1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Jeremiah 51

1 The severe judgment of God against Babylon in revenge of Israel. 59 Jeremiah delivereth the book of this prophecy to Seraiah, to be cast unto Euphrates, in token of the perpetual sinking of Babylon.

 51:1 Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068: “Behold 2009, I am going to arouse 5782 against 5921 Babylon 894 And against 413 the inhabitants 3427 of Leb-kamai 3846b The spirit 7307 of a destroyer 7843.

 51:2 “I will dispatch 7971 foreigners 2114a to Babylon 894 that they may winnow 2219 her And may devastate 1238b her land 776; For on every 5439 side 5439 they will be opposed 5921 to her In the day 3117 of [her] calamity 7463a.

 51:3 “Let not him who bends 1869 his bow 7198 bend 1869 [it], Nor 413 let him rise 5927 up in his scale-armor 5630; So do not spare 2550 her young 970 men 970; Devote 2763a all 3605 her army 6635 to destruction 2763a.

 51:4 “They will fall 5307 down 5307 slain 2491a in the land 776 of the Chaldeans 3778, And pierced 1856 through 1856 in their streets 2351.”

 51:5 ¶ For neither 3808 Israel 3478 nor 3808 Judah 3063 has been forsaken 488 By his God 430, the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, Although 3588 their land 776 is full 4390 of guilt 817 Before 4480 the Holy 6918 One 6918 of Israel 3478.

 51:6 Flee 5127 from the midst 8432 of Babylon 894, And each 376 of you save 4422 his life 5315! Do not be destroyed 1826a in her punishment 5771, For this 1931 is the LORD’S 3068 time 6256 of vengeance 5360; He is going to render 7999a recompense 1576 to her.

 51:7 Babylon 894 has been a golden 2091 cup 3563a in the hand 3027 of the LORD 3068, Intoxicating 7937 all 3605 the earth 776. The nations 1471 have drunk 8354 of her wine 3196; Therefore 5921 3651 the nations 1471 are going 1984b mad 1984b.

 51:8 Suddenly 6597 Babylon 894 has fallen 5307 and been broken 7665; Wail 3213 over 5921 her! Bring 3947 balm 6875 for her pain 4341; Perhaps 194 she may be healed 7495.

 51:9 We applied healing 7495 to Babylon 894, but she was not healed 7495; Forsake 5800a her and let us each 376 go 1980 to his own country 776, For her judgment 4941 has reached 5060 to heaven 8064 And towers 5375 up to the very skies 7834.

 51:10 The LORD 3068 has brought 3318 about 3318 our vindication 6666; Come 935 and let us recount 5608 in Zion 6726 The work 4639 of the LORD 3068 our God 430!

 51:11 ¶ Sharpen 1305 the arrows 2671, fill 4390 the quivers 7982! The LORD 3068 has aroused 5782 the spirit 7307 of the kings 4428 of the Medes 4074, Because 3588 His purpose 4209 is against 5921 Babylon 894 to destroy 7843 it; For it is the vengeance 5360 of the LORD 3068, vengeance 5360 for His temple 1964.

 51:12 Lift 5375 up a signal 5251 against 413 the walls 2346 of Babylon 894; Post 2388 a strong 2388 guard 4929, Station 6965 sentries 8104, Place 3559 men in ambush 693! For the LORD 3068 has both 1571 purposed 2161 and performed 6213a What 834 He spoke 1696 concerning 413 the inhabitants 3427 of Babylon 894.

 51:13 O you who dwell 7931 by many 7227a waters 4325, Abundant 7227a in treasures 214, Your end 7093 has come 935, The measure 520 of your end 1215.

 51:14 The LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 has sworn 7650 by Himself 5315: “Surely 3588 518 I will fill 4390 you with a population 120 like locusts 3218, And they will cry 6031b out with shouts 1959 of victory over 5921 you.”

 51:15 ¶ [It is] He who made 6213a the earth 776 by His power 3581b, Who established 3559 the world 8398 by His wisdom 2451, And by His understanding 8394 He stretched 5186 out the heavens 8064.

