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Jeremiah 50:29

Summon the archers against Babylon, all who string the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
Jeremiah 50:29
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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)

הַשְׁמִ֣יעוּ אֶל־בָּבֶ֣ל׀ רַ֠בִּים כָּל־דֹּ֨רְכֵי קֶ֜שֶׁת חֲנ֧וּ עָלֶ֣יהָ סָבִ֗יב אַל־יְהִי־לָהּ֙ פְּלֵטָ֔ה שַׁלְּמוּ־לָ֣הּ כְּפָעֳלָ֔הּ כְּכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשְׂתָ֖ה עֲשׂוּ־לָ֑הּ כִּ֧י אֶל־יְהוָ֛ה זָ֖דָה אֶל־קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

  1. הַשְׁמִ֣יעוּhash.Mi.'u“summon”
    Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַע · “proclaim” · Strong's H8085I
  2. אֶל־'el-“against”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. בָּבֶ֣ל׀ba.Vel“Babylon”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל · “Babylon” · Strong's H0894
  4. רַ֠בִּיםRa.bim“archers”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from רַב · “archer” · Strong's H7228
  5. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  6. דֹּ֨רְכֵיDo.re.khei“[those who] bend”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from דָּרַךְ · “to tread” · Strong's H1869
  7. קֶ֜שֶׁתKe.shet“<of> a bow”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from קֶ֫שֶׁת · “bow” · Strong's H7198
  8. חֲנ֧וּcha.Nu“encamp”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from חָנָה · “to camp” · Strong's H2583
  9. עָלֶ֣יהָ'a.Lei.ha“on it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  10. סָבִ֗יבsa.Viv“all around”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from סָבִיב · “around” · Strong's H5439G
  11. אַל־'al-“may not”
    Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  12. יְהִי־לָהּ֙ye.hi-Lah“it be-to <the> it”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  13. פְּלֵטָ֔הpe.le.Tah“escape”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from פְּלֵיטָה · “survivor” · Strong's H6413
  14. שַׁלְּמוּ־sha.le.mu-“repay”
    Verb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁלֵם · “to complete” · Strong's H7999A
  15. לָ֣הּlah“to <the> it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from Os3f · “her” · Strong's H9034
  16. כְּפָעֳלָ֔הּke.fo.'o.Lah“according to deed[s] its”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from פֹּ֫עַל · “work” · Strong's H6467
  17. כְּכֹ֛לke.Khol“according to all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  18. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“that”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  19. עָשְׂתָ֖ה'a.se.Tah“it has done”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  20. עֲשׂוּ־'a.su-“do”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  21. לָ֑הּLah“to <the> it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from Os3f · “her” · Strong's H9034
  22. כִּ֧יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  23. אֶל־'el-“<to>”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  24. יְהוָ֛הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  25. זָ֖דָהZa.dah“it has defied proudly”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from זִיד · “to boil” · Strong's H2102
  26. אֶל־'el-“<to>”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  27. קְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.osh“[the] holy [one] of”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, construct · from קָדוֹשׁ · “holy” · Strong's H6918G
  28. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
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)