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Jeremiah 51:3

Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her host.

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אֶֽלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).יִדְרֹ֤ךְyidrokhetreadדָּרַךְverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “tread”, an unfinished actionH1869to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string abow (by treading on it in bending)archer, bend, come, draw, go (over), guide, lead (forth), thresh, tread (down), walk.ידרךydrkhtreadדָּרַךְverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “tread”, an unfinished actionH1869to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string abow (by treading on it in bending)archer, bend, come, draw, go (over), guide, lead (forth), thresh, tread (down), walk.הַדֹּרֵךְ֙hadorekhethe treadדָּרַךְdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the tread”, a verb used as a describing wordH1869to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string abow (by treading on it in bending)archer, bend, come, draw, go (over), guide, lead (forth), thresh, tread (down), walk.קַשְׁתּ֔וֹqashtvobowקֶשֶׁתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7198a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris[idiom] arch(-er), [phrase] arrow, bow(-man, -shot).וְאֶלveeland notאַלconjunction, preposition — “and not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.יִתְעַ֖לyitalascend upעָלָהverb, hithpael, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “ascend up”, a wish or indirect commandH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…בְּסִרְיֹנ֑וֹbesiryonvoin brigandineסִרְיֹןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in brigandine”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5630a coat of mailbrigandine.וְאַֽלvealand amongאֵלconjunction, particle, negative — “and among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).תַּחְמְלוּ֙tachmelvspareחָמַלverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “spare”, an unfinished actionH2550to commiserate; by implication, to sparehave compassion, (have) pity, spare.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).בַּ֣חֻרֶ֔יהָbachureyhayoungבָּחוּרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “young”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH970properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective)(choice) young (man), chosen, [idiom] hole.הַחֲרִ֖ימוּhacharimvdevoteחָרַםverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “devote”, a commandH2763to seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction); physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nosemake accursed, consecrate, (utterly) destroy, devote, forfeit, have a flat nose, utterly (slay, make away).כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).צְבָאָֽהּtsevaaharmyצָבָאnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “army”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)appointed time, ([phrase]) army, ([phrase]) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let the archer bend his bow against her, and let him lift himself up against her in his coat of mail; and spare ye not her young men, destroy ye utterly all her host.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his coat of mail: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her host.

Young’s Literal Translation

Let not the treader tread his bow, Nor lift himself up in his coat of mail, Nor have ye pity on her young men, Devote ye to destruction all her host.

World English Bible

Against him who bends, let the archer bend his bow, also against him who lifts himself up in his coat of mail. Don’t spare her young men! Utterly destroy all her army!

Darby Translation

Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his coat of mail; and spare not her young men: destroy utterly all her host.

Douay-Rheims

Let not him that bendeth, bend his bow, and let not, him go up that is armed with a coat of mail: spare not her young men, destroy all her army.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let the archer bend his bow against her, and let him lift himself up against her in his coat of mail; and spare ye not her young men, destroy ye utterly all her host.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

because of their wickedness, which they have wrought to provoke me, by going to burn incense to other gods, whom ye knew not.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἀπὸ προσώπου πονηρίας αὐτῶν, ἧς ἐποίησαν παραπικράναι με, πορευθέντες θυμιᾷν θεοῖς ἑτέροις, οἷς οὐκ ἔγνωτε.