A sword is against the Chaldeans, declares the LORD, against those who live in Babylon, and against her officials and wise men.Jeremiah 50:35
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
חֶ֥רֶב עַל־כַּשְׂדִּ֖ים נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה וְאֶל־יֹשְׁבֵ֣י בָבֶ֔ל וְאֶל־שָׂרֶ֖יהָ וְאֶל־חֲכָמֶֽיהָ׃
- חֶ֥רֶבChe.rev“a sword”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- כַּשְׂדִּ֖יםkas.Dim“[the] Chaldeans”Noun, proper name of a place · from כַּשְׂדִּים · “Chaldea” · Strong's H3778
- נְאֻם־ne.'um-“[the] utterance of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נְאֻם · “utterance” · Strong's H5002
- יְהוָ֑הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- וְאֶל־ve.'el-“and against”Conjunction + Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- יֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.Vei“[the] inhabitants of”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
- בָבֶ֔לva.Vel“Babylon”Noun, proper name of a place · from בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל · “Babylon” · Strong's H0894
- וְאֶל־ve.'el-“and against”Conjunction + Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- שָׂרֶ֖יהָsa.Rei.ha“officials its”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שַׂר · “ruler” · Strong's H8269
- וְאֶל־ve.'el-“and against”Conjunction + Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- חֲכָמֶֽיהָ׃cha.kha.Mei.ha“wise [people] its”Adjective, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from חָכָם · “wise” · Strong's H2450
Places named in this verse
- Babylonsettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Babylon (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Babylon on OpenBible.info
- Babylon (Chaldea)region · Identification: certain · Map of Chaldea (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Chaldea on OpenBible.info