Jeremiah 51:62
in Jeremiah 51and say, ‘O LORD, You have promised to cut off this place so that no one will remain—neither man nor beast. Indeed, it will be desolate forever.’
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ASV
and say, O Jehovah, thou hast spoken concerning this place, to cut it off, that none shall dwell therein, neither man nor beast, but that it shall be desolate for ever.
KJV
Then shalt thou say, O Lord, thou hast spoken against this place, to cut it off, that none shall remain in it, neither man nor beast, but that it shall be desolate for ever.
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This verse in Jeremiah 51
Commentary
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O LORD, You have promised to cut off this place
on Jeremiah 51:62-64
Seraiah is to pray, “O LORD, You have promised to cut off this place.” He casts the scroll into the Euphrates with a stone: “In the same way Babylon will sink.” “Here end the words of Jeremiah” closes the prophet’s words before the history of chapter 52.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
These are the true sayings of God, Rev. xix. These words are true and faithful, Rev. xxi. Though Seraiah sees Babylon flourishing, having read this prophecy he must foresee Babylon falling, and by virtue of it must curse its habitation, though it be taking root ( Job
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Those that sink under the weight of God's wrath and curse sink irrecoverably. The last words of the chapter seal up the vision and prophecy of this book: Thus far are the words of Jeremiah. Not that this prophecy against Babylon was the last of his prophecies; for it was dated in the fourth year of Zedekiah (
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9 We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies. 10 The L ORD hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of the L ORD our God.
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The words behind it
19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ | veamarta | and you will say | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | O Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אַתָּ֨ה | ʾatah | you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| דִבַּ֜רְתָּ | dibarta | you have spoken | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | concerning | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַמָּק֤וֹם | hamakom | the place | H4725 → | 401 times |
| הַזֶּה֙ | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| לְהַכְרִית֔וֹ | lehakhrito | to cut off it | H3772 → | 288 times |
| לְבִלְתִּ֤י | levilti | to not | H1115 → | 112 times |
| הֱיֽוֹת־ | heyot- | to be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| בּוֹ֙ | bo | in <the> it | ||
| יוֹשֵׁ֔ב | yoshev | an inhabitant | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| לְמֵאָדָ֖ם | lemeadam | <to> from humankind | H120 → | 551 times |
| וְעַד־ | vead- | and unto | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| בְּהֵמָ֑ה | behemah | animal | H929 → | 190 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| שִׁמְמ֥וֹת | shimot | desolations of | H8077 → | 57 times |
| עוֹלָ֖ם | olam | perpetuity | H5769 → | 438 times |
| תִּֽהְיֶֽה׃ | tihyeh | it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
וְאָמַרְתָּ֗and you will say
veamartaH559 →5305 times
יְהוָה֙O Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אַתָּ֨הyou
ʾatahH859 →1094 times
דִבַּ֜רְתָּyou have spoken
dibartaH1696 →1141 times
אֶל־concerning
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַמָּק֤וֹםthe place
hamakomH4725 →401 times
הַזֶּה֙<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 times
לְהַכְרִית֔וֹto cut off it
lehakhritoH3772 →288 times
לְבִלְתִּ֤יto not
leviltiH1115 →112 times
הֱיֽוֹת־to be
heyot-H1961 →3559 times
בּוֹ֙in <the> it
bo
יוֹשֵׁ֔בan inhabitant
yoshevH3427 →1079 times
לְמֵאָדָ֖ם<to> from humankind
lemeadamH120 →551 times
וְעַד־and unto
vead-H5704 →1261 times
בְּהֵמָ֑הanimal
behemahH929 →190 times
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
שִׁמְמ֥וֹתdesolations of
shimotH8077 →57 times
עוֹלָ֖םperpetuity
olamH5769 →438 times
תִּֽהְיֶֽה׃it will be
tihyehH1961 →3559 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
Jeremiah 50:13Because of the wrath of the LORD, she will not be inhabited; she will become completely desolate. All who pass through Babylon will be horrified and will hiss at all her wounds.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 18:16
They have made their land a desolation, a perpetual object of scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and shake their heads.
- Jeremiah 49:17
“Edom will become an object of horror. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.
- Jeremiah 18:16
Through
Jeremiah 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.”
it leads to
- Zephaniah 1:3
“I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, and the idols with their wicked worshipers. I will cut off mankind…
- Jeremiah 51:11
Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of…
- Jeremiah 50:9
For 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…
- Zephaniah 1:3
Through
Ezekiel 35:9I will make you a perpetual desolation, and your cities will not be inhabited. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 25:13
therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman…
- Ezekiel 6:7
The slain will fall among you, and you will know that I am the LORD.
- Malachi 1:3–4
but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.”
- Ezekiel 25:13
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About Jeremiah
This page draws on Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.