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Jeremiah 51:24
24“And I will [completely] repay Babylon and all the people of Chaldea for all the evil that they have done in Zion—before your very eyes [I will do it],” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 51:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, saith the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)“Before your eyes I will repay Babylon and all who live in Babylonia for all the wrong they have done in Zion,” declares the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"I will repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea before your very eyes for all the evil that they have done in Zion, declares the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“And I will repay Babylon And all the inhabitants of Chaldea For all the evil they have done In Zion in your sight,” says the Lord.
Context of Jeremiah 51:24
22With you I shatter man and woman, With you I shatter old man and youth, With you I shatter young man and virgin, 23With you I shatter the shepherd and his flock, With you I shatter the farmer and his yoke of oxen, And with you I shatter governors and commanders. “And I will [completely] repay Babylon and all the people of Chaldea for all the evil that they have done in Zion—before your very eyes [I will do it],” says the Lord. 25“Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain [conqueror of nations], Who destroys the whole earth,” declares the Lord, “I will stretch out My hand against you, And roll you down from the [rugged] cliffs, And will make you a burnt mountain (extinct volcano). 26They will not take from you [even] a stone for a cornerstone Nor any rock for a foundation, But you will be desolate forever,” says the Lord.
Read all of Jeremiah 51Jeremiah 51:24 word by word
וְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֨י לְבָבֶ֜ל וּלְכֹ֣ל׀ יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י כַשְׂדִּ֗ים אֵ֧ת כָּל־רָעָתָ֛ם אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂ֥וּ בְצִיּ֖וֹן לְעֵֽינֵיכֶ֑ם נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And I will renderשָׁלֵםshâlam · to completeH7999
- unto Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
- and to all the inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- of Chaldeaכַּשְׂדִּיםkaώdîy kaώdîymâh · ChaldeaH3778
- all their evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451
- that they have doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- in Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
- in your sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
- saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
Cross-references for Jeremiah 51:24
- Jeremiah 51:11Sharpen the arrows, take up the shields [and cover yourselves]! The Lord has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes, Because His purpose concerning Babylon is to destroy it; For that is the vengeance of the Lord, vengeance [on Babylon] for [plundering and destroying] His temple.
- Jeremiah 50:15Raise the battle cry against her on every side! She has given her hand [in agreement] and has surrendered; her pillars have fallen, Her walls have been torn down. For this is the vengeance of the Lord: Take vengeance on her; As she has done [to others], do to her.
- Psalms 137:8O daughter of Babylon, you devastator, How blessed will be the one Who repays you [with destruction] as you have repaid us.
- Isaiah 47:6I was angry with My people, I profaned [Judah] My inheritance And gave them into your hand [Babylon]. You showed them no mercy; You made your yoke very heavy on the aged.
- Isaiah 51:22So says your Lord, the Lord, who is also your God Who pleads the cause of His people, “Listen carefully, I have taken from your hand the cup of staggering and intoxication, The cup of My wrath; You shall never drink it again.
- Isaiah 61:2To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord, And the day of vengeance and retribution of our God, To comfort all who mourn,
- Isaiah 63:1Who is this who comes from Edom, With crimson-stained garments from Bozrah [in Edom], This One (the Messiah) who is majestic in His apparel, Marching in the greatness of His might? “It is I, [the One] who speaks in righteousness [proclaiming vindication], mighty to save.”
- Isaiah 66:6The sound of an uproar from the city! A voice from the temple! The voice of the Lord, providing retribution to His enemies.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:15who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and harassed and drove us out; and [they] continue to be highly displeasing to God and [to show themselves] hostile to all people,
- Revelation 6:10They cried in a loud voice, saying, “O Lord, holy and true, how long now before You will sit in judgment and avenge our blood on those [unregenerate ones] who dwell on the earth?”
- Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints (God’s people) and apostles and prophets [who were martyred], because God has executed vengeance for you [through righteous judgment] upon her.”
- Revelation 19:2because His judgments are true and righteous. He has judged [convicted and pronounced sentence on] the great prostitute (idolatress) who was corrupting and ruining and poisoning the earth with her adultery (idolatry), and He has imposed the penalty for the blood of His bond-servants on her.”
Commentaries on Jeremiah 51:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24And I will render - The ו vau should be translated but, of which it has here the full power: "But I will render unto Babylon."Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. The detail of particulars (Jr 51:20-23) is in order to express the indiscriminate slaughters perpetrated by Babylon on Zion, which, in just retribution, are all to befall her in turn (Jr 50:15, 29). in your sight--addressed to the Jews.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 51
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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