Jeremiah 51:32
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted."
Word-by-Word Analysis
מַעֲבָר
maʻăbâr
a crossing-place (of a river, a ford; of a mountain, a pass); abstractly, a transit, i.e. (figuratively) overwhelming
סָתַם
çâtham
to stop up; by implication, to repair; figuratively, to keep secret
אֲגַם
ʼăgam
a marsh; hence a rush (as growing in swamps); hence a stockade of reeds
שָׂרַף
sâraph
to be (causatively, set) on fire
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
מִלְחָמָה
milchâmâh
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
עָרַץ
ʻârats
to awe or (intransitive) to dread; hence, to harass
Key Terms in This Verse
מַעֲבָר maʻăbâr
a crossing-place (of a river, a ford; of a mountain, a pass); abstractly, a transit, i.e. (figuratively) overwhelming
Study H4569 →אֲגַם ʼăgam
a marsh; hence a rush (as growing in swamps); hence a stockade of reeds
Study H98 →סָתַם çâtham
to stop up; by implication, to repair; figuratively, to keep secret
Study H5640 →מִלְחָמָה milchâmâh
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
Study H4421 →Cross References
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.
That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:
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