Jeremiah 51:56

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

For a destroyer has come against Babylon; her warriors are captured, their bows are broken. For the Lord is a God of retribution; He will fully repay.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּי֩ בָ֨א עָלֶ֤יהָ עַל־בָּבֶל֙ שׁוֹדֵ֔ד וְנִלְכְּדוּ֙ גִּבּוֹרֶ֔יהָ חִתְּתָ֖ה קַשְּׁתוֹתָ֑ם כִּ֣י אֵ֧ל גְּמֻל֛וֹת יְהוָ֖ה שַׁלֵּ֥ם יְשַׁלֵּֽם׃

Transliteration

kî ḇāʾ ʿālêhā ʿal-bāḇel šôdēd wənilkədû gibbôrêhā ḥittətāh qaššətôtām kî ʾēl gəmulôt YHWH šallēm yəšallēm

Grammar Details

• *kî*: conjunction - because/for
• *ḇāʾ*: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - has come
• *ʿālêhā*: preposition + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - upon her
• *ʿal*: preposition - upon/against
• *bāḇel*: proper noun - Babylon
• *šôdēd*: Qal participle masculine singular - destroyer/ravager
• *wənilkədû*: conjunction + Niphal perfect 3rd person common plural - and are captured
• *gibbôrêhā*: masculine plural noun + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her mighty men
• *ḥittətāh*: Piel perfect 3rd person feminine singular - are broken/shattered
• *qaššətôtām*: feminine plural noun + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their bows
• *ʾēl*: masculine singular noun - God of
• *gəmulôt*: feminine plural noun - recompenses/retributions
• *YHWH*: divine name
• *šallēm*: Piel infinitive absolute - repaying
• *yəšallēm*: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will surely repay

Word Meanings

• *šôdēd*: destroyer/ravager/plunderer
• *gibbôrêhā*: mighty men/warriors/heroes
• *ḥittətāh*: broken/shattered/dismayed
• *ʾēl*: God/mighty one
• *gəmulôt*: recompenses/retributions/rewards
• *šallēm yəšallēm*: will surely repay/will definitely recompense

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the LORD God of recompences shall surely requite.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Because the destroyer has come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken; for the LORD God of recompenses shall surely repay.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the LORD God of recompences shall surely requite.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  for the destroyer{H7703} is come{H935} upon her, even upon Babylon,{H894} and her mighty men{H1368} are taken,{H3920} their bows{H7198} are broken{H2865} in pieces; for Jehovah{H3068} is a God{H410} of recompenses,{H1578} he will surely{H7999} requite.{H7999}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Because the spoiler{H7703}{(H8802)} is come{H935}{(H8804)} upon her, even upon Babylon{H894}, and her mighty men{H1368} are taken{H3920}{(H8738)}, every one of their bows{H7198} is broken{H2865}{(H8765)}: for the LORD{H3068} God{H410} of recompences{H1578} shall surely{H7999}{(H8763)} requite{H7999}{(H8762)}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For the destroyers shall come vpon her (euen vpon Babilon) which shal take hir worthies, and brake their bowes: for God is disposed to avenge him self vpon them, & sufficiently to recompence the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Because the destroyer is come vpon her, euen vpon Babel, and her strong men are taken, their bowes are broken: for the Lorde God that recompenceth, shal surely recompence.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For the destroyers shall come vpon her, euen vpon Babylon, which shall take their worthies, and breake their bowes: for the God of recompence, euen the Lorde shall sufficiently recompence them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Because the spoiler is come upon her, [even] upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the LORD God of recompences shall surely requite.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  for the destroyer is come on her, even on Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, their bows are broken in pieces; for Yahweh is a God of recompenses, he will surely requite.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For come in against it -- against Babylon -- hath a spoiler, And captured have been its mighty ones, Broken have been their bows, For the God of recompences -- Jehovah -- doth certainly repay.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  for the destroyer is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, their bows are broken in pieces; for Jehovah is a God of recompenses, he will surely requite.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  for the destroyer is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, their bows are broken in pieces; for Jehovah is a God of recompenses, he will surely requite.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For the waster has come on her, even on Babylon, and her men of war are taken, their bows are broken: for the Lord is a rewarding God, and he will certainly give payment.

