Jeremiah 51:37
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant.”
יָשַׁב
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
מָעוֹן
a habitation of
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מָעוֹן
an abode, of God (the Tabernacle or the Temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum)
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תַּנִּין
jackals
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תַּנִּין
a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal
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שַׁמָּה
a horror
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שַׁמָּה
ruin; by implication, consternation
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