New American Standard Bible 1995

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Jeremiah

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"Cut off the sower from Babylon And the one who wields the sickle at the time of harvest; From before the sword of the oppressor They will each turn back to his own people And they will each flee to his own land.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"Cut off to cut off, cut down Verb H3772 כִּרְת֤וּ kir·tu
the sower to sow, scatter seed Verb H2232 זֹורֵ֙עַ֙ zo·v·re·a'
from Babylon an E. Mediterranean empire and its capital city Noun H894 מִבָּבֶ֔ל mib·ba·vel,
Analysis:
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And the one who wields to lay hold of, wield Verb H8610 וְתֹפֵ֥שׂ ve·to·fes
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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the sickle a sickle Noun H4038 מַגָּ֖ל mag·gal
at the time time Noun H6256 בְּעֵ֣ת be·'et
of harvest; harvesting, harvest Noun H7105 קָצִ֑יר ka·tzir;
From before face, faces Noun H6440 מִפְּנֵי֙ mip·pe·nei
the sword a sword Noun H2719 חֶ֣רֶב che·rev
of the oppressor to oppress, maltreat, perhaps suppress Verb H3238 הַיֹּונָ֔ה hai·yo·v·nah,
They will each man Noun H376 אִ֤ישׁ ish
turn back to turn Verb H6437 יִפְנ֔וּ yif·nu,
to his own people people Noun H5971 עַמֹּו֙ am·mov
And they will each man Noun H376 וְאִ֥ישׁ ve·'ish
flee to flee, escape Verb H5127 יָנֻֽסוּ׃ ya·nu·su.
to his own land. earth, land Noun H776 לְאַרְצֹ֖ו le·'ar·tzov

Locations

Babylon

BABEL, BABYLON (1)ba'-bel, bab'-i-lon (Topographical): Babylon was the Greek name of the city written in the cuneiform script of the Babylonians, bab-ili, which means in Semitic, "the gate of god." The Hebrews called the country, as well as the city, Babhel. This name they considered came from the' root, balal, "to confound" (Genesis 11:9). The name in Sumer... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "Cut off the sower from Babylon And the one who wields the sickle at the time of harvest; From before the sword of the oppressor They will each turn back to his own people And they will each flee to his own land.
King James Bible "Cut Cut off the sower from Babylon And the one who wields Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle at in the time of harvest; From before the sword harvest: for fear of the oppressor They will each oppressing sword they shall turn back every one to his own people And people, and they will each shall flee every one to his own land.
Hebrew Greek English "Cut off the sower from Babylon And the one who wields the sickle at the time of harvest; From before the sword of the oppressor They will each turn back to his own people And they will each flee to his own land.