Jeremiah 51:64 “Then you are to say, ‘In the same way Babylon will sink and never rise…”

Jeremiah 51:64

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

Then you shall say, ‘Thus will Babylon sink, and will not rise again because of the evil that I will bring on her; and they will be weary.’” Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And shalt say, Thus shall Babel be drowned, and shall not rise from the euil, that I will bring vpon her: and they shall be weary. Thus farre are the wordes of Ieremiah.

Darby Translation

and shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise, because of the evil that I will bring upon it: and they shall be weary. Thus far the words of Jeremiah.

Young's Literal Translation

and said, Thus sink doth Babylon, and it doth not arise, because of the evil that I am bringing in against it, and they have been weary.' Hitherto [are] words of Jeremiah.

Bible in Basic English

And you are to say, So Babylon will go down, never to be lifted up again, because of the evil which I will send on her: and weariness will overcome them. So far, these are the words of Jeremiah.

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Cross references

“Thus shall”

Revelation 18:21 Jeremiah 51:42 Jeremiah 25:27 Revelation 14:8 Revelation 18:2 Nahum 1:8

Revelation 18:21 · BSB

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 to be seen again.

Jeremiah 51:42 · BSB

The sea has come up over Babylon; she is covered in turbulent waves.

Jeremiah 25:27 · BSB

“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.’

Revelation 14:8 · BSB

Then 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.”

Revelation 18:2 · BSB

And 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.

Nahum 1:8 · BSB

But with an overwhelming flood He will make an end of Nineveh and pursue His enemies into darkness.

“they shall”

Jeremiah 51:58 Habakkuk 2:13 Psalm 76:12

Jeremiah 51:58 · BSB

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 exhaust themselves to fuel the flames.”

Habakkuk 2:13 · BSB

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?

Psalm 76:12 · BSB

He breaks the spirits of princes; He is feared by the kings of the earth.

“Thus far”

Job 31:40 Psalm 72:20

Job 31:40 · BSB

then let briers grow instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley.” Thus conclude the words of Job.

Psalm 72:20 · BSB

Thus conclude the prayers of David son of Jesse.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

63When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and cast it into the Euphrates.

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