Jeremiah 51:58 Go deeper
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Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary. (KJV)
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כֹּֽה\־koh-thus
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 51:58 word 1
אָמַ֞ר'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 51:58 word 2
יְהוָ֣הYah.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 51:58 word 3
צְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otof hosts
Lemma: צָבָא (tsa.va) · Strong's: H6635B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: Hosts
Used 285 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:3, 1 Samuel 1:11, 1 Samuel 4:4, 1 Samuel 15:2, 1 Samuel 17:45, 2 Samuel 5:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6635B; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:58 word 4
חֹ֠מוֹתCho.mot[the] walls of
Lemma: חוֹמָה (cho.mah) · Strong's: H2346G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: wall
Used 130 times. Also: Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:29, Leviticus 25:29, Leviticus 25:30, Leviticus 25:31, Deuteronomy 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2346G; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:58 word 5
בָּבֶ֤לba.VelBabylon
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 51:58 word 6
הָֽרְחָבָה֙ha.re.cha.Vah<the> broad
Lemma: רָחָב (ra.chav) · Strong's: H7342H
Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)
Meaning: broad: wide
Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 34:21, Exodus 3:8, Judges 18:10, 1 Chronicles 4:40, Nehemiah 4:19, Nehemiah 7:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7342H; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:58 word 7
עַרְעֵ֣ר'ar.'Erutterly <demolish>
Lemma: עָרַר (a.rar) · Strong's: H6209
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to strip
Used 4 times. Also: Isaiah 23:13, Isaiah 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6209; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:58 word 8
תִּתְעַרְעָ֔רtit.'ar.'Arit will be demolished
Lemma: עָרַר (a.rar) · Strong's: H6209
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVti3fs)
Meaning: to strip
Used 4 times. Also: Isaiah 23:13, Isaiah 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6209; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:58 word 9
וּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haand gates its
Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: gate
Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:58 word 10
הַגְּבֹהִ֖יםha.ge.vo.Him<the> high
Lemma: גָּבֹהַּ (ga.vo.ah) · Strong's: H1364
Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)
Meaning: high
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Deuteronomy 3:5, Deuteronomy 28:52, 1 Samuel 2:3, 1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 16:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1364; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:58 word 11
בָּאֵ֣שׁba.'Eshwith <the> fire
Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: fire
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:58 word 12
יִצַּ֑תּוּyi.Tza.tuthey will be kindled
Lemma: יָצַת (ya.tsat) · Strong's: H3341
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to kindle
Used 27 times. Also: Joshua 8:8, Joshua 8:19, Judges 9:49, 2 Samuel 14:30, 2 Samuel 14:31, 2 Kings 22:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3341; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:58 word 13
וְיִֽגְע֨וּve.yig.'Uand they may labor
Lemma: יָגֵעַ (ya.ga) · Strong's: H3021
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqu3mp)
Meaning: be weary/toil
Used 26 times. Also: Joshua 7:3, Joshua 24:13, 2 Samuel 23:10, Job 9:29, Psalms 6:6, Psalms 69:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3021; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:58 word 14
עַמִּ֧ים'a.Mimpeoples
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:58 word 15
בְּדֵי\־be.dei-for [the] sufficiency of
Lemma: דַּי (day) · Strong's: H1767
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: sufficiency
Used 38 times. Also: Exodus 36:5, Exodus 36:7, Leviticus 5:7, Leviticus 12:8, Leviticus 25:26, Leviticus 25:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1767; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:58 word 16
רִ֛יקrikemptiness
Lemma: רִיק (riq) · Strong's: H7385
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: vain
Used 12 times. Also: Leviticus 26:16, Leviticus 26:20, Job 39:16, Psalms 2:1, Psalms 4:2, Psalms 73:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7385; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:58 word 17
וּלְאֻמִּ֥יםu.le.'u.Mimand peoples
Lemma: לְאֹם (le.om) · Strong's: H3816
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: people
Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 25:23, Genesis 27:29, Psalms 2:1, Psalms 7:7, Psalms 9:8, Psalms 44:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3816; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:58 word 18
בְּדֵי\־be.dei-for [the] sufficiency of
Lemma: דַּי (day) · Strong's: H1767
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: sufficiency
Used 38 times. Also: Exodus 36:5, Exodus 36:7, Leviticus 5:7, Leviticus 12:8, Leviticus 25:26, Leviticus 25:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1767; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:58 word 19
אֵ֖שׁ'eshfire
Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: fire
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:58 word 20
וְיָעֵֽפוּ\׃\ \סve.ya.'E.fuand they grow weary
Lemma: יָעֵף (ya.aph) · Strong's: H3286
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to faint
Used 9 times. Also: Isaiah 40:28, Isaiah 40:30, Isaiah 40:31, Isaiah 44:12, Jeremiah 2:24, Jeremiah 51:64 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3286; TAHOT Jeremiah 51:58 word 21
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| This is what | → | כֹּה H3541 thus |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| of Hosts | → | צָבָא H6635B Hosts |
| says | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Babylon’s | → | בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל H0894 Babylon |
| thick | → | רָחָב H7342H broad: wide |
| walls | → | חוֹמָה H2346G wall |
| will be leveled | → | עָרַר H6209 to strip |
| . . . | → | עָרַר H6209 to strip |
| and her high | → | גָּבֹהַּ H1364 high |
| gates | → | שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate |
| consumed | → | יָצַת H3341 to kindle |
| by fire | → | אֵשׁ H0784 fire |
| So the labor | → | יָגֵעַ H3021 be weary/toil |
| of the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| will be for nothing | → | רִיק H7385 vain |
| the nations | → | לְאֹם H3816 people |
| . . . | → | דַּי H1767 sufficiency |
| will exhaust themselves | → | יָעֵף H3286 to faint |
| to fuel the flames | → | אֵשׁ H0784 fire |
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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