Jeremiah 51:8
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed. | Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered. Wail for her; get her balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed. | Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: wail for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| suddenly | פִּתְאֹ֛ם | pit-'OM | H6597 | suddenlyפִּתְאֹם (pit.om) adv 1) suddenly, surprisingly subst 2) suddenness |
| it will fall | נָפְלָ֥ה | na-fe-LAH | H5307G | to fall: fallנָפַל (na.phal) : fall/drop/fail 1) to fall, lie, be cast down, fail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to fall 1a2) to fall (of violent death) 1a3) to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before 1a4) to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to, go away to, fall into the hand of 1a5) to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result 1a6) to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to 1a7) to lie, lie prostrate 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate 1b2) to overthrow 1b3) to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot 1b4) to let drop, cause to fail (fig.) 1b5) to cause to fall … |
| Babylon | בָבֶ֖ל | va-VEL | H0894 | Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל (ba.vel) § Babel or Babylon = "confusion (by mixing)" Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates |
| and it was broken | וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֑ר | va-ti-sha-VER | H7665 | to breakשָׁבַר (sha.var) 1) to break, break in pieces 1a) (Qal) 1a1) break, break in or down, rend violently, wreck, crush, quench 1a2) to break, rupture (fig) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be broken, be maimed, be crippled, be wrecked 1b2) to be broken, be crushed (fig) 1c) (Piel) to shatter, break 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to break out, bring to the birth 1e) (Hophal) to be broken, be shattered Aramaic equivalent: te.var (תְּבַר "to break" H8406) |
| wail | הֵילִ֣ילוּ | hei-LI-lu | H3213 | to wailיָלַל (ya.lal) (Hiphil) to howl, wail, make a howling |
| on it | עָלֶ֗יהָ | 'a-LEI-ha | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| get | קְח֤וּ | ke-CHU | H3947G | to take: takeלָקַח (la.qach) : take 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed … |
| balm | צֳרִי֙ | tzo-RI | H6875 | balsamצֳרִי (tse.ri) 1) a kind of balsam, balm, salve 1a) as merchandise 1b) as medicine |
| for pain its | לְמַכְאוֹבָ֔הּ | le-makh-'o-VAH | H4341 | painמַכְאוֹב (makh.ov) 1) pain, sorrow 1a) pain (physical) 1b) pain (mental) |
| perhaps | אוּלַ֖י | 'u-LAI | H0194 | perhapsאוּלַי (u.lay) 1) perhaps, peradventure 2) if peradventure 3) unless 4) suppose |
| it will be healed | תֵּרָפֵֽא׃ | te-ra-FE' | H7495 | to healרָפָא (ra.pah) 1) to heal, make healthful 1a) (Qal) to heal 1a1) of God 1a2) healer, physician (of men) 1a3) of hurts of nations involving restored favour (fig) 1a4) of individual distresses (fig) 1b) (Niphal) to be healed 1b1) literal (of persons) 1b2) of water, pottery 1b3) of national hurts (fig) 1b4) of personal distress (fig) 1c) (Piel) to heal 1c1) literal 1c2) of national defects or hurts (fig) 1d) (Hithpael) in order to get healed (infinitive) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.