Jeremiah 51:2

I will send to Babylon strangers, who will winnow her. They will empty her land; for in the day of trouble they will be against her all around.

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WEBBE

I will send to Babylon strangers, who will winnow her. They will empty her land; for in the day of trouble they will be against her all around.

BSB

I will send strangers to Babylon to winnow her and empty her land; for they will come against her from every side in her day of disaster.

KJV

And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.

ASV

And I will send unto Babylon strangers, that shall winnow her; and they shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.

BBE

And I will send men to Babylon to make her clean and get her land cleared: for in the day of trouble they will put up their tents against her on every side.

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וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי ve·shi·lach·ti and I will send H7971 לְבָבֶל le·va·vel to Babylon H894 זָרִים za·rim strangers H2114 וְזֵרוּהָ ve·ze·ru·ha and they will winnow it H2219 וִיבֹקְקוּ vi·vo·ke·ku and they may lay waste H1238 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 אַרְצָהּ 'ar·tzah land its H776 כִּי־ ki- for H3588 הָיוּ ha·yu they will be H1961 עָלֶיהָ 'a·lei·ha on it H5921 מִסָּבִיב mi·sa·viv from round about H5439 בְּיוֹם be·yom on [the] day of H3117 רָעָה ra·'ah calamity H7451

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.