Jeremiah
Jeremiah 51:56
56For a destroyer is coming against her —
against Babylon.
Her warriors will be captured,
and their bows will be broken,
for the LORD is a God of retribution;
He will repay in full.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּי֩ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| a destroyer | שׁוֹדֵ֔ד | šō·w·ḏêḏ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin |
| is coming | בָ֨א | ḇā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| against her | עָלֶ֤יהָ | ‘ā·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H5921 height |
| against | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Babylon | בָּבֶל֙ | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| Her warriors | גִּבּוֹרֶ֔יהָ | gib·bō·w·re·hā | Adjective - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H1368 strong, mighty |
| will be captured | וְנִלְכְּדוּ֙ | wə·nil·kə·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot) |
| their bows | קַשְּׁתוֹתָ֑ם | qaš·šə·ṯō·w·ṯām | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H7198 bow |
| will be broken | חִתְּתָ֖ה | ḥit·tə·ṯāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H2865 be shattered, dismayed |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| is a God | אֵ֧ל | ’êl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H410 god |
| of retribution | גְּמֻל֛וֹת | gə·mu·lō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H1578 dealing, recompence |
| He will repay in full | שַׁלֵּ֥ם | šal·lêm | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute | H7999 be complete, sound |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 51:6 · Habakkuk 2:8 · Psalm 46:9 · Jeremiah 51:48 · Psalm 94:1–2 · Revelation 19:2 · Jeremiah 51:24 · Isaiah 59:18 · Psalm 76:3 · Deuteronomy 32:35
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.