Jeremiah 51:4

“And the slain will fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and those pierced through in her streets.”

Jeremiah 51:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 51:4, word by word

And the slainחֲלָלִיםchalalim

slain

Someone killed or wounded in war.

Where else “chalalim” appears
will fallנָפְלוּnaflu

fall in battle

To die in battle, killed by the enemy.

Where else “naflu” appears
in the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיםkasdim

Chaldean

The Chaldeans, or the Babylonians.

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and those pierced throughמְדֻקָּרִיםmedukarim

pierce, thrust through

Pierce: wound by driving in a spear or a sword.

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in her streetsחוּצוֹתֶיchutsote

street

The ways and squares between the houses, where people go about.

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The context

3Against her let the archer bend his bow, and against her let him rise up in his armor; and do not spare her young men; devote to destruction all her army.

4 · This verse (above)

5For Israel is not widowed, nor Judah, of his Elohim, of YHWH Tsevaot; for their land is full of guilt against the Holy One of Israel.

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