Jeremiah 51:25

“Look, I am against you, destroying mountain, declares YHWH, which destroys all the earth; and I will stretch out my hand against you, and roll you down from the crags, and make you a mountain of burning.”

Jeremiah 51:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 51:25, word by word

destroyingמַּשְׁחִיתmashchit

destroyer

What destroys: a plague, a mountain or a power that devastates.

Where else “mashchit” appears
mountainהַרhar

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

Where else “har” appears
declaresנְאֻםneum

declaration

Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".

Where else “neum” appears
YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

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” appears
which destroysמַּשְׁחִיתmashchit

destroy

To ruin something completely, until it no longer exists or no longer serves.

Where else “mashchit” appears
the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

Where else “arets” appears
and I will stretch outנָטִיתִיnatiti

stretch out

To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.

Where else “natiti” appears
my handיָדִyadi

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

Where else “yadi” appears
and roll you downגִלְגַּלְתִּיgilgalti

roll

To turn something over and over, or wallow.

Where else “gilgalti” appears
from the cragsסְּלָעִיםselaim

crag

A great mountain stone, a place of refuge.

Where else “selaim” appears
and make youנְתַתִּיnetati

make

To make someone something: "I have made you a father".

Where else “netati” appears
of burningשְׂרֵפָהserefa

burning

Burning, fire.

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The context

24And I will repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea for all their evil that they have done in Zion before your eyes, declares YHWH.

25 · This verse (above)

26And they will not take from you a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; for you will be eternal desolations, declares YHWH.

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