnow
and empty	וִיבֹקְק֖וּ	wî·ḇō·qə·qū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1238 be luxuriant
her	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
land	אַרְצָ֑הּ	’ar·ṣāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H776 earth, land
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they will come	הָי֥וּ	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
against her	עָלֶ֛יהָ	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height
from every side	מִסָּבִ֖יב	mis·sā·ḇîḇ	Preposition-m; Adverb	H5439 circuit, round about
in her day	בְּי֥וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of disaster	רָעָֽה׃	rā·‘āh	Noun - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.