Jeremiah 51:9

“We have healed Babylon, but she is not healed. Leave her, and let us go, each one to his land; for her judgment has reached to the heavens and has been lifted up to the clouds.”

Jeremiah 51:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 51:9, word by word

We have healedרִפִּינוּripinu

heal

To heal a sick person, a wound or a people.

Where else “ripinu” appears
Babylonבָּבֶלbavel

Babel, Babylon

See it on the mapWhere else “bavel” appears
Leave herעִזְבוּizvu

leave

To not take something along, or put it in another's care.

Where else “izvu” appears
and let us goנֵלֵךְnelech

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

Where else “nelech” appears
each oneאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

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to his landאַרְצarts

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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her judgmentמִשְׁפָּטָmishpata

judgment

The decision a judge gives on a case.

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has reachedנָגַעnaga

reach

To reach a place or a moment.

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to the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

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and has been lifted upנִשָּׂאnisa

lift up

To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.

Where else “nisa” appears
to the cloudsשְׁחָקִיםshechakim

cloud

What floats in the sky and brings rain.

Where else “shechakim” appears

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

8Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been broken; wail for her! Take balm for her pain; perhaps she may be healed.

9 · This verse (above)

10YHWH has brought out our righteousness; come, and let us recount in Zion the work of YHWH our Elohim.

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