Jeremiah 51:49
in Jeremiah 51“Babylon must fall on account of the slain of Israel, just as the slain of all the earth have fallen because of Babylon.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the land.
KJV
As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the earth.
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This verse in Jeremiah 51
Commentary
6 notes on this verseAs Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel,.... In Jerusalem, when that city was taken the Chaldeans, and destroyed: so at Babylon shall all the slain of all the earth; or "land"; that is, the land of Chaldea; the inhabitants of which fled to Babylon upon the invasion of the Medes and Persians, both for their own safety, and the defence of that city; and where, being slain, they fell; and this was a just retaliation of them for what they had done to Israel.
This site's exposition
Babylon must fall on account of the slain of Israel
on Jeremiah 51:49-53
“Babylon must fall on account of the slain of Israel, just as the slain of all the earth have fallen because of Babylon.” “Remember the LORD from far away, and let Jerusalem come to mind.” Even if Babylon “ascends to the heavens,” the destroyers will come against her.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Cyrus shall measure to the Chaldeans the same that they measured to the Jews, so that every observer may discern that God is recompensing them for what they did against his people; but Zion's children shall in a particular manner triumph in it (
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Of all the earth - This term must be understood in a restrained sense; the Chaldeans coming up from all parts of Chaldea to help Babylon, were slain there, as by the means of Babylon the Israelites were slain that came from all parts of Judea to help Jerusalem.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Render, “As Babylon caused the slain of Israel to fall, so because of Babylon, hare fallen the slain of (or, in) the whole earth.” Babylon has to answer for the general carnage caused by its wars.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
caused . . . to fall--literally, "has been for the falling," that is, as Babylon made this its one aim to fill all places with the slain of Israel, so at Babylon shall all the slain of that whole land (not as English Version, "of all the earth") [MAURER].
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| גַּם־ | gam- | both | H1571 → | 769 times |
| בָּבֶ֕ל | bavel | Babylon | H894 → | 262 times |
| לִנְפֹּ֖ל | linpol | [is] to fall | H5307 → | 435 times |
| חַֽלְלֵ֣י | chalei | [those] slain of | H2491 → | 94 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| גַּם־ | gam- | as well as | H1571 → | 769 times |
| לְבָבֶ֥ל | levavel | for Babylon | H894 → | 262 times |
| נָפְל֖וּ | nafelu | they have fallen | H5307 → | 435 times |
| חַֽלְלֵ֥י | chalei | [those] slain of | H2491 → | 94 times |
| כָל־ | khol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | haaretz | the earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
גַּם־both
gam-H1571 →769 times
בָּבֶ֕לBabylon
bavelH894 →262 times
לִנְפֹּ֖ל[is] to fall
linpolH5307 →435 times
חַֽלְלֵ֣י[those] slain of
chaleiH2491 →94 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
גַּם־as well as
gam-H1571 →769 times
לְבָבֶ֥לfor Babylon
levavelH894 →262 times
נָפְל֖וּthey have fallen
nafeluH5307 →435 times
חַֽלְלֵ֥י[those] slain of
chaleiH2491 →94 times
כָל־all
khol-H3605 →5413 times
הָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth
haaretzH776 →2504 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
Matthew 7:2For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
it leads to
- James 2:13
For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Mark 4:24
He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.
- Revelation 18:6
Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Obadiah 1:15
For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head.
- Luke 6:38
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured…
- James 2:13
Through
Judges 1:7Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought…
it leads to
- Revelation 13:10
“If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and…
- 1 Samuel 15:33
But Samuel declared: “As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal.
- Leviticus 24:19–21
If anyone injures his neighbor, whatever he has done must be done to him:
- Revelation 13:10
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This page draws on 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 Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.