Jeremiah 51:48
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for Babylon: for the spoilers shall come unto her from the north, saith the LORD."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁמַיִם
shâmayim
the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r...
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
שָׁם
shâm
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
בָּבֶל
Bâbel
Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
שָׁדַד
shâdad
properly, to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
צָפוֹן
tsâphôwn
properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁדַד shâdad
properly, to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage
Study H7703 →צָפוֹן tsâphôwn
properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)
Study H6828 →בָּבֶל Bâbel
Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
Study H894 →שָׁמַיִם shâmayim
the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
Study H8064 →Cross References
Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glori...
Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast.
Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.
Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye, The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob.
Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: thei...
When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
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