Study it in the app“Because of the wrath of YHWH she will not be inhabited, but she will become a desolation, all of her; everyone who passes by Babylon will be horrified and will hiss over all her wounds.”
Because of the wrathמִקֶּצֶףof YHWHיְהוָהshe will notלֹאbe inhabited,תֵשֵׁבbut she will becomeוְהָיְתָהa desolation,שְׁמָמָהall of her;כֻּלָּהּeveryoneכֹּלwho passesעֹבֵרby Babylonעַל בָּבֶלwill be horrifiedיִשֹּׁםand will hissוְיִשְׁרֹקover allעַל כָּלher wounds.מַכּוֹתֶיהָ
wrath
A violent anger poured out on someone, above all YHWH's.
Where else “ketsef” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsbe inhabited
For a land to be inhabited.
Where else “teshev” appearsbecome
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “hayta” appearsdesolation
Desolation: a land left empty and uncultivated; also horror.
Where else “shemama” appearspass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “over” appearsBabel, Babylon
See it on the mapWhere else “bavel” appearsbe appalled
To be struck with dread at the ruin.
Where else “yishom” appearshiss
To make a sharp sound of astonishment or scorn at ruin.
Where else “yishrok” appearswound
The harm a blow leaves: a wound or a sore on the body.
Where else “makote” appearsBabylon
Today: Babylon ruins, near Hillah, Iraq
A great city on the Euphrates River, in present-day Iraq, about 53 miles (85 km) south of Baghdad.
In its land the languages were confused at Babel (Gen 11:9). Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and took the people captive there (2 Kgs 25:1-11). Daniel lived there (Dan 1:1-6).
12your mother is greatly put to shame; she who bore you is abashed. Look, the last of the nations: a wilderness, a dry land, and a steppe.
13 · This verse (above)
14Set yourselves in array against Babylon all around, all who bend the bow; shoot at her, do not spare arrows, for against YHWH she has sinned.
