Jeremiah 51:55

Jeremiah 51:55 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Because the Lord hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered:
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the Lord is laying Babylon waste and stilling her mighty voice. Their waves roar like many waters; the noise of their voice is raised,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Because the Lord is plundering Babylon And silencing her loud voice, Though her waves roar like great waters, And the noise of their voice is uttered,
• New Living Translation (NLT)For the Lord is destroying Babylon. He will silence her loud voice. Waves of enemies pound against her; the noise of battle rings through the city.

Context of Jeremiah 51:55

53Even if Babylon ascends to the heavens and fortifies her lofty stronghold, I will send destroyers against her,” declares the Lord. 54“The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians. The Lord will destroy Babylon; he will silence her noisy din. Waves of enemies will rage like great waters; the roar of their voices will resound. 56A 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. 57I will make her officials and wise men drunk, her governors, officers and warriors as well; they will sleep forever and not awake,” declares the King, whose name is the Lord Almighty.

Jeremiah 51:55 word by word

כִּֽי־שֹׁדֵ֤ד יְהוָה֙ אֶת־בָּבֶ֔ל וְאִבַּ֥ד מִמֶּ֖נָּה ק֣וֹל גָּד֑וֹל וְהָמ֤וּ גַלֵּיהֶם֙ כְּמַ֣יִם רַבִּ֔ים נִתַּ֥ן שְׁא֖וֹן קוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Because the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath spoiledשָׁדַדshâdad · to ruinH7703
• Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• and destroyedאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• out of her the greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• when her wavesגַּלgal · heap: waveH1530
• do roarהָמָהhâmâh · to roarH1993
• like greatרַבrab · manyH7227
• watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• a noiseשָׁאוֹןshâ'ôn · roarH7588
• is utteredנָתַןnâthan · to give: cry outH5414

Cross-references for Jeremiah 51:55

• Jeremiah 51:38Her people all roar like young lions, they growl like lion cubs.
• Jeremiah 25:10I will banish from them the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of bride and bridegroom, the sound of millstones and the light of the lamp.
• Jeremiah 50:10So Babylonia will be plundered; all who plunder her will have their fill,” declares the Lord.
• Isaiah 15:1A prophecy against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night!
• Isaiah 24:8The joyful timbrels are stilled, the noise of the revelers has stopped, the joyful harp is silent.
• Isaiah 47:5“Sit in silence, go into darkness, queen city of the Babylonians; no more will you be called queen of kingdoms.
• Revelation 18:22The music of harpists and musicians, pipers and trumpeters, will never be heard in you again. No worker of any trade will ever be found in you again. The sound of a millstone will never be heard in you again.
• Psalms 65:7who stilled the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.
• Psalms 93:3The seas have lifted up, Lord, the seas have lifted up their voice; the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.
• Isaiah 17:13Although the peoples roar like the roar of surging waters, when he rebukes them they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweed before a gale.
• Ezekiel 26:3therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against you, Tyre, and I will bring many nations against you, like the sea casting up its waves.
• Luke 21:25“There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.
• Revelation 17:15Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations and languages.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 51:55

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 55The great voice - Its pride and insufferable boasting.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 55Render, “For Yahweh wasteth Babylon, and will make to cease from her the loud noise (of busy life); and their wares (the surging masses of the enemy) roar like many waters: the noise of their shouting is given forth, i. e., resounds.”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. 5555. great voice--Where once was the great din of a mighty city, there shall be the silence of death [Vatablus]. Or, the "great voice" of the revellers (Jr 51:38, 39; Is 22:2). Or, the voice of mighty boasting [Calvin], (compare Jr 51:53). her waves--"when" her calamities shall cause her to give forth a widely different "voice," even such a one as the waves give that lash the shores (Jr 51:42) [Grotius]. Or, "when" is connected thus: "the great voice" in…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