King James Version

Jeremiah 25:16

And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.

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וְשָׁת֕וּveshatvand banquetשָׁתָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and banquet”, a completed action in a sequenceH8354to imbibe (literally or figuratively)[idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)וְהִֽתְגֹּֽעֲשׁ֖וּvehitgoashvand moveגָּעַשׁconjunction, verb, hithpolel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and move”, a completed action in a sequenceH1607to agitate violentlymove, shake, toss, trouble.וְהִתְהֹלָ֑לוּvehitholalvand boastהָלַלconjunction, verb, hithpolel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and boast”, a completed action in a sequenceH1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify(make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.מִפְּנֵ֣יmipnefrom a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “from a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…הַחֶ֔רֶבhacherevthe knifeחֶרֶבdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the knife”, the ordinary formH2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementaxe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.אֲשֶׁ֛רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…אָנֹכִ֥יanokhimeאָנֹכִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “me”H595II, me, [idiom] which.שֹׁלֵ֖חַsholechasendשָׁלַחverb, qal, participle, absolute — “send”, a verb used as a describing wordH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…בֵּינֹתָֽםbeynotambetweenבֵּיןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “between”H996between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...oramong, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), [phrase] from (the widest), [idiom] in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they shall drink, and reel to and fro, and be like madmen, because of the sword that I will send among them. —

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they shall drink, and reel to and fro, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.

Young’s Literal Translation

And they have drunk, and shaken themselves and shewn themselves foolish, because of the sword that I am sending among them.

World English Bible

They will drink, and reel back and forth, and be insane, because of the sword that I will send among them.”

Darby Translation

And they shall drink, and reel to and fro, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.

Douay-Rheims

And they shall drink, and be troubled, and be mad because of the sword, which I shall send among them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they shall drink, and reel to and fro, and be like madmen, because of the sword that I will send among them. —

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I will bring upon Ælam the four winds from the four corners of heaven, and I will disperse them toward all these winds; and there shall be no nation to which they shall not come— even the outcasts of Ælam.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπάξω ἐπὶ Αἰλὰμ τέσσαρας ἀνέμους ἐκ τῶν τεσσάρων ἄκρων τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ διασπερῶ αὐτοὺς ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς ἀνέμοις τούτοις, καὶ οὐκ ἔσται ἔθνος ὃ οὐχ ἥξει ἐκεῖ, οἱ ἐξωσμένοι Αἰλάμ.