Jeremiah 51:9

Jeremiah 51:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘We would have healed Babylon, but she cannot be healed; let us leave her and each go to our own land, for her judgment reaches to the skies, it rises as high as the heavens.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)We would have healed Babylon, but she was not healed. Forsake her, and let us go each to his own country, for her judgment has reached up to heaven and has been lifted up even to the skies.
• New King James Version (NKJV)We would have healed Babylon, But she is not healed. Forsake her, and let us go everyone to his own country; For her judgment reaches to heaven and is lifted up to the skies.

Context of Jeremiah 51:9

7Babylon 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. 8Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered. Wail for her; get her balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed. “We tried to heal Babylon, but she could not be healed. Abandon her! Let each of us go to his own land, for her judgment extends to the sky and reaches to the clouds.” 10“The LORD has brought forth our vindication; come, let us tell in Zion what the LORD our God has accomplished.” 11Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of the LORD— vengeance for His temple.

Jeremiah 51:9 word by word

רִפִּ֣ינוּ אֶת־בָּבֶל֙ וְלֹ֣א נִרְפָּ֔תָה עִזְב֕וּהָ וְנֵלֵ֖ךְ אִ֣ישׁ לְאַרְצ֑וֹ כִּֽי־נָגַ֤ע אֶל־הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ מִשְׁפָּטָ֔הּ וְנִשָּׂ֖א עַד־שְׁחָקִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• We tried to healרָפָאrâphâ' râphâh · to healH7495
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• but she could notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• Abandon herעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• Let eachאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• of us goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• to his own landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• her judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• extendsנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
• toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• the skyשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• and reachesנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• toעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• the cloudsשַׁ֫חַקshachaq · cloudH7834

Cross-references for Jeremiah 51:9

• Jeremiah 8:20“The harvest has passed, the summer has ended, but we have not been saved.”
• Jeremiah 46:16They continue to stumble; indeed, they have fallen over one another. They say, ‘Get up! Let us return to our people and to the land of our birth, away from the sword of the oppressor.’
• Jeremiah 50:16Cut off the sower from Babylon, and the one who wields the sickle at harvest time. In the face of the oppressor’s sword, each will turn to his own people, each will flee to his own land.
• Isaiah 13:14Like a hunted gazelle, like a sheep without a shepherd, each will return to his own people, each will flee to his native land.
• Isaiah 47:15This is what they are to you— those with whom you have labored and traded from youth— each one strays in his own direction; not one of them can save you.
• Matthew 25:10But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.
• 2 Chronicles 28:9But a prophet of the LORD named Oded was there, and he went out to meet the army that returned to Samaria. “Look,” he said to them, “because of His wrath against Judah, the LORD, the God of your fathers, has delivered them into your hand. But you have slaughtered them in a rage that reaches up to heaven.
• Ezra 9:6and said: “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens.
• Daniel 4:20The tree you saw that grew large and strong, whose top reached the sky and was visible to all the earth,
• Revelation 18:5For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 51:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9We would have healed Babylon - Had it been in our power, we would have saved her; but we could not turn away the judgment of God.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Omit would. All was done that it was possible to do to heal her. To the skies - Or, to the clouds.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10Nothing could save Babylon; her punishment was immense. After Babylon fell, the exiles would return home. There, they could share stories of God's wonderful acts for them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-98-9. Her friends and confederates, who behold her fall, are invited to her aid. They reply, her case is incurable, and that they must leave her to her fate. (Is 21:9; Re 14:8; 18:2, 9). balm--(Jr 8:22; 46:11).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