Jeremiah 51:26
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"They will not takeיִקְח֤וּ
(yik·chu)
3947: to takea prim. root
from you [even] a stoneאֶ֣בֶן
(e·ven)
68: a stonea prim. root
for a cornerלְפִנָּ֔ה
(le·fin·nah,)
6438: a cornerof uncertain derivation
Norוְלֹֽא־
(ve·lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
a stoneוְאֶ֖בֶן
(ve·'e·ven)
68: a stonea prim. root
for foundations, 
 
4144: foundationfrom yasad
But you will be desolateשִׁמְמֹ֥ות
(shim·mo·vt)
8077: devastation, wastefrom shamem
forever,"עֹולָ֛ם
(o·v·lam)
5769: long duration, antiquity, futurityfrom an unused word
declaresנְאֻם־
(ne·'um-)
5002: utterancefrom an unused word
the LORD.יְהוָֽה׃
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah


















KJV Lexicon
And they shall not take
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
of thee a stone
'eben  (eh'-ben)
a stone -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
for a corner
pinnah  (pin-naw')
an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain -- bulwark, chief, corner, stay, tower.
nor a stone
'eben  (eh'-ben)
a stone -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
for foundations
mowcadah  (mo-saw-daw')
a foundation -- foundation.
but thou shalt be desolate
shmamah  (shem-aw-maw')
devastation; figuratively, astonishment -- (laid, most) desolate(-ion), waste.
for ever
`owlam  (o-lawm')
concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
saith
n'um  (neh-oom')
an oracle -- (hath) said, saith.
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"They will not take from you even a stone for a corner Nor a stone for foundations, But you will be desolate forever," declares the LORD.

King James Bible
And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
No one will be able to retrieve a cornerstone or a foundation stone from you, because you will become desolate forever. This is the LORD's declaration.

International Standard Version
They won't get a cornerstone or a foundation stone from you, because you will be a wasteland forever," declares the LORD.

NET Bible
No one will use any of your stones as a cornerstone. No one will use any of them in the foundation of his house. For you will lie desolate forever," says the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
People won't find any stones in you to use as a cornerstone. They won't find any stones in you to use for a foundation. You will become permanent ruins," declares the LORD.

King James 2000 Bible
And they shall not take of you a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but you shall be desolate forever, says the LORD.
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