Jeremiah 51:56
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Berean Study Bible
For a destroyer is coming against her— against Babylon. Her warriors will be captured, and their bows will be broken, for the LORD is a God of retribution; He will repay in full.

Young's Literal Translation
For come in against it—against Babylon—hath a spoiler, And captured have been its mighty ones, Broken have been their bows, For the God of recompences—Jehovah—doth certainly repay.

King James Bible
Because the spoiler is come upon her, [even] upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the LORD God of recompences shall surely requite.

Hebrew
For
כִּי֩ (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

a destroyer
שׁוֹדֵ֔ד (šō·w·ḏêḏ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 7703: To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin

is coming
בָ֨א (ḇā)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

against her—
עָלֶ֤יהָ (‘ā·le·hā)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

against
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

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

Her warriors
גִּבּוֹרֶ֔יהָ (gib·bō·w·re·hā)
Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 1368: Powerful, warrior, tyrant

will be captured,
וְנִלְכְּדוּ֙ (wə·nil·kə·ḏū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere

[and] their bows
קַשְּׁתוֹתָ֑ם (qaš·šə·ṯō·w·ṯām)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 7198: A bow, for, shooting, the iris

will be broken,
חִתְּתָ֖ה (ḥit·tə·ṯāh)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 2865: To prostrate, to break down, either, by violence, by confusion and fear

for
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

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

is a God
אֵ֧ל (’êl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty

of retribution;
גְּמֻל֛וֹת (gə·mu·lō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 1578: A dealing, recompense

He will repay in full.
שַׁלֵּ֥ם (šal·lêm)
Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 7999: To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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