 51:16 When He utters 5414 His voice 6963, [there is] a tumult 1995 of waters 4325 in the heavens 8064, And He causes the clouds 5387b to ascend 5927 from the end 7097a of the earth 776; He makes 6213a lightning 1300 for the rain 4306 And brings 3318 forth 3318 the wind 7307 from His storehouses 214.

 51:17 All 3605 mankind 120 is stupid 1197b, devoid 4480 of knowledge 1847; Every 3605 goldsmith 6884 is put 954 to shame 954 by his idols 6459, For his molten 5262b images 5262b are deceitful 8267, And there is no 3808 breath 7307 in them.

 51:18 They are worthless 1892, a work 4639 of mockery 8595; In the time 6256 of their punishment 6486 they will perish 6.

 51:19 The portion 2506 of Jacob 3290 is not like these 428; For the Maker 3335 of all 3605 is He, And of the tribe 7626 of His inheritance 5159; The LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 is His name 8034.

 51:20 [He says], “You are My war-club 4661, [My] weapon 3627 of war 4421; And with you I shatter 5310a nations 1471, And with you I destroy 7843 kingdoms 4467.

 51:21 “With you I shatter 5310a the horse 5483b and his rider 7392, And with you I shatter 5310a the chariot 7393 and its rider 7392,

 51:22 And with you I shatter 5310a man 376 and woman 802, And with you I shatter 5310a old 2205 man 376 and youth 5288, And with you I shatter 5310a young 970 man 970 and virgin 1330,

 51:23 And with you I shatter 5310a the shepherd 7462a and his flock 5739, And with you I shatter 5310a the farmer 406 and his team 6776, And with you I shatter 5310a governors 6346 and prefects 5461.

 51:24 ¶ “But I will repay 7999a Babylon 894 and all 3605 the inhabitants 3427 of Chaldea 3778 for all 3605 their evil 7463a that they have done 6213a in Zion 6726 before your eyes 5869,” declares 5002 the LORD 3068.

 51:25 “Behold 2009, I am against 413 you, O destroying 7843 mountain 2022, Who destroys 7843 the whole 3605 earth 776,” declares 5002 the LORD 3068, “And I will stretch 5186 out My hand 3027 against 5921 you, And roll 1556 you down 1556 from the crags 5553, And I will make 5414 you a burnt 8316 out mountain 2022.

 51:26 “They will not take 3947 from you [even] a stone 68 for a corner 6438 Nor 3808 a stone 68 for foundations 4144, But you will be desolate 8077 forever 5769,” declares 5002 the LORD 3068.

 51:27 ¶ Lift 5375 up a signal 5251 in the land 776, Blow 8628 a trumpet 7782 among the nations 1471! Consecrate 6942 the nations 1471 against 5921 her, Summon 8085 against 5921 her the kingdoms 4467 of Ararat 780, Minni 4508 and Ashkenaz 813; Appoint 6485 a marshal 2951 against 5921 her, Bring 5927 up the horses 5483b like bristly 5569 locusts 3218.

 51:28 Consecrate 6942 the nations 1471 against 5921 her, The kings 4428 of the Medes 4074, Their governors 6346 and all 3605 their prefects 5461, And every 3605 land 776 of their dominion 4475.

 51:29 So the land 776 quakes 7493 and writhes 2342a, For the purposes 4284 of the LORD 3068 against 5921 Babylon 894 stand 6965, To make 7760 the land 776 of Babylon 894 A desolation 8047 without 369 inhabitants 3427.

 51:30 The mighty 1368 men 1368 of Babylon 894 have ceased 2308 fighting 3898a, They stay 3427 in the strongholds 4679; Their strength 1369 is exhausted 5405, They are becoming 1961 [like] women 802; Their dwelling 4908 places 4908 are set 3341 on fire 3341, The bars 1280 of her [gates] are broken 7665.

 51:31 One courier 7323 runs 7323 to meet 7122 another 7323, And one messenger 5046 to meet 7122 another 5046, To tell 5046 the king 4428 of Babylon 894 That his city 5892b has been captured 3920 from end 7097a [to end];

 51:32 The fords 4569b also have been seized 8610, And they have burned 8313 the marshes 98 with fire 784, And the men 376 of war 4421 are terrified 926.

