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Jeremiah 51:56
56Destroying 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.
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 King James Version (NKJV)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.
Context of Jeremiah 51:56
54“Listen! Hear the cry of Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians. 55For 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. 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. 57I will make her officials and wise men drunk, along with her captains, officers, and warriors. They will fall asleep and never wake up again!” says the King, whose name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. 58This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: “The thick walls of Babylon will be leveled to the ground, and her massive gates will be burned. The builders from many lands have worked in vain, for their work will be destroyed by fire!”
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 earth will rejoice, for out of the north will come destroying armies against Babylon,” says the Lord.
- Jeremiah 50:10Babylonia will be looted until the attackers are glutted with loot. I, the Lord, have spoken!
- Isaiah 21:2I see a terrifying vision: I see the betrayer betraying, the destroyer destroying. Go ahead, you Elamites and Medes, attack and lay siege. I will make an end to all the groaning Babylon caused.
- Habakkuk 2:8Because you have plundered many nations, now all the survivors will plunder you. You committed murder throughout the countryside and filled the towns with violence.
- Revelation 17:16The scarlet beast and his ten horns all hate the prostitute. They will strip her naked, eat her flesh, and burn her remains with fire.
- Jeremiah 51:30Her mightiest warriors no longer fight. They stay in their barracks, their courage gone. They have become like women. The invaders have burned the houses and broken down the city gates.
- Jeremiah 50:36The sword will strike her wise counselors, and they will become fools. The sword will strike her mightiest warriors, and panic will seize them.
- Genesis 49:24But his bow remained taut, and his arms were strengthened by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, by the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.
- 1 Samuel 2:4The bow of the mighty is now broken, and those who stumbled are now strong.
- Psalms 37:15But their swords will stab their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
- Psalms 46:9He causes wars to end throughout the earth. He breaks the bow and snaps the spear; he burns the shields with fire.
- Psalms 76:3There he has broken the fiery arrows of the enemy, the shields and swords and weapons of war. Interlude
- Ezekiel 39:3I will knock the bow from your left hand and the arrows from your right hand, and I will leave you helpless.
- Jeremiah 51:6Flee 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.
- Jeremiah 50:28Listen to the people who have escaped from Babylon, as they tell in Jerusalem how the Lord our God has taken vengeance against those who destroyed his Temple.
- Deuteronomy 32:35I will take revenge; I will pay them back. In due time their feet will slip. Their day of disaster will arrive, and their destiny will overtake 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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