Jeremiah 50:42

Bible › Jeremiah › Chapter 50 › Verse 42

They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Babylon.

In other translations

They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Babylon.

Hebrew words

קֶשֶׁתkeshetbowH7198וְכִידֹןvekhidonand javelinH3591יַחֲזִיקוּyachazikuthey will take hold ofH2388אַכְזָרִי'akhzari[will be] cruelH394הֵמָּהhemahtheyH1992וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808יְרַחֵמוּyerachemuthey will have mercyH7355קוֹלָםkolamsound theirH6963כַּיָּםkaiyam[will be] like the seaH3220יֶהֱמֶהyehemeh[which] it roarsH1993וְעַל־ve'al-and onH5921סוּסִיםsusimhorsesH5483יִרְכָּבוּyirkavuthey will rideH7392עָרוּךְ'arukharrangedH6186כְּאִישׁke'ishlike a manH376לַמִּלְחָמָהlamilchamahfor <the> battleH4421עָלַיִךְ'alayikhon youH5921בַּת־bat-O daughter ofH1323בָּבֶל׃bavelBabylonH894

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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