Verse 61
Jeremiah 51:61
English Revised Version
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And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, then see that thou read all these words,
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ אֶל שְׂרָיָ֑ה כְּ/בֹאֲ/ךָ֣ בָבֶ֔ל וְֽ/רָאִ֔יתָ וְֽ/קָרָ֔אתָ אֵ֥ת כָּל הַ/דְּבָרִ֖ים הָ/אֵֽלֶּה
English Translation
And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, "When you go into Babylon, and see, you shall read all these words."
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Chapter 51 Context
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Thus saith the LORD: Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in Lebkama...
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And I will send unto Babylon strangers, that shall fan her; and they shall empty her land: for in th...
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Let not the archer bend his bow, and let him not lift himself up in his coat of mail: and spare ye n...
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And they shall fall down slain in the land of the Chaldeans, and thrust through in her streets.
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5
For Israel is not forsaken, nor Judah, of his God (Elohim), of the LORD of hosts; though their land...
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6
Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and save every man his life; be not cut off in her iniquity: for i...
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7
Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD’S hand; that made all the earth drunken: the nations have...
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8
Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be...
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9
We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his o...
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10
The LORD hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of the LORD...
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11
Make sharp the arrows; hold firm the shields: the LORD hath stirred up the spirit of the kings of th...
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12
Set up a standard against the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set the watchmen, prepare the...
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13
O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, the measure of thy...
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14
The LORD of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with the canke...
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15
He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his underst...
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16
when he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours t...
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17
Every man is become brutish and is without knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his graven...
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18
They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
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19
The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the tribe...
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20
Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: and with thee will I break in pieces the nations; and wit...
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21
and with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces t...
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22
and with thee will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces the old man...
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23
and with thee will I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in piece...
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24
And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have d...
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25
Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith the LORD, which destroyest all the earth: an...
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26
And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be...
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27
Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against he...
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28
Prepare against her the nations, the kings of the Medes, the governors thereof, and all the deputies...
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29
And the land trembleth and is in pain: for the purposes of the LORD against Babylon do stand, to mak...
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30
The mighty men of Babylon have forborne to fight, they remain in their strong holds; their might hat...
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31
One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon t...
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32
and the passages are surprised, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are aff...
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33
For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God (Elohim) of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a thre...
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34
Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty ve...
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35
The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall the inhabitant of Zion say; and, My b...
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36
Therefore thus saith the LORD: Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I wi...
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37
And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwelling place for jackals, an astonishment, and an hissing, witho...
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38
They shall roar together like young lions; they shall growl as lions’ whelps.
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39
When they are heated, I will make their feast, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice,...
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40
I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he-goats.
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41
How is Sheshach taken! and the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become a desolati...
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42
The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.
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43
Her cities are become a desolation, a dry land, and a desert, a land wherein no man dwelleth, neithe...
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44
And I will do judgment upon Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he ha...
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45
My people, go ye out of the midst of her, and save yourselves every man from the fierce anger of the...
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46
And let not your heart faint, neither fear ye for the rumour that shall be heard in the land; for a...
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47
Therefore, behold, the days come, that I will do judgment upon the graven images of Babylon, and her...
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48
Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for joy over Babylon; for the spo...
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49
As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the la...
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50
Ye that have escaped the sword, go ye, stand not still; remember the LORD from afar, and let Jerusal...
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51
We are ashamed, because we have heard reproach; confusion hath covered our faces: for strangers are...
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52
Wherefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will do judgment upon her graven images; an...
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53
Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength,...
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54
The sound of a cry from Babylon, and of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
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55
For the LORD spoileth Babylon, and destroyeth out of her the great voice; and their waves roar like...
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56
for the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, their bows are br...
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57
And I will make drunk her princes and her wise men, her governors and her deputies, and her mighty m...
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58
Thus saith the LORD of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly overthrown, and her high g...
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59
The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when h...
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60
And Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon Babylon, even all these words that a...
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61
And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, then see that thou read all these words,
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and say, O LORD, thou hast spoken concerning this place, to cut it off, that none shall dwell therei...
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63
And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it...
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64
and thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise again because of the evil that I wil...
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Verse Information
- Book
- Jeremiah
- Chapter
- Chapter 51 (64 verses)
- Version
- English Revised Version