God & Savior

Jeremiah 50:2

“Announce and declare to the nations; lift up a banner and proclaim it; hold nothing back when you say, ‘Babylon is captured; Bel is put to shame; Marduk is shattered, her images are disgraced, her idols are broken in pieces.’
Jeremiah 50:2
Read chapter

Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

הַגִּ֨ידוּ בַגּוֹיִ֤ם וְהַשְׁמִ֙יעוּ֙ וּֽשְׂאוּ־נֵ֔ס הַשְׁמִ֖יעוּ אַל־תְּכַחֵ֑דוּ אִמְרוּ֩ נִלְכְּדָ֨ה בָבֶ֜ל הֹבִ֥ישׁ בֵּל֙ חַ֣ת מְרֹדָ֔ךְ הֹבִ֣ישׁוּ עֲצַבֶּ֔יהָ חַ֖תּוּ גִּלּוּלֶֽיהָ׃

  1. הַגִּ֨ידוּha.Gi.du“declare”
    Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from נָגַד · “to tell” · Strong's H5046
  2. בַגּוֹיִ֤םva.go.Yim“among the nations”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from גּוֹי · “nation” · Strong's H1471A
  3. וְהַשְׁמִ֙יעוּ֙ve.hash.Mi.'u“and make a proclamation”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַע · “proclaim” · Strong's H8085I
  4. וּֽשְׂאוּ־u.se.'u-“and lift up”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from נָשָׂא · “raise” · Strong's H5375G
  5. נֵ֔סNes“a standard”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נֵס · “ensign” · Strong's H5251H
  6. הַשְׁמִ֖יעוּhash.Mi.'u“make a proclamation”
    Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַע · “proclaim” · Strong's H8085I
  7. אַל־'al-“may not”
    Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  8. תְּכַחֵ֑דוּte.kha.Che.du“you hide [it]”
    Verb, piel, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from כָּחַד · “to hide” · Strong's H3582
  9. אִמְרוּ֩'im.Ru“say”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  10. נִלְכְּדָ֨הnil.ke.Dah“it will be captured”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from לָכַד · “to capture” · Strong's H3920
  11. בָבֶ֜לva.Vel“Babylon”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל · “Babylon” · Strong's H0894
  12. הֹבִ֥ישׁho.Vish“it will be put to shame”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹשׁ · “be ashamed” · Strong's H0954
  13. בֵּל֙bel“Bel”
    Noun, proper name, title · from בֵּל · “Bel” · Strong's H1078
  14. חַ֣תchat“it will be shattered”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָתַת · “to to be dismayed” · Strong's H2865
  15. מְרֹדָ֔ךְme.ro.Dakh“Marduk”
    Noun, proper name, title · from מְרֹדָךְ · “Merodach” · Strong's H4781
  16. הֹבִ֣ישׁוּho.Vi.shu“they will be put to shame”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from בּוֹשׁ · “be ashamed” · Strong's H0954
  17. עֲצַבֶּ֔יהָ'a.tza.Bei.ha“images its”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עָצָב · “idol” · Strong's H6091
  18. חַ֖תּוּCha.tu“they will be shattered”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from חָתַת · “to to be dismayed” · Strong's H2865
  19. גִּלּוּלֶֽיהָ׃gi.lu.Lei.ha“idols its”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from גִּלּוּל · “idol” · Strong's H1544
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)