Jeremiah 51:4

Jeremiah 51:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets.
• New International Version (NIV)They will fall down slain in Babylon, fatally wounded in her streets.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, And those thrust through in her streets.
• New Living Translation (NLT)They will fall dead in the land of the Babylonians, slashed to death in her streets.

Context of Jeremiah 51:4

2and I will send to Babylon winnowers, and they shall winnow her, and they shall empty her land, when they come against her from every side on the day of trouble. 3Let not the archer bend his bow, and let him not stand up in his armor. Spare not her young men; devote to destruction all her army. They shall fall down slain in the land of the Chaldeans, and wounded in her streets. 5For Israel and Judah have not been forsaken by their God, the Lord of hosts, but the land of the Chaldeans is full of guilt against the Holy One of Israel. 6"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.

Jeremiah 51:4 word by word

וְנָפְל֥וּ חֲלָלִ֖ים בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים וּמְדֻקָּרִ֖ים בְּחוּצוֹתֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thus the slainחָלָלchâlâl · slain: killedH2491
• shall fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיםkaώdîy kaώdîymâh · ChaldeaH3778
• thrust throughדָּקַרdâqar · to pierceH1856
• in her streetsחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351

Cross-references for Jeremiah 51:4

• Jeremiah 49:26Therefore her young men shall fall in her squares, and all her soldiers shall be destroyed in that day, declares the Lord of hosts.
• Jeremiah 50:30Therefore her young men shall fall in her squares, and all her soldiers shall be destroyed on that day, declares the Lord.
• Isaiah 13:15Whoever is found will be thrust through, and whoever is caught will fall by the sword.
• Isaiah 14:19but you are cast out, away from your grave, like a loathed branch, clothed with the slain, those pierced by the sword, who go down to the stones of the pit, like a dead body trampled underfoot.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 51:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Translate it: “And they,” i. e., the young men who form her host Jeremiah 51:3, “shall fall slain in the land of the Chaldaeans, and pierced through in her streets,” i. e., the streets of Babylon.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4God acted as a commander and instructed the destroyer to eliminate the Babylonians. devote...to destruction: See Leviticus 27:28–29; 1 Samuel 15:3.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. (See on Jr 49:26; Jr 50:30; Jr 50:37).Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Device
• Empty
• Hold
• Mount
• Ezekiel
• Isaiah
• Jeremiah (2)
• Zedekiah (2)
• armor, armory

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