Jeremiah 51:53
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Even if Babylon ascends to the heavens and fortifies her lofty stronghold, the destroyers I send will come against her,” declares the LORD.

Young's Literal Translation
Because Babylon goeth up to the heavens, And because it fenceth the high place of its strength, From Me come into it do spoilers, An affirmation of Jehovah.

King James Bible
Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, [yet] from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the LORD.

Hebrew
Even if
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

Babylon
בָבֶל֙ (ḇā·ḇel)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city

should ascend
תַעֲלֶ֤ה (ṯa·‘ă·leh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

to the heavens
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky

and fortify
תְבַצֵּ֖ר (ṯə·ḇaṣ·ṣêr)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1219: To cut off, make inaccessible, enclose

her lofty
מְר֣וֹם (mə·rō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4791: Altitude

stronghold,
עֻזָּ֑הּ (‘uz·zāh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 5797: Strength, might

the destroyers
שֹׁדְדִ֛ים (šō·ḏə·ḏîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7703: To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin

I send
מֵאִתִּ֗י (mê·’it·tî)
Preposition-m | first person common singular
Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

will come
יָבֹ֧אוּ (yā·ḇō·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

against her,
לָ֖הּ (lāh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew

declares
נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5002: An oracle

the LORD.
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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