New American Standard Bible 1995
Jeremiah 51:44
441I will punish Bel in Babylon, And I will make what he has swallowed 2come out of his mouth; And the nations will no longer 3stream to him. Even the 4wall of Babylon has fallen down!
Jeremiah 51:44 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.
- New International Version (NIV)I will punish Bel in Babylon and make him spew out what he has swallowed. The nations will no longer stream to him. And the wall of Babylon will fall.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and take out of his mouth what he has swallowed. The nations shall no longer flow to him; the wall of Babylon has fallen.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will punish Bel in Babylon, And I will bring out of his mouth what he has swallowed; And the nations shall not stream to him anymore. Yes, the wall of Babylon shall fall.
Context of Jeremiah 51:44
42The sea has come up over Babylon; She has been engulfed with its tumultuous waves. 43Her cities have become an object of horror, A parched land and a desert, A land in which no man lives And through which no son of man passes. I will punish Bel in Babylon, And I will make what he has swallowed come out of his mouth; And the nations will no longer stream to him. Even the wall of Babylon has fallen down! 45“Come forth from her midst, My people, And each of you save yourselves From the fierce anger of the Lord. 46Now so that your heart does not grow faint, And you are not afraid at the report that will be heard in the land-- For the report will come one year, And after that another report in another year, And violence will be in the land With ruler against ruler--
Read all of Jeremiah 51Jeremiah 51:44 word by word
וּפָקַדְתִּ֨י עַל־בֵּ֜ל בְּבָבֶ֗ל וְהֹצֵאתִ֤י אֶת־בִּלְעוֹ֙ מִפִּ֔יו וְלֹֽא־יִנְהֲר֥וּ אֵלָ֛יו ע֖וֹד גּוֹיִ֑ם גַּם־חוֹמַ֥ת בָּבֶ֖ל נָפָֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
- I will punishפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: punishH6485
- Belבֵּלbêl · BelH1078
- in Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
- And I will make whatבֶ֫לַעbela‛ · swallowingH1105
- comeיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
- out of his mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
- And the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- will noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- longerעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
- streamנָהַרnâhar · to flowH5102
- Evenגַּםgam · alsoH1571
- wallחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
- has fallenנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
- downנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
Cross-references for Jeremiah 51:44
- Jeremiah 51:18They are worthless, a work of mockery; In the time of their punishment they will perish.
- Jeremiah 50:2“Declare and proclaim among the nations. Proclaim it and lift up a standard. Do not conceal it but say, ‘Babylon has been captured, Bel has been put to shame, Marduk has been shattered; Her images have been put to shame, her idols have been shattered.’
- Isaiah 46:1Bel has bowed down, Nebo stoops over; Their images are consigned to the beasts and the cattle. The things that you carry are burdensome, A load for the weary beast.
- Jeremiah 51:32The fords also have been seized, And they have burned the marshes with fire, And the men of war are terrified.
- 2 Chronicles 36:7Nebuchadnezzar also brought some of the articles of the house of the Lord to Babylon and put them in his temple at Babylon.
- Ezra 1:7Also King Cyrus brought out the articles of the house of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and put in the house of his gods;
- Daniel 1:2The Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the vessels of the house of God; and he brought them to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, and he brought the vessels into the treasury of his god.
- Daniel 5:2When Belshazzar tasted the wine, he gave orders to bring the gold and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines might drink from them.
- Isaiah 2:2Now it will come about that In the last days The mountain of the house of the Lord Will be established as the chief of the mountains, And will be raised above the hills; And all the nations will stream to it.
- Isaiah 60:5Then you will see and be radiant, And your heart will thrill and rejoice; Because the abundance of the sea will be turned to you, The wealth of the nations will come to you.
- Daniel 3:2Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent word to assemble the satraps, the prefects and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates and all the rulers of the provinces to come to the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
- Daniel 4:1Nebuchadnezzar the king to all the peoples, nations, and men of every language that live in all the earth: “May your peace abound!
- Daniel 5:19Because of the grandeur which He bestowed on him, all the peoples, nations and men of every language feared and trembled before him; whomever he wished he killed and whomever he wished he spared alive; and whomever he wished he elevated and whomever he wished he humbled.
- Revelation 18:9“And the kings of the earth, who committed acts of immorality and lived sensuously with her, will weep and lament over her when they see the smoke of her burning,
- Jeremiah 51:53Though Babylon should ascend to the heavens, And though she should fortify her lofty stronghold, From Me destroyers will come to her,” declares the Lord.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 51:44
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 44I will punish Bel in Babylon - Bel or Belus was their supreme deity. That which he hath swallowed up - The sacred vessels of the temple of Jerusalem, which were taken thence by Nebuchadnezzar, and dedicated to him in his temple at Babylon. The wall of Babylon shall fall - It shall cease to be a defense; and shall moulder away until, in process of time, it shall not be discernible.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 44The sacred vessels plundered from Jerusalem, and laid up in the very temple of Bel, should be restored; the men and women dragged from other lands to people the city, released; and its wall falling would show the insignificance to which it should be reduced.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 44The defeat of Babylon's main god, Bel, was a huge disaster for the city. People would take away the idol's rich decorations, revealing its supposed power as a big lie.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4444. Bel ... swallowed--in allusion to the many sacrifices to the idol which its priests pretended it swallowed at night; or rather, the precious gifts taken from other nations and offered to it (which it is said to have "swallowed"; compare "devoured," "swallowed," Jr 51:34; Jr 50:17), which it should have to disgorge (compare Jr 51:13; Jr 50:37). Of these gifts were the vessels of Jehovah's temple in Jerusalem (2Ch 36:7; Da 1:2). The restoration of…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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