Jeremiah 25:31

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the LORD.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בָּ֤א שָׁאוֹן֙ עַד־קְצֵ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּ֣י רִ֤יב לַֽיהוָה֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם נִשְׁפָּ֥ט ה֖וּא לְכָל־בָּשָׂ֑ר הָרְשָׁעִ֛ים נְתָנָ֥ם לַחֶ֖רֶב נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

Bāʾ šāʾôn unto-qəṣēh hāʾāreṣ because rîb to-YHWH with-haggôyîm nišpāṭ hûʾ to-all-bāśār hārəšāʿîm nətānām to-ḥereb nəʾum-YHWH.

Grammar Details

*Bāʾ*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it has come
*šāʾôn*: noun, masculine singular - tumult/noise
*qəṣēh*: noun, masculine singular construct - end of
*hāʾāreṣ*: noun, feminine singular with definite article - the earth/land
*rîb*: noun, masculine singular - controversy/dispute
*YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
*haggôyîm*: noun, masculine plural with definite article - the nations
*nišpāṭ*: verb, niphal participle, masculine singular - entering into judgment
*hûʾ*: pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - he
*bāśār*: noun, masculine singular - flesh
*hārəšāʿîm*: adjective, masculine plural with definite article - the wicked
*nətānām*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - he has given them
*ḥereb*: noun, feminine singular - sword
*nəʾum*: noun, masculine singular construct - declaration of

Word Meanings

*šāʾôn*: tumult/noise/roaring/clamor
*rîb*: controversy/dispute/legal case/lawsuit
*nišpāṭ*: entering into judgment/bringing to trial/contending legally
*bāśār*: flesh/body/all living beings
*hārəšāʿîm*: the wicked/the guilty/the unrighteous
*ḥereb*: sword/destruction/violence

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Referenced Verses

Hos 4:1 : 1 Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
Joel 3:2 : 2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
Mic 6:2 : 2 Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD'S controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.
Isa 66:16 : 16 For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.
Ezek 20:35-36 : 35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face. 36 Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezek 38:22 : 22 And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.
Jer 45:5 : 5 And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.
Hos 12:2 : 2 The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.
Isa 34:8 : 8 For it is the day of the LORD'S vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.

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