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Jeremiah 51:39

In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the LORD.

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בְּחֻמָּ֞םbechumamin heatחֹםpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in heat”, the to-form of the verbH2527heatheat, to be hot (warm).אָשִׁ֣יתashitapplyשִׁיתverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “apply”, an unfinished actionH7896to place (in a very wide application)apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, [idiom] look, make, mark, put (on), [phrase] regard, set, shew, be stayed, [idiom] take.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֗םmishteyhembanquetמִשְׁתֶּהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “banquet”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4960drink, by implication, drinking (the act); also (by implication) a banquet or (generally) feastbanquet, drank, drink, feast((-ed), -ing).וְהִשְׁכַּרְתִּים֙vehishkartimand drinkשָׁכַרconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and drink”, a completed action in a sequenceH7937to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with astimulating drink or (figuratively) influence(be filled with) drink (abundantly), (be, make) drunk(-en), be merry. (Superlative of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)לְמַ֣עַןlemaanthatמַעַןpreposition — “that”H4616properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order thatbecause of, to the end (intent) that, for (to,... 's sake), [phrase] lest, that, to.יַעֲלֹ֔זוּyaalozvrejoiceעָלַזverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “rejoice”, an unfinished actionH5937to jump for joy, i.e. exultbe joyful, rejoice, triumph.וְיָשְׁנ֥וּveyashenvand oldיָשֵׁןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and old”, a completed action in a sequenceH3462properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterateold (store), remain long, (make to) sleep.שְׁנַתshenatsleepשֵׁנָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “sleep”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8142sleepsleep.עוֹלָ֖םolamalwayעוֹלָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…וְלֹ֣אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יָקִ֑יצוּyaqitsvariseקוּץverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “arise”, an unfinished actionH6974to awake (literally or figuratively)arise, (be) (a-) wake, watch.נְאֻ֖םneumsaidנְאֻםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “said”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5002an oracle(hath) said, saith.יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

With their poison I will prepare their feast, and I will make them drunken, that they may be convulsed, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the LORD.

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American Standard Version (1901)

When they are heated, I will make their feast, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

In their heat I make their banquets, And I have caused them to drink, so that they exult, And have slept a sleep age-during, And awake not — an affirmation of Jehovah.

World English Bible

When they are inflamed, I will make their feast, and I will make them drunk, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake up,” says Yahweh.

Darby Translation

When they are heated, I will prepare their drink, and I will make them drunken, that they may exult, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims

In their heat I will set them drink: and I will make them drunk, that they may slumber, and sleep an everlasting sleep, and awake no more, saith the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)