Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBabylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad. Young's Literal Translation A golden cup [is] Babylon in the hand of Jehovah, Making drunk all the earth, Of its wine drunk have nations, Therefore boast themselves do nations. King James Bible Babylon [hath been] a golden cup in the LORD'S hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad. Hebrew Babylonבָּבֶל֙ (bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city was a gold זָהָ֤ב (zā·hāḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky cup כּוֹס־ (kō·ws-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3563: A cup, a lot, some unclean bird, an owl in the hand בְּיַד־ (bə·yaḏ-) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand of the LORD, יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel making the whole כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every earth הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land drunk. מְשַׁכֶּ֖רֶת (mə·šak·ke·reṯ) Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 7937: To become tipsy, to satiate with a, stimulating drink, influence The nations גוֹיִ֔ם (ḡō·w·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts drank שָׁת֣וּ (šā·ṯū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 8354: To imbibe her wine; מִיֵּינָהּ֙ (mî·yê·nāh) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 3196: Wine, intoxication therefore עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the nations גוֹיִֽם׃ (ḡō·w·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts have gone mad. יִתְהֹלְל֥וּ (yiṯ·hō·lə·lū) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1984: To shine |