Jeremiah 51:62

“and say, ‘YHWH, you have spoken concerning this place to cut it off, so that there will be no inhabitant in it, from human being to livestock, for it will be eternal desolations.’”

Jeremiah 51:62 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 51:62, word by word

and sayאָמַרְתָּamarta

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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‘YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

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.

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have spokenדִבַּרְתָּdibarta

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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concerning this placeמָּקוֹםmakom

place

A place, a spot.

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to cut it offהַכְרִיתhachrit

cut off

To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.

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so that there will be noהֱיוֹתheot

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

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inhabitantיוֹשֵׁבyoshev

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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from human beingאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

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to livestockבְּהֵמָהbehema

beast

Animals in general.

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eternalעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

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desolations.’שִׁמְמוֹתshimmot

desolation

Desolation: a land left empty and uncultivated; also horror.

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The context

61And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “When you come to Babylon, then see, and read all these words,

62 · This verse (above)

63And it will be, when you finish reading this book, that you will tie a stone to it, and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates,

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