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Jeremiah 51:64

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Then you are to say, ‘In the same way Babylon will sink and never rise again, because of the disaster I will bring upon her. And her people will grow weary.’” Here end the words of Jeremiah.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

and thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise again because of the evil that I will bring upon her; and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.

KJV

And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.

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Commentary

9 notes on this verse

A commentator

Aphrahat the Persian Sage

DEMONSTRATIONS 21:6 · Written before 345.

And with regard to Babylon Jeremiah said, Babylon shall fall and shall not rise. And behold! To this day it continues in desolation and will do so forever.

This site's exposition

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 Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

Theodoret of Cyrus

ON JEREMIAH 10:51 · Written before 458.

proposed

The Lord ordered these things to happen to comfort the Judean captives so that, when they had learned about Babylon's capture and their own freedom, they might have as their consolation the hope of these good things.

The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Weary - With that weight of judgment which shall be upon them. The words - The prophetical words of Jeremiah; for the matter of the next chapter is historical, and the book of Lam. is not prophetical.

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

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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A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

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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2 more voices on this verse

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

Thus shall Babylon sink, etc. - This is the emblem of its overthrow and irretrievable ruin. See Rev 18:21, where we find that this is an emblem of the total ruin of mystical Babylon.

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

they shall be weary--The Babylonians shall be worn out, so as not to be able to recover their strength. Jeremiah--Hence it is to be inferred that the last chapter is not included in Jeremiah's writings but was added by some inspired man, mainly at 2Ki 24:18-25:30 to explain and confirm what precedes [CALVIN].

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The words behind it

17 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וְאָמַרְתָּ֗and you will say

    veamartaH559 →5305 times

  • כָּ֠כָהthus

    kakhahH3602 →37 times

  • תִּשְׁקַ֨עit will sink

    tishka'H8257 →

  • בָּבֶ֤לBabylon

    bavelH894 →262 times

  • וְלֹֽא־and not

    velo'-H3808 →5168 times

  • תָקוּם֙it will rise

    takumH6965 →628 times

  • מִפְּנֵ֣י<from> because of

    mipeneiH6440 →2123 times

  • הָרָעָ֗הthe calamity

    haraahH7451 →662 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֧רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • אָנֹכִ֛יI

    ʾanokhiH595 →359 times

  • מֵבִ֥יא[am] about to bring

    mevi'H935 →2568 times

  • עָלֶ֖יהָon it

    ʾaleihaH5921 →5755 times

  • וְיָעֵ֑פוּand they will grow weary

    veyaefuH3286 →9 times

  • עַד־[are] to

    ʾad-H5704 →1261 times

  • הֵ֖נָּהhere

    henahH2008 →49 times

  • דִּבְרֵ֥י[the] words of

    divreiH1697 →1440 times

  • יִרְמְיָֽהוּ׃ סJeremiah

    yirmeyahuH3414 →147 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Jeremiah 51:58This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Babylon’s thick walls will be leveled, and her high gates consumed by fire. So the labor of the people will be for nothing; the nations will exhaust themselves to fuel the flames.”5 worksJob 31:40then let briers grow instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley.” Thus conclude the words of Job.4 worksPsalms 72:20Thus conclude the prayers of David son of Jesse.4 worksIsaiah 26:5For He has humbled those who dwell on high; He lays the lofty city low. He brings it down to the ground; He casts it into the dust.4 worksRevelation 18:21Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.3 worksNahum 1:8–9But with an overwhelming flood He will make an end of Nineveh and pursue His enemies into darkness.3 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Jeremiah 25:27“Then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Drink, get drunk, and vomit. Fall down and never get up again, because of the sword I will send among you.’2 worksHabakkuk 2:13Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts that the labor of the people only feeds the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?2 worksPsalms 76:12He breaks the spirits of princes; He is feared by the kings of the earth.2 worksRevelation 18:2And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.2 worksJeremiah 51:42The sea has come up over Babylon; she is covered in turbulent waves.2 worksRevelation 14:8Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”2 worksIsaiah 21:9Look, here come the riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one answered, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods lie shattered on the ground!”2 worksIsaiah 25:12The high-walled fortress will be brought down, cast to the ground, into the dust.2 worksJeremiah 50:15Raise a war cry against her on every side! She has thrown up her hands in surrender; her towers have fallen; her walls are torn down. Since this is the vengeance of the LORD, take out your vengeance upon her; as she has done, do the same to her.2 worksJeremiah 50:26Come against her from the farthest border. Break open her granaries; pile her up like mounds of grain. Devote her to destruction; leave her no survivors.2 worksJeremiah 50:32The arrogant one will stumble and fall with no one to pick him up. And I will kindle a fire in his cities to consume all those around him.”2 worksJob 12:14What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Revelation 18:21

    Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never…

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 51:63–64

      When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and cast it into the Euphrates.

    • Ezekiel 26:21

      I will make you an object of horror, and you will be no more. You will be sought, but will never be found,’ declares the Lord GOD.”

  • Through

    Psalms 72:20

    Thus conclude the prayers of David son of Jesse.

    it leads to

    • 2 Samuel 23:1

      These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist…

    • Luke 24:51

      While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven.

  • Through

    Jeremiah 51:58

    This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Babylon’s thick walls will be leveled, and her high gates consumed by fire. So the labor of the people will be for nothing; the nations will…

    it leads to

    • Habakkuk 2:13

      Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts that the labor of the people only feeds the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?

    • Jeremiah 50:15

      Raise a war cry against her on every side! She has thrown up her hands in surrender; her towers have fallen; her walls are torn down. Since this is the vengeance of the LORD,…

    • Jeremiah 51:44

      I will punish Bel in Babylon. I will make him spew out what he swallowed. The nations will no longer stream to him; even the wall of Babylon will fall.

    • Isaiah 45:1–2

      This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates…

Where this verse is studied

About Jeremiah

Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Aphrahat the Persian Sage, DEMONSTRATIONS 21:6; 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 Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Theodoret of Cyrus, ON JEREMIAH 10:51.

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