Jeremiah
Jeremiah 51:26
26No one shall retrieve from you a cornerstone
or a foundation stone,
because you will become desolate forever,”
declares the LORD.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No one | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| shall retrieve | יִקְח֤וּ | yiq·ḥū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3947 take |
| from you | מִמְּךָ֙ | mim·mə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| a cornerstone | אֶ֣בֶן | ’e·ḇen | Noun - feminine singular | H68 stone |
| or a foundation | לְמֽוֹסָד֑וֹת | lə·mō·w·sā·ḏō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H4146 foundation |
| stone | וְאֶ֖בֶן | wə·’e·ḇen | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H68 stone |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you will become | תִּֽהְיֶ֖ה | tih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| desolate | שִׁמְמ֥וֹת | šim·mō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H8077 a devastation, waste |
| forever | עוֹלָ֛ם | ‘ō·w·lām | Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 13:19–22 · Jeremiah 50:12–13 · Jeremiah 51:43 · Revelation 18:20–24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.