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And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about. (KJV)
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וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֨יve.shi.lach.Tiand I will send
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpq1cs)
Meaning: to send: depart
Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:2 word 1
לְבָבֶ֤ל\׀le.va.Velto Babylon
Lemma: בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל (ba.vel) · Strong's: H0894
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Babylon
Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 10:10, Genesis 11:9, 2 Kings 17:24, 2 Kings 17:30, 2 Kings 20:12, 2 Kings 20:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0894; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:2 word 2
זָרִים֙za.Rimstrangers
Lemma: זוּר (zur) · Strong's: H2114A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: be a stranger
Used 76 times. Also: Exodus 29:33, Exodus 30:9, Exodus 30:33, Leviticus 10:1, Leviticus 22:10, Leviticus 22:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2114A; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:2 word 3
וְזֵר֔וּהָve.ze.Ru.haand they will winnow it
Lemma: זָרָה (za.rah) · Strong's: H2219
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpq3cp)
Meaning: to scatter
Used 39 times. Also: Exodus 32:20, Leviticus 26:33, Numbers 16:37, Ruth 3:2, 1 Kings 14:15, Job 18:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2219; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:2 word 4
וִיבֹקְק֖וּvi.vo.ke.Kuand they may lay waste
Lemma: בָּקַק (ba.qaq) · Strong's: H1238B
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpu3mp)
Meaning: to empty
Used 8 times. Also: Isaiah 19:3, Isaiah 24:1, Isaiah 24:3, Jeremiah 19:7, Nahum 2:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1238B; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:2 word 5
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:2 word 6
אַרְצָ֑הּ'ar.Tzahland its
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:2 word 7
כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:2 word 8
הָי֥וּha.Yuthey will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:2 word 9
עָלֶ֛יהָ'a.Lei.haon it
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:2 word 10
מִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.Vivfrom round about
Lemma: סָבִיב (sa.viv) · Strong's: H5439H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: around: side
Used 41 times. Also: Exodus 7:24, Exodus 29:16, Exodus 29:20, Leviticus 1:5, Leviticus 1:11, Leviticus 3:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5439H; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:2 word 11
בְּי֥וֹםbe.Yomon [the] day of
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:2 word 12
רָעָֽה\׃ra.'Ahcalamity
Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7451C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: distress: harm
Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 31:52, Exodus 32:12, Exodus 32:14, Numbers 11:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7451C; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:2 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I will send | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| strangers | → | זוּר H2114A be a stranger |
| to Babylon | → | בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל H0894 Babylon |
| to winnow her | → | זָרָה H2219 to scatter |
| and empty | → | בָּקַק H1238B to empty |
| her | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| they will come | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| against her | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| from every side | → | סָבִיב H5439H around: side |
| in her day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| of disaster | → | רָעָה H7451C distress: harm |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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