English Standard Version
Jeremiah 51:57
57I will make drunk her officials and her wise men, her governors, her commanders, and her warriors; they shall sleep a perpetual sleep and not wake, declares the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts.
Jeremiah 51:57 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts.
- New International Version (NIV)I will make her officials and wise men drunk, her governors, officers and warriors as well; they will sleep forever and not awake,” declares the King, whose name is the Lord Almighty.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“And I will make drunk Her princes and wise men, Her governors, her deputies, and her mighty men. And they shall sleep a perpetual sleep And not awake,” says the King, Whose name is the Lord of hosts.
- New Living Translation (NLT)I will make her officials and wise men drunk, along with her captains, officers, and warriors. They will fall asleep and never wake up again!” says the King, whose name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
Context of Jeremiah 51:57
55For the Lord is laying Babylon waste and stilling her mighty voice. Their waves roar like many waters; the noise of their voice is raised, 56for a destroyer has come upon her, upon Babylon; her warriors are taken; their bows are broken in pieces, for the Lord is a God of recompense; he will surely repay. I will make drunk her officials and her wise men, her governors, her commanders, and her warriors; they shall sleep a perpetual sleep and not wake, declares the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts. 58"Thus says the Lord of hosts: The broad wall of Babylon shall be leveled to the ground, and her high gates shall be burned with fire. The peoples labor for nothing, and the nations weary themselves only for fire." 59The word that Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, son of Mahseiah, when he went with Zedekiah king of Judah to Babylon, in the fourth year of his reign. Seraiah was the quartermaster.
Read all of Jeremiah 51Jeremiah 51:57 word by word
וְ֠הִשְׁכַּרְתִּי שָׂרֶ֨יהָ וַחֲכָמֶ֜יהָ פַּחוֹתֶ֤יהָ וּסְגָנֶ֙יהָ֙ וְגִבּוֹרֶ֔יהָ וְיָשְׁנ֥וּ שְׁנַת־עוֹלָ֖ם וְלֹ֣א יָקִ֑יצוּ נְאֻ֨ם־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁמֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And I will make drunkשָׁכַרshâkar · be drunkH7937
- her princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
- and her wiseחָכָםchâkâm · wiseH2450
- her captainsפֶּחָהpechâh · governorH6346
- and her rulersסָגָןsâgân · rulerH5461
- and her mighty menגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
- and they shall sleepיָשֵׁןyâshên · to sleepH3462
- a perpetualעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
- sleepשֵׁנָהshênâh shênâ' · sleepH8142
- and not wakeקִיץqûts · to awakeH6974
- saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
- the Kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- whose nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
Cross-references for Jeremiah 51:57
- Jeremiah 51:39While they are inflamed I will prepare them a feast and make them drunk, that they may become merry, then sleep a perpetual sleep and not wake, declares the Lord.
- Jeremiah 25:27"Then you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink, be drunk and vomit, fall and rise no more, because of the sword that I am sending among you.'
- Isaiah 21:4My heart staggers; horror has appalled me; the twilight I longed for has been turned for me into trembling.
- Daniel 5:1King Belshazzar made a great feast for a thousand of his lords and drank wine in front of the thousand.
- Nahum 1:10For they are like entangled thorns, like drunkards as they drink; they are consumed like stubble fully dried.
- Habakkuk 2:15"Woe to him who makes his neighbors drink— you pour out your wrath and make them drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness!
- Revelation 18:6Pay her back as she herself has paid back others, and repay her double for her deeds; mix a double portion for her in the cup she mixed.
- Psalms 76:5The stouthearted were stripped of their spoil; they sank into sleep; all the men of war were unable to use their hands.
- Isaiah 37:36And the angel of the Lord went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. And when people arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.
- Jeremiah 46:18"As I live, declares the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts, like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea, shall one come.
- Jeremiah 48:15The destroyer of Moab and his cities has come up, and the choicest of his young men have gone down to slaughter, declares the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts.
- Malachi 1:14Cursed be the cheat who has a male in his flock, and vows it, and yet sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished. For I am a great King, says the Lord of hosts, and my name will be feared among the nations.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 51:57
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 57I will make drunk her princes - See on Jeremiah 51:39; (note).Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 57Belshazzar, the city's ruler, and his officers had a feast where they drank too much; it ended in their deaths (Daniel 5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5757. (Jr 51:39; Da 5:1, &c.).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
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