Jeremiah 50:24
I have laid a snare for you, and you are also taken, Babylon, and you weren’t aware. You are found, and also caught, because you have fought against Yahweh.This verse in the real world
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In what words
- יָקֹשׁyâqôshto ensnare (literally or figuratively)
- גָּרָהgârâhproperly, to grate, i.e. (figuratively) to anger
- תָּפַשׂtâphasto manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figurative
- לָכַדlâkadto catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot)
- בָּבֶלBâbelBabel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
- מָצָאmâtsâʼproperly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or ac
- יָדַעyâdaʻto know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figurativel
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Job 9:4, Dan 5:30–31, Job 40:2, Job 40:9, Jer 51:31–39, Isa 45:9, 2Th 2:4, Jer 51:8