Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleEven if Babylon ascends to the heavens and fortifies her lofty stronghold, the destroyers I send will come against her,” declares the LORD. Young's Literal Translation Because Babylon goeth up to the heavens, And because it fenceth the high place of its strength, From Me come into it do spoilers, An affirmation of Jehovah. King James Bible Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, [yet] from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the LORD. Hebrew Even ifכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction Babylon בָבֶל֙ (ḇā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city should ascend תַעֲלֶ֤ה (ṯa·‘ă·leh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively to the heavens הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky and fortify תְבַצֵּ֖ר (ṯə·ḇaṣ·ṣêr) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1219: To cut off, make inaccessible, enclose her lofty מְר֣וֹם (mə·rō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4791: Altitude stronghold, עֻזָּ֑הּ (‘uz·zāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 5797: Strength, might the destroyers שֹׁדְדִ֛ים (šō·ḏə·ḏîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7703: To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin I send מֵאִתִּ֗י (mê·’it·tî) Preposition-m | first person common singular Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among will come יָבֹ֧אוּ (yā·ḇō·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go against her, לָ֖הּ (lāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel |
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