The Meaning of Jeremiah 51:21 Explained

Jeremiah 51:21

KJV: And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider;

YLT: And I have broken in pieces by thee horse and its rider, And I have broken in pieces by thee chariot and its charioteer,

Darby: and with thee I will break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee I will break in pieces the chariot and its driver;

ASV: and with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And with thee will I break in pieces  the horse  and his rider;  and with thee will I break in pieces  the chariot  and his rider; 

What does Jeremiah 51:21 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 51

1  The severe judgment of God against Babylon, in revenge of Israel
59  Jeremiah delivers the book of this prophecy to Seraiah, to be cast into Euphrates,
64  in token of the perpetual sinking of Babylon

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 51:21 mean?

and I will break in pieces with you the horse and its rider the chariot and its rider
וְנִפַּצְתִּ֣י בְךָ֔ ס֖וּס וְרֹֽכְב֑וֹ רֶ֖כֶב וְרֹכְבֽוֹ

וְנִפַּצְתִּ֣י  and  I  will  break  in  pieces 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular
Root: נָפַץ 
Sense: to shatter, break, dash, beat in pieces.
בְךָ֔  with  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
ס֖וּס  the  horse 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: סוּס 
Sense: swallow, swift.
וְרֹֽכְב֑וֹ  and  its  rider 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: רָכַב  
Sense: to mount and ride, ride.
רֶ֖כֶב  the  chariot 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֶכֶב  
Sense: a team, chariot, chariotry, mill-stone, riders.
וְרֹכְבֽוֹ  and  its  rider 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: רָכַב  
Sense: to mount and ride, ride.