New American Standard Bible 2020
Jeremiah 51:5-14
5ForneitherH3808Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478norH3808Judahוִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063has beenforsakenאַלְמָ֨ן'al.ManH488By his Godמֵֽאֱלֹהָ֔יוme.'e.lo.HavH430,the Lordמֵֽיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,AlthoughH3588their landאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776isfullמָלְאָ֣הmal.'AhH4390of guiltאָשָׁ֔ם'a.ShamH817BeforeH4480the Holyמִקְּד֖וֹשׁmi.ke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
6Fleeנֻ֣סוּ׀Nu.suH5127from the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of Babylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894,And eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of you saveוּמַלְּטוּ֙u.ma.le.TuH4422his lifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315! Do notperishתִּדַּ֖מּוּti.Da.muH1826in herpunishmentבַּעֲוֹנָ֑הּba.'a.vo.NahH5771,For thisH1931is theLord’sלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068timeעֵ֨ת'etH6256of vengeanceנְקָמָ֥הne.ka.MahH5360; He is going torepayמְשַׁלֵּ֖םme.sha.LemH7999to her whatH1576she deservesH1576.
7Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894has been a goldenזָהָ֤בza.HavH2091cupכּוֹס־kos-H3563in the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Intoxicatingמְשַׁכֶּ֖רֶתme.sha.Ke.retH7937allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776. Thenationsגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471have drunkשָׁת֣וּsha.TuH8354of her wineמִיֵּינָהּ֙mi.yei.NahH3196;Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921H3651the nationsגוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471aregoingH1984insaneH1984.
8Suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֛םpit.'OmH6597Babylonבָבֶ֖לva.VelH894has fallenנָפְלָ֥הna.fe.LahH5307and been brokenוַתִּשָּׁבֵ֑רva.ti.sha.VerH7665;Wailהֵילִ֣ילוּhei.Li.luH3213overעָלֶ֗יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921her!Bringקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947balmצֳרִי֙tzo.RiH6875for her painלְמַכְאוֹבָ֔הּle.makh.'o.VahH4341;Perhapsאוּלַ֖י'u.LaiH194she may be healedתֵּרָפֵֽא׃te.ra.Fe'H7495.
9We applied healingרִפִּ֣ינוּri.pi.nuH7495to Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894,but she was not healedנִרְפָּ֔תָהnir.Pa.tahH7495;Abandonעִזְב֕וּהָ'iz.Vu.haH5800her andlet’s eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376goוְנֵלֵ֖ךְve.ne.LekhH1980to his own countryלְאַרְצ֑וֹle.'ar.TzoH776,For her judgmentמִשְׁפָּטָ֔הּmish.pa.TahH4941hasreachedנָגַ֤עna.Ga'H5060to heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064And it risesוְנִשָּׂ֖אve.ni.Sa'H5375to the cloudsשְׁחָקִֽים׃she.cha.KimH7834.
11Sharpenהָבֵ֣רוּha.Ve.ruH1305the arrowsהַחִצִּים֮ha.chi.TzimH2671,fillמִלְא֣וּmil.'UH4390the quiversהַשְּׁלָטִים֒ha.she.la.TimH7982!The Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has stirredH5782upH5782the spiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the Medesמָדַ֔יma.DaiH4074,BecauseH3588His planמְזִמָּת֖וֹme.zi.ma.ToH4209is againstעַל־'al-H5921Babylonבָּבֶ֥לba.VelH894to destroyלְהַשְׁחִיתָ֑הּle.hash.chi.TahH7843it; For it is thevengeanceנִקְמַ֤תnik.MatH5360of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,vengeanceנִקְמַ֖תnik.MatH5360for His templeהֵיכָלֽוֹ׃hei.kha.LoH1964.
12Liftשְׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375upH5375a signalH5251flagH5251againstאֶל־'el-H413the wallsחוֹמֹ֨תcho.MotH2346of Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894;PostH2388a strongH2388guardהַמִּשְׁמָ֔רha.mish.MarH4929,Stationהָקִ֙ימוּ֙ha.Ki.muH6965sentriesשֹֽׁמְרִ֔יםsho.me.RimH8104,SetH3559upH3559an ambushהָאֹֽרְבִ֑יםha.'o.re.VimH693!For the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has bothH1571plannedזָמַ֣םza.MamH2161and performedעָשָׂ֕ה'a.SahH6213Whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He spokeדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696concerningאֶל־'el-H413the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Babylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH894.
14TheLordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635has swornנִשְׁבַּ֛עnish.Ba'H7650by Himselfבְּנַפְשׁ֑וֹbe.naf.ShoH5315: “I will certainlyכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518fillמִלֵּאתִ֤יךְmi.le.TikhH4390you with apopulationאָדָם֙'a.DamH120likelocustsכַּיֶּ֔לֶקkai.Ye.lekH3218,And they will cryH6031outH6031with shoutsהֵידָֽד׃ סhei.DadH1959ofH1959victoryH1959overעָלַ֖יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921you.”
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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