Jeremiah
Jeremiah 51:9–10
9“We tried to heal Babylon,
but she could not be healed.
Abandon her!
Let each of us go to his own land,
for her judgment extends to the sky
and reaches to the clouds.”
10“The LORD has brought forth our vindication;
come, let us tell in Zion
what the LORD our God has accomplished.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Jeremiah 51:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We tried to heal | רִפִּאנוּ | rip·pi·nū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common plural | H7495 heal |
| Babylon | בָּבֶל֙ | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| but she could not | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be healed | נִרְפָּ֔תָה | nir·pā·ṯāh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7495 heal |
| Abandon her | עִזְב֕וּהָ | ‘iz·ḇū·hā | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural; third person feminine singular | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| Let each | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| of us go | וְנֵלֵ֖ךְ | wə·nê·lêḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to his own land | לְאַרְצ֑וֹ | lə·’ar·ṣōw | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H776 earth, land |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| her judgment | מִשְׁפָּטָ֔הּ | miš·pā·ṭāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H4941 judgment |
| extends | נָגַ֤ע | nā·ḡa‘ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5060 touch, reach, strike |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the sky | הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| and reaches | וְנִשָּׂ֖א | wə·niś·śā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| to | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| the clouds | שְׁחָקִֽים׃ | šə·ḥā·qîm | Noun - masculine plural | H7834 dust, cloud |
Jeremiah 51:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has brought forth | הוֹצִ֥יא | hō·w·ṣî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| our vindication | צִדְקֹתֵ֑ינוּ | ṣiḏ·qō·ṯê·nū | Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common plural | H6666 righteousness |
| come | בֹּ֚אוּ | bō·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| let us tell | וּנְסַפְּרָ֣ה | ū·nə·sap·pə·rāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H5608 count |
| in Zion | בְצִיּ֔וֹן | ḇə·ṣî·yō·wn | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6726 Zion |
| what the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| our God | אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
| has accomplished | מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה | ma·‘ă·śêh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4639 deed, work |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 51:9 Jeremiah 50:16 · Isaiah 13:14 · Revelation 18:5 · Jeremiah 46:16 · Daniel 4:20–22 · Ezra 9:6
Jeremiah 51:10 Jeremiah 50:28 · Psalm 37:6 · Isaiah 51:11 · Isaiah 40:2 · Revelation 14:1–3 · Psalm 116:18–19 · Psalm 126:1–3 · Micah 7:9–10 · Isaiah 52:9–10 · Jeremiah 31:6–9 · Revelation 19:1–6 · Psalm 102:19–21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.