Jeremiah 51:26 Go deeper
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And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the LORD . (KJV)
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וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:26 word 1
יִקְח֤וּyik.Chupeople will take
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:26 word 2
מִמְּךָ֙mi.me.Khafrom you
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:26 word 3
אֶ֣בֶן'E.venstone
Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: stone
Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:26 word 4
לְפִנָּ֔הle.fi.Nahfor a corner
Lemma: פִּנָּה (pin.nah) · Strong's: H6438H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: corner
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 27:2, Exodus 38:2, Judges 20:2, 1 Samuel 14:38, 1 Kings 7:34, 2 Chronicles 26:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6438H; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:26 word 5
וְאֶ֖בֶןve.'E.venand stone
Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: stone
Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:26 word 6
לְמֽוֹסָד֑וֹתle.mo.sa.Dotfor foundations
Lemma: מוֹסָדָה (mo.sa.dah) · Strong's: H4146
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: foundation
Used 5 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:8, 2 Samuel 22:16, Psalms 18:15, Isaiah 40:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4146; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:26 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 51:26 word 8
שִׁמְמ֥וֹתshi.Motwastes of
Lemma: שְׁמָמָה (she.ma.mah) · Strong's: H8077A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: devastation
Used 55 times. Also: Exodus 23:29, Leviticus 26:33, Joshua 8:28, Isaiah 1:7, Isaiah 6:11, Isaiah 17:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8077A; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:26 word 9
עוֹלָ֛םo.Lamperpetuity
Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: forever: enduring
Used 388 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 17:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5769G; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:26 word 10
תִּֽהְיֶ֖הtih.Yehyou will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
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 51:26 word 11
נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance of
Lemma: נְאֻם (ne.um) · Strong's: H5002
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: utterance
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 22:16, Numbers 14:28, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5002; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:26 word 12
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:26 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| No one | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| shall retrieve | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| from you | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| a cornerstone | → | אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone |
| . . . | → | פִּנָּה H6438H corner |
| or a foundation | → | מוֹסָדָה H4146 foundation |
| stone | → | אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| you will become | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| desolate | → | שְׁמָמָה H8077A devastation |
| forever | → | עוֹלָם H5769G forever: enduring |
| declares | → | נְאֻם H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
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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