The Meaning of Jeremiah 50:10 Explained

Jeremiah 50:10

KJV: And Chaldea shall be a spoil: all that spoil her shall be satisfied, saith the LORD.

YLT: And Chaldea hath been for a spoil, All her spoilers are satisfied, An affirmation of Jehovah.

Darby: And Chaldea shall be a spoil: all the spoilers thereof shall be satiated, saith Jehovah.

ASV: And Chaldea shall be a prey: all that prey upon her shall be satisfied, saith Jehovah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Chaldea  shall be a spoil:  all that spoil  her shall be satisfied,  saith  the LORD. 

What does Jeremiah 50:10 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 50

1  The judgment of Babylon and the redemption of Israel

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 50:10 mean?

And shall become Chaldea plunder all who plunder her shall be satisfied says Yahweh
וְהָיְתָ֥ה כַשְׂדִּ֖ים לְשָׁלָ֑ל כָּל־ שֹׁלְלֶ֥יהָ יִשְׂבָּ֖עוּ נְאֻם־ יְהוָֽה

וְהָיְתָ֥ה  And  shall  become 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
כַשְׂדִּ֖ים  Chaldea 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: כַּשְׂדִּים  
Sense: a territory in lower Mesopotamia bordering on the Persian Gulf.
לְשָׁלָ֑ל  plunder 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׁלָל  
Sense: prey, plunder, spoil, booty.
שֹׁלְלֶ֥יהָ  who  plunder  her 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: שָׁלַל 
Sense: (Qal) to draw out.
יִשְׂבָּ֖עוּ  shall  be  satisfied 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: שָׂבַע  
Sense: to be satisfied, be sated, be fulfilled, be surfeited.
נְאֻם־  says 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: נְאֻם  
Sense: (Qal) utterance, declaration (of prophet).
יְהוָֽה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.