Jeremiah 51:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 51:11 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
הָבֵ֣רוּ
bârar
H1305
to purify
הַחִצִּים֮
chêts
H2671
arrow
מִלְא֣וּ
mâlêʼ
H4390
to fill
הַשְּׁלָטִים֒
sheleṭ
H7982
shield
הֵעִ֣יר
ʻûwr
H5782
to awake
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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ר֨וּחַ֙
rûwach
H7307
spirit
מַלְכֵ֣י
melek
H4428
king
מָדַ֔י
Mâday
H4074
Media
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
בָּבֶ֥ל
Bâbel
H894
Babylon
מְזִמָּת֖וֹ
mᵉzimmâh
H4209
purpose
לְהַשְׁחִיתָ֑הּ
shâchath
H7843
to destroy
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
נִקְמַ֤ת
nᵉqâmâh
H5360
vengeance
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
הִ֔יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
נִקְמַ֖ת
nᵉqâmâh
H5360
vengeance
הֵיכָלֽוֹ
hêykâl
H1964
temple
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World English Bible Public Domain
Make sharp the arrows; hold firm the shields: Yahweh has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes; because his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it: for it is the vengeance of Yahweh, the vengeance of his temple.
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King James Version Public Domain
Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance of his temple.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Sharpen the arrows and take up the shields. Yahweh is stirring up the spirit of the king of the Medes in a plan to destroy Babylon. This is for Yahweh’s vengeance, vengeance for the destruction of his temple.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).