Jeremiah

Jeremiah 51:7

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.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.