Jeremiah
Jeremiah 51:36
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 12:19 · Jeremiah 50:38 · Psalm 140:12 · Hebrews 10:30–31 · Isaiah 44:27 · Deuteronomy 32:43 · Deuteronomy 32:35 · Revelation 19:1–3 · Jeremiah 50:33–34 · Isaiah 43:14 · Isaiah 49:25–26 · Isaiah 47:6–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.