Jeremiah
Jeremiah 51:37
37Babylon will become a heap of rubble,
a haunt for jackals,g
an object of horror and scorn,
without inhabitant.
Footnotes
- g 51:37 Or serpents or dragons
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Revelation 18:2 · Jeremiah 25:9 · Jeremiah 18:16 · Revelation 18:21–23 · Jeremiah 51:25–26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.