Hebrew Interlinear

Jeremiah 51:57 Interlinear

And I will make drunk her princes and her wise men her captains and her rulers and her mighty men and they shall sleep sleep a perpetual and not wake saith the King is the LORD of hosts whose name

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְ֠הִשְׁכַּרְתִּיH7937And I will make drunkto become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with a stimulating drink or (figuratively) influence
2שָׂרֶ֨יהָH8269her princesa head person (of any rank or class)
3וַחֲכָמֶ֜יהָH2450and her wisewise, (i.e., intelligent, skilful or artful)
4פַּחוֹתֶ֤יהָH6346men her captainsa prefect (of a city or small district)
5וּסְגָנֶ֙יהָ֙H5461and her rulersa prfect of a province
6וְגִבּוֹרֶ֔יהָH1368and her mighty menpowerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
7וְיָשְׁנ֥וּH3462and they shall sleepproperly, to be slack or languid, i.e., (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate
8שְׁנַתH8142sleepsleep
9עוֹלָ֖םH5769a perpetualproperly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
10וְלֹ֣אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
11יָקִ֑יצוּH6974and not waketo awake (literally or figuratively)
12נְאֻ֨םH5002saithan oracle
13הַמֶּ֔לֶךְH4428the Kinga king
14יְהוָ֥הH3068is the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
15צְבָא֖וֹתH6635of hostsa mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (speci
16שְׁמֽוֹ׃H8034whose namean appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character

Verse Context

Jeremiah 51:56 is come upon her even upon Babylon Because the spoiler...
Jeremiah 51:57 (current)And I will make drunk her princes and her wise men her captains and her rulers and her mighty men and they shall sleep sleep a perpetual and not wake saith the King is the LORD of hosts whose name
Jeremiah 51:58 Thus saith the LORD of hosts walls of Babylon...

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