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Jeremiah 51:58

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.

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כֹּֽהkoalsoכֹּהadverb — “also”H3541properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) nowalso, here, + hitherto, like, on the other side, so (and much), such, on that manner, (on) this (manner, side, way, way and that way), + mean while, yonder.אָמַ֞רamarsayאָמַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “say”, a completed actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…יְהוָ֣הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).צְבָא֗וֹתtsevaotarmyצָבָאnoun, 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).חֹ֠מוֹתchomotwallחוֹמָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “wall”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2346a wall of protectionwall, walled.בָּבֶ֤לbavelBabelבָּבֶלnoun, proper name — “Babel”H894Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empireBabel, Babylon.הָֽרְחָבָה֙harechavahthe broadרָחָבdefinite article, adjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “the broad”, the ordinary formH7342roomy, in any (or every) direction, literally or figurativelybroad, large, at liberty, proud, wide.עַרְעֵ֣רarermake bareעָרַרverb, pilpel, infinitive absolute — “make bare”, the verb used for emphasisH6209to bare; figuratively, to demolishmake bare, break, raise up (perhaps by clerical error for raze), [idiom] utterly.תִּתְעַרְעָ֔רtitararmake bareעָרַרverb, hithpalpel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “make bare”, an unfinished actionH6209to bare; figuratively, to demolishmake bare, break, raise up (perhaps by clerical error for raze), [idiom] utterly.וּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָusheareyhaand doorשַׁעַרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and door”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).הַגְּבֹהִ֖יםhagvohimthe haughtyגָּבֹהַּdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “the haughty”, the ordinary formH1364elevated (or elated), powerful, arroganthaughty, height, high(-er), lofty, proud, [idiom] exceeding proudly.בָּאֵ֣שׁbaeshin fireאֵשׁpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.יִצַּ֑תּוּyitsatvburnיָצַתverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “burn”, an unfinished actionH3341to burn or set on fire; figuratively, to desolateburn (up), be desolate, set (on) fire (fire), kindle.וְיִֽגְע֨וּveyigvand faintיָגַעconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and faint”, an unfinished actionH3021properly, to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toilfaint, (make to) labour, (be) weary.עַמִּ֧יםamimpeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.בְּדֵיbedein enoughדַּיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in enough”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1767enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrasesable, according to, after (ability), among, as (oft as), (more than) enough, from, in, since, (much as is) sufficient(-ly), too much, very, when.רִ֛יקriqvainרִיקnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “vain”, the ordinary formH7385emptiness; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vainempty, to no purpose, (in) vain (thing), vanity.וּלְאֻמִּ֥יםuleumimand nationלְאֹםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and nation”, the ordinary formH3816a communitynation, people.בְּדֵיbedein enoughדַּיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in enough”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1767enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrasesable, according to, after (ability), among, as (oft as), (more than) enough, from, in, since, (much as is) sufficient(-ly), too much, very, when.אֵ֖שׁeshfireאֵשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.וְיָעֵֽפוּveyaefvand faintיָעַףconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and faint”, a completed action in a sequenceH3286to tire (as if from wearisome flight)faint, cause to fly, (be) weary (self).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thus saith the LORD of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly overthrown, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the peoples shall labour for vanity, and the nations for the fire; and they shall be weary.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly overthrown, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the peoples shall labor for vanity, and the nations for the fire; and they shall be weary.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, the wall of Babylon — The broad one — is utterly made bare, And her high gates with fire are burnt, And peoples labour in vain, And nations in fire, and have been weary!

World English Bible

Yahweh of Armies says: “The wide walls of Babylon will be utterly overthrown. Her high gates will be burned with fire. The peoples will labor for vanity, and the nations for the fire; and they will be weary.”

Darby Translation

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly laid bare, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; so that the peoples will have laboured in vain, and the nations for the fire: and they shall be weary.

Douay-Rheims

Thus saith the Lord of hosts: That broad wall of Babylon shall be utterly broken down, and her high gates shall be burnt with fire, and the labours of the people shall come to nothing, and of the nations shall go to the fire, and shall perish.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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