 51:33 ¶ For thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, the God 430 of Israel 3478: “The daughter 1323 of Babylon 894 is like a threshing 1637 floor 1637 At the time 6256 it is stamped 1869 firm 1869; Yet 5750 in a little 4592 while 4592 the time 6256 of harvest 7105a will come 935 for her.”

 51:34 ¶ “Nebuchadnezzar 5019 king 4428 of Babylon 894 has devoured 398 me [and] crushed 2000 me, He has set 3322 me down 3322 [like] an empty 7386 vessel 3627; He has swallowed 1104 me like a monster 8577, He has filled 4390 his stomach 3770 with my delicacies 5730a; He has washed 1740 me away 1740.

 51:35 “May the violence 2555 [done] to me and to my flesh 7607 be upon Babylon 894,” The inhabitant 3427 of Zion 6726 will say 559; And, “May my blood 1818 be upon the inhabitants 3427 of Chaldea 3778,” Jerusalem 3389 will say 559.

 51:36 Therefore 3651 thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, “Behold 2009, I am going to plead 7378 your case 7379 And exact 5358 full 5360 vengeance 5360 for you; And I will dry 2717a up her sea 3220 And make 3001 her fountain 4726 dry 3001.

 51:37 “Babylon 894 will become 1961 a heap 1530 [of ruins], a haunt 4583 of jackals 8565, An object 8047 of horror 8047 and hissing 8322, without 369 inhabitants 3427.

 51:38 “They will roar 7580 together 3164a like young 3715 lions 3715, They will growl 5286 like lions’ 738 cubs 1484.

 51:39 “When they become 2552 heated 2552 up, I will serve 7896 [them] their banquet 4960 And make 7937 them drunk 7937, that they may become 5937 jubilant 5937 And may sleep 3462 a perpetual 5769 sleep 8142 And not wake 3364 up,” declares 5002 the LORD 3068.

 51:40 “I will bring 3381 them down 3381 like lambs 3733c to the slaughter 2873, Like rams 352a together 5973 with male 6260 goats 6260.

 51:41 ¶ “How 349 Sheshak 8347 has been captured 3920, And the praise 8416 of the whole 3605 earth 776 been seized 8610! How 349 Babylon 894 has become 1961 an object 8047 of horror 8047 among the nations 1471!

 51:42 “The sea 3220 has come 5927 up over 5921 Babylon 894; She has been engulfed 3680 with its tumultuous 1995 waves 1530.

 51:43 “Her cities 5892b have become 1961 an object 8047 of horror 8047, A parched 6723 land 776 and a desert 6160, A land 776 in which 2004 no 3808 3605 man 376 lives 3427 And through 5674a which 2004 no 3808 son 1121 of man 120 passes 5674a.

 51:44 “I will punish 6485 Bel 1078 in Babylon 894, And I will make what 1105 he has swallowed 1105 come 3318 out of his mouth 6310; And the nations 1471 will no 3808 longer 5750 stream 5102a to him. Even 1571 the wall 2346 of Babylon 894 has fallen 5307 down 5307!

 51:45 ¶ “Come 3318 forth 3318 from her midst 8432, My people 5971a, And each 376 of you save 4422 yourselves 5315 From the fierce 2740 anger 639 of the LORD 3068.

 51:46 “Now so 6435 that your heart 3824 does not grow 7401 faint 7401, And you are not afraid 3372a at the report 8052 that [will be] heard 8085 in the land 776— For the report 8052 will come 935 one year 8141, And after 310 that another report 8052 in another year 8141, And violence 2555 [will be] in the land 776 With ruler 4910 against 5921 ruler 4910—

 51:47 Therefore 3651 behold 2009, days 3117 are coming 935 When I will punish 6485 the idols 6456 of Babylon 894; And her whole 3605 land 776 will be put 954 to shame 954 And all 3605 her slain 2491a will fall 5307 in her midst 8432.

 51:48 “Then heaven 8064 and earth 776 and all 3605 that is in them Will shout 7442 for joy 7442 over 5921 Babylon 894, For the destroyers 7703 will come 935 to her from the north 6828,” Declares 5002 the LORD 3068.

 51:49 ¶ Indeed 1571 Babylon 894 is to fall 5307 [for] the slain 2491a of Israel 3478, [As] also 1571 for Babylon 894 the slain 2491a of all 3605 the earth 776 have fallen 5307.

