Jeremiah 51:39
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"When they become heated 
 
2552: to be or become warma prim. root
up, I will serveאָשִׁ֣ית
(a·shit)
7896: to put, seta prim. root
[them] their banquetמִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֗ם
(mish·tei·hem)
4960: a feast, drinkfrom shathah
And make them drunk,וְהִשְׁכַּרְתִּים֙
(ve·hish·kar·tim)
7937: to be or become drunk or drunkena prim. root
that they may become jubilantיַעֲלֹ֔זוּ
(ya·'a·lo·zu,)
5937: to exulta prim. root
And may sleepוְיָשְׁנ֥וּ
(ve·ya·she·nu)
3462: to sleepa prim. root
a perpetualעֹולָ֖ם
(o·v·lam)
5769: long duration, antiquity, futurityfrom an unused word
sleepשְׁנַת־
(she·nat-)
8142: sleepfrom yashen
And not wake 
 
3364: to awakea prim. root
up," declaresנְאֻ֖ם
(ne·'um)
5002: utterancefrom an unused word
the LORD.יְהוָֽה׃
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah


















KJV Lexicon
In their heat
chom  (khome)
heat -- heat, to be hot (warm).
I will make
shiyth  (sheeth)
to place (in a very wide application) -- apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, look, make, mark, put (on), + regard, set, shew, be stayed, take.
their feasts
mishteh  (mish-teh')
drink, by implication, drinking (the act); also (by implication) a banquet or (generally) feast -- banquet, drank, drink, feast(-ed), -ing).
and I will make them drunken
shakar  (shaw-kar')
to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with a stimulating drink or (figuratively) influence
that they may rejoice
`alaz  (aw-laz')
to jump for joy, i.e. exult -- be joyful, rejoice, triumph.
and sleep
yashen  (yaw-shane')
to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate -- old (store), remain long, (make to) sleep.
a perpetual
`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
sleep
shehah  (shay-naw')
sleep -- sleep.
and not wake
quwts  (koots)
to awake -- arise, (be) (a-)wake, watch.
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
"When they become heated up, I will serve them their banquet And make them drunk, that they may become jubilant And may sleep a perpetual sleep And not wake up," declares the LORD.

King James Bible
In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
While they are flushed with heat, I will serve them a feast, and I will make them drunk so that they revel. Then they will fall asleep forever and never wake up. This is the LORD's declaration.

International Standard Version
When they're excited I'll serve them their banquet, and make them drunk until they're merry. They'll sleep forever and won't wake up," declares the LORD.

NET Bible
When their appetites are all stirred up, I will set out a banquet for them. I will make them drunk so that they will pass out, they will fall asleep forever, they will never wake up," says the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When they are excited, I will prepare a feast for them and make them drunk so that they will shout and laugh. They will fall into a deep sleep and never wake up again, declares the LORD.

King James 2000 Bible
In their excitement I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunk, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, says the LORD.
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