Jeremiah 51:1
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Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind;This is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will stir up against Babylon and against the people of Leb-kamai the spirit of a destroyer.
In other translations
Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind;This is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will stir up against Babylon and against the people of Leb-kamai the spirit of a destroyer.
Hebrew words
כֹּהkohthusH3541אָמַר'amarhe saysH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068הִנְנִיhinihere IH2005מֵעִירme'ir[am] about to rouseH5782עַל־'al-onH5921בָּבֶלbavelBabylonH894וְאֶל־ve'el-and againstH413יֹשְׁבֵיyoshevei[the] inhabitantsH3427לֵבlevLeb-H3820קָמָיkamai-qamaiH6965רוּחַruacha windH7307מַשְׁחִית׃mashchita destroyerH7843
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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