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Jeremiah 51:37

Babylon
Judgment

35 May the violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon,” says the dweller of Zion. “May my blood be on the dwellers of Chaldea,” says Jerusalem.

36 Therefore this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will plead your case and take vengeance on your behalf; I will dry up her sea and make her springs run dry.

Babylon will become a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals, an object of horror and scorn, without inhabitant.

38 They will roar together like young lions; they will growl like lion cubs.

39 While they are flushed with heat, I will serve them a feast, and I will make them drunk so that they may revel; then they will fall asleep forever and never wake up, declares the LORD.

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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
Babylon will become a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals, an object of horror and scorn, without inhabitant.
KJV
And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant.
WEB
Babylon will become heaps, a dwelling place for jackals, an astonishment, and a hissing, without inhabitant.
ASV
And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwelling-place for jackals, an astonishment, and a hissing, without inhabitant.
DARBY
And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwelling-place of jackals, an astonishment, and a hissing, without inhabitant.
BLB
Babylon will become as heaps, an abode for jackals, a horror and a hissing, without one dwelling.
ÅB
Og Babel skal bli til grusdynger, en bolig for sjakaler, til en forferdelse og til spott, så ingen bor der.
OTB
«‘De vil ta opp et rop mot deg, Som en som løfter opp et truende kamprop på fjellene; Fordi Herren har tatt deg Og plaget deg med lyden av din pil.
B1930
Og Babel skal bli til grusdynger, en bolig for sjakaler, til en forferdelse og til spott, så ingen bor der.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Revelation 18:2

    And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.

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  • Jeremiah 18:16

    They have made their land a desolation, a perpetual object of scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and shake their heads.

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  • Jeremiah 25:9

    behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.

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  • Revelation 18:21–23

    Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.

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  • Jeremiah 51:25–26

    “Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, you who devastate the whole earth, declares the LORD. I will stretch out My hand against you; I will roll you over the cliffs and turn you into a charred mountain.

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  • Isaiah 13:19–22

    And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.

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  • Jeremiah 50:23–26

    How the hammer of the whole earth lies broken and shattered! What a horror Babylon has become among the nations!

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  • Jeremiah 19:8

    I will make this city a desolation and an object of scorn. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.

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