Study it in the app“Flee from the midst of Babylon, and save, each one, his life! Do not be silenced in her iniquity, for this is a time of vengeance for YHWH; a recompense he is paying to her.”
Fleeנֻסוּfrom the midstמִתּוֹךְof Babylon,בָּבֶלand save,וּמַלְּטוּeach one,אִישׁhis life!נַפְשׁוֹDo notאַלbe silencedתִּדַּמּוּin her iniquity,בַּעֲוֺנָהּforכִּיthisהִיאis a timeעֵתof vengeanceנְקָמָהfor YHWH;לַיהוָהa recompenseגְּמוּלheהוּאis payingמְשַׁלֵּםto her.לָהּ
flee
To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.
Where else “nusu” appearsmidst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appearsBabel, Babylon
See it on the mapWhere else “bavel” appearsrescue
To bring another out of danger and set him safe.
Where else “maltu” appearseach
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appearslife
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafsh” appearsperish
To be destroyed, perish.
Where else “tidamu” appearsiniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avona” appearstime
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appearsvengeance
Vengeance: punishment given for a wrong received.
Where else “nekama” appearsYHWH
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 “yhva” appearsrecompense
What one receives for what one did.
Where else “gemul” appearsrepay
To settle a debt, give back; keep a vow.
Where else “meshalem” appearsBabylon
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).
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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7A cup of gold was Babylon in the hand of YHWH, making drunk all the earth; of her wine the nations drank; therefore the nations go mad.
