Jeremiah 51:29
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So the landהָאָ֖רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
quakesוַתִּרְעַ֥שׁ
(vat·tir·'ash)
7493: to quake, shakea prim. root
and writhes,וַתָּחֹ֑ל
(vat·ta·chol;)
2342a: to whirl, dance, writhea prim. root
For the purposesמַחְשְׁבֹ֣ות
(mach·she·vo·vt)
4284: thought, devicefrom chashab
of the LORDיְהוָ֔ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
againstעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
Babylonבָּבֶל֙
(ba·vel)
894: an E. Mediterranean empire and its capital cityperhaps from balal
stand,קָ֤מָה
(ka·mah)
6965: to arise, stand up, standa prim. root
To makeלָשׂ֞וּם
(la·sum)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
the landאֶ֧רֶץ
(e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
of Babylonבָּבֶ֛ל
(ba·vel)
894: an E. Mediterranean empire and its capital cityperhaps from balal
A desolationלְשַׁמָּ֖ה
(le·sham·mah)
8047: waste, horrorfrom shamem
withoutמֵאֵ֥ין
(me·'ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
inhabitants.יֹושֵֽׁב׃
(yo·v·shev.)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
shall tremble
ra`ash  (raw-ash)
to undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also a field of grain), partic. through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust)
and sorrow
chuwl  (khool)
to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert
for every purpose
machashabah  (makh-ash-aw-baw')
cunning (work), curious work, device(-sed), imagination, invented, means, purpose, thought.
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
shall be performed
quwm  (koom)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
against Babylon
Babel  (baw-bel')
confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire -- Babel, Babylon.
to make
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
of Babylon
Babel  (baw-bel')
confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire -- Babel, Babylon.
a desolation
shammah  (sham-maw')
ruin; by implication, consternation -- astonishment, desolate(-ion), waste, wonderful thing.
without an inhabitant
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So the land quakes and writhes, For the purposes of the LORD against Babylon stand, To make the land of Babylon A desolation without inhabitants.

King James Bible
And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desolation without an inhabitant.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The earth quakes and trembles because the LORD's intentions against Babylon stand: to make the land of Babylon an uninhabited desolation.

International Standard Version
The land quakes and writhes because the LORD's purposes against Babylon stand firm, to make the land of Babylon a waste without inhabitants.

NET Bible
The earth will tremble and writhe in agony. For the LORD will carry out his plan. He plans to make the land of Babylonia a wasteland where no one lives.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The earth trembles and writhes in pain. The LORD carries out his plans against Babylon to make Babylon a wasteland so that no one will live there.

King James 2000 Bible
And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desolation without an inhabitant.
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