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Consecrateקַדְּשׁוּnationsגוֹיִםagainst her,עָלֶיהָthe kingsאֶת מַלְכֵיof Media,מָדַיher governorsאֶת פַּחוֹתֶיהָand allוְאֶת כָּלher prefects,סְגָנֶיהָand allוְאֵת כָּלthe landאֶרֶץof his dominion.מֶמְשַׁלְתּוֹ
Jeremiah 51:28
Study it in the app“Consecrate nations against her, the kings of Media, her governors and all her prefects, and all the land of his dominion.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 51:28, word by word
- Consecrateקַדְּשׁוּkadshu
consecrate
To set apart people, things or a day for God.
Where else “kadshu” appears- nationsגוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- the kingsמַלְכֵיmalche
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “malche” appears- of Mediaמָדַיmaday
Madai
Madai, a son of Japheth; it is the Hebrew name of the Medes (Media).
Where else “maday” appears- her governorsפַּחוֹתֶיpachote
governor
Governor: one who rules a province or district in the name of the king. A frequent word in the books of the Persian period.
Where else “pachote” appears- her prefectsסְגָנֶיsegane
official, magistrate
Official, magistrate: one who holds a government office under a higher chief. In Ezra and Nehemiah, the authorities of the people together with the leaders.
Where else “segane” appears- the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of his dominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּmemshalt
dominion
Dominion, rule: the power to govern something and the realm where it is used.
Where else “memshalt” appears
The context
27Lift 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.
28 · This verse (above)
29And the earth quakes and writhes, for the plans of YHWH against Babylon stand, to make the land of Babylon a horror, without inhabitant.