New King James Version
Jeremiah 51:56
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 51:56 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 Living Translation (NLT)Destroying armies come against Babylon. Her mighty men are captured, and their weapons break in their hands. For the Lord is a God who gives just punishment; he always repays in full.
Context of Jeremiah 51:56
54The 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, 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. 57“And I will make drunk Her princes and wise men, Her governors, her deputies, and her mighty men. And they shall sleep a perpetual sleep And not awake,” says the King, Whose name is the Lord of hosts. 58Thus says the Lord of hosts: “The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, And her high gates shall be burned with fire; The people will labor in vain, And the nations, because of the fire; And they shall be weary.”
Read all of Jeremiah 51Jeremiah 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 the heavens and the earth and all that is in them Shall sing joyously over Babylon; For the plunderers shall come to her from the north,” says the Lord.
- Jeremiah 50:10And Chaldea shall become plunder; All who plunder her shall be satisfied,” says the Lord.
- Isaiah 21:2A distressing vision is declared to me; The treacherous dealer deals treacherously, And the plunderer plunders. Go up, O Elam! Besiege, O Media! All its sighing I have made to cease.
- Habakkuk 2:8Because you have plundered many nations, All the remnant of the people shall plunder you, Because of men’s blood And the violence of the land and the city, And of all who dwell in it.
- Revelation 17:16And the ten horns which you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh and burn her with fire.
- Jeremiah 51:30The mighty men of Babylon have ceased fighting, They have remained in their strongholds; Their might has failed, They became like women; They have burned her dwelling places, The bars of her gate are broken.
- Jeremiah 50:36A sword is against the soothsayers, and they will be fools. A sword is against her mighty men, and they will be dismayed.
- Genesis 49:24But his bow remained in strength, And the arms of his hands were made strong By the hands of the Mighty God of Jacob (From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel),
- 1 Samuel 2:4“The bows of the mighty men are broken, And those who stumbled are girded with strength.
- Psalms 37:15Their sword shall enter their own heart, And their bows shall be broken.
- Psalms 46:9He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariot in the fire.
- Psalms 76:3There He broke the arrows of the bow, The shield and sword of battle. Selah
- Ezekiel 39:3Then I will knock the bow out of your left hand, and cause the arrows to fall out of your right hand.
- Jeremiah 51:6Flee from the midst of Babylon, And every one save his life! Do not be cut off in her iniquity, For this is the time of the Lord’s vengeance; He shall recompense her.
- Jeremiah 50:28The voice of those who flee and escape from the land of Babylon Declares in Zion the vengeance of the Lord our God, The vengeance of His temple.
- Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is Mine, and recompense; Their foot shall slip in due time; For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things to come hasten 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
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