Jeremiah 51:21

KJV1611 – Modern English

And with you I will break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with you I will break in pieces the chariot and its rider;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְנִפַּצְתִּ֣י בְךָ֔ ס֖וּס וְרֹֽכְב֑וֹ וְנִפַּצְתִּ֣י בְךָ֔ רֶ֖כֶב וְרֹכְבֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

And I shall nippats by you sus we-rokebo; and I shall nippats by you rekeb we-rokebo.

Grammar Details

• *we-nippatseti*: conjunction + verb, Piel perfect, 1st person singular - and I will shatter/dash to pieces
• *beka*: preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - by/with you
• *sus*: noun, masculine singular - horse
• *we-rokebo*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and its rider/driver
• *rekeb*: noun, masculine singular - chariot

Word Meanings

• *nippats*: shatter/dash to pieces/break in pieces
• *sus*: horse
• *rokeb*: rider/horseman
• *rekeb*: chariot/vehicle/wagon

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  With you, I shatter horse and rider; with you, I shatter chariot and driver.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and with thee will I break in pieces{H5310} the horse{H5483} and his rider;{H7392}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And with thee will I break in pieces{H5310}{(H8765)} the horse{H5483} and his rider{H7392}{(H8802)}; and with thee will I break in pieces{H5310}{(H8765)} the chariot{H7393} and his rider{H7392}{(H8802)};

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thorow the haue I scatred horse & horseman, yee the charettes, & soch as sat vpon them:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And by thee wil I breake horse and horseman, and by thee will I breake the charet & him that rideth therein.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Through thee I haue beaten to powder horse and horsemen, yea the charrettes and such as sate vpon them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and with you will I break in pieces the horse and his rider;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I have broken in pieces by thee horse and its rider, And I have broken in pieces by thee chariot and its charioteer,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  With you the horse and the horseman will be broken; with you the war-carriage and he who goes in it will be broken;

• World English Bible (2000)

  and with you will I break in pieces the horse and his rider;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I used you to smash horses and their riders. I used you to smash chariots and their drivers.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 15:1 : 1 Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the LORD, and spoke, saying, I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously: the horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea.
• Exod 15:21 : 21 And Miriam answered them, Sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea.
• Ps 46:9 : 9 He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; he breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; he burns the chariot in the fire.
• Ps 76:6 : 6 At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a deep sleep.
• Jer 50:37 : 37 A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mixed people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become like women: a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed.
• Ezek 39:20 : 20 Thus you shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, says the Lord GOD.
• Mic 5:10 : 10 And it shall come to pass in that day, says the LORD, that I will cut off your horses out of the midst of you, and I will destroy your chariots.
• Nah 2:13 : 13 Behold, I am against you, says the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions: and I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers shall no more be heard.
• Hag 2:22 : 22 And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations; and I will overthrow the chariots and those who ride in them; the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.
• Zech 10:5 : 5 And they shall be like mighty men, who tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in battle. And they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.
• Zech 12:4 : 4 In that day, says the LORD, I will strike every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open my eyes on the house of Judah, and will strike every horse of the people with blindness.
• Rev 19:18 : 18 That you may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small and great.