Jeremiah 51:56

Jeremiah 51:56 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the Lord God of recompences shall surely requite.
• New International Version (NIV)A destroyer will come against Babylon; her warriors will be captured, and their bows will be broken. For the Lord is a God of retribution; he will repay in full.
• English Standard Version (ESV)for a destroyer has come upon her, upon Babylon; her warriors are taken; their bows are broken in pieces, for the Lord is a God of recompense; he will surely repay.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Because the plunderer comes against her, against Babylon, And her mighty men are taken. Every one of their bows is broken; For the Lord is the God of recompense, He will surely repay.

Context of Jeremiah 51:56

54Cries of anguish will come from Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians. 55For the Lord is ready to destroy Babylon, and put an end to her loud noise. Their waves will roar like turbulent waters. They will make a deafening noise. For a destroyer is attacking Babylon. Her warriors will be captured; their bows will be broken. For the Lord is a God who punishes; he pays back in full. 57“I will make her officials and wise men drunk, along with her governors, leaders, and warriors. They will fall asleep forever and never wake up,” says the King whose name is the Lord who rules over all. 58This is what the Lord who rules over all says, “Babylon’s thick wall will be completely demolished. Her high gates will be set on fire. The peoples strive for what does not satisfy. The nations grow weary trying to get what will be destroyed.”

Jeremiah 51:56 word by word

כִּי֩ בָ֨א עָלֶ֤יהָ עַל־בָּבֶל֙ שׁוֹדֵ֔ד וְנִלְכְּדוּ֙ גִּבּוֹרֶ֔יהָ חִתְּתָ֖ה קַשְּׁתוֹתָ֑ם כִּ֣י אֵ֧ל גְּמֻל֛וֹת יְהוָ֖ה שַׁלֵּ֥ם יְשַׁלֵּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Because the spoilerשָׁדַדshâdad · to ruinH7703
• is comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• upon Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• and her mighty menגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
• are takenלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
• every one of their bowsקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
• is brokenחָתַתchâthath · to to be dismayedH2865
• for the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• of recompencesגְּמוּלָהgemûlâh · recompenseH1578
• shall surelyשָׁלֵםshâlam · to completeH7999

Cross-references for Jeremiah 51:56

• Jeremiah 51:48Then heaven and earth and all that is in them will sing for joy over Babylon. For destroyers from the north will attack it,” says the Lord.
• Jeremiah 50:10Babylonia will be plundered. Those who plunder it will take all they want,” says the Lord.
• Isaiah 21:2I have received a distressing message: “The deceiver deceives, the destroyer destroys. Attack, you Elamites! Lay siege, you Medes! I will put an end to all the groaning!”
• Habakkuk 2:8Because you robbed many countries, all who are left among the nations will rob you. You have shed human blood and committed violent acts against lands, cities, and those who live in them.
• Revelation 17:16The ten horns that you saw, and the beast – these will hate the prostitute and make her desolate and naked. They will consume her flesh and burn her up with fire.
• Jeremiah 51:30The soldiers of Babylonia will stop fighting. They will remain in their fortified cities. They will lose their strength to do battle. They will be as frightened as women. The houses in her cities will be set on fire. The gates of her cities will be broken down.
• Jeremiah 50:36Destructive forces will come against her false prophets; they will be shown to be fools! Destructive forces will come against her soldiers; they will be filled with terror!
• Genesis 49:24But his bow will remain steady, and his hands will be skillful; because of the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
• 1 Samuel 2:4The bows of warriors are shattered, but those who stumble find their strength reinforced.
• Psalms 37:15Their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
• Psalms 46:9He brings an end to wars throughout the earth; he shatters the bow and breaks the spear; he burns the shields with fire.
• Psalms 76:3There he shattered the arrows, the shield, the sword, and the rest of the weapons of war. (Selah)
• Ezekiel 39:3I will knock your bow out of your left hand and make your arrows fall from your right hand.
• Jeremiah 51:6Get out of Babylonia quickly, you foreign people. Flee to save your lives. Do not let yourselves be killed because of her sins. For it is time for the Lord to wreak his revenge. He will pay Babylonia back for what she has done.
• Jeremiah 50:28Listen! Fugitives and refugees are coming from the land of Babylon. They are coming to Zion to declare there how the Lord our God is getting revenge, getting revenge for what they have done to his temple.
• Deuteronomy 32:35I will get revenge and pay them back at the time their foot slips; for the day of their disaster is near, and the impending judgment is rushing upon them!”

Commentaries on Jeremiah 51:56

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 56The Lord God of recompenses - The fall of Babylon is an act of Divine justice; whatever it suffers, it is in consequence of its crimes.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 56Every one … - Or, “Their bows are broken, for Yahweh is a God of recompenses; He will certainly requite.”Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 55-56The destruction of Babylon was not an accident. The Lord controlled it and would make it happen. The sound (Jeremiah 51:54) would turn into the silence of death. The invading army would kill or capture the Babylonian soldiers, and the people would flee into the countryside.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5656. taken--when they were least expecting it, and in such a way that resistance was impossible.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