Jeremiah

Jeremiah 51:58

⁵⁸This is what the LORD of Hosts says:

“Babylon’s thick walls will be leveled,

and her high gates consumed by fire.

So the labor of the people will be for nothing;

the nations will exhaust themselves to fuel the flames.”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This is what	כֹּֽה־	kōh-	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָא֗וֹת	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
says	אָמַ֞ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Babylon’s	בָּבֶ֤ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
thick	הָֽרְחָבָה֙	hā·rə·ḥā·ḇāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H7342 wide, broad
walls	חֹ֠מוֹת	ḥō·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H2346 wall
will be leveled	עַרְעֵ֣ר	‘ar·‘êr	Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute	H6209 strip oneself
and her high	הַגְּבֹהִ֖ים	hag·gə·ḇō·hîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H1364 high, exalted
gates	וּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָ	ū·šə·‘ā·re·hā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H8179 gate
consumed	יִצַּ֑תּוּ	yiṣ·ṣat·tū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3341 kindle, burn
by fire	בָּאֵ֣שׁ	bā·’êš	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
So the labor	וְיִֽגְע֨וּ	wə·yiḡ·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3021 toil, grow or be weary
of the people	עַמִּ֧ים	‘am·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people
will be for nothing	רִ֛יק	rîq	Noun - masculine singular	H7385 emptiness, vanity
the nations	וּלְאֻמִּ֥ים	ū·lə·’um·mîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H3816 people
will exhaust themselves	וְיָעֵֽפוּ׃ס	wə·yā·‘ê·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H3286 be weary, faint
to fuel the flames	אֵ֖שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire

Cross-references

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

Habakkuk 2:13 · Jeremiah 51:64 · Jeremiah 51:44 · Jeremiah 50:15 · Isaiah 45:1–2 · Isaiah 65:23 · Jeremiah 51:9 · Jeremiah 51:30 · Psalm 127:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.