 51:50 You who 6412b have escaped 6412b the sword 2719, Depart 1980! Do not stay 5975! Remember 2142 the LORD 3068 from afar 7350, And let Jerusalem 3389 come 5927 to your mind 3824.

 51:51 We are ashamed 954 because 3588 we have heard 8085 reproach 2781; Disgrace 3639 has covered 3680 our faces 6440, For aliens 2114a have entered 935 The holy 4720 places 4720 of the LORD’S 3068 house 1004.

 51:52 ¶ “Therefore 3651 behold 2009, the days 3117 are coming 935,” declares 5002 the LORD 3068, “When I will punish 6485 her idols 6456, And the mortally 2491 wounded 2491a will groan 602 throughout 3605 her land 776.

 51:53 “Though 3588 Babylon 894 should ascend 5927 to the heavens 8064, And though 3588 she should fortify 1219 her lofty 4791 stronghold 5797, From Me destroyers 7703 will come 935 to her,” declares 5002 the LORD 3068.

 51:54 ¶ The sound 6963 of an outcry 2201 from Babylon 894, And of great 1419 destruction 7667 from the land 776 of the Chaldeans 3778!

 51:55 For the LORD 3068 is going to destroy 7703 Babylon 894, And He will make 6 [her] loud 1419 noise 6963 vanish 6 from her. And their waves 1530 will roar 1993 like many 7227a waters 4325; The tumult 7588 of their voices 6963 sounds 5414 forth 5414.

 51:56 For the destroyer 7703 is coming 935 against 5921 her, against 5921 Babylon 894, And her mighty 1368 men 1368 will be captured 3920, Their bows 7198 are shattered 2865; For the LORD 3068 is a God 410 of recompense 1578, He will fully 7999a repay 7999a.

 51:57 “I will make 7937 her princes 8269 and her wise 2450 men 2450 drunk 7937, Her governors 6346, her prefects 5461 and her mighty 1368 men 1368, That they may sleep 3462 a perpetual 5769 sleep 8142 and not wake 3364 up,” Declares 5002 the King 4428, whose name 8034 is the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635.

 51:58 Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, “The broad 7342 wall 2346 of Babylon 894 will be completely 6209 razed 6209 And her high 1364 gates 8179 will be set 3341 on fire 784; So the peoples 5971a will toil 3021 for nothing 1767 7385b, And the nations 3816 become 3286 exhausted 3286 [only] for fire 784.”

 51:59 ¶ The message 1697 which 834 Jeremiah 3414 the prophet 5030 commanded 6680 Seraiah 8304 the son 1121 of Neriah 5374, the grandson 1121 of Mahseiah 4271, when he went 1980 with Zedekiah 6667 the king 4428 of Judah 3063 to Babylon 894 in the fourth 7243 year 8141 of his reign 4427a. (Now Seraiah 8304 was quartermaster 8269 4496.)

 51:60 So Jeremiah 3414 wrote 3789 in a single 259 scroll 5612 all 3605 the calamity 7463a which 834 would come 935 upon Babylon 894, [that is], all 3605 these 428 words 1697 which have been written 3789 concerning 413 Babylon 894.

 51:61 Then Jeremiah 3414 said 559 to Seraiah 8304, “As soon as you come 935 to Babylon 894, then see 7200 that you read 7121 all 3605 these 428 words 1697 aloud,

 51:62 and say 559, ‘You, O LORD 3068, have promised 1696 concerning 413 this 2088 place 4725 to cut 3772 it off 3772, so that there will be nothing 1115 dwelling 3427 in it, whether 4480 man 120 or beast 929, but it will be a perpetual 5769 desolation 8077.’

 51:63 “And as soon as you finish 3615 reading 7121 this 2088 scroll 5612, you will tie 7194 a stone 68 to it and throw 7993 it into the middle 8432 of the Euphrates 6578,

 51:64 and say 559, ‘Just 3602 so 3602 shall Babylon 894 sink 8257 down 8257 and not rise 6965 again because 4480 6440 of the calamity 7463a that I am going to bring 935 upon her; and they will become 3286 exhausted 3286.’” Thus 2008 far 5704 are the words 1697 of Jeremiah 3414.