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Jeremiah 51:31

One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end,

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רָ֤ץratsrunרוּץverb, qal, participle, absolute — “run”, a verb used as a describing wordH7323to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.לִקְרַאתliqratto helpקִרְאָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to help”, the to-form of the verbH7125an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)[idiom] against (he come), help, meet, seek, [idiom] to, [idiom] in the way.רָץ֙ratsrunרוּץverb, qal, participle, absolute — “run”, a verb used as a describing wordH7323to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.יָר֔וּץyarutsrunרוּץverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “run”, an unfinished actionH7323to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.וּמַגִּ֖ידumagidand bewrayנָגַדconjunction, verb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “and bewray”, a verb used as a describing wordH5046properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praisebewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.לִקְרַ֣אתliqratto helpקִרְאָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to help”, the to-form of the verbH7125an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)[idiom] against (he come), help, meet, seek, [idiom] to, [idiom] in the way.מַגִּ֑ידmagidbewrayנָגַדverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “bewray”, a verb used as a describing wordH5046properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praisebewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.לְהַגִּיד֙lehagidto bewrayנָגַדpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to bewray”, the to-form of the verbH5046properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praisebewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.לְמֶ֣לֶךְlemelekhto kingמֶלֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.בָּבֶ֔לbavelBabelבָּבֶלnoun, proper name — “Babel”H894Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empireBabel, Babylon.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…נִלְכְּדָ֥הnilkedahcatchלָכַדverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “catch”, a completed actionH3920to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere[idiom] at all, catch (self), be frozen, be holden, stick together, take.עִיר֖וֹirvocityעִירnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “city”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.מִקָּצֶֽהmiqatsehfrom borderקָצֶהpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “from border”, the ordinary formH7097an extremity[idiom] after, border, brim, brink, edge, end, (in-) finite, frontier, outmost coast, quarter, shore, (out-) side, [idiom] some, ut(-ter-) most (part).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

One post runneth to meet another, and one messenger to meet an other, to tell the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter;

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American Standard Version (1901)

One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter:

Young’s Literal Translation

Runner to meet runner doth run, And announcer to meet announcer, To announce to the king of Babylon, For, captured hath been his city — at the extremity.

World English Bible

One runner will run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter.

Darby Translation

Courier runneth to meet courier, and messenger to meet messenger, to announce to the king of Babylon that his city is taken from end to end;

Douay-Rheims

One running post shall meet another, and messenger shall meet messenger: to tell the king of Babylon that his city is taken from one end to the other:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

One post runneth to meet another, and one messenger to meet an other, to tell the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The Word which Jeremias the Prophet spoke to Baruch son of Nerias, when he wrote these words in the book from the mouth of Jeremias, in the fourth year of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ ΛΟΓΟΣ ὋΝ ἘΛΑΛΗΣΕΝ ἹΕΡΕΜΙΑΣ Ὁ ΠΡΟΦΗΤΗΣ πρὸς Βαροὺχ υἱὸν Νηρίου, ὅτε ἔγραφε τοὺς λόγους τούτους ἐν τῷ βιβλίῳ ἀπὸ στόματος Ἱερεμίου, ἐν τῷ ἐνιαυτῷ τῷ τετάρτῳ Ἰωακεὶμ υἱῷ Ἰωσία βασιλέως Ἰούδα.