Jeremiah 51:7
A golden cup is Babylon in the hand of Jehovah, Making drunk all the earth, Of its wine drunk have nations, Therefore boast themselves do nations.This verse in the real world
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- שָׁכַרshâkarto become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with astimulating drink or (figuratively
- כּוֹסkôwça cup (as a container), often figuratively, a lot (as if a potion); also some unclean bird
- יַיִןyayinwine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
- שָׁתָהshâthâhto imbibe (literally or figuratively)
- בָּבֶלBâbelBabel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
- זָהָבzâhâbgold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
- גּוֹיgôwya foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of
- יָדyâda hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
