Jeremiah 51:6

Jeremiah 51:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the Lord’s vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.
• New International Version (NIV)“Flee from Babylon! Run for your lives! Do not be destroyed because of her sins. It is time for the Lord’s vengeance; he will repay her what she deserves.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Flee from the midst of Babylon; let every one save his life! Be not cut off in her punishment, for this is the time of the Lord's vengeance, the repayment he is rendering her.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Flee from the midst of Babylon, And every one save his life! Do not be cut off in her iniquity, For this is the time of the Lord’s vengeance; He shall recompense her.

Context of Jeremiah 51:6

4And the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets. 5For Israel is not forsaken, nor Judah of his God, of Jehovah of hosts; for their land is full of guilt against the Holy One of Israel. Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and save every man his life; be ye not cut off in her iniquity: for this is the time of Jehovah's vengeance: he shall render unto her a recompence. 7Babylon hath been a golden cup in Jehovah's hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunk of her wine; therefore have the nations become mad. 8Babylon is suddenly fallen and ruined. Howl over her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.

Jeremiah 51:6 word by word

נֻ֣סוּ׀ מִתּ֣וֹךְ בָּבֶ֗ל וּמַלְּטוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ נַפְשׁ֔וֹ אַל־תִּדַּ֖מּוּ בַּעֲוֹנָ֑הּ כִּי֩ עֵ֨ת נְקָמָ֥ה הִיא֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה גְּמ֕וּל ה֥וּא מְשַׁלֵּ֖ם לָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

• Fleeנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• saveמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• lifeנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
• iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: punishmentH5771
• timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• vengeanceנְקָמָהneqâmâh · vengeanceH5360

Cross-references for Jeremiah 51:6

• Jeremiah 51:9We have treated Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country; for her judgment reacheth unto the heavens, and is lifted up to the skies.
• Jeremiah 50:8Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he-goats before the flock.
• Isaiah 48:20Go ye forth from Babylon, flee from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing; declare, cause this to be heard, utter it to the end of the earth; say ye, Jehovah hath redeemed his servant Jacob.
• Zechariah 2:6Ho, ho! flee from the land of the north, saith Jehovah; for I have scattered you abroad as the four winds of the heavens, saith Jehovah.
• Revelation 18:4And I heard another voice out of the heaven saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye have not fellowship in her sins, and that ye do not receive of her plagues:
• Genesis 19:15And as the dawn arose, the angels urged Lot, saying, Up, take thy wife and thy two daughters who are present, lest thou perish in the iniquity of the city.
• Numbers 16:26And he spoke to the assembly, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye perish in all their sins.
• Proverbs 13:20He that walketh with wise [men] becometh wise; but a companion of the foolish will be depraved.
• 1 Timothy 5:22Lay hands quickly on no man, nor partake in others' sins. Keep thyself pure.
• Jeremiah 51:11Sharpen the arrows; take the shields. Jehovah hath stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes; for his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it; for this is the vengeance of Jehovah, the vengeance of his temple.
• Jeremiah 27:7And all the nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the time of his land also come, when many nations and great kings shall reduce him to servitude.
• Jeremiah 46:10For this is the day of the Lord Jehovah of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may be avenged of his adversaries; and the sword shall devour, and it shall be sated and made drunk with their blood; for the Lord Jehovah of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country, by the river Euphrates.
• Deuteronomy 32:25From without shall the sword bereave them, and in the chambers, terror — Both the young man and the virgin, The suckling with the man of gray hairs.
• Revelation 16:19And the great city was [divided] into three parts; and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon was remembered before God to give her the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath.
• Revelation 18:5for her sins have been heaped on one another up to the heaven, and God has remembered her unrighteousnesses.
• Jeremiah 25:14For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also; and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their hands.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 51:6

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The Israelites were urged to leave Babylon at the right time to avoid the Lord's punishment against Babylon (compare Jeremiah 50:8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Warning to the Israelite captives to flee from Babylon, lest they should be involved in the punishment of her "iniquity." So as to spiritual Babylon and her captives (Re 18:4).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