New American Standard Bible 1995
Jeremiah 51:29
29So the 1land quakes and writhes, For the purposes of the Lord against Babylon stand, To make the land of Babylon 2A 3desolation without inhabitants.
Jeremiah 51:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the Lord shall be performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desolation without an inhabitant.
- New International Version (NIV)The land trembles and writhes, for the Lord’s purposes against Babylon stand— to lay waste the land of Babylon so that no one will live there.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The land trembles and writhes in pain, for the Lord's purposes against Babylon stand, to make the land of Babylon a desolation, without inhabitant.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the land will tremble and sorrow; For every purpose of the Lord shall be performed against Babylon, To make the land of Babylon a desolation without inhabitant.
Context of Jeremiah 51:29
27Lift up a signal in the land, Blow a trumpet among the nations! Consecrate the nations against her, Summon against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni and Ashkenaz; Appoint a marshal against her, Bring up the horses like bristly locusts. 28Consecrate the nations against her, The kings of the Medes, Their governors and all their prefects, And every land of their dominion. So the land quakes and writhes, For the purposes of the Lord against Babylon stand, To make the land of Babylon A desolation without inhabitants. 30The mighty men of Babylon have ceased fighting, They stay in the strongholds; Their strength is exhausted, They are becoming like women; Their dwelling places are set on fire, The bars of her gates are broken. 31One courier runs to meet another, And one messenger to meet another, To tell the king of Babylon That his city has been captured from end to end;
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וַתִּרְעַ֥שׁ הָאָ֖רֶץ וַתָּחֹ֑ל כִּ֣י קָ֤מָה עַל־בָּבֶל֙ מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת יְהוָ֔ה לָשׂ֞וּם אֶת־אֶ֧רֶץ בָּבֶ֛ל לְשַׁמָּ֖ה מֵאֵ֥ין יוֹשֵֽׁב׃Read the interlinear
- landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- quakesרָעַשׁrâ‛ash · to shakeH7493
- and writhesחוּלchûl chîyl · to twist: writh in painH2342
- For the purposesמַחֲשָׁבָהmachăshâbâh machăshebeth · plotH4284
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- againstעַל‛al · uponH5921
- Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
- standקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
- To makeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
- desolationשַׁמָּהshammâh · horror: destroyedH8047
- withoutאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
- inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
Cross-references for Jeremiah 51:29
- Jeremiah 8:16From Dan is heard the snorting of his horses; At the sound of the neighing of his stallions The whole land quakes; For they come and devour the land and its fullness, The city and its inhabitants.
- Jeremiah 10:10But the Lord is the true God; He is the living God and the everlasting King. At His wrath the earth quakes, And the nations cannot endure His indignation.
- Jeremiah 50:36A sword against the oracle priests, and they will become fools! A sword against her mighty men, and they will be shattered!
- Isaiah 13:13Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, And the earth will be shaken from its place At the fury of the Lord of hosts In the day of His burning anger.
- Isaiah 14:16Those who see you will gaze at you, They will ponder over you, saying, ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, Who shook kingdoms,
- Joel 2:10Before them the earth quakes, The heavens tremble, The sun and the moon grow dark And the stars lose their brightness.
- Amos 8:8Because of this will not the land quake And everyone who dwells in it mourn? Indeed, all of it will rise up like the Nile, And it will be tossed about And subside like the Nile of Egypt.
- Jeremiah 51:11Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers! The Lord has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, Because His purpose is against Babylon to destroy it; For it is the vengeance of the Lord, vengeance for His temple.
- Jeremiah 50:13Because of the indignation of the Lord she will not be inhabited, But she will be completely desolate; Everyone who passes by Babylon will be horrified And will hiss because of all her wounds.
- Isaiah 13:19And Babylon, the beauty of kingdoms, the glory of the Chaldeans’ pride, Will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
- Isaiah 14:23“I will also make it a possession for the hedgehog and swamps of water, and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” declares the Lord of hosts.
- Isaiah 46:10Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things which have not been done, Saying, ‘My purpose will be established, And I will accomplish all My good pleasure’;
- Isaiah 47:1“Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; Sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans! For you shall no longer be called tender and delicate.
- Revelation 18:2And he cried out with a mighty voice, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place of demons and a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean and hateful bird.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 51:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29And the land shall tremble - It is represented here as trembling under the numerous armies that are passing over it, and the prancing of their horses.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29The literal translation is: Then the earth quaked and writhed; For the thoughts of Yahweh against Babel have stood fast; To make Babel a waste without inhabitant.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-30The fall of Babylon occurred just as the Lord had planned. The Babylonian soldiers lost their will to fight, and the Persian invaders quickly entered the city.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. land shall tremble ... every purpose of ... Lord shall be performed--elegant antithesis between the trembling of the land or earth, and the stability of "every purpose of the Lord" (compare Psa 46:1-3).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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