Jeremiah 51:27

“Lift up a banner in the land; blow the horn among the nations; consecrate nations against her; summon against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz; appoint against her an officer; bring up horses like bristling locusts.”

Jeremiah 51:27 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 51:27, word by word

Lift upשְׂאוּseu

lift up

To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.

Where else “seu” appears
a bannerנֵסnes

banner

A signal raised on a staff, for all to gather.

Where else “nes” appears
in the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “arets” appears
blowתִּקְעוּtiku

blow

To blow the trumpet.

Where else “tiku” appears
the hornשׁוֹפָרshofar

horn (shofar)

Shofar: a ram's horn blown like a trumpet.

Where else “shofar” appears
among the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

Where else “goyim” appears
consecrateקַדְּשׁוּkadshu

consecrate

To set apart people, things or a day for God.

Where else “kadshu” appears
summonהַשְׁמִיעוּhashmiu

proclaim

Literally "make hear": to make known to all.

Where else “hashmiu” appears
the kingdomsמַמְלְכוֹתmamlchot

kingdom

A land ruled by a king.

Where else “mamlchot” appears
of Araratאֲרָרַטararat

Ararat

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Minniמִנִּיmini

Minni

Minni: a northern kingdom (in the region of Armenia).

Where else “mini” appears
and Ashkenazאַשְׁכְּנָזashknaz

Ashkenaz

Ashkenaz, a son of Gomer and the people descended from him.

Where else “ashknaz” appears
appointפִּקְדוּpikdu

appoint

To put someone in charge.

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an officerטִפְסָרtifsar

officer

Officer, military commander.

Where else “tifsar” appears
bring upהַעֲלוּhaalu

bring up

To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".

Where else “haalu” appears
horsesסוּסsus

horse

A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.

Where else “sus” appears
like bristlingסָמָרsamar

bristling

Bristling, with hair standing on end.

Where else “samar” appears
locustsיֶלֶקyelek

young locust

A young locust, at the stage when it does not yet fly and devours everything green. The name comes from the idea of "licking" or "devouring".

Where else “yelek” appears

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Ararat?
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Ararat ?

    Today: disputed region: Ararat mountains, eastern Turkey

    A mountain region in what is now eastern Turkey and the Caucasus; it is not known for certain on which mountain the ark came to rest.

    Noah's ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat (Gen 8:4).

    Genesis 8:42 Kings 19:37Isaiah 37:38Jeremiah 51:27

The context

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.

27 · This verse (above)

28Consecrate nations against her, the kings of Media, her governors and all her prefects, and all the land of his dominion.

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