Jeremiah
Jeremiah 51:30
30The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting;
they sit in their strongholds.
Their strength is exhausted;
they have become like women.
Babylon’s homes have been set ablaze,
the bars of her gates are broken.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The warriors | גִבּוֹרֵ֨י | ḡib·bō·w·rê | Adjective - masculine plural construct | H1368 strong, mighty |
| of Babylon | בָבֶ֜ל | ḇā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| have stopped | חָדְלוּ֩ | ḥā·ḏə·lū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2308 cease |
| fighting | לְהִלָּחֵ֗ם | lə·hil·lā·ḥêm | Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | H3898 fight, do battle |
| they sit | יָֽשְׁבוּ֙ | yā·šə·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in their strongholds | בַּמְּצָד֔וֹת | bam·mə·ṣā·ḏō·wṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H4679 fastness, stronghold |
| Their strength | גְבוּרָתָ֖ם | ḡə·ḇū·rā·ṯām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H1369 strength, might |
| is exhausted | נָשְׁתָ֥ה | nā·šə·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H5405 be dry, parched |
| they have become | הָי֣וּ | hā·yū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| like women | לְנָשִׁ֑ים | lə·nā·šîm | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural | H802 woman, wife, female |
| Babylon’s homes | מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶ֖יהָ | miš·kə·nō·ṯe·hā | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle' |
| have been set ablaze | הִצִּ֥יתוּ | hiṣ·ṣî·ṯū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H3341 kindle, burn |
| the bars of her gates | בְרִיחֶֽיהָ׃ | ḇə·rî·ḥe·hā | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H1280 bar |
| are broken | נִשְׁבְּר֥וּ | niš·bə·rū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7665 break, break in pieces |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Nahum 3:13 · Jeremiah 50:36–37 · Isaiah 19:16 · Lamentations 2:9 · Isaiah 13:7–8 · Psalm 76:5 · Isaiah 45:1–2 · Jeremiah 48:41 · Amos 1:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.