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The kingמֶלֶךְof Babylonבָּבֶלhas heardשָׁמַעthe report of them,אֶת שִׁמְעָםand his handsוְ יָדָיוgo limp;רָפוּanguishצָרָהhas seized him,הֶחֱזִיקַתְהוּpainחִילas of a woman giving birth.כַּיּוֹלֵדָה
Jeremiah 50:43
Study it in the app“The king of Babylon has heard the report of them, and his hands go limp; anguish has seized him, pain as of a woman giving birth.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 50:43, word by word
- The kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of Babylonבָּבֶלbavel
Babel, Babylon
See it on the mapWhere else “bavel” appears- has heardשָׁמַעshama
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shama” appears- the report of themשִׁמְעָshima
report
What is heard about someone.
Where else “shima” appears- and his handsיָדָיyaday
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yaday” appears- go limpרָפוּrafu
go limp
To grow feeble, be discouraged.
Where else “rafu” appears- anguishצָרָהtsara
distress
A time of hardship or danger.
Where else “tsara” appears- has seized himהֶחֱזִיקַתְhechezikat
seize
To take hold of something or someone and not let go.
Where else “hechezikat” appears- painחִילchil
anguish, pangs
Anguish, pains like those of a woman giving birth.
Where else “chil” appears- as of a woman giving birthיּוֹלֵדָהyoleda
bear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “yoleda” appears
Places in this verse
Babylon
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).
The context
42Bow and javelin they grasp; they are cruel, and they do not show compassion. Their voice roars like the sea, and on horses they ride, set in array like a man for war against you, daughter of Babylon.
43 · This verse (above)
44Look, like a lion he comes up from the thicket of the Jordan against the perennial fold; for in an instant I will make them run from it, and whoever is chosen I will appoint over it; for who is like me? And who will summon me? And who is this shepherd who will stand before me?