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Jeremiah 51:40

I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he goats.

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אֽוֹרִידֵ֖םoridembring downיָרַדverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “bring down”, an unfinished actionH3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)[idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take…כְּכָרִ֣יםkekharimas ram. See also Hכַּרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “as ram. See also H”, the ordinary formH3733a ram (as full-grown and fat), including a battering-ram (as butting); hence, a meadow (as for sheep); also a pad or camel's saddle (as puffed out)captain, furniture, lamb, (large) pasture, ram. See also H1033 (בֵּית כַּר), H3746 (כָּרִי).לִטְב֑וֹחַlitvochato slaughterטָבַחpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to slaughter”, the to-form of the verbH2873to slaughter (animals or men)kill, (make) slaughter, slay.כְּאֵילִ֖יםkeeylimas oakאַיִלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “as oak”, the ordinary formH352properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or other strong treemighty (man), lintel, oak, post, ram, tree.עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).עַתּוּדִֽיםatudimchief oneעַתּוּדnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “chief one”, the ordinary formH6260prepared, i.e. full grown; spoken only (in plural) of he-goats, or (figuratively) leaders of the peoplechief one, (he) goat, ram.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he-goats.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he-goats.

Young’s Literal Translation

I cause them to go down as lambs to slaughter, As rams with he-goats.

World English Bible

“I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with male goats.

Darby Translation

I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he-goats.

Douay-Rheims

I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, and like rams with kids.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he-goats.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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