Jeremiah 51:44

Jeremiah 51:44 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.
• New International Version (NIV)I will punish Bel in Babylon and make him spew out what he has swallowed. The nations will no longer stream to him. And the wall of Babylon will fall.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and take out of his mouth what he has swallowed. The nations shall no longer flow to him; the wall of Babylon has fallen.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will punish Bel in Babylon, And I will bring out of his mouth what he has swallowed; And the nations shall not stream to him anymore. Yes, the wall of Babylon shall fall.

Context of Jeremiah 51:44

42The sea has risen over Babylon— she is covered with its roaring waves. 43Her cities became desolation, a dry land, desert, uninhabited land, through which no son of man passes. I will punish Bel in Babylon— What he swallowed I will make him disgorge out of his mouth. Nations will no longer stream to him. Yes, the wall of Babylon has fallen! 45Come out of her, My people! Each of you, save your soul from the fierce anger of Adonai. 46Do not be faint-hearted, or be intimidated by the rumor heard in the land— one year one rumor comes, next year, another rumor. Yet violence will be in the land, with ruler against ruler.

Jeremiah 51:44 word by word

וּפָקַדְתִּ֨י עַל־בֵּ֜ל בְּבָבֶ֗ל וְהֹצֵאתִ֤י אֶת־בִּלְעוֹ֙ מִפִּ֔יו וְלֹֽא־יִנְהֲר֥וּ אֵלָ֛יו ע֖וֹד גּוֹיִ֑ם גַּם־חוֹמַ֥ת בָּבֶ֖ל נָפָֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will punishפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: punishH6485
• Belבֵּלbêl · BelH1078
• in Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• and I will bring forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• out of his mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• that which he hath swallowed upבֶ֫לַעbela‛ · swallowingH1105
• and the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• shall not flow togetherנָהַרnâhar · to flowH5102
• any more unto him: yea, the wallחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• shall fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307

Cross-references for Jeremiah 51:44

• Jeremiah 51:18They are futile, a work of delusion. In the time of their visitation they will perish.
• Jeremiah 50:2“Declare it among the nations and proclaim! Raise a banner, announce, hide nothing! Say: ‘Babylon will be captured, Bel put to shame, Merodach dismayed, her images disgraced, her idols shattered!’
• Isaiah 46:1Bel bows down; Nebo stoops over. Their idols are for beasts and cattle. The things you carry are borne as burdens on weary beasts.
• Jeremiah 51:32The fords have also been seized and the marshes burned with fire, so the warriors are in panic.
• 2 Chronicles 36:7Nebuchadnezzar also took some of the vessels of the House of Adonai to Babylon and put them in his temple in Babylon.
• Ezra 1:7Then King Cyrus brought out the vessels from the House of Adonai that Nebuchadnezzar had brought from Jerusalem and placed in the house of his gods.
• Daniel 1:2God gave King Jehoiakim of Judah into his hand, along with some of the vessels of the House of God. He brought them into the land of Shinar to the house of his god and put the vessels into the treasure house of his god.
• Daniel 5:2When Belshazzar tasted the wine, he issued an order to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the Temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his consorts and his concubines could drink from them.
• Isaiah 2:2It will come to pass in the last days that the mountain of Adonai’s House will stand firm as head of the mountains and will be exalted above the hills. So all nations will flow to it.
• Isaiah 60:5Then you will see and be radiant, and your heart will throb and swell with joy. For the abundance of the sea will be turned over to you. The wealth of nations will come to you.
• Daniel 3:2Then King Nebuchadnezzar summoned the satraps, prefects, governors, counselors, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the authorities of the provinces to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
• Daniel 4:1I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and flourishing in my palace.
• Daniel 5:19Because of the grandeur that He bestowed on him, all the peoples, nations and languages dreaded and feared him. He killed whomever he wanted and spared anyone he wanted; he raised up whomever he wished and humbled anyone he wished.
• Revelation 18:9Then the kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and indulged in luxury with her shall weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning—
• Jeremiah 51:53Even if Babylon went up to heaven and even if she fortified the height of her stronghold, from Me destroyers will come to her.” It is a declaration of Adonai.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 51:44

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 44I will punish Bel in Babylon - Bel or Belus was their supreme deity. That which he hath swallowed up - The sacred vessels of the temple of Jerusalem, which were taken thence by Nebuchadnezzar, and dedicated to him in his temple at Babylon. The wall of Babylon shall fall - It shall cease to be a defense; and shall moulder away until, in process of time, it shall not be discernible.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 44The sacred vessels plundered from Jerusalem, and laid up in the very temple of Bel, should be restored; the men and women dragged from other lands to people the city, released; and its wall falling would show the insignificance to which it should be reduced.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 44The defeat of Babylon's main god, Bel, was a huge disaster for the city. People would take away the idol's rich decorations, revealing its supposed power as a big lie.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4444. Bel ... swallowed--in allusion to the many sacrifices to the idol which its priests pretended it swallowed at night; or rather, the precious gifts taken from other nations and offered to it (which it is said to have "swallowed"; compare "devoured," "swallowed," Jr 51:34; Jr 50:17), which it should have to disgorge (compare Jr 51:13; Jr 50:37). Of these gifts were the vessels of Jehovah's temple in Jerusalem (2Ch 36:7; Da 1:2). The restoration of…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 51:44

• Babylon
• Bel
• Idolatry
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• Walls, of the Cities
• War

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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