• World English Bible (2000)

  for the destroyer is come on her, even on Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, their bows are broken in pieces; for Yahweh is a God of recompenses, he will surely requite.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For a destroyer is attacking Babylon. Her warriors will be captured; their bows will be broken. For the LORD is a God who punishes; he pays back in full.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 46:9 : 9 Come, see the works of the LORD, who has brought desolation upon the earth.
• Ps 94:1-2 : 1 LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth! 2 Rise up, Judge of the earth; repay the proud for what they deserve.
• Jer 51:6 : 6 Flee from Babylon! Save your lives! Do not perish in her punishment, for it is the time of the Lord's vengeance; He will repay her what she has done.
• Jer 51:48 : 48 Then the heavens and the earth and all that is in them will shout for joy over Babylon, because out of the north destroyers will come against her, declares the Lord.
• Hab 2:8 : 8 Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of peoples will plunder you—because of human bloodshed and violence against the land, the cities, and everyone who lives in them.
• Jer 51:24 : 24 Before your eyes, I will repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea for all the evil they have done in Zion, declares the Lord.
• Isa 59:18 : 18 According to their deeds, He will repay: wrath to His adversaries, retribution to His enemies, and repayment to the distant coastlands.
• Ps 76:3 : 3 His dwelling is in Salem, and His tabernacle is in Zion.
• Deut 32:35 : 35 Vengeance belongs to Me; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip, for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is quickly approaching.
• 1 Sam 2:4 : 4 'The bows of the mighty are broken, but those who stumbled are armed with strength.'
• Ps 37:15 : 15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
• Ps 137:8 : 8 O daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is the one who repays you according to what you have done to us.
• Isa 21:2 : 2 A harsh vision has been shown to me: The betrayer betrays, and the destroyer devastates. Go up, Elam! Surround, Media! I have put an end to all her groaning.
• Isa 34:8 : 8 For it is the day of the Lord's vengeance, the year of recompense for the cause of Zion.
• Isa 35:4 : 4 Say to those with fearful hearts, 'Be strong; do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with divine retribution. He will come and save you.'
• Jer 49:35 : 35 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the main source of their might.
• Jer 50:10 : 10 Chaldea will become plunder; all who plunder her will be satisfied,' declares the LORD.
• Jer 50:28-29 : 28 Listen to the voice of those fleeing and escaping from the land of Babylon, proclaiming in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance for His temple. 29 Summon archers against Babylon, all who draw the bow. Encamp around her on every side, and let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
• Jer 50:36 : 36 A sword is against her diviners, and they will act foolishly. A sword is against her warriors, and they will be shattered.
• Jer 51:30 : 30 The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting; they remain in their strongholds. Their strength has failed; they have become like women. Her dwellings are set on fire; the bars of her gates are broken.
• Ezek 39:3 : 3 I will strike your bow out of your left hand and cause your arrows to fall from your right hand.
• Ezek 39:9 : 9 Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out and set fire to and burn the weapons—the shields, the small and large shields, the bows and arrows, the wooden clubs, and the spears. They will use them to make fires for seven years.
• 2 Thess 1:6 : 6 Since it is just for God to repay those who trouble you with affliction,
• Rev 17:16 : 16 The ten horns you saw, and the beast, will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, devour her flesh, and burn her with fire.
• Rev 18:5-6 : 5 For her sins have piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her injustices. 6 Repay her as she herself has repaid others, and pay her back double according to her deeds; in the cup she has mixed, mix a double portion for her.
• Rev 18:20 : 20 Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints, apostles, and prophets, because God has pronounced your judgment against her!
• Rev 19:2 : 2 For His judgments are true and just; He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality, and He has avenged the blood of His servants on her.
• Gen 49:24 : 24 But his bow remained steady, and his strong arms stayed limber, because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.