What Does Jeremiah 50:24 Mean?

“I have laid a snare”

to ensnare (literally or figuratively)

properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and

“for thee and thou art also taken”

to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere

“O Babylon”

babel (i.e., babylon), including babylonia and the babylonian empire

thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“and thou wast not aware”

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o

“thou art found”

properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present

properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and

“and also caught”

to manipulate, i.e., seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

“against the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

“because thou hast striven”

properly, to grate, i.e., (figuratively) to anger