Jeremiah 51:57

Jeremiah 51:57 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts.
• New International Version (NIV)I will make her officials and wise men drunk, her governors, officers and warriors as well; they will sleep forever and not awake,” declares the King, whose name is the Lord Almighty.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will make drunk her officials and her wise men, her governors, her commanders, and her warriors; they shall sleep a perpetual sleep and not wake, declares the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“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.

Context of Jeremiah 51:57

55Because the LORD hath laid waste Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered: 56Because 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 repay. And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts. 58Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the people in the fire, and they shall be weary. 59The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah into Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. And this Seraiah was a quiet prince.

Jeremiah 51:57 word by word

וְ֠הִשְׁכַּרְתִּי שָׂרֶ֨יהָ וַחֲכָמֶ֜יהָ פַּחוֹתֶ֤יהָ וּסְגָנֶ֙יהָ֙ וְגִבּוֹרֶ֔יהָ וְיָשְׁנ֥וּ שְׁנַת־עוֹלָ֖ם וְלֹ֣א יָקִ֑יצוּ נְאֻ֨ם־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁמֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear

• drunkשָׁכַרshâkar · be drunkH7937
• princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• wiseחָכָםchâkâm · wiseH2450
• captainsפֶּחָהpechâh · governorH6346
• rulersסָגָןsâgân · rulerH5461
• menגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
• sleepיָשֵׁןyâshên · to sleepH3462
• perpetualעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• sleepשֵׁנָהshênâh shênâ' · sleepH8142
• wakeקִיץqûts · to awakeH6974
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• Kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635

Cross-references for Jeremiah 51:57

• Jeremiah 51:39In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunk, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the LORD.
• Jeremiah 25:27Therefore thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunk, and vomit, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
• Isaiah 21:4My heart panted, fearfulness terrified me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear to me.
• Daniel 5:1Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
• Nahum 1:10For while they are entangled together as thorns, and while they are drunk as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.
• Habakkuk 2:15Woe to him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunk also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!
• Revelation 18:6Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double to her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.
• Psalms 76:5The stout hearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.
• Isaiah 37:36Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred and eighty and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead bodies.
• Jeremiah 46:18As I live, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come.
• Jeremiah 48:15Moab is laid waste, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.
• Malachi 1:14But cursed be the deceiver, who hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth to the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is terrible among the heathen.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 51:57

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 57I will make drunk her princes - See on Jeremiah 51:39; (note).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 57Belshazzar, the city's ruler, and his officers had a feast where they drank too much; it ended in their deaths (Daniel 5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5757. (Jr 51:39; Da 5:1, &c.).Read the comment

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• Mount
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• Ezekiel

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