Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThis is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Babylon’s thick walls will be leveled, and her high gates consumed by fire. So the labor of the people will be for nothing; the nations will exhaust themselves to fuel the flames.” Young's Literal Translation Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, the wall of Babylon—The broad one—is utterly made bare, And her high gates with fire are burnt, And peoples labour in vain, And nations in fire, and have been weary! King James Bible Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary. Hebrew This is whatכֹּֽה־ (kōh-) Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel of Hosts צְבָא֗וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign says: אָמַ֞ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Babylon’s בָּבֶ֤ל (bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city thick הָֽרְחָבָה֙ (hā·rə·ḥā·ḇāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7342: Wide, broad walls חֹ֠מוֹת (ḥō·mō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 2346: A wall of protection will be leveled, עַרְעֵ֣ר (‘ar·‘êr) Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute Strong's 6209: To bare, to demolish and her high הַגְּבֹהִ֖ים (hag·gə·ḇō·hîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 1364: Elevated, powerful, arrogant gates וּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָ (ū·šə·‘ā·re·hā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate consumed יִצַּ֑תּוּ (yiṣ·ṣat·tū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3341: To burn, set on fire, to desolate by fire. בָּאֵ֣שׁ (bā·’êš) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire So the labor וְיִֽגְע֨וּ (wə·yiḡ·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3021: To gasp, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil of the people עַמִּ֧ים (‘am·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock will be for nothing; רִ֛יק (rîq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7385: Emptiness, a worthless thing, in vain the nations וּלְאֻמִּ֥ים (ū·lə·’um·mîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3816: A community will exhaust themselves וְיָעֵֽפוּ׃ (wə·yā·‘ê·p̄ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3286: To be weary, faint to fuel the flames.” אֵ֖שׁ (’êš) Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire |
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