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אֵ֤יךְ נִגְדַּע֙ וַיִּשָּׁבֵ֔ר פַּטִּ֖ישׁ כָּל הָאָ֑רֶץplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֶרֶץ hebrew Meaning: * Earth (e.g. Genesis 1:1) or world * Land * Countries or country The word אֶרֶץ can designate the whole of planet earth, or the inhabitable world or the national territory or ground. When coupled with heavens (שָׁמַיִם), the phrase indicates the entire created order.Genesis 12:1 אֵ֣יךְ הָיְתָ֧הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה hebrew The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament. This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence. * It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2 לְשַׁמָּ֛ה בָּבֶ֖ל בַּגּוֹיִֽם |
| ESV |
How the hammer of the whole earth is cut down and broken! How Babylon has become a horror among the nations!
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| NIV |
How broken and shattered is the hammer of the whole earth! How desolate is Babylon among the nations!
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| NLT |
Babylon, the mightiest hammer in all the earth, lies broken and shattered. Babylon is desolate among the nations!
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| LXX | |
| KJV |
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
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Jeremiah 50:22 ← Jeremiah 50:23 → Jeremiah 50:24
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