King James Version

Jeremiah 51:23

I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers.

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וְנִפַּצְתִּ֤יvenipatstiand dashנָפַץconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and dash”, a completed action in a sequenceH5310to dash to pieces, or scatterbe beaten in sunder, break (in pieces), broken, dash (in pieces), cause to be discharged, dispersed, be overspread, scatter.בְךָ֙vekhainבְךָ֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in”inרֹעֶ֣הroehcompanionרָעָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “companion”, a verb used as a describing wordH7462to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)[idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.וְעֶדְר֔וֹveedrvoand droveעֵדֶרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and drove”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5739an arrangement, i.e. muster (of animals)drove, flock, herd.וְנִפַּצְתִּ֥יvenipatstiand dashנָפַץconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and dash”, a completed action in a sequenceH5310to dash to pieces, or scatterbe beaten in sunder, break (in pieces), broken, dash (in pieces), cause to be discharged, dispersed, be overspread, scatter.בְךָ֖vekhainבְךָ֖preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in”inאִכָּ֣רikarhusbandmanאִכָּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “husbandman”, the ordinary formH406a farmerhusbandman, ploughman.וְצִמְדּ֑וֹvetsimdvoand acreצֶמֶדconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and acre”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6776hence, an acre (i.e. day's task for a yoke of cattle to plough)acre, couple, [idiom] together, two (donkeys), yoke (of oxen).וְנִפַּצְתִּ֣יvenipatstiand dashנָפַץconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and dash”, a completed action in a sequenceH5310to dash to pieces, or scatterbe beaten in sunder, break (in pieces), broken, dash (in pieces), cause to be discharged, dispersed, be overspread, scatter.בְךָ֔vekhainבְךָ֔preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in”inפַּח֖וֹתpachotcaptainפֶּחָהnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “captain”, the ordinary formH6346a prefect (of a city or small district)captain, deputy, governor.וּסְגָנִֽיםuseganimand princeסָגָןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and prince”, the ordinary formH5461a prefect of a provinceprince, ruler.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And with thee will I shatter the shepherd and his flock, and with thee will I shatter the husbandman and his yoke of oxen, and with thee will I shatter governors and deputies.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and with thee will I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen ; and with thee will I break in pieces governors and deputies.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I have broken in pieces by thee shepherd and his drove, And I have broken in pieces by thee husbandman and his team, And I have broken in pieces by thee governors and prefects.

World English Bible

With you I will break in pieces the shepherd and his flock. With you I will break in pieces the farmer and his yoke. With you I will break in pieces governors and deputies.

Darby Translation

and with thee will I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces governors and rulers.

Douay-Rheims

And with thee I will break in pieces the shepherd and his dock, and with thee I will break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen, and with thee I will break in pieces captains and rulers.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And with thee will I shatter the shepherd and his flock, and with thee will I shatter the husbandman and his yoke of oxen, and with thee will I shatter governors and deputies.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

because of your burning incense, and because of the things wherein ye sinned against the Lord: and ye have not hearkened to the voice of the Lord, and have not walked in his ordinances, and in his law, and in his testimonies; and so these evils have come upon you.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἀπὸ προσώπου ὧν ἐθυμιᾶτε, καὶ ὧν ἡμάρτετε τῷ Κύριῳ· καὶ οὐκ ἠκούσατε τῆς φωνῆς Κυρίου, καὶ ἐν τοῖς προστάγμασιν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ καὶ ἐν τοῖς μαρτυρίοις αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐπορεύθητε, καὶ ἐπελάβετο ὑμῶν τὰ κακὰ ταῦτα.