Jeremiah 50:28

Hebrew
ק֥וֹל נָסִ֛ים וּפְלֵטִ֖ים מֵאֶ֣רֶץplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֶרֶץ

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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
בָּבֶ֑ל לְהַגִּ֣יד בְּצִיּ֗וֹן אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת

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The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence.

For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים (
נִקְמַת֙ יְהוָ֣הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

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Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֱלֹהִים

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Meanings:

* God * god * goddess * divine ones * angels

Noun, masculine
נִקְמַ֖ת הֵיכָלֽוֹ
ESV
“A voice! They flee and escape from the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, vengeance for his temple.
NIV
Listen to the fugitives and refugees from Babylon declaring in Zion how the LORD our God has taken vengeance, vengeance for his temple.
NLT
Listen to the people who have escaped from Babylon, as they tell in Jerusalem how the LORD our God has taken vengeance against those who destroyed his Temple.
LXX
KJV
The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance of his temple.

Jeremiah 50:27 ← Jeremiah 50:28 → Jeremiah 50:29

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