Jeremiah 51:24

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 will smash man and woman; with you I will smash the old man and the youth; with you I will smash the young man and the young woman. 23With you I will smash the shepherd and his flock; with you I will smash the farmer and his ox-team. With you I will smash governors and officials. “Before your very eyes, I will repay Babylon and all the residents of Chaldea for all their evil they have done in Zion.” This is the Lord’s declaration. 25Look, I am against you, devastating mountain. This is the Lord’s declaration. You devastate the whole earth. I will stretch out my hand against you, roll you down from the cliffs, and turn you into a charred mountain. 26No one will be able to retrieve a cornerstone or a foundation stone from you, because you will become desolate forever. This is the Lord’s declaration.

Jeremiah 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! Fill the quivers! The Lord has roused the spirit of the kings of the Medes because his plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the Lord’s vengeance, vengeance for his temple.
• Jeremiah 50:15Raise a war cry against her on every side! She has thrown up her hands in surrender; her defense towers have fallen; her walls are demolished. Since this is the Lord’s vengeance, take your vengeance on her; as she has done, do the same to her.
• Psalms 137:8Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction, happy is the one who pays you back what you have done to us.
• Isaiah 47:6I was angry with my people; I profaned my possession, and I handed them over to you. You showed them no mercy; you made your yoke very heavy on the elderly.
• Isaiah 51:22This is what your Lord says — the Lord, even your God, who defends his people — “Look, I have removed from your hand the cup that causes staggering; that goblet, the cup of my fury. You will never drink it again.
• Isaiah 61:2to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor, and the day of our God’s vengeance; to comfort all who mourn,
• Isaiah 63:1Who is this coming from Edom in crimson-stained garments from Bozrah — this one who is splendid in his apparel, striding in his formidable might? It is I, proclaiming vindication, powerful to save.
• Isaiah 66:6A sound of uproar from the city! A voice from the temple — the voice of the Lord, paying back his enemies what they deserve!
• 1 Thessalonians 2:15who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets and persecuted us. They displease God and are hostile to everyone,
• Revelation 6:10They cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, the one who is holy and true, how long until you judge those who live on the earth and avenge our blood?”
• Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, heaven, and you saints, apostles, and prophets, because God has pronounced on her the judgment she passed on you!
• Revelation 19:2because his judgments are true and righteous, because he has judged the notorious prostitute who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality; and he has avenged the blood of his servants that was on her hands.

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

Topics related to Jeremiah 51:24

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In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• Chaldea
• Chaldea; Chaldeans
• Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian
• Chaldea, Chaldean
• Device
• Empty
• Hold
• Mount
• Ezekiel

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