Study it in the app“Raise a shout against her all around; she has given her hand; her bulwarks have fallen, her walls are torn down; for it is the vengeance of YHWH: take vengeance on her; as she has done, do to her.”
Raise a shoutהָרִיעוּagainst herעָלֶיהָall around;סָבִיבshe has givenנָתְנָהher hand;יָדָהּher bulwarksאָשְׁיוֹתֶיהָhave fallen,נָפְלוּher wallsחוֹמוֹתֶיהָare torn down;נֶהֶרְסוּforכִּיitהִיאis the vengeanceנִקְמַתof YHWH:יְהוָהtake vengeanceהִנָּקְמוּon her;בָהּasכַּאֲשֶׁרshe has done,עָשְׂתָהdoעֲשׂוּto her.לָהּ
shout, sound an alarm
Make a loud sound: shout for joy or in alarm, acclaim, sound the signal with the trumpet.
Where else “hariu” appearsaround
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “saviv” appearsgive
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natna” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yada” appearsbulwark
Bulwark, buttress of a wall.
Where else “ashyote” appearsfall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “naflu” appearswall
Wall, city wall.
Where else “chomote” appearstear down; break through
Tear down, throw down; also break through by force.
Where else “nehersu” appearsvengeance
Vengeance: punishment given for a wrong received.
Where else “nikmat” 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” appearsavenge
Avenge: make someone pay for the wrong done; take vengeance.
Where else “hinakmu” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asta” appears“She has given her hand”: it can be understood that she has surrendered.
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.
15 · This verse (above)
16Cut off the sower from Babylon, and the one who handles the sickle in the time of harvest; from before the sword of the oppressor each one to his people they will turn, and each one to his land they will flee.
