Jeremiah 51:10
in Jeremiah 51“The LORD has brought forth our vindication; come, let us tell in Zion what the LORD our God has accomplished.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Jehovah hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of Jehovah our God.
KJV
The Lord hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of the Lord our God.
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This verse in Jeremiah 51
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Compare Jer 23:6, "The Lord our righteousness"; Their righteousness is His righteousness. declare in Zion-- (Ps 102:13-21).
This site's exposition
Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD
on Jeremiah 51:7-10
“Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, making the whole earth drunk,” the instrument of judgment now judged. The nations say, “We tried to heal Babylon, but she could not be healed.” Verse 10 turns to Zion: “The LORD has brought forth our vindication.”
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Some - These words are spoken in the person of the Jews, owning the destruction of Babylon to be the mighty work of God, and an act of justice, revenging the wrongs of his people.
): The Lord has brought forth our righteousness; he has appeared in our behalf against those that dealt unjustly with us, and has given us redress; he has also made it to appear that he is reconciled to us and that we are yet in his eyes a righteous nation.
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
The Lord hath brought forth our righteousness - This is the answer of the Jews. God has vindicated our cause.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Yahweh hath brought to the light those things which prove us to be righteous: i. e., by punishing Babylon He hath justified
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
“The Lord has brought forth our merits” We have been remembered by Him favorably, and the merits of our forefathers have come before Him.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 7 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הוֹצִ֥יא | hotzi' | he has brought forth | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| צִדְקֹתֵ֑ינוּ | tzidkoteinu | righteousness<es> our | H6666 → | 157 times |
| בֹּ֚אוּ | bou | come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| וּנְסַפְּרָ֣ה | unesaperah | so let us recount | H5608 → | 159 times |
| בְצִיּ֔וֹן | vetziyon | in Zion | H6726 → | 154 times |
| אֶֽת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה | maaseh | [the] work of | H4639 → | 236 times |
| יְהוָ֥ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ | ʾeloheinu | God our | H430 → | 2601 times |
הוֹצִ֥יאhe has brought forth
hotzi'H3318 →1067 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
צִדְקֹתֵ֑ינוּrighteousness<es> our
tzidkoteinuH6666 →157 times
בֹּ֚אוּcome
bouH935 →2568 times
וּנְסַפְּרָ֣הso let us recount
unesaperahH5608 →159 times
בְצִיּ֔וֹןin Zion
vetziyonH6726 →154 times
אֶֽת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה[the] work of
maasehH4639 →236 times
יְהוָ֥הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃God our
ʾeloheinuH430 →2601 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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 51:11So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
it leads to
- Isaiah 25:8
He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.
- Revelation 21:4
‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”
- Revelation 7:17
For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
- Isaiah 35:10
So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,
- Isaiah 25:8
Through
Psalms 37:6He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.
it leads to
- Isaiah 54:17
No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the…
- Job 11:17
Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.
- Isaiah 58:8
Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
- Isaiah 54:17
Where this verse is studied
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About Jeremiah
Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.