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Jeremiah 51:57

And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.

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וְ֠הִשְׁכַּרְתִּיvehishkartiand drinkשָׁכַרconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “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).)שָׂרֶ֨יהָsareyhacaptainשַׂרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “captain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8269a head person (of any rank or class)captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.וַחֲכָמֶ֜יהָvachakhameyhaand wise , manחָכָםconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and wise , man”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2450wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).פַּחוֹתֶ֤יהָpachoteyhacaptainפֶּחָהnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “captain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6346a prefect (of a city or small district)captain, deputy, governor.וּסְגָנֶ֨יהָ֙useganeyhaand princeסָגָןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and prince”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5461a prefect of a provinceprince, ruler.וְגִבּוֹרֶ֔יהָvegiboreyhaand championגִּבּוֹרconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and champion”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1368powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrantchampion, chief, [idiom] excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.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.נְאֻ֨םneumsaidנְאֻםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “said”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5002an oracle(hath) said, saith.הַמֶּ֔לֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.יְהוָ֥הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).צְבָא֖וֹתtsevaotarmyצָבָאnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “army”, the ordinary formH6635a 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).שְׁמֽוֹshemvofameשֵׁםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And I will make drunk her princes and her wise men, her governors and her deputies, and her mighty men; and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

And I have caused its princes to drink, And its wise men, its governors, And its prefects, and its mighty ones, And they have slept a sleep age-during, And they awake not — an affirmation of the king, Jehovah of Hosts [is] His name.

World English Bible

I will make her princes, her wise men, her governors, her deputies, and her mighty men drunk. They will sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake up,” says the King, whose name is Yahweh of Armies.

Darby Translation

And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her governors, and her rulers, and her mighty men; and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is Jehovah of hosts.

Douay-Rheims

And I will make her princes drunk. and her wise men, and her captains, and her rulers, and her valiant men: and they shall sleep an everlasting sleep, and shall awake no more, saith the whose name is Lord of hosts.

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