New King James Version
Jeremiah 51:6
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 51:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the Lord’s vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.
- New International Version (NIV)“Flee from Babylon! Run for your lives! Do not be destroyed because of her sins. It is time for the Lord’s vengeance; he will repay her what she deserves.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Flee from the midst of Babylon; let every one save his life! Be not cut off in her punishment, for this is the time of the Lord's vengeance, the repayment he is rendering her.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Flee from Babylon! Save yourselves! Don’t get trapped in her punishment! It is the Lord’s time for vengeance; he will repay her in full.
Context of Jeremiah 51:6
4Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, And those thrust through in her streets. 5For Israel is not forsaken, nor Judah, By his God, the Lord of hosts, Though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel.” Flee 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. 7Babylon was a golden cup in the Lord’s hand, That made all the earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; Therefore the nations are deranged. 8Babylon has suddenly fallen and been destroyed. Wail for her! Take balm for her pain; Perhaps she may be healed.
Read all of Jeremiah 51Jeremiah 51:6 word by word
נֻ֣סוּ׀ מִתּ֣וֹךְ בָּבֶ֗ל וּמַלְּטוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ נַפְשׁ֔וֹ אַל־תִּדַּ֖מּוּ בַּעֲוֹנָ֑הּ כִּי֩ עֵ֨ת נְקָמָ֥ה הִיא֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה גְּמ֕וּל ה֥וּא מְשַׁלֵּ֖ם לָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Flee outנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
- of the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
- of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
- and deliverמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422
- every manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
- his soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
- be not cut offדָּמַםdâmam · to silence: destroyedH1826
- in her iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: punishmentH5771
- the timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
- of the Lord’sיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- vengeanceנְקָמָהneqâmâh · vengeanceH5360
- he will renderשָׁלֵםshâlam · to completeH7999
- unto her a recompenceגְּמוּלgemûl · recompenseH1576
Cross-references for Jeremiah 51:6
- Jeremiah 51:9We would have healed Babylon, But she is not healed. Forsake her, and let us go everyone to his own country; For her judgment reaches to heaven and is lifted up to the skies.
- Jeremiah 50:8“Move from the midst of Babylon, Go out of the land of the Chaldeans; And be like the rams before the flocks.
- Isaiah 48:20Go forth from Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! With a voice of singing, Declare, proclaim this, Utter it to the end of the earth; Say, “The Lord has redeemed His servant Jacob!”
- Zechariah 2:6“Up, up! Flee from the land of the north,” says the Lord; “for I have spread you abroad like the four winds of heaven,” says the Lord.
- Revelation 18:4And I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.
- Genesis 19:15When the morning dawned, the angels urged Lot to hurry, saying, “Arise, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed in the punishment of the city.”
- Numbers 16:26And he spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart now from the tents of these wicked men! Touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins.”
- Proverbs 13:20He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed.
- 1 Timothy 5:22Do not lay hands on anyone hastily, nor share in other people’s sins; keep yourself pure.
- Jeremiah 51:11Make the arrows bright! Gather the shields! The Lord has raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes. For His plan is against Babylon to destroy it, Because it is the vengeance of the Lord, The vengeance for His temple.
- Jeremiah 27:7So all nations shall serve him and his son and his son’s son, until the time of his land comes; and then many nations and great kings shall make him serve them.
- Jeremiah 46:10For this is the day of the Lord God of hosts, A day of vengeance, That He may avenge Himself on His adversaries. The sword shall devour; It shall be satiated and made drunk with their blood; For the Lord God of hosts has a sacrifice In the north country by the River Euphrates.
- Deuteronomy 32:25The sword shall destroy outside; There shall be terror within For the young man and virgin, The nursing child with the man of gray hairs.
- Revelation 16:19Now the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And great Babylon was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath.
- Revelation 18:5For her sins have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.
- Jeremiah 25:14(For many nations and great kings shall be served by them also; and I will repay them according to their deeds and according to the works of their own hands.)’ ”
Commentaries on Jeremiah 51:6
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The Israelites were urged to leave Babylon at the right time to avoid the Lord's punishment against Babylon (compare Jeremiah 50:8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Warning to the Israelite captives to flee from Babylon, lest they should be involved in the punishment of her "iniquity." So as to spiritual Babylon and her captives (Re 18:4).Read the comment
Topics related to Jeremiah 51:6
In the dictionaries
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
New King James Version — © 1982 Thomas Nelson, Inc
Commentaries