Focused Passage

Jeremiah 50:31-32

Babylon Judged: The Fall of the Hammer and the Return of the LORD’s Flock

The chapter moves from Babylon’s announced capture and the shame of its gods, to the return of Israel and Judah, to the exposure of Israel as scattered sheep, to Babylon’s punishment as the last devourer, to the LORD’s attack on Babylon’s pride, idols, and warriors, and finally to the collapse of Babylon as a world-shaking judgment.

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31 “Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you.

32 The arrogant one will stumble and fall with no one to pick him up. And I will kindle a fire in his cities to consume all those around him.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 31

Original words

Behold הִנְנִ֤י H2005 Interjection | first person common singular I am against you אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ H413 Preposition | second person masculine singular O arrogant one זָד֔וֹן H2087 Noun - masculine singular declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the Lord אֲדֹנָ֥י H136 Noun - proper - masculine singular GOD יְהוִ֖ה H3069 Noun - proper - masculine singular of Hosts צְבָא֑וֹת H6635 Noun - common plural for כִּ֛י H3588 Conjunction your day יוֹמְךָ֖ H3117 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular has come בָּ֥א H935 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular the time עֵ֥ת H6256 Noun - common singular when I will punish you פְּקַדְתִּֽיךָ׃ H6485 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular
Verse 32

Original words

The arrogant one זָדוֹן֙ H2087 Noun - masculine singular will stumble וְכָשַׁ֤ל H3782 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular and fall וְנָפַ֔ל H5307 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular with no וְאֵ֥ין H369 Conjunctive waw | Adverb one to pick him up מֵקִ֑ים H6965 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular And I will kindle וְהִצַּ֤תִּי H3341 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular a fire אֵשׁ֙ H784 Noun - common singular in his cities בְּעָרָ֔יו H5892 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular to consume וְאָכְלָ֖ה H398 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular all those כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct around him סְבִיבֹתָֽיו׃ס H5439 Adverb | third person masculine singular

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