Jeremiah 51:20 Go deeper
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Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms; (KJV)
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מַפֵּץ\־ma.petz-[are] a war-club
Lemma: מַפֵּץ (map.pets) · Strong's: H4661
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: war-club
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4661; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:20 word 1
אַתָּ֣ה'a.Tahyou
Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)
Meaning: you(m.s.)
Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:20 word 2
כְּלֵ֖יke.Leiweapons of
Lemma: כְּלִי (ke.li) · Strong's: H3627
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: article/utensil
Used 325 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 42:25, Genesis 43:11, Genesis 45:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3627; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:20 word 3
מִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.Mahwar
Lemma: מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) · Strong's: H4421
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: battle
Used 319 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Exodus 1:10, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 15:3, Exodus 17:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4421; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:20 word 4
וְנִפַּצְתִּ֤יve.ni.patz.Tiand I smash
Lemma: נָפַץ (na.phats) · Strong's: H5310A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpq1cs)
Meaning: to shatter
Used 18 times. Also: Judges 7:19, 1 Kings 5:9, Psalms 2:9, Psalms 137:9, Isaiah 27:9, Jeremiah 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5310A; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:20 word 5
גּוֹיִ֔םgo.Yimnations
Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: nation
Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:20 word 6
וְהִשְׁחַתִּ֥יve.hish.cha.Tiand I destroy
Lemma: שָׁחַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7843
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhq1cs)
Meaning: to ruin
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7843; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:20 word 7
מַמְלָכֽוֹת\׃mam.la.Khotkingdoms
Lemma: מַמְלָכָה (mam.la.khah) · Strong's: H4467
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: kingdom
Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 10:10, Genesis 20:9, Exodus 19:6, Numbers 32:33, Deuteronomy 3:4, Deuteronomy 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4467; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:20 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You [are] | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| My | → | |
| war club | → | מַפֵּץ H4661 war-club |
| My weapon | → | כְּלִי H3627 article/utensil |
| for battle | → | מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle |
| With you | → | |
| I shatter | → | נָפַץ H5310A to shatter |
| nations | → | גּוֹי H1471A nation |
| with you I bring kingdoms | → | מַמְלָכָה H4467 kingdom |
| to ruin | → | שָׁחַת H7843 to ruin |
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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