Jeremiah
Jeremiah 51:8
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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| 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.
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.