New American Standard Bible 1995
Jeremiah 51:36-42
36ThereforeH3651 thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, “BeholdH2009, I am going to 1pleadH7378 your caseH7379 And 2exactH5358 fullH5360 vengeanceH5360 for you; And 3I will dryH2717 up her 4seaH3220 And makeH3001 her fountainH4726 dryH3001.375BabylonH894 will becomeH1961 a heapH1530 of ruins, a hauntH4583 of jackalsH8565, An 6objectH8047 of horrorH8047 and hissingH8322, withoutH369 inhabitantsH3427.38They will roarH7580 togetherH3164 like 7youngH3715 lionsH3715, They will growlH5286 like lions’H738 cubsH1484.39When they becomeH2552 heatedH2552 up, I will serveH7896 them their banquetH4960 And 8makeH7937 them drunkH7937, that they may becomeH5937 jubilantH5937 And may 9sleepH3462 a perpetualH5769 sleepH8142 And not wakeH3364 up,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.40“I will bringH3381 them downH3381 like 10lambsH3733 11to the slaughterH2873, Like ramsH352 togetherH5973 with maleH6260 goatsH6260.
41“HowH349 1213SheshakH8347 has been capturedH3920, And 14the praiseH8416 of the wholeH3605 earthH776 been seizedH8610! HowH349 BabylonH894 has becomeH1961 an objectH8047 of horrorH8047 among the nationsH1471!42The 1516seaH3220 has comeH5927 up overH5921 BabylonH894; She has been engulfedH3680 with its tumultuousH1995 wavesH1530.
Notes
- 1. Jeremiah 51:36 Ps 140:12 ↩
- 2. Jeremiah 51:36 Jer 51:6, 11; Rom 12:19 ↩
- 3. Jeremiah 51:36 Jer 50:38 ↩
- 4. Jeremiah 51:36 Or broad river ↩
- 5. Jeremiah 51:37 Rev 18:2 ↩
- 6. Jeremiah 51:37 Jer 25:9 ↩
- 7. Jeremiah 51:38 Jer 2:15 ↩
- 8. Jeremiah 51:39 Jer 25:27; 48:26; 51:57 ↩
- 9. Jeremiah 51:39 Ps 76:5 ↩
- 10. Jeremiah 51:40 Or young rams ↩
- 11. Jeremiah 51:40 Jer 48:15; 50:27 ↩
- 12. Jeremiah 51:41 Cryptic name for Babylon ↩
- 13. Jeremiah 51:41 Jer 25:26 ↩
- 14. Jeremiah 51:41 Jer 49:25 ↩
- 15. Jeremiah 51:42 Or broad river ↩
- 16. Jeremiah 51:42 Is 8:7, 8; Jer 51:55; Dan 9:26 ↩
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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