Jeremiah

Jeremiah 51:44

⁴⁴I will punish Bel in Babylon.

I will make him spew out what he swallowed.

The nations will no longer stream to him;

even the wall of Babylon will fall.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will punish	וּפָקַדְתִּ֨י	ū·p̄ā·qaḏ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
Bel	בֵּ֜ל	bêl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1078 Bel
in Babylon	בְּבָבֶ֗ל	bə·ḇā·ḇel	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
I will make him spew out	וְהֹצֵאתִ֤י	wə·hō·ṣê·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H3318 go or come out
what he swallowed	בִּלְעוֹ֙	bil·‘ōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1105 swallowing, devouring, thing swallowed
The nations	גּוֹיִ֑ם	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
will no	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
longer	ע֖וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
stream	יִנְהֲר֥וּ	yin·hă·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5102 flow, stream
to him	אֵלָ֛יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
even	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
the wall	חוֹמַ֥ת	ḥō·w·maṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2346 wall
of Babylon	בָּבֶ֖ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
will fall	נָפָֽלָה׃	nā·p̄ā·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5307 fall, lie

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 51:34 · Jeremiah 51:58 · Isaiah 2:2 · Jeremiah 50:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.