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Jeremiah 51:34

Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.

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אכלנוkhlnveatאָכַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “eat”, a completed actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.אֲכָלַ֣נִיakhalanieatאָכַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “eat”, a completed actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.הממנוhmmnvdestroyהָמַםverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “destroy”, a completed actionH2000properly, to put in commotion; by implication, to disturb, drive, destroybreak, consume, crush, destroy, discomfit, trouble, vex.הֲמָמַ֗נִיhamamanidestroyהָמַםverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “destroy”, a completed actionH2000properly, to put in commotion; by implication, to disturb, drive, destroybreak, consume, crush, destroy, discomfit, trouble, vex.נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֮nevukhadretsarNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּרnoun, proper name — “Nebuchadnezzar”H5019Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of BabylonNebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadrezzar.מֶ֣לֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.בָּבֶל֒bavelBabelבָּבֶלnoun, proper name — “Babel”H894Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empireBabel, Babylon.הציגנוhtsygnvestablishיָצַגverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “establish”, a completed actionH3322to place permanentlyestablish, leave, make, present, put, set, stay.הִצִּיגַ֨נִי֙hitsiganiestablishיָצַגverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “establish”, a completed actionH3322to place permanentlyestablish, leave, make, present, put, set, stay.כְּלִ֣יkelivesselכְּלִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “vessel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3627something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)armour(-bearer), artillery, bag, carriage, [phrase] furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, [idiom] one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, [phrase] psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, [phrase] w…רִ֔יקriqvainרִיקnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “vain”, the ordinary formH7385emptiness; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vainempty, to no purpose, (in) vain (thing), vanity.בלענוvlnvdestroyבָּלַעverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “destroy”, a completed actionH1104to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroycover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).בְּלָעַ֨נִי֙belaanidestroyבָּלַעverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “destroy”, a completed actionH1104to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroycover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).כַּתַּנִּ֔יןkataninas serpentתַּנִּיןpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as serpent”, the ordinary formH8577a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackaldragon, sea-monster, serpent, whale.מִלָּ֥אmilabe at an endמָלֵאverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be at an end”, a completed actionH4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)accomplish, confirm, [phrase] consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, [idiom] draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-) flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, s…כְרֵשׂ֖וֹkheresvobellyכְּרֵשׂnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “belly”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3770the paunch or belly (as swelling out)belly.מֵֽעֲדָנָ֑יmeadanayfrom pleasure. See also H1040עֵדֶןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from pleasure. See also H1040”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5730pleasuredelicate, delight, pleasure. See also H1040 (בֵּית עֵדֶן).הדיחנוhdychnvcast outדּוּחַverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “cast out”, a completed actionH1740to thrust away; figuratively, to cleansecast out, purge, wash.הֱדִיחָֽנִיhedichanicast outדּוּחַverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “cast out”, a completed actionH1740to thrust away; figuratively, to cleansecast out, purge, wash.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath set me down as an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his maw with my delicacies; he hath washed me clean.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath, like a monster, swallowed me up, he hath filled his maw with my delicacies; he hath cast me out.

Young’s Literal Translation

Devoured us, crushed us, hath Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, He hath set us [as] an empty vessel, He hath swallowed us as a dragon, He hath filled his belly with my dainties, He hath driven us away.

World English Bible

“Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon has devoured me. He has crushed me. He has made me an empty vessel. He has, like a monster, swallowed me up. He has filled his mouth with my delicacies. He has cast me out.

Darby Translation

Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel; he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.

Douay-Rheims

Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon hath eaten me up, he hath devoured me: he hath made me as an empty vessel: he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicate meats, and he hath cast me out.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

say thou to him, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I pull down those whom I have built up, and I pluck up those whom I have planted.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰπὸν αὐτῷ, οὕτως εἶπε Κύριος, ἰδοὺ οὓς ἐγὼ ᾠκοδόμησα, ἐγὼ καθαιρῶ· καὶ οὓς ἐγὼ ἐφύτευσα, ἐγὼ ἐκτίλλω.