Jeremiah
Jeremiah 51:33
33For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says:
“The Daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor
at the time it is trampled.
In just a little while
her harvest time will come.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּי֩ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| this is what | כֹ֨ה | ḵōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָאוֹת֙ | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| says | אָמַ֜ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| The Daughter | בַּת־ | baṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1323 daughter |
| of Babylon | בָּבֶ֕ל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| is like a threshing floor | כְּגֹ֖רֶן | kə·ḡō·ren | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular | H1637 threshing-floor |
| at the time | עֵ֣ת | ‘êṯ | Noun - common singular | H6256 time |
| it is trampled | הִדְרִיכָ֑הּ | hiḏ·rî·ḵāh | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H1869 tread, march |
| In just a little while | ע֣וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| her harvest | הַקָּצִ֖יר | haq·qā·ṣîr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7105 harvesting, harvest |
| time | עֵֽת־ | ‘êṯ- | Noun - common singular construct | H6256 time |
| will come | וּבָ֥אָה | ū·ḇā·’āh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 21:10 · Hosea 6:11 · Joel 3:13 · Revelation 14:15–20 · Micah 4:13 · Isaiah 41:15–16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.