Jeremiah

Jeremiah 51:55

⁵⁵For the LORD will destroy Babylon;

He will silence her mighty voice.

The waves will roar like great waters;

the tumult of their voices will resound.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
will destroy	שֹׁדֵ֤ד	šō·ḏêḏ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin
Babylon	בָּבֶ֔ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
He will silence	וְאִבַּ֥ד	wə·’ib·baḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H6 perish
her mighty	גָּד֑וֹל	gā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
voice	ק֣וֹל	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
The waves	גַלֵּיהֶם֙	ḡal·lê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1530 heap, wave, billow
will roar	וְהָמ֤וּ	wə·hā·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1993 murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous
like great	רַבִּ֔ים	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
waters	כְּמַ֣יִם	kə·ma·yim	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
the tumult	שְׁא֖וֹן	šə·’ō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7588 roar
of their voices	קוֹלָֽם׃	qō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6963 sound, voice
will resound	נִתַּ֥ן	nit·tan	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set

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Jeremiah 25:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.