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H0894בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלba.vel
BabylonPart of speech: Proper Name of a Location
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And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant; and the beasts of the field also have I given him to serve him.
בָּבֶ֖ל ba.Vel “Babylon”
And it shall come to pass, that the nation and the kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I visit, saith the LORD, with the sword, and
בָּבֶ֔ל ba.Vel “Babylon”בָּבֶ֑ל ba.Vel “Babylon”
But as for you, hearken ye not to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreams, nor to your soothsayers, nor to your sorcerers, that speak unto you, saying: Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon;
בָּבֶֽל׃ ba.Vel “Babylon”
But the nation that shall bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, that nation will I let remain in their own land, saith the LORD; and they shall till it, and dwell therein.'
בָּבֶ֖ל ba.Vel “Babylon”
And I spoke to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying: 'Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.
בָּבֶ֗ל ba.Vel “Babylon”
Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the LORD hath spoken concerning the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?
בָּבֶֽל׃ ba.Vel “Babylon”
And hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying: Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon, for they prophesy a lie unto you.
בָּבֶ֑ל ba.Vel “Babylon”
Also I spoke to the priests and to all this people, saying: 'Thus saith the LORD: Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying: Behold, the vessels of the LORD'S house shall now shortly be brought back from Babylon; for they p
מִבָּבֶ֖לָה (בָּבֶ֖לָ) ba.Ve.la “Babylon”
Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live; wherefore should this city become desolate?
בָּבֶ֖ל ba.Vel “Babylon”
But if they be prophets, and if the word of the LORD be with them, let them now make intercession to the LORD of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon.
בָּבֶֽלָה׃ (בָּבֶֽלָ) ba.Ve.la “Babylon”
which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem;
בָּבֶ֔ל ba.Vel “Babylon”בָּבֶ֑לָה (בָּבֶ֑לָ) ba.Ve.la “Babylon”
They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be, until the day that I remember them, saith the LORD, and bring them up, and restore them to this place.'
בָּבֶ֥לָה (בָּבֶ֥לָ) ba.Ve.la “Babylon”
'Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
בָּבֶֽל׃ ba.Vel “Babylon”
Within two full years will I bring back into this place all the vessels of the LORD'S house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried them to Babylon;
בָּבֶל֙ ba.Vel “Babylon”בָּבֶֽל׃ ba.Vel “Babylon”
and I will bring back to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went to Babylon, saith the LORD; for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.'
בָּבֶ֗לָה (בָּבֶ֗לָ) ba.Ve.la “Babylon”בָּבֶֽל׃ ba.Vel “Babylon”
even the prophet Jeremiah said: 'Amen! the LORD do so! the LORD perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring back the vessels of the LORD'S house, and all them that are carried away captive, from Babylon unto this place!
מִבָּבֶ֖ל (בָּבֶ֖ל) ba.Vel “Babylon”
And Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying: 'Thus saith the LORD: Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from off the neck of all the nations within two full years.' And the prophet Jeremiah went his way.
בָּבֶ֗ל ba.Vel “Babylon”
For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him; and I have given him the beasts of the field also.'
בָּבֶ֖ל ba.Vel “Babylon”
Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders of the captivity, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusal
בָּבֶֽלָה׃ (בָּבֶֽלָ) ba.Ve.la “Babylon”
by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, saying:
בָּבֶ֖ל ba.Vel “Babylon”בָּבֶ֥לָה (בָּבֶ֥לָ) ba.Ve.la “Babylon”
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all the captivity, whom I have caused to be carried away captive from Jerusalem unto Babylon:
בָּבֶֽלָה׃ (בָּבֶֽלָ) ba.Ve.la “Babylon”
For thus saith the LORD: After seventy years are accomplished for Babylon, I will remember you, and perform My good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.
לְבָבֶ֛ל (בָבֶ֛ל) va.Vel “Babylon”
For ye have said: 'The LORD hath raised us up prophets in Babylon.'
בָּבֶֽלָה׃ (בָּבֶֽלָ) ba.Ve.la “Babylon”
Hear ye therefore the word of the LORD, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon:
בָּבֶֽלָה׃ (בָּבֶֽלָ) ba.Ve.la “Babylon”
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and concerning Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who prophesy a lie unto you in My name: Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he
בָּבֶ֔ל ba.Vel “Babylon”