Focused Passage

Jeremiah 51:5-8

Babylon Sunk: The LORD’s Vengeance, Israel’s Deliverance, and the Stone Cast into the Euphrates

The chapter moves from the LORD stirring up destroyers against Babylon, to the command for Israel to flee, to Babylon’s image as a shattered golden cup, to the LORD’s vengeance for Zion, to a creation-theology contrast between the LORD and idols, to Babylon as the LORD’s war club now judged, to repeated announcements of Babylon’s desolation, to pastoral exhortations for exiles not to lose heart, and finally to Seraiah’s symbolic sinking of the scroll in the Euphrates.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

5For Israel and Judah have not been abandoned by their God, the LORD of Hosts, though their land is full of guilt before the Holy One of Israel.”

6Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! Do not be destroyed in her punishment. For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves.

7Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad.

8Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered. Wail for her; get her balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed.

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References and Original Words

Verse 5

Cross-references

Romans 11:1Classic cross-references 2 Kings 19:22Classic cross-references Hosea 4:1Classic cross-references Isaiah 43:15Classic cross-references Zechariah 12:6Classic cross-references

Original words

Forכִּ֠יH3588ConjunctionIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularand Judahוִֽיהוּדָה֙H3063Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularhave notלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlebeen abandonedאַלְמָ֨ןH488Adjective - masculine singularby their Godמֵֽאֱלֹהָ֔יוH430Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularthe LORDמֵֽיְהוָ֖הH3068Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singularof Hostsצְבָא֑וֹתH6635Noun - common pluralthoughכִּ֤יH3588Conjunctiontheir landאַרְצָם֙H776Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralis full ofמָלְאָ֣הH4390Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularguiltאָשָׁ֔םH817Noun - masculine singularbefore the Holyמִקְּד֖וֹשׁH6918Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular constructOne of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 6

Cross-references

Revelation 18:4Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 6:17Classic cross-references Jeremiah 25:14Classic cross-references Isaiah 63:4Classic cross-references Jeremiah 50:8Classic cross-references

Original words

Fleeנֻ֣סוּ׀H5127Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralfromמִתּ֣וֹךְH8432Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructBabylonבָּבֶ֗לH894Noun - proper - feminine singularEscapeוּמַלְּטוּ֙H4422Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine pluralwith yourאִ֣ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularlivesנַפְשׁ֔וֹH5315Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularDo notאַל־H408Adverbbe destroyedתִּדַּ֖מּוּH1826Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralin her punishmentבַּעֲוֺנָ֑הּH5771Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | third person feminine singularForכִּי֩H3588Conjunctionthisהִיא֙H1931Pronoun - third person feminine singularis the timeעֵ֨תH6256Noun - common singular constructof the LORD’sלַֽיהוָ֔הH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularvengeanceנְקָמָ֥הH5360Noun - feminine singularHeה֥וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularwill payמְשַׁלֵּ֖םH7999Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singularherלָֽהּ׃Preposition | third person feminine singularwhat she deservesגְּמ֕וּלH1576Noun - masculine singular

Verse 7

Cross-references

Revelation 17:4Classic cross-references Habakkuk 2:15Classic cross-references Revelation 14:8Classic cross-references Revelation 17:2Classic cross-references Revelation 18:3Classic cross-references

Original words

Babylonבָּבֶל֙H894Noun - proper - feminine singularwas a goldזָהָ֤בH2091Noun - masculine singularcupכּוֹס־H3563Noun - feminine singular constructin the handבְּיַד־H3027Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularmaking the wholeכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructearthהָאָ֑רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singulardrunkמְשַׁכֶּ֖רֶתH7937Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singularThe nationsגוֹיִ֔םH1471Noun - masculine pluraldrankשָׁת֣וּH8354Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralher wineמִיֵּינָהּ֙H3196Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularthereforeעַל־H5921Preposition. . .כֵּ֖ןH3651Adverbthe nationsגוֹיִֽם׃H1471Noun - masculine pluralhave gone madיִתְהֹלְל֥וּH1984Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural

Verse 8

Cross-references

Jeremiah 8:22Classic cross-references Revelation 18:2Classic cross-references Isaiah 21:9Classic cross-references Jeremiah 46:11Classic cross-references Isaiah 13:6Classic cross-references

Original words

Suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֛םH6597AdverbBabylonבָבֶ֖לH894Noun - proper - feminine singularhas fallenנָפְלָ֥הH5307Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularand been shatteredוַתִּשָּׁבֵ֑רH7665Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularWailהֵילִ֣ילוּH3213Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralfor herעָלֶ֗יהָH5921Preposition | third person feminine singularget herקְח֤וּH3947Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralbalmצֳרִי֙H6875Noun - masculine singularfor her painלְמַכְאוֹבָ֔הּH4341Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularperhapsאוּלַ֖יH194Adverbshe can be healedתֵּרָפֵֽא׃H7495Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular

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