Jeremiah 51:29 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 51:29

The earth quakes and writhes because the LORD’s intentions against Babylon stand: to make the land of Babylon a desolation, without inhabitant.

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ASV

And the land trembleth and is in pain; for the purposes of Jehovah against Babylon do stand, to make the land of Babylon a desolation, without inhabitant.

KJV

And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the Lord shall be performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desolation without an inhabitant.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתִּרְעַ֥שׁ	va.tir.'Ash	and it quaked	H7493 →
הָאָ֖רֶץ	ha.'A.retz	the land	H776 →
וַתָּחֹ֑ל	va.ta.Chol	and it writhed	H2342 →
כִּ֣י	ki	for	H3588 →
קָ֤מָה	Ka.mah	it will be fulfilled	H6965 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
בָּבֶל֙	ba.Vel	Babylon	H894 →
מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת	mach.she.Vot	[the] plans of	H4284 →
יְהוָ֔ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
לָשׂ֞וּם	la.Sum	to make	H7760 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אֶ֧רֶץ	'E.retz	[the] land of	H776 →
בָּבֶ֛ל	ba.Vel	Babylon	H894 →
לְשַׁמָּ֖ה	le.sha.Mah	into a waste	H8047 →
מֵאֵ֥ין	me.'Ein	from not	H369 →
יוֹשֵֽׁב׃	yo.Shev	inhabitant	H3427 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Jeremiah 10:10
But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 32:4
  He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
- Isaiah 57:15
  For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit,…
- Nahum 1:6
  Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.
- Psalms 76:7
  You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?
- Psalms 104:32
  He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder.
Through
Jeremiah 8:16
The snorting of enemy horses is heard from Dan. At the sound of the neighing of mighty steeds, the whole land quakes. They come to devour the land and everything in it, the city…
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 10:28
  But if someone tells you, “This food was offered to idols,” then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience—
- Judges 5:22
  Then the hooves of horses thundered—the mad galloping of his stallions.
- Judges 18:29
  They named it Dan, after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city was formerly named Laish.