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A clubמַפֵּץare youאַתָּהfor me,לִיweaponsכְּלֵיof war;מִלְחָמָהand I will shatterוְנִפַּצְתִּיwith youבְךָnations,גּוֹיִםand I will destroyוְהִשְׁחַתִּיwith youבְךָkingdoms;מַמְלָכוֹת
Jeremiah 51:20
Study it in the app“A club are you for me, weapons of war; and I will shatter with you nations, and I will destroy with you kingdoms;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 51:20, word by word
- A clubמַפֵּץmapets
war club
Hammer, war club.
Where else “mapets” appears- weaponsכְּלֵיkele
weapon
What is carried to war to fight with: sword, bow, spear.
Where else “kele” appears- of warמִלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- and I will shatterנִפַּצְתִּיnipatsti
shatter
To break something into pieces with force.
Where else “nipatsti” appears- nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- and I will destroyהִשְׁחַתִּיhishchati
destroy
To ruin something completely, until it no longer exists or no longer serves.
Where else “hishchati” appears- kingdomsמַמְלָכוֹתmamlachot
kingdom
A land ruled by a king.
Where else “mamlachot” appears
The context
19Not like these is the Portion of Jacob, for the Former of all things is he, and the tribe of his inheritance; YHWH Tsevaot is his name.
20 · This verse (above)
21and I will shatter with you horse and its rider; and I will shatter with you chariot and its rider;