Jeremiah 51
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Jeremiah 51:37-43

371BabylonH894 will becomeH1961 a heapH1530 of ruins, a hauntH4583 of jackalsH8565, An 2objectH8047 of horrorH8047 and hissingH8322, withoutH369 inhabitantsH3427.38They will roarH7580 togetherH3164 like 3youngH3715 lionsH3715, They will growlH5286 like lions’H738 cubsH1484.39When they becomeH2552 heatedH2552 up, I will serveH7896 them their banquetH4960 And 4makeH7937 them drunkH7937, that they may becomeH5937 jubilantH5937 And may 5sleepH3462 a perpetualH5769 sleepH8142 And not wakeH3364 up,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.40“I will bringH3381 them downH3381 like 6lambsH3733 7to the slaughterH2873, Like ramsH352 togetherH5973 with maleH6260 goatsH6260.

41“HowH349 89SheshakH8347 has been capturedH3920, And 10the praiseH8416 of the wholeH3605 earthH776 been seizedH8610! HowH349 BabylonH894 has becomeH1961 an objectH8047 of horrorH8047 among the nationsH1471!42The 1112seaH3220 has comeH5927 up overH5921 BabylonH894; She has been engulfedH3680 with its tumultuousH1995 wavesH1530.43Her citiesH5892 have becomeH1961 an 13objectH8047 of horrorH8047, A parchedH6723 landH776 and a desertH6160, A landH776 in whichH2004 14noH3808H3605 manH376 livesH3427 And throughH5674 whichH2004 noH3808 sonH1121 of manH120 passesH5674.

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Notes

  1. 1. Jeremiah 51:37 Rev 18:2 ↩
  2. 2. Jeremiah 51:37 Jer 25:9 ↩
  3. 3. Jeremiah 51:38 Jer 2:15 ↩
  4. 4. Jeremiah 51:39 Jer 25:27; 48:26; 51:57 ↩
  5. 5. Jeremiah 51:39 Ps 76:5 ↩
  6. 6. Jeremiah 51:40 Or young rams ↩
  7. 7. Jeremiah 51:40 Jer 48:15; 50:27 ↩
  8. 8. Jeremiah 51:41 Cryptic name for Babylon ↩
  9. 9. Jeremiah 51:41 Jer 25:26 ↩
  10. 10. Jeremiah 51:41 Jer 49:25 ↩
  11. 11. Jeremiah 51:42 Or broad river ↩
  12. 12. Jeremiah 51:42 Is 8:7, 8; Jer 51:55; Dan 9:26 ↩
  13. 13. Jeremiah 51:43 Jer 50:12 ↩
  14. 14. Jeremiah 51:43 Is 13:20; Jer 2:6 ↩

Commentaries on Jeremiah 51

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