Jeremiah

Jeremiah 51:29

29The earth quakes and writhes

because the LORD’s intentions against Babylon stand:

to make the land of Babylon a desolation,

without inhabitant.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The earthהָאָ֖רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
quakesוַתִּרְעַ֥שׁwat·tir·‘ašConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH7493 quake, shake
and writhesוַתָּחֹ֑לwat·tā·ḥōlConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH2342 whirl, dance, writhe
becauseכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the LORD’sיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
intentionsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmaḥ·šə·ḇō·wṯNoun - feminine plural constructH4284 thought, device
againstעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
Babylonבָּבֶל֙bā·ḇelNoun - proper - feminine singularH894 Babel, Babylon
standקָ֤מָהqā·māhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH6965 arise, stand up, stand
to makeלָשׂ֞וּםlā·śūmPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH7760 put, place, set
the landאֶ֧רֶץ’e·reṣNoun - feminine singular constructH776 earth, land
of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לbā·ḇelNoun - proper - feminine singularH894 Babel, Babylon
a desolationלְשַׁמָּ֖הlə·šam·māhPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH8047 waste, appalment
withoutמֵאֵ֥יןmê·’ênPreposition-m; AdverbH369 nothing, nought
inhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yō·wō·šêḇVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH3427 sit, remain, dwell

Cross-references

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

Jeremiah 51:11–12 · Jeremiah 51:43 · Jeremiah 8:16 · Jeremiah 50:45 · Jeremiah 10:10 · Isaiah 13:19–20 · Jeremiah 50:13 · Amos 8:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.