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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• 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 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 the king of Babylon Has devoured me, he has crushed me; He has made me an empty vessel, He has swallowed me up like a monster; He has filled his stomach with my delicacies, He has spit me out. 35Let the violence done to me and my flesh be upon Babylon,” The inhabitant of Zion will say; “And my blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea!” Jerusalem will say. 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. 37Babylon shall become a heap, A dwelling place for jackals, An astonishment and a hissing, Without an inhabitant. 38They shall roar together like lions, They shall growl like lions’ whelps.

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