Tree of Life Version
Jeremiah 51:13
13You dwelling by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come, the measure of your covetousness.
Jeremiah 51:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.
- New International Version (NIV)You who live by many waters and are rich in treasures, your end has come, the time for you to be destroyed.
- English Standard Version (ESV)O you who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut.
- New King James Version (NKJV)O you who dwell by many waters, Abundant in treasures, Your end has come, The measure of your covetousness.
Context of Jeremiah 51:13
11Sharpen the arrows. Fill the quivers! Adonai has roused the spirit of the kings of the Medes. For His plan is against Babylon, to destroy it. For it is Adonai’s vengeance, vengeance for His Temple. 12Raise a banner at Babylon’s walls! Strengthen the guard. Station watchmen. Prepare ambushes. For Adonai has both planned and accomplished what He spoke about the Babylonians. You dwelling by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come, the measure of your covetousness. 14Adonai-Tzva’ot has sworn by Himself: “Surely I will fill you with men like a locust swarm, and they will shout cheers over you.” 15One made the earth by His power, set up the world by His wisdom, and spread out the heavens by His knowledge.
Read all of Jeremiah 51Jeremiah 51:13 word by word
שֹׁכַנְתְּ֙ עַל־מַ֣יִם רַבִּ֔ים רַבַּ֖ת אֽוֹצָרֹ֑ת בָּ֥א קִצֵּ֖ךְ אַמַּ֥ת בִּצְעֵֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Jeremiah 51:13
- Jeremiah 51:36Therefore thus says Adonai: “Yes, I will uphold your cause and take vengeance for you. I will dry up her sea, and make her fountain dry.
- Revelation 17:1Then one of the seven angels holding the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, “Come, I will show you the sentencing of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.
- Jeremiah 50:37A sword on their horses, their chariots, on all the mixed people within her, so they will become like women! A sword on her treasures— so they may be plundered.
- Isaiah 45:3I will give you treasures of darkness and hidden riches of secret places, so you may know that I am Adonai, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name.
- Habakkuk 2:5Indeed, because this wine betrays, a proud man never rests. He enlarges his desire like Sheol, Like death, he is never satisfied. So he gathers to himself all nations, and collects all peoples for himself.
- Revelation 18:11And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, because no one buys their merchandise anymore—
- Jeremiah 17:11As a partridge that broods over young that she did not lay, so is one who gets wealth, unjustly. In the middle of his days it will abandon him, so at his end he will be a fool.
- Jeremiah 50:27To the sword with all her bulls, going down to the slaughter! Oy to them! Their day has come— the time of their visitation.
- Genesis 6:18But I will establish My covenant with you. So you shall come into the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you.
- Lamentations 4:18They hunted our steps, so we could not walk in our streets. Our end was near. Our days were numbered, for our end had come.
- Ezekiel 7:2“You, son of man, thus says Adonai Elohim concerning the land of Israel: An end! The end has come on the four corners of the land.
- Daniel 5:26This is the interpretation of the inscription: MENE: God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.
- Amos 8:2He said: “Amos, what do you see?” “A basket of summer fruit,” I said. Then Adonai said to me: “The end has come to My people Israel. I will not again pass over them.
- 1 Peter 4:7Now the end of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for prayer.
- Habakkuk 2:9Oy to one surely getting unjust gain for his house— to set his nest on high, to escape the reach of calamity!
- Luke 12:19And I’ll say to myself, ’O my soul, you have plenty of goods saved up for many years! So take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry.”’
Commentaries on Jeremiah 51:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13O thou that dwellest upon many waters - Thou who hast an abundant supply of waters. It was built on the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates; the latter running through the city. But the many waters may mean the many nations which belonged to the Babylonish empire; nations and people are frequently so called in Scripture.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Upon many waters - The great wealth of Babylonia was caused not merely by the Euphrates, but by a vast system of canals, which served for defense as well as for irrigation. The measure of thy covetousness - i. e., the appointed end of thy gain. Some render it: the ell of thy cutting off, i. e., the appointed measure at which thou art to be cut off, at which thy web of existence is to be severed from the loom.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. waters--(Jr 51:32, 36; see on Is 21:1). The Euphrates surrounded the city and, being divided into many channels, formed islands. Compare as to spiritual Babylon "waters," that is, "many peoples," Re 17:1, 15. A large lake also was near Babylon. measure--literally, "cubit," which was the most common measure, and therefore is used for a measure in general. The time for putting a limit to thy covetousness [Gesenius]. There is no "and" in the Hebrew…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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