Jeremiah 51:37
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Babylonבָבֶ֨ל
(va·vel)
894: an E. Mediterranean empire and its capital cityperhaps from balal
will becomeוְהָיְתָה֩
(ve·ha·ye·tah)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
a heapלְגַלִּ֧ים
(le·gal·lim)
1530: a heap, wave, billowfrom galal
[of ruins], a hauntמְעֹון־
(me·'o·vn-)
4583: dwelling, habitationfrom un
of jackals, 
 
8565: a jackalfrom an unused word
An object of horrorשַׁמָּ֥ה
(sham·mah)
8047: waste, horrorfrom shamem
and hissing,וּשְׁרֵקָ֖ה
(u·she·re·kah)
8322: (object of derisive) hissingfrom sharaq
withoutמֵאֵ֥ין
(me·'ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
inhabitants.יֹושֵֽׁב׃
(yo·v·shev.)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And Babylon
Babel  (baw-bel')
confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire -- Babel, Babylon.
shall become heaps
gal  (gal)
something rolled, i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves) -- billow, heap, spring, wave.
a dwellingplace
ma`own  (maw-ohn')
an abode, of God (the Tabernacle or the Temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum) -- den, dwelling(-)place), habitation.
for dragons
tanniyn  (tan-neen')
a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal -- dragon, sea-monster, serpent, whale.
an astonishment
shammah  (sham-maw')
ruin; by implication, consternation -- astonishment, desolate(-ion), waste, wonderful thing.
and an hissing
shreqah  (sher-ay-kaw')
a derision -- hissing.
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
"Babylon will become a heap of ruins, a haunt of jackals, An object of horror and hissing, without inhabitants.

King James Bible
And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Babylon will become a heap of rubble, a jackals' den, a desolation and an object of scorn, without inhabitant.

International Standard Version
Babylon will become a heap of ruins, a refuge for jackals, a desolate place and an object of scorn.

NET Bible
Babylon will become a heap of ruins. Jackals will make their home there. It will become an object of horror and of hissing scorn, a place where no one lives.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Babylon will become piles of rubble. It will become a dwelling place for jackals, something horrible, and an object of contempt, where no one lives.

King James 2000 Bible
And Babylon shall become a heap, a dwelling place for jackals, an astonishment, and a hissing, without an inhabitant.
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