Jeremiah
Jeremiah 51:7–8
7Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD,
making the whole earth drunk.
The nations drank her wine;
therefore the nations have gone mad.
8Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered.
Wail for her; get her balm for her pain;
perhaps she can be healed.
Word by word
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Jeremiah 51:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babylon | בָּבֶל֙ | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| was a gold | זָהָ֤ב | zā·hāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| cup | כּוֹס־ | kō·ws- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H3563 cup |
| in the hand | בְּיַד־ | bə·yaḏ- | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| making the whole | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| earth | הָאָ֑רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| drunk | מְשַׁכֶּ֖רֶת | mə·šak·ke·reṯ | Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular | H7937 be, or beocme, drunk, drunken |
| The nations | גוֹיִ֔ם | ḡō·w·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| drank | שָׁת֣וּ | šā·ṯū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8354 drink |
| her wine | מִיֵּינָהּ֙ | mî·yê·nāh | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H3196 wine |
| therefore | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the nations | גוֹיִֽם׃ | ḡō·w·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| have gone mad | יִתְהֹלְל֥וּ | yiṯ·hō·lə·lū | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1984 shine |
Jeremiah 51:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suddenly | פִּתְאֹ֛ם | piṯ·’ōm | Adverb | H6597 suddenness |
| Babylon | בָבֶ֖ל | ḇā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| has fallen | נָפְלָ֥ה | nā·p̄ə·lāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| and been shattered | וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֑ר | wat·tiš·šā·ḇêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7665 break, break in pieces |
| Wail | הֵילִ֣ילוּ | hê·lî·lū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H3213 howl, make a howling |
| for her | עָלֶ֗יהָ | ‘ā·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H5921 height |
| get her | קְח֤וּ | qə·ḥū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H3947 take |
| balm | צֳרִי֙ | ṣo·rî | Noun - masculine singular | H6875 balsam |
| for her pain | לְמַכְאוֹבָ֔הּ | lə·maḵ·’ō·w·ḇāh | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H4341 pain |
| perhaps | אוּלַ֖י | ’ū·lay | Adverb | H194 peradventure, perhaps |
| she can be healed | תֵּרָפֵֽא׃ | tê·rā·p̄ê | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7495 heal |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 51:7 Revelation 14:8 · Revelation 17:4 · Revelation 18:3 · Revelation 17:2 · Daniel 2:32
Jeremiah 51:8 Isaiah 21:9 · Jeremiah 46:11 · Revelation 14:8 · Revelation 18:2 · Jeremiah 50:2 · Jeremiah 48:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.