Study it in the app“Against the walls of Babylon lift up a banner; strengthen the watch; set up watchmen; prepare the ambushes; for YHWH has both purposed and done what he spoke against the inhabitants of Babylon.”
Against the wallsאֶל חוֹמֹתof Babylonבָּבֶלlift upשְׂאוּa banner;נֵסstrengthenהַחֲזִיקוּthe watch;הַמִּשְׁמָרset upהָקִימוּwatchmen;שֹׁמְרִיםprepareהָכִינוּthe ambushes;הָאֹרְבִיםforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהhas bothגַּםpurposedזָמַםandגַּםdoneעָשָׂהwhatאֵת אֲשֶׁרhe spokeדִּבֶּרagainst the inhabitantsאֶל יֹשְׁבֵיof Babylon.בָבֶל
wall
Wall, city wall.
Where else “chomot” appearsBabel, Babylon
See it on the mapWhere else “bavel” appearslift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “seu” appearsbanner
A signal raised on a staff, for all to gather.
Where else “nes” appearsrepair
To give strength or make firm, or repair what was broken.
Where else “hachaziku” appearswatch
The service of watching over a place, with men posted there.
Where else “mishmar” appearsestablish
To put something up, or confirm a covenant.
Where else “hakimu” appearsguard
To watch over, protect from all harm.
Where else “shomrim” appearsprepare
To get something set and done beforehand.
Where else “hachinu” appearslie in wait
Lie in wait: wait in hiding to attack.
Where else “orvim” 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” appearsresolve
To make up one's mind.
Where else “zamam” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appearsspeak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appearsdwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshve” 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).
11Sharpen the arrows! Fill the shields! YHWH has stirred up the spirit of the kings of Media, for against Babylon is his purpose, to destroy her; for it is the vengeance of YHWH, the vengeance for his temple.
12 · This verse (above)
13You who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come, the measure of your gain.
