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Jeremiah 51:26

Judgment

24 And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, saith the LORD.

25 Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith the LORD, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain.

And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the LORD.

27 Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers.

28 Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes, the captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and all the land of his dominion.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
No one shall retrieve from you a cornerstone or a foundation stone, because you will become desolate forever,” declares the LORD.
KJV
And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the LORD.
WEB
They won’t take a cornerstone from you, nor a stone for foundations; but you will be desolate forever,” says the LORD.
ASV
And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith Jehovah.
DARBY
And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; for thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith Jehovah.
BLB
They will not take from you a stone for a corner or a stone for a foundation; but you will be a desolate wasteland forever!” A declaration of YHWH.
ÅB
Og fra deg skal ingen ta stein til hjørne eller stein til grunnvoll; men til evige ørkener skal du bli, sier Herren.
OTB
Da vil ingen stein bli tatt Fra deg til et minnesmerke, Heller ikke vil du bli reist opp igjen, For jeg vil gjøre Babylon til en ødeleggelse for alltid.»
B1930
Og fra dig skal ingen ta sten til hjørne eller sten til grunnvoll; men til evige ørkener skal du bli, sier Herren.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 13:19–22

    And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.

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  • Revelation 18:20–24

    Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

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  • Jeremiah 50:12–13

    Your mother shall be sore confounded; she that bare you shall be ashamed: behold, the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.

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  • Jeremiah 51:43

    Her cities are a desolation, a dry land, and a wilderness, a land wherein no man dwelleth, neither doth any son of man pass thereby.

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  • Jeremiah 50:40–41

    As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD; so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein.

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  • Jeremiah 51:37

    And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant.

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  • Isaiah 34:8–17

    For it is the day of the LORD’s vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.

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  • Isaiah 14:23

    I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.

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