Jeremiah

Jeremiah 51:20–21

²⁰“You are My war club,

My weapon for battle.

With you I shatter nations;

with you I bring kingdoms to ruin.

²¹With you I shatter the horse and rider;

with you I shatter the chariot and driver.

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
You	אַתָּ֣ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
My	לִ֔י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
war club	מַפֵּץ־	map·pêṣ-	Noun - masculine singular	H4661 war-club
My weapon	כְּלֵ֖י	kə·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
for battle	מִלְחָמָ֑ה	mil·ḥā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
With you	בְךָ֙	ḇə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
I shatter	וְנִפַּצְתִּ֤י	wə·nip·paṣ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5310 shatter
nations	גּוֹיִ֔ם	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
with you I bring kingdoms	מַמְלָכֽוֹת׃	mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign
to ruin	וְהִשְׁחַתִּ֥י	wə·hiš·ḥat·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7843 go to ruin (?)

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
With you	בְךָ֔	ḇə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
I shatter	וְנִפַּצְתִּ֣י	wə·nip·paṣ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5310 shatter
the horse	ס֖וּס	sūs	Noun - masculine singular	H5483 swallow or swift
and rider	וְרֹֽכְב֑וֹ	wə·rō·ḵə·ḇōw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7392 mount and ride, ride
with you	בְךָ֔	ḇə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
I shatter	וְנִפַּצְתִּ֣י	wə·nip·paṣ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5310 shatter
the chariot	רֶ֖כֶב	re·ḵeḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone
and driver	וְרֹכְבֽוֹ׃	wə·rō·ḵə·ḇōw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7392 mount and ride, ride

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 51:20 Isaiah 41:15–16 · Micah 4:13 · Isaiah 37:26 · Zechariah 9:13–14 · Isaiah 14:5–6 · Jeremiah 27:5–7 · Jeremiah 25:9 · Isaiah 10:5 · Jeremiah 50:23 · Matthew 22:7 · Jeremiah 25:11 · Isaiah 13:5

Jeremiah 51:21 Exodus 15:1 · Zechariah 10:5 · Micah 5:10 · Nahum 2:13 · Zechariah 12:4 · Haggai 2:22 · Psalm 46:9 · Revelation 19:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.