Jeremiah

Jeremiah 51:48–49

⁴⁸Then heaven and earth and all that is in them

will shout for joy over Babylon

because the destroyers from the north

will come against her,”

declares the LORD.

⁴⁹“Babylon must fall

on account of the slain of Israel,

just as the slain of all the earth

have fallen because of Babylon.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then heaven	שָׁמַ֣יִם	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and earth	וָאָ֔רֶץ	wā·’ā·reṣ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and all	וְכֹ֖ל	wə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
is in them	בָּהֶ֑ם	bā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
will shout for joy	וְרִנְּנ֤וּ	wə·rin·nə·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H7442 give a ringing cry
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Babylon	בָּבֶל֙	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
because	כִּ֧י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the destroyers	הַשּׁוֹדְדִ֖ים	haš·šō·wḏ·ḏîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin
from the north	מִצָּפ֛וֹן	miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H6828 north
will come	יָבוֹא־	yā·ḇō·w-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
against her	לָ֥הּ	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Babylon	בָּבֶ֕ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
must fall	לִנְפֹּ֖ל	lin·pōl	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5307 fall, lie
on account of the slain	חַֽלְלֵ֣י	ḥal·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H2491 pierced
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
just as	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
the slain	חַֽלְלֵ֥י	ḥal·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H2491 pierced
of all	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the earth	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
have fallen	נָפְל֖וּ	nā·p̄ə·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5307 fall, lie
because of Babylon	לְבָבֶ֥ל	lə·ḇā·ḇel	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon

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Jeremiah 51:48 Isaiah 44:23 · Revelation 18:20 · Jeremiah 50:3 · Isaiah 48:20 · Isaiah 49:13

Jeremiah 51:49 Jeremiah 50:29 · Jeremiah 51:24 · Psalm 137:8–9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.