Jeremiah 51:47

Jeremiah 51:47 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore, behold, the days come, that I will do judgment upon the graven images of Babylon: and her whole land shall be confounded, and all her slain shall fall in the midst of her.
• New International Version (NIV)For the time will surely come when I will punish the idols of Babylon; her whole land will be disgraced and her slain will all lie fallen within her.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Therefore, behold, the days are coming when I will punish the images of Babylon; her whole land shall be put to shame, and all her slain shall fall in the midst of her.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore behold, the days are coming That I will bring judgment on the carved images of Babylon; Her whole land shall be ashamed, And all her slain shall fall in her midst.

Context of Jeremiah 51:47

45“Leave it, my people! Run for your lives! Run from the burning anger of the Lord. 46Don’t lose courage or be afraid when rumors are heard in the land. One rumor comes one year; another rumor comes the next year. Rumors of violence are in the land. Rumors that one ruler will fight against another are in the land. That is why the days are coming when I will punish Babylon’s idols. The whole country will be put to shame, and all its soldiers will lie dead. 48Then heaven and earth and everything in them will rejoice over Babylon, because destroyers from the north will attack it,” declares the Lord. 49Because the people of Babylon have killed many Israelites and because they have killed many people throughout the earth, Babylon must fall.

Jeremiah 51:47 word by word

לָכֵן֙ הִנֵּ֣ה יָמִ֣ים בָּאִ֔ים וּפָקַדְתִּי֙ עַל־פְּסִילֵ֣י בָבֶ֔ל וְכָל־אַרְצָ֖הּ תֵּב֑וֹשׁ וְכָל־חֲלָלֶ֖יהָ יִפְּל֥וּ בְתוֹכָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore, behold, the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• that I will do judgmentפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: punishH6485
• upon the graven imagesפָּסִילpesîyl · idolH6456
• of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• and her whole landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• shall be confoundedבּוֹשׁbûsh · be ashamedH954
• and all her slainחָלָלchâlâl · slain: killedH2491
• shall fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
• in the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432

Cross-references for Jeremiah 51:47

• Jeremiah 51:52“That is why the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will punish their idols, and those who are wounded will moan everywhere in the land.
• Jeremiah 50:2“Announce this among the nations, and spread the news. Raise a flag, and announce it. Don’t hide anything. Say, ‘Babylon will be captured. Bel will be put to shame. Marduk will be filled with terror. Babylon’s statues will be put to shame. Its idols will be filled with terror.’
• Isaiah 21:9Look! Here come chariots and horsemen in pairs.” Then he said, “Babylon has fallen! It has fallen! All the idols they worship lie shattered on the ground.”
• Isaiah 46:1The god Bel bows down; the god Nebo stoops low. Their statues are seated on animals and cattle. The gods that you carry are burdens, a load for weary people.
• Jeremiah 51:18They can’t breathe. They are worthless jokes. When they are punished, they will disappear.
• Jeremiah 11:22This is what the Lord of Armies says: I’m going to punish them. The young men will die because of war. Their sons and daughters will die because of famine.
• Jeremiah 13:21What will you say when God makes the people you thought were your friends your new masters? Won’t pain grip you like a woman in labor?
• Jeremiah 23:34Suppose the prophets, the priests, or these people say, ‘This is the Lord’s revelation!’ I will punish them and their families.
• Jeremiah 25:12“When the 70 years are over, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation for their crimes, declares the Lord. I will turn Babylon into a permanent wasteland.
• Jeremiah 51:24“In your presence I will pay back Babylon and all the people who live in Babylon for all the evil things that they did in Zion,” declares the Lord.
• Jeremiah 50:12But your mother will be greatly ashamed. The woman who gave birth to you will be disgraced. Babylon, you will be the least important nation. You will become a parched desert.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 51:47

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 47Therefore - The exiles were to note these things as signs of the approach of God‘s visitation. Confounded - Or, ashamed.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 47-48The Lord's punishment of Babylon would make the heavens and earth rejoice because it shows God's justice.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4747. Grotius translates, "Because then (namely, on the third year) the time shall have come that," &c. confounded--at seeing their gods powerless to help them. her slain--in retribution for "Israel's slain" (Jr 51:49) who fell by her hand. Grotius translates, "her dancers," as in Jud 21:21, 23; 1Sa 18:6, the same Hebrew word is translated, alluding to the dancing revelry of the festival during which Cyrus took Babylon.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 51:47

• Idolatry
• Persia
• War

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian
• Device
• Empty
• Hold
• Mount
• Ezekiel
• Isaiah
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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