Jeremiah 51:30
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The mighty menגִבֹּורֵ֨י
(gib·bo·v·rei)
1368: strong, mightyfrom gabar
of Babylonבָבֶ֜ל
(va·vel)
894: an E. Mediterranean empire and its capital cityperhaps from balal
have ceasedחָדְלוּ֩
(cha·de·lu)
2308: to ceasea prim. root
fighting,לְהִלָּחֵ֗ם
(le·hil·la·chem)
3898a: to fight, do battlea prim. root
They stayיָֽשְׁבוּ֙
(ya·she·vu)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
in the strongholds;בַּמְּצָדֹ֔ות
(bam·me·tza·do·vt,)
4679: fastness, a strongholdfrom tsud
Their strengthגְבוּרָתָ֖ם
(ge·vu·ra·tam)
1369: strength, mightpass. part. from gabar
is exhausted,נָשְׁתָ֥ה
(na·she·tah)
5405: to be dry or parcheda prim. root
They are becomingהָי֣וּ
(hai·u)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
[like] women;לְנָשִׁ֑ים
(le·na·shim;)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
Their dwelling placesמִשְׁכְּנֹתֶ֖יהָ
(mish·ke·no·tei·ha)
4908: dwelling place, tabernaclefrom shakan
are set on fire,הִצִּ֥יתוּ
(hi·tzi·tu)
3341: to kindle, burna prim. root
The barsבְרִיחֶֽיהָ׃
(ve·ri·chei·ha.)
1280: a barfrom barach
of her [gates] are broken.נִשְׁבְּר֥וּ
(nish·be·ru)
7665: to break, break in piecesa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
The mighty men
gibbowr  (ghib-bore')
powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant -- champion, chief, excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.
of Babylon
Babel  (baw-bel')
confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire -- Babel, Babylon.
have forborn
chadal  (khaw-dal')
to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle -- cease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave (off), let alone, rest, be unoccupied, want.
to fight
lacham  (law-kham')
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction) -- devour, eat, ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
they have remained
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
in their holds
mtsad  (mets-ad')
a fastness (as a covert of ambush) -- castle, fort, (strong) hold, munition.
their might
gbuwrah  (gheb-oo-raw')
force; by implication, valor, victory -- force, mastery, might, mighty (act, power), power, strength.
hath failed
nashath  (naw-shath')
to eliminate, i.e. (intransitively) to dry up -- fail.
they became as women
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
they have burned
yatsath  (yaw-tsath')
to burn or set on fire; figuratively, to desolate -- burn (up), be desolate, set (on) fire (fire), kindle.
her dwellingplaces
mishkan  (mish-kawn')
a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)
her bars
briyach  (ber-ee'-akh)
a bolt -- bar, fugitive.
are broken
shabar  (shaw-bar')
to burst -- break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken(-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, quite, tear
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The mighty men of Babylon have ceased fighting, They stay in the strongholds; Their strength is exhausted, They are becoming like women; Their dwelling places are set on fire, The bars of her gates are broken.

King James Bible
The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Babylon's warriors have stopped fighting; they sit in their strongholds. Their might is exhausted; they have become like women. Babylon's homes have been set ablaze, her gate bars are shattered.

International Standard Version
The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting. They stay in their strongholds; their strength is dried up; they have become like women. Her buildings are set on fire; the bars of her gates are broken.

NET Bible
The soldiers of Babylonia will stop fighting. They will remain in their fortified cities. They will lose their strength to do battle. They will be as frightened as women. The houses in her cities will be set on fire. The gates of her cities will be broken down.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting. They stay in their fortified cities. Their strength has failed. They have become women. Their buildings are set on fire. The bars across their gates are broken.

King James 2000 Bible
The mighty men of Babylon have ceased to fight, they have remained in their strongholds: their might has failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwelling places; her bars are broken.
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