Verse 11
Jeremiah 51:11
American Standard Version
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Make sharp the arrows; hold firm the shields: Jehovah hath stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes; because his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it: for it is the vengeance of Jehovah, the vengeance of his temple.
Original Language Text
hebrew
הָבֵ֣רוּ הַ/חִצִּים֮ מִלְא֣וּ הַ/שְּׁלָטִים֒ הֵעִ֣יר יְהוָ֗ה אֶת ר֨וּחַ֙ מַלְכֵ֣י מָדַ֔י כִּֽי עַל בָּבֶ֥ל מְזִמָּת֖/וֹ לְ/הַשְׁחִיתָ֑/הּ כִּֽי נִקְמַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ הִ֔יא נִקְמַ֖ת הֵיכָלֽ/וֹ
English Translation
The arrows have been made bright, the shields filled; the Lord stirred up the spirit of the kings of Media, for His purpose against Babylon is to destroy it, for it is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance of His temple.
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Chapter 51 Context
1
Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in Leb-kama...
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And I will send unto Babylon strangers, that shall winnow her; and they shall empty her land: for in...
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Against [him that] bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against [him that] lifteth himself up in...
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4
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 Jehovah of hosts; though their land i...
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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 Jehovah`s hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have...
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8
Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: wail 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
Jehovah hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of Jehovah o...
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11
Make sharp the arrows; hold firm the shields: Jehovah hath stirred up the spirit of the kings of the...
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
Jehovah of hosts hath sworn by himself, [saying], Surely I will fill thee with men, as with the cank...
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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 vapors to...
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17
Every man is become brutish [and is] without knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his image...
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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 trib...
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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;
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and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and him that rideth therein; and with thee will I b...
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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 Jehovah, which destroyest all the earth; and...
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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 Jehovah against Babylon do stand, to make...
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30
The mighty men of Babylon have forborne to fight, they remain in their strongholds; their might hath...
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31
One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to met another, to show the king of Babylon th...
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32
and the passages are seized, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrig...
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33
For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God (Elohim) of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a thres...
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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 Jehovah: Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I wil...
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37
And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwelling-place for jackals, an astonishment, and a hissing, withou...
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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 seized! how is Babylon become a desolation...
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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 execute judgment upon Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which...
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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 Jeh...
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46
And let not your heart faint, neither fear ye for the tidings that shall be heard in the land; for t...
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47
Therefore, behold, the days come, that I will execute judgment upon the graven images of Babylon; an...
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48
Then the heavens and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for joy over Babylon; for the de...
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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 Jehovah from afar, and let Jerusale...
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51
We are confounded, because we have heard reproach; confusion hath covered our faces: for strangers a...
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52
Wherefore, behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will execute judgment upon her graven images...
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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 Jehovah layeth Babylon waste, and destroyeth out of her the great voice; and their waves roar li...
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56
for the destroyer is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, their bows are...
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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 Jehovah of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly overthrown, and her high ga...
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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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62
and say, O Jehovah, thou hast spoken concerning this place, to cut it off, that none shall dwell the...
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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
- American Standard Version