NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon For lo I will raise`uwr (oor) to wake -- (a-)wake(-n, up), lift up (self), master, raise (up), stir up (self). and cause to come up `alah (aw-law') to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow) against Babylon Babel (baw-bel') confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire -- Babel, Babylon. an assembly qahal (kaw-hawl') assemblage (usually concretely) -- assembly, company, congregation, multitude. of great gadowl (gaw-dole') great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent nations gowy (go'-ee) a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people. from the north tsaphown (tsaw-fone') hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown) -- north(-ern, side, -ward, wind). country 'erets (eh'-rets) the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world. and they shall set themselves in array `arak (aw-rak') to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications) against her from thence she shall be taken lakad (law-kad') to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere their arrows chets (khayts) a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear shall be as of a mighty gibbowr (ghib-bore') powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant -- champion, chief, excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man. expert man sakal (saw-kal') to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent shakol (shaw-kole') to miscarry, i.e. suffer abortion; by analogy, to bereave none shall return shuwb (shoob) to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively in vain reyqam (ray-kawm') emptily; figuratively (objective) ineffectually, (subjective) undeservedly -- without cause, empty, in vain, void. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "For behold, I am going to arouse and bring up against Babylon A horde of great nations from the land of the north, And they will draw up their battle lines against her; From there she will be taken captive. Their arrows will be like an expert warrior Who does not return empty-handed. King James Bible For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain. Holman Christian Standard Bible For I will soon stir up and bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country. They will line up in battle formation against her; from there she will be captured. Their arrows will be like those of a skilled warrior who does not return empty-handed. International Standard Version Indeed, I'm going to stir up and bring against Babylon a great company of nations from the land of the north. They'll deploy for battle against her, and from there she will be captured. Their arrows will be like a skilled warrior; they won't miss their targets. NET Bible For I will rouse into action and bring against Babylon a host of mighty nations from the land of the north. They will set up their battle lines against her. They will come from the north and capture her. Their arrows will be like a skilled soldier who does not return from the battle empty-handed. GOD'S WORD® Translation I am going to stir up an alliance of strong nations from the north and bring it against Babylon. Those nations will take up positions against Babylon. Babylon will be captured from the north. Its enemy's arrows will be like skilled soldiers who don't come back empty-handed. King James 2000 Bible For, lo, I will raise up and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from there she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a skilled warrior; none shall return in vain. Links Jeremiah 50:9Jeremiah 50:9 NIV Jeremiah 50:9 NLT Jeremiah 50:9 ESV Jeremiah 50:9 NASB Jeremiah 50:9 KJV |
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