Study it in the app“and all the kings of the north, near and far, one after another, and all the kingdoms of the earth that are on the face of the ground; and the king of Sheshach will drink after them.”
and allוְאֵת כָּלthe kingsמַלְכֵיof the north,הַצָּפוֹןnearהַקְּרֹבִיםand far,וְהָרְחֹקִיםoneאִישׁafter another,אֶל אָחִיוand allוְאֵת כָּלthe kingdomsהַמַּמְלְכוֹתof the earthהָאָרֶץthat areאֲשֶׁרon the faceעַל פְּנֵיof the ground;הָאֲדָמָהand the kingוּמֶלֶךְof Sheshachשֵׁשַׁךְwill drinkיִשְׁתֶּהafter them.אַחֲרֵיהֶם
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “malche” appearsnorth
North.
Where else “tsafon” appearsnear
Close by, or having access to YHWH.
Where else “kerovim” appearsfar
To be far, at a great distance from a place or someone.
Where else “rechokim” appearseach
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appearsone another
Together with "one", it is used to say "one another".
Where else “achi” appearskingdom
A land ruled by a king.
Where else “mamlchot” appearsearth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appearssurface
The surface: "the face of the earth".
Where else “pene” appearsland
A territory with its inhabitants, or the whole surface of the world.
Where else “adama” appearsSheshach
Sheshach: a code name for Babylon.
Where else “sheshach” appearsdrink
Drink.
Where else “yishte” appears“Sheshach” is a code name for Babylon: it is written by replacing each letter with the one at the other end of the Hebrew alphabet; in 51:41 it stands next to “Babylon.”
25and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media;
26 · This verse (above)
27“And you shall say to them, ‘Thus says YHWH Tsevaot, the Elohim of Israel: Drink, and get drunk, and vomit, and fall and do not rise, because of the sword that I am sending among you.’
