Jeremiah 51:64

Jeremiah 51:64 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.
• New International Version (NIV)Then say, ‘So will Babylon sink to rise no more because of the disaster I will bring on her. And her people will fall.’ ” The words of Jeremiah end here.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and say, 'Thus shall Babylon sink, to rise no more, because of the disaster that I am bringing upon her, and they shall become exhausted.'" Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then you shall say, ‘Thus Babylon shall sink and not rise from the catastrophe that I will bring upon her. And they shall be weary.’ ” Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.

Context of Jeremiah 51:64

62Then say, “Lord, you have said that you will destroy this place. Then no people or animals will live in it any longer. It will be empty for ever.” 63When you have finished reading aloud all the words on the scroll, tie a big stone to it. Throw it all into the middle of the Euphrates river. Then say, “That is how Babylon will sink! It will go down and it will never rise up again. The Lord is ready to cause all these terrible troubles to happen to Babylon. Its people will be too weak to stop it.” ’ That is the end of Jeremiah's messages.

Jeremiah 51:64 word by word

וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ כָּ֠כָה תִּשְׁקַ֨ע בָּבֶ֤ל וְלֹֽא־תָקוּם֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י הָרָעָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָנֹכִ֛י מֵבִ֥יא עָלֶ֖יהָ וְיָעֵ֑פוּ עַד־הֵ֖נָּה דִּבְרֵ֥י יִרְמְיָֽהוּ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Thus shall Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• sinkשָׁקַעshâqa‛ · to sinkH8257
• and shall not riseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• fromפָּנֶהpânîym · face: becauseH6440
• the evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451
• that I will bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• upon her: and they shall be wearyיָעֵףyâ‛aph · to faintH3286
• the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414

Cross-references for Jeremiah 51:64

• Jeremiah 51:42The sea will pour over it. Many waves of water will cover it.
• Jeremiah 25:27Then the Lord said to me, ‘Tell them that the Lord Almighty, Israel's God, says, “Drink the wine from this cup until you become drunk. Drink so much that you are sick. Drink it until you fall down and cannot get up again, because you know that I will send armies to attack you.”
• Nahum 1:8But the people in Nineveh are his enemies and he will kill them.
• Revelation 14:8A second angel followed the first one. He said, ‘God has destroyed Babylon! It is no longer a great city! It has caused people everywhere to do the same bad things as it enjoys. She is like a prostitute who makes men become drunk and have sex in a wrong way. She has caused them to turn away from God.’
• Revelation 18:2He shouted with a very loud voice: ‘God has destroyed the great city of Babylon! She has become a place where demons live. She is a home for every disgusting spirit. She is a home for every unclean bird. She is a home for every unclean and disgusting animal.
• Jeremiah 51:58The Lord Almighty says this: ‘The enemy will completely knock down the strong walls of Babylon. They will burn its high gates with fire. The nations work very hard, but their work is useless. They make themselves tired, but fire destroys all their work.’
• Habakkuk 2:13Listen! The Lord Almighty has commanded this: All the work that people do to get things for themselves is useless. The things that the nations work so hard to get will become smoke!
• Psalms 76:12He makes proud rulers become humble. All the kings of the world should be afraid of him.
• Job 31:40If I have ever done any of those things, then may thorn bushes grow in my fields instead of wheat. May weeds grow in my fields instead of barley.’ That is the end of the things that Job said.
• Psalms 72:20This is the end of the prayers of Jesse's son, David.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 51:64

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 64Thus shall Babylon sink, etc. - This is the emblem of its overthrow and irretrievable ruin. See Revelation 18:21, where we find that this is an emblem of the total ruin of mystical Babylon. Herodotus relates a similar action of the Phocaeans, who, having resolved to leave their country, and never return to it again, , ̔, · "threw a mass of iron into the sea, and swore that they would never return to Phocaea till that iron mass should rise and swim on the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 59-64Verses 59-64 Historical appendix. In his fourth year Zedekiah journeyed to Babylon either to obtain some favor from Nebuchadnezzar, or because he was summoned to be present on some state occasion. Jeremiah took the opportunity of sending to the exiles at Babylon this prophecy. Jeremiah 51:59 Seraiah - Brother to Baruch. A quiet prince - literally, “prince of the resting place, i. e., quartermaster.” It was his business to ride forward each day, and select…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 59-64Verses 59-64 This prophecy is sent to Babylon, to the captives there, by Seraiah, who is to read it to his countrymen in captivity. Let them with faith see the end of these threatening powers, and comfort themselves herewith. When we see what this world is, how glittering its shows, and how flattering its proposals, let us read in the book of the Lord that it shall shortly be desolate. The book must be thrown into the river Euphrates. The fall of the New…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 63-64Casting (throwing) the scroll into the Euphrates River symbolized the permanent destruction of Babylon.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 59-6459-64. A special copy of the prophecy prepared by Jeremiah was delivered to Seraiah, to console the Jews in their Babylonian exile. Though he was to throw it into the Euphrates, a symbol of Babylon's fate, no doubt he retained the substance in memory, so as to be able orally to communicate it to his countrymen. went with Zedekiah--rather, "in behalf of Zedekiah"; sent by Zedekiah to appease Nebuchadnezzar's anger at his revolt [Calvin]. fourth year--so…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 51:64

• Euphrates
• Jeremiah
• Persia
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• Jeremiah
• Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian
• Device
• Divination
• Empty
• Hold
• Mount
• Seraiah
• 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