Because the spoiler
shadad (shaw-dad')
to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage -- dead, destroy(-er), oppress, robber, spoil(-er), utterly, (lay) waste.
is come
bow' (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
upon her even upon Babylon
Babel (baw-bel')
confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire -- Babel, Babylon.
and her mighty men
gibbowr (ghib-bore')
powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant -- champion, chief, excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.
are taken
lakad (law-kad')
to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
every one of their bows
qesheth (keh'-sheth)
of bending: a bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris -- arch(-er), + arrow, bow(-man, -shot).
is broken
chathath (khaw-thath')
to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear
for the LORD
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
God
'el (ale)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
of recompences
gmuwlah (ghem-oo-law')
meaning the same -- deed, recompense, such a reward.
shall surely
shalam (shaw-lam')
to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate
requite
shalam (shaw-lam')
to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate
