Jeremiah 51:36

Jeremiah 51:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore thus says the Lord: "Behold, I will plead your cause and take vengeance for you. I will dry up her sea and make her fountain dry,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will plead your case and take vengeance for you. I will dry up her sea and make her springs dry.
• New Living Translation (NLT)This is what the Lord says to Jerusalem: “I will be your lawyer to plead your case, and I will avenge you. I will dry up her river, as well as her springs,

Context of Jeremiah 51:36

34“Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured us, he has thrown us into confusion, he has made us an empty jar. Like a serpent he has swallowed us and filled his stomach with our delicacies, and then has spewed us out. 35May the violence done to our flesh be on Babylon,” say the inhabitants of Zion. “May our blood be on those who live in Babylonia,” says Jerusalem. Therefore this is what the Lord says: “See, I will defend your cause and avenge you; I will dry up her sea and make her springs dry. 37Babylon will be a heap of ruins, a haunt of jackals, an object of horror and scorn, a place where no one lives. 38Her people all roar like young lions, they growl like lion cubs.

Jeremiah 51:36 word by word

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הִנְנִי־רָב֙ אֶת־רִיבֵ֔ךְ וְנִקַּמְתִּ֖י אֶת־נִקְמָתֵ֑ךְ וְהַחֲרַבְתִּי֙ אֶת־יַמָּ֔הּ וְהֹבַשְׁתִּ֖י אֶת־מְקוֹרָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Behold, I will pleadרִיבrîyb rûb · to contendH7378
• thy causeרִיבrîyb rib · strifeH7379
• and take vengeanceנָקַםnâqam · to avengeH5358
• for theeנְקָמָהneqâmâh · vengeanceH5360
• and I will dry upחָרֵבchârab chârêb · to dryH2717
• her seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• and make her springsמָקוֹרmâqôr mâqôr · fountainH4726
• dryיָבֵשׁyâbêsh · to witherH3001

Commentaries on Jeremiah 51:36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36I will dry up her sea - Exhaust all her treasures.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 36Her sea - Probably the great lake dug by Nitocris to receive the waters of the Euphrates. Her springs - Her reservoir; the whole system of canals dug Jeremiah 51:13. The wealth of Babylonia depended upon irrigation.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 36I will plead your case: In response to the people's request (Jeremiah 51:35), the Lord will bring Babylon to justice for its cruel sins.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3636. plead ... cause--(Jr 50:34). sea--the Euphrates (Jr 51:13; Jr 50:38). Compare Is 19:5, "sea," that is, the Nile (Is 21:1).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