Jeremiah 51:44

“And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and bring out what he has swallowed from his mouth; and the nations will no longer stream to him; even the wall of Babylon has fallen.”

Jeremiah 51:44 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 51:44, word by word

And I will punishפָקַדְתִּיfakadti

punish

To call to account, punish.

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Belבֵּלbel

Bel

Bel: the chief god of Babylon.

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in Babylonבָבֶלvavel

Babel, Babylon

See it on the mapWhere else “vavel” appears
and bring outהֹצֵאתִיhotseti

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

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what he has swallowedבִּלְעbil

what is swallowed

Whatever someone has gulped down.

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from his mouthפִּיpi

mouth

The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.

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and the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

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streamיִנְהֲרוּyinharu

stream

Pour in like a river.

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the wallחוֹמַתchomat

wall

Wall, city wall.

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has fallenנָפָלָהnafala

fall

To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.

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Places in this verse

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

    Today: Babylon ruins, near Hillah, Iraq

    A great city on the Euphrates River, in present-day Iraq, about 53 miles (85 km) south of Baghdad.

    In its land the languages were confused at Babel (Gen 11:9). Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and took the people captive there (2 Kgs 25:1-11). Daniel lived there (Dan 1:1-6).

    Genesis 11:92 Kings 25:1Psalms 137:1Daniel 1:1

The context

43Her cities have become a horror, a dry land and a steppe, a land in which no one dwells, and through which no son of man passes.

44 · This verse (above)

45Go out from her midst, my people, and save, each one, his life, from the burning of the anger of YHWH!

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