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Jeremiah 51:48

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Then heaven and earth and all that is in them will shout for joy over Babylon because the destroyers from the north will come against her,” declares the LORD.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Then the heavens and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for joy over Babylon; for the destroyers shall come unto her from the north, saith Jehovah.

KJV

Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for Babylon: for the spoilers shall come unto her from the north, saith the Lord.

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This verse in Jeremiah 51

Commentary

4 notes on this verse
Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for Babylon,.... At the destruction of her, rejoicing at it; not at the ruin of fellow creatures, simply considered; but relatively, at the righteousness of God in it, and the glory of his justice, and the deliverance of many by it from tyranny and bondage. This seems to be a figurative expression often used, in which the heavens and the earth are brought in as witnesses, approvers, and applauders, of what is done by the Lord.

This site's exposition

Come out of her, My people!

on Jeremiah 51:45-48

The call to come out of Babylon repeats 50:8 and 51:6. The exiles are told not to lose heart at rumor, “of violence in the land and of ruler against ruler.” When the LORD punishes Babylon’s idols, “heaven and earth and all that is in them will shout for joy.”

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

Thus far are the words of Jeremiah. We have been long attending the judgment of Babylon in this and the foregoing chapter; now here we have the conclusion of that whole matter. A copy is taken of this prophecy, it should seem by Jeremiah himself, for Baruch his scribe is not mentioned here (

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

The heaven and the earth - shall sing for Babylon - Its fall shall be a subject of universal rejoicing.

The words behind it

15 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְרִנְּנ֤וּand they will cry out for joy

    verinenuH7442 →54 times

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • בָּבֶל֙Babylon

    bavelH894 →262 times

  • שָׁמַ֣יִםheaven

    shamayimH8064 →421 times

  • וָאָ֔רֶץand earth

    vaaretzH776 →2504 times

  • וְכֹ֖לand all

    vekholH3605 →5413 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֣רthat

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • בָּהֶ֑ם[is] in <the> them

    bahem

  • כִּ֧יfor

    kiH3588 →4482 times

  • מִצָּפ֛וֹןfrom [the] north

    mitzafonH6828 →153 times

  • יָבוֹא־he will come

    yavo'-H935 →2568 times

  • לָ֥הּto <the> it

    lah

  • הַשּׁוֹדְדִ֖יםthe destroyers

    hashodimH7703 →57 times

  • נְאֻם־[the] utterance of

    neum-H5002 →376 times

  • יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, O heaven, O saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.5 worksIsaiah 44:23Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.5 worksJeremiah 50:3For a nation from the north will come against her; it will make her land a desolation. No one will live in it; both man and beast will flee.”4 worksJeremiah 51:56For a destroyer is coming against her—against Babylon. Her warriors will be captured, and their bows will be broken, for the LORD is a God of retribution; He will repay in full.4 worksIsaiah 49:13Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.3 worksIsaiah 48:20Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with a shout of joy, proclaim it, let it go out to the ends of the earth, saying, “The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!”3 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Zechariah 6:6The one with the black horses is going toward the land of the north, the one with the white horses toward the west, and the one with the dappled horses toward the south.”3 worksRevelation 16:4–7And the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they turned to blood.2 worksRevelation 19:1–7After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!2 worksPsalms 58:10–11The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.2 worksJeremiah 51:10–11“The LORD has brought forth our vindication; come, let us tell in Zion what the LORD our God has accomplished.”2 worksJeremiah 50:9For behold, I stir up and bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the land of the north. They will line up against her; from the north she will be captured. Their arrows will be like skilled warriors who do not return empty-handed.2 worksJeremiah 50:41Behold, an army is coming from the north; a great nation and many kings are stirred up from the ends of the earth.2 worksRevelation 15:1–4Then I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven final plagues, with which the wrath of God is completed.2 worksProverbs 11:10When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.2 worksEzekiel 35:14This is what the Lord GOD says: While the whole earth rejoices, I will make you desolate.2 worksJeremiah 51:53Even if Babylon ascends to the heavens and fortifies her lofty stronghold, the destroyers I send will come against her,” declares the LORD.2 worksRevelation 19:6And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Isaiah 48:20

    Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with a shout of joy, proclaim it, let it go out to the ends of the earth, saying, “The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!”

    it leads to

    • Isaiah 52:9

      Break forth in joy, sing together, O ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted His people; He has redeemed Jerusalem.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Jeremiah 50:8

      Flee from the midst of Babylon; depart from the land of the Chaldeans; be like the he-goats that lead the flock.

    • Jeremiah 51:45

      Come out of her, My people! Save your lives, each of you, from the fierce anger of the LORD.

    • Revelation 18:4

      Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.

  • Through

    Isaiah 49:13

    Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.

    it leads to

    • Isaiah 44:23

      Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has…

    • Isaiah 51:3

      For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness…

  • Through

    Isaiah 44:23

    Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has…

    it leads to

    • Ephesians 1:6–7

      to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.

    • Revelation 5:8–14

      When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which…

Where this verse is studied

About Jeremiah

Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
Jeremiah: the study guide →Read Jeremiah 51 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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