Jeremiah 51:54

Jeremiah 51:54 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A sound of a cry cometh from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:
• New International Version (NIV)“The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"A voice! A cry from Babylon! The noise of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Listen! Hear the cry of Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians.

Context of Jeremiah 51:54

52“Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “That I will bring judgment on her carved images, And throughout all her land the wounded shall groan. 53Though Babylon were to mount up to heaven, And though she were to fortify the height of her strength, Yet from Me plunderers would come to her,” says the Lord. The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, And great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans, 55Because 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, 56Because 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.

Jeremiah 51:54 word by word

ק֥וֹל זְעָקָ֖ה מִבָּבֶ֑ל וְשֶׁ֥בֶר גָּד֖וֹל מֵאֶ֥רֶץ כַּשְׂדִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• A soundקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• of a cryזְעָקָהza‛aq ze‛âqâh · outcryH2201
• from Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• and greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• destructionשֶׁ֫בֶרsheber shêber · breakingH7667
• from the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיםkaώdîy kaώdîymâh · ChaldeaH3778

Cross-references for Jeremiah 51:54

• Jeremiah 48:3A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim: ‘Plundering and great destruction!’
• Jeremiah 50:22A sound of battle is in the land, And of great destruction.
• Isaiah 13:6Wail, for the day of the Lord is at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty.
• Isaiah 15:5“My heart will cry out for Moab; His fugitives shall flee to Zoar, Like a three-year-old heifer. For by the Ascent of Luhith They will go up with weeping; For in the way of Horonaim They will raise up a cry of destruction,
• Zephaniah 1:10“And there shall be on that day,” says the Lord, “The sound of a mournful cry from the Fish Gate, A wailing from the Second Quarter, And a loud crashing from the hills.
• Revelation 18:17For in one hour such great riches came to nothing.’ Every shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors, and as many as trade on the sea, stood at a distance

Commentaries on Jeremiah 51:54

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 54A cry - i. e., the war-cry.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 54When Babylon fell, the noise of battle was overwhelming. People screamed and yelled, soldiers shouted battle cries, and boulders crashed as walls fell.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-641. in the midst of them that rise ... against me--literally, "in the heart" of them. Compare Psa 46:2, "the midst of the sea," Margin; Eze 27:4, "the heart of the seas"; Margin; Mt 12:40. In the center of the Chaldeans. "Against Me," because they persecute My people. The cabalistic mode of interpreting Hebrew words (by taking the letters in the inverse order of the alphabet, the last letter representing the first, and so on, Jr 25:26) would give the very…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