Jeremiah

Jeremiah 51:31

³¹One courier races to meet another,

and messenger follows messenger,

to announce to the king of Babylon

that his city has been captured from end to end.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
One courier	רָ֤ץ	rāṣ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7323 run
races	רָץ֙	rāṣ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7323 run
to meet	לִקְרַאת־	liq·raṯ-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7122 encounter, befall
another	יָר֔וּץ	yā·rūṣ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7323 run
and messenger	וּמַגִּ֖יד	ū·mag·gîḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
follows	לִקְרַ֣את	liq·raṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7122 encounter, befall
messenger	מַגִּ֑יד	mag·gîḏ	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
to announce	לְהַגִּיד֙	lə·hag·gîḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5046 be conspicuous
to the king	לְמֶ֣לֶךְ	lə·me·leḵ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Babylon	בָּבֶ֔ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
his city	עִיר֖וֹ	‘î·rōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5892 excitement
has been captured	נִלְכְּדָ֥ה	nil·kə·ḏāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
from end to end	מִקָּצֶֽה׃	miq·qā·ṣeh	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H7097 end, extremity

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.