Jeremiah 51:18 Go deeper

They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish. (KJV)

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הֶ֣בֶלHe.vel[are] futility

Lemma: הֶ֫בֶל (he.vel) · Strong's: H1892

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: vanity

Used 73 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:21, 1 Kings 16:13, 1 Kings 16:26, 2 Kings 17:15, Job 7:16, Job 9:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1892; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:18 word 1

הֵ֔מָּהHe.mahthey

Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)

Meaning: they(masc.)

Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:18 word 2

מַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.Seha work of

Lemma: מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) · Strong's: H4639G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: deed: work

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 5:29, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 46:33, Genesis 47:3, Exodus 5:4, Exodus 5:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4639G; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:18 word 3

תַּעְתֻּעִ֑יםta'.tu.'Immockery

Lemma: תֵּעְתֻּעִים (ta.tu.a) · Strong's: H8595

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: delusion

Used 2 times. Also: Jeremiah 10:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8595; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:18 word 4

בְּעֵ֥תbe.'Etat [the] time of

Lemma: עֵת (et) · Strong's: H6256

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: time

Used 296 times. Also: Genesis 8:11, Genesis 18:10, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 24:11, Genesis 29:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6256; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:18 word 5

פְּקֻדָּתָ֖םpe.ku.da.Tampunishment their

Lemma: פְּקֻדָּה (pe.qud.dah) · Strong's: H6486

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: punishment

Used 32 times. Also: Numbers 3:32, Numbers 3:36, Numbers 4:16, Numbers 16:29, 2 Kings 11:18, 1 Chronicles 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6486; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:18 word 6

יֹאבֵֽדוּ\׃yo.Ve.duthey will perish

Lemma: אָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0006

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to perish

Used 183 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Leviticus 23:30, Leviticus 26:38, Numbers 16:33, Numbers 17:12, Numbers 21:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0006; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:18 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

They	→	הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.)
are worthless	→	הֶ֫בֶל H1892 vanity
a work	→	מַעֲשֶׂה H4639G deed: work
to be mocked	→	תֵּעְתֻּעִים H8595 delusion
In the time	→	עֵת H6256 time
of their punishment	→	פְּקֻדָּה H6486 punishment
they will perish	→	אָבַד H0006 to perish

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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