Jeremiah 51:13 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 51:13

You who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut.

BSB

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ASV

O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, the measure of thy covetousness.

KJV

O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Upon many waters - The great wealth of Babylonia was caused not merely by the Euphrates, but by a vast system of canals, which served for defense as well as for irrigation. The measure of thy covetousness - i. e., the appointed end of thy gain. Some render it: the ell of thy cutting off, i. e., the appointed measure at which thou art to be cut off, at which thy web of existence is to be severed from the loom.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Waters - Babylon is said to dwell upon many waters, because the great river Euphrates, did not only run by it, but almost encompass it branching itself into many smaller rivers, which made several parts of the city, islands.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
שֹׁכַנְתְּ֙	sho.khan.ti	O [one who] dwells	H7931 →
עַל־	'al-	at	H5921 →
מַ֣יִם	Ma.yim	waters	H4325 →
רַבִּ֔ים	ra.Bim	many	H7227 →
רַבַּ֖ת	ra.Bat	greatness of	H7227 →
אֽוֹצָרֹ֑ת	'o.tza.Rot	treasures	H214 →
בָּ֥א	ba'	it has come	H935 →
קִצֵּ֖ךְ	ki.Tzekh	end your	H7093 →
אַמַּ֥ת	'a.Mat	[the] cubit of	H520 →
בִּצְעֵֽךְ׃	bitz.'Ekh	cutting off your	H1215 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 45:3
I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.
leads to
- Isaiah 48:15
  I, even I, have spoken; yes, I have called him. I have brought him, and he will succeed in his mission.
- Isaiah 43:1
  Now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your…
- Exodus 33:17
  So the LORD said to Moses, “I will do this very thing you have asked, for you have found favor in My sight, and I know you by name.”
- Exodus 33:12
  Then Moses said to the LORD, “Look, You have been telling me, ‘Lead this people up,’ but You have not let me know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, ‘I…
- Ezra 1:2
  “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at…
Through
Genesis 6:13
Then God said to Noah, “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.
leads to
- Hosea 4:1–2
  Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God…
Through
Revelation 17:1
Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.
leads to
- Revelation 19:2
  For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her…
- Revelation 17:1–17
  Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.

About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Jeremiah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Jeremiah