Jeremiah 51:60

Hebrew
וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ אֵ֧תplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת

hebrew

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. It only ever occurs in conjunction with nouns associated with the definite article הַ.Genesis 1:1
כָּל הָרָעָ֛ה אֲשֶׁר תָּב֥וֹא אֶל בָּבֶ֖ל אֶל סֵ֣פֶר אֶחָ֑ד אֵ֚תplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת

hebrew

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. It only ever occurs in conjunction with nouns associated with the definite article הַ.Genesis 1:1
כָּל הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה הַכְּתֻבִ֖ים אֶל בָּבֶֽל
ESV
Jeremiah wrote in a book all the disaster that should come upon Babylon, all these words that are written concerning Babylon.
NIV
Jeremiah had written on a scroll about all the disasters that would come upon Babylon-all that had been recorded concerning Babylon.
NLT
Jeremiah had recorded on a scroll all the terrible disasters that would soon come upon Babylon– all the words written here.
LXX
KJV
So Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon Babylon, even all these words that are written against Babylon.

Jeremiah 51:59 ← Jeremiah 51:60 → Jeremiah 51:61

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