Jeremiah 51:11

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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.Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of the LORD— vengeance for His temple.

In other translations

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.Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of the LORD— vengeance for His temple.

Hebrew words

הָבֵרוּhaverusharpenH1305הַחִצִּיםhachitzimthe arrowsH2671מִלְאוּmil'ufillH4390הַשְּׁלָטִיםhashelatimthe shieldsH7982הֵעִירhe'irhe has rousedH5782יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853רוּחַruach[the] spirit ofH7307מַלְכֵיmalkhei[the] kings ofH4428מָדַיmadaiMediaH4074כִּי־ki-forH3588עַל־'al-onH5921בָּבֶלbavelBabylonH894מְזִמָּתוֹmezimatopurpose hisH4209לְהַשְׁחִיתָהּlehashchitah[is] to destroy itH7843כִּי־ki-forH3588נִקְמַתnikmat[is] [the] vengeance ofH5360יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068הִיאhi'itH1931נִקְמַתnikmat[the] vengeance ofH5360הֵיכָלוֹ׃heikhalotemple hisH1964

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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People and places

Places: Babylon, Media

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