Jeremiah

Jeremiah 51:34–37

³⁴“Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured me;

he has crushed me.

He has set me aside like an empty vessel;

he has swallowed me like a monster;

he filled his belly with my delicacies

and vomited me out.^f

³⁵May the violence done to me

and to my flesh

be upon Babylon,”

says the dweller of Zion.

“May my blood be on the dwellers of Chaldea,”

says Jerusalem.

³⁶Therefore this is what the LORD says:

“Behold, I will plead your case

and take vengeance on your behalf;

I will dry up her sea

and make her springs run dry.

³⁷Babylon will become a heap of rubble,

a haunt for jackals,^g

an object of horror and scorn,

without inhabitant.

Footnotes

f 51:34 Or expelled me
g 51:37 Or serpents or dragons

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Jeremiah 51:34

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Nebuchadnezzar	נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֮	nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·reṣ·ṣar	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5019 Nebukadnetstsar, retstsar, retstsor
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Babylon	בָּבֶל֒	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
has devoured me	אֲכָלָנוּ	ʾă·ḵå̄·lå̄·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H398 eat
he has crushed me	הֲמָמָנוּ	hă·må̄·må̄·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H2000 make a noise, move noisily, confuse, discomfit
He has set me aside	הִצִּיגָנוּ	hiṣ·ṣī·ḡå̄·nū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H3322 set, place
like an empty	רִ֔יק	rîq	Noun - masculine singular	H7385 emptiness, vanity
vessel	כְּלִ֣י	kə·lî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
he has swallowed me	בְּלָעָנוּ	bə·lå̄·ʿå̄·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H1104 swallow down, swallow up, engulf
like a monster	כַּתַּנִּ֔ין	kat·tan·nîn	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8577 serpent, dragon, sea-monster
he filled	מִלָּ֥א	mil·lā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4390 be full, fill
his belly	כְרֵשׂ֖וֹ	ḵə·rê·śōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3770 belly
with my delicacies	מֵֽעֲדָנָ֑י	mê·‘ă·ḏā·nāy	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H5730 luxury, dainty, delight
vomited me out	הֱדִיחָנוּ׃	hɛ̆·ḏī·ḥå̄·nū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H1740 rinse, cleanse away by rinsing, washing

Jeremiah 51:35

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May the violence done to me	חֲמָסִ֤י	ḥă·mā·sî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H2555 violence, wrong
and to my flesh	וּשְׁאֵרִי֙	ū·šə·’ê·rî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7607 flesh
be upon	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Babylon	בָּבֶ֔ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
says	תֹּאמַ֖ר	tō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
the dweller	יֹשֶׁ֣בֶת	yō·še·ḇeṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of Zion	צִיּ֑וֹן	ṣî·yō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion
May my blood	וְדָמִי֙	wə·ḏā·mî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1818 blood
be on	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the dwellers	יֹשְׁבֵ֣י	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of Chaldea	כַשְׂדִּ֔ים	ḵaś·dîm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3778 Chaldean
says	תֹּאמַ֖ר	tō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ס	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem

Jeremiah 51:36

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	לָכֵ֗ן	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
this is what	כֹּ֚ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Behold	הִנְנִי־	hin·nî-	Interjection; first person common singular	H2005 lo! behold
I will plead	רָב֙	rāḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7378 strive, contend
your case	רִיבֵ֔ךְ	rî·ḇêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H7379 strife, dispute
and take vengeance	וְנִקַּמְתִּ֖י	wə·niq·qam·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5358 avenge, take vengeance
on your behalf	נִקְמָתֵ֑ךְ	niq·mā·ṯêḵ	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H5360 vengeance
I will dry up	וְהַחֲרַבְתִּי֙	wə·ha·ḥă·raḇ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H2717 be dry, dried up
her sea	יַמָּ֔הּ	yam·māh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H3220 sea
and make her springs	מְקוֹרָֽהּ׃	mə·qō·w·rāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H4726 spring, fountain
run dry	וְהֹבַשְׁתִּ֖י	wə·hō·ḇaš·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H3001 be dry, dried up, withered

Jeremiah 51:37

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Babylon	בָבֶ֨ל׀	ḇā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
will become	וְהָיְתָה֩	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a heap of rubble	לְגַלִּ֧ים׀	lə·ḡal·lîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H1530 heap, wave, billow
a haunt	מְעוֹן־	mə·‘ō·wn-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4583 dwelling, habitation
for jackals	תַּנִּ֛ים	tan·nîm	Noun - common plural	H8577 serpent, dragon, sea-monster
an object of horror	שַׁמָּ֥ה	šam·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H8047 waste, appalment
and scorn	וּשְׁרֵקָ֖ה	ū·šə·rê·qāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H8322 hissing
without	מֵאֵ֥ין	mê·’ên	Preposition-m; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
inhabitant	יוֹשֵֽׁב׃	yō·wō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell