Jeremiah 51:36 Go deeper
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Therefore thus saith the LORD ; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry. (KJV)
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לָכֵ֗ןla.Khen<to> therefore
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:36 word 1
כֹּ֚הkohthus
Lemma: כֹּה (koh) · Strong's: H3541
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: thus
Used 576 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 31:8, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 32:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3541; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:36 word 2
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe says
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:36 word 3
יְהוָ֔הYah.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 51:36 word 4
הִנְנִי\־hi.ni-here I
Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2005
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: look!
Used 316 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 15:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2005; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:36 word 5
רָב֙rav[am] about to conduct
Lemma: רִיב (riv) · Strong's: H7378
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to contend
Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 26:20, Genesis 26:21, Genesis 26:22, Genesis 31:36, Exodus 17:2, Exodus 21:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7378; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:36 word 6
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 51:36 word 7
רִיבֵ֔ךְri.Vekhcase your
Lemma: רִיב (riv) · Strong's: H7379
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: strife
Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 13:7, Exodus 17:7, Exodus 23:2, Exodus 23:3, Exodus 23:6, Deuteronomy 1:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7379; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:36 word 8
וְנִקַּמְתִּ֖יve.ni.kam.Tiand I will avenge
Lemma: נָקַם (na.qam) · Strong's: H5358
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpq1cs)
Meaning: to avenge
Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 4:24, Exodus 21:20, Exodus 21:21, Leviticus 19:18, Leviticus 26:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5358; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:36 word 9
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 51:36 word 10
נִקְמָתֵ֑ךְnik.ma.Tekhvengeance your
Lemma: נְקָמָה (ne.qa.mah) · Strong's: H5360
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: vengeance
Used 27 times. Also: Numbers 31:2, Numbers 31:3, Judges 11:36, 2 Samuel 4:8, 2 Samuel 22:48, Psalms 18:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5360; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:36 word 11
וְהַחֲרַבְתִּי֙ve.ha.cha.rav.Tiand I will dry up
Lemma: חָרֵב (cha.rev) · Strong's: H2717A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhq1cs)
Meaning: to dry
Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 8:13, Judges 16:7, Judges 16:8, 2 Kings 19:24, Job 14:11, Psalms 106:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2717A; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:36 word 12
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 51:36 word 13
יַמָּ֔הּya.Mahsea its
Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: sea
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:36 word 14
וְהֹבַשְׁתִּ֖יve.hoash.Tiand I will make dry
Lemma: יָבֵשׁ (ya.vesh) · Strong's: H3001
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhq1cs)
Meaning: to wither
Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:14, Joshua 2:10, Joshua 4:23, Joshua 5:1, Joshua 9:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3001; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:36 word 15
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 51:36 word 16
מְקוֹרָֽהּ\׃me.ko.Rahspring its
Lemma: מָקוֹר (ma.qor) · Strong's: H4726
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: fountain
Used 18 times. Also: Leviticus 12:7, Leviticus 20:18, Psalms 36:9, Psalms 68:26, Proverbs 5:18, Proverbs 10:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4726; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:36 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Therefore | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| this is what | → | כֹּה H3541 thus |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| says | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Behold | → | הֵן H2005 look! |
| I will plead | → | רִיב H7378 to contend |
| your case | → | רִיב H7379 strife |
| and take vengeance | → | נָקַם H5358 to avenge |
| on your behalf | → | נְקָמָה H5360 vengeance |
| I will dry up | → | חָרֵב H2717A to dry |
| her sea | → | יָם H3220G sea |
| and make her springs | → | מָקוֹר H4726 fountain |
| run dry | → | יָבֵשׁ H3001 to wither |
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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