Jeremiah 51:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 51:2 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 →
וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֨י
shâlach
H7971
to send
לְבָבֶ֤ל
Bâbel
H894
Babylon
זָרִים֙
zûwr
H2114
to be strange
וְזֵר֔וּהָ
zârâh
H2219
to scatter
וִיבֹקְק֖וּ
bâqaq
H1238
to empty
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אַרְצָ֑הּ
ʼerets
H776
land
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
הָי֥וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עָלֶ֛יהָ
ʻal
H5921
upon
מִסָּבִ֖יב
çâbîyb
H5439
round about
בְּי֥וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
רָעָֽה
raʻ
H7451
evil
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
I will send to Babylon strangers, who shall winnow her; and they shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.
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King James Version Public Domain
And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I will send foreigners to Babylon. They will scatter her and devastate her land, for they will come against her from all around on the day of disaster.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).