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Jeremiah 51:36

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.

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ASV

Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her fountain dry.

KJV

Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.

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אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
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רִיבֵ֔ךְri.Vekhcase yourH7379 →
וְנִקַּמְתִּ֖יve.ni.kam.Tiand I will avengeH5358 →
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נִקְמָתֵ֑ךְnik.ma.Tekhvengeance yourH5360 →
וְהַחֲרַבְתִּי֙ve.ha.cha.rav.Tiand I will dry upH2717 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
יַמָּ֔הּya.Mahsea itsH3220 →
וְהֹבַשְׁתִּ֖יve.hoash.Tiand I will make dryH3001 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
מְקוֹרָֽהּ׃me.ko.Rahspring itsH4726 →

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Psalms 35:1Contend with my opponents, O LORD; fight against those who fight against me.Lamentations 3:58You defend my cause, O Lord; You redeem my life.Jeremiah 50:38A drought is upon her waters, and they will be dried up. For it is a land of graven images, and the people go mad over idols.Romans 12:19Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”Jeremiah 50:34Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of Hosts is His name. He will fervently plead their case so that He may bring rest to the earth, but turmoil to those who live in Babylon.Psalms 140:12I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”Hebrews 10:30–31For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”Deuteronomy 32:43Rejoice, O heavens, with Him, and let all God’s angels worship Him. Rejoice, O nations, with His people; for He will avenge the blood of His children. He will take vengeance on His adversaries and repay those who hate Him; He will cleanse His land and His people.Isaiah 44:27who says to the depths of the sea, ‘Be dry, and I will dry up your currents,’Isaiah 19:5The waters of the Nile will dry up, and the riverbed will be parched and empty.Psalms 107:33He turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into thirsty ground,Isaiah 43:14Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake, I will send to Babylon and bring them all as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice.Revelation 19:1–3After 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!Revelation 16:12And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.Habakkuk 2:8–17Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the people will plunder you—because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.Jeremiah 50:33–34This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “The sons of Israel are oppressed, and the sons of Judah as well. All their captors hold them fast, refusing to release them.Isaiah 47:6–9I was angry with My people; I profaned My heritage, and I placed them under your control. You showed them no mercy; even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke.

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