Jeremiah
Jeremiah 51:20
20“You are My war club,
My weapon for battle.
With you I shatter nations;
with you I bring kingdoms to ruin.
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 (?) |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.