Jeremiah 51:56–57
Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the Lord God of recompences shall surely requite.
Because the spoiler is come vpon her, euen vpon Babylon, and her mightie men are taken, euery one of their bowes is broken, for the LORD God of recompenses shall surely requite.
And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts.
And I will make drunke her princes and her wise men, her captaines and her rulers, and her mightie men: and they shall sleepe a perpetuall sleepe, and not wake, saith the king, whose Name is the LORD of hosts.
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From verse 56
- Jeremiah 51:6Rank 1 from verse 56
6Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the Lord’s vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.
6*Flee out of the middest of Babylon, and deliuer euery man his soule: bee not cut off in her iniquitie: for this is the time of the LORDs vengeance: he will render vnto her a recompence.
- Habakkuk 2:8Rank 2 from verse 56
8Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
8†Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shal spoile thee: because of mens blood, and for the violence of the land, of the citie, and of all that dwell therein.
- Jeremiah 51:48Rank 3 from verse 56
48Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for Babylon: for the spoilers shall come unto her from the north, saith the Lord.
48Then the heauen and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for Babylon: for the spoilers shall come vnto her from the North, saith the LORD.
- Psalms 46:9Rank 4 from verse 56
- Psalms 94:1–2Rank 5 from verse 56
1O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.
2Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.
1¶ ††O LORD God, to whome vengeance belongeth: O God to whome vengeance belongeth, shew thy selfe.
2Lift vp thy selfe, thou iudge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.
- Deuteronomy 32:35Rank 6 from verse 56
35To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
35To me belongeth *vengeance, and recompence, their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamitie is at hand, and the things that shal come vpon them, make haste.
- Isaiah 59:18Rank 7 from verse 56
- Jeremiah 51:24Rank 8 from verse 56
- Psalms 76:3Rank 9 from verse 56
- Revelation 19:2Rank 10 from verse 56
2For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
2For true and righteous are his iudgements, for hee hath iudged the great whore which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath auenged the blood of his seruants at her hand.
- 1 Samuel 2:4Rank 11 from verse 56
- 2 Thessalonians 1:6Rank 12 from verse 56
- Ezekiel 39:3Rank 13 from verse 56
- Ezekiel 39:9Rank 14 from verse 56
9And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years:
9‖‖And they that dwell in the cities of Israel, shall goe forth, and shall set on fire, and burne the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bowes and the arrowes, and the handstaues and the speares, and they shall burne them with fire seuen yeeres.
- Genesis 49:24Rank 15 from verse 56
24But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)
24But his bow abode in strength, and the armes of his hands were made strong, by the hands of the mighty God of Iacob: from thence is the Sheapheard, the stone of Israel,
- Isaiah 21:2Rank 16 from verse 56
2A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.
2†A grieuous vision is declared vnto me; The treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth: Goe, vp O Elam: besiege, O Media: all the sighing thereof haue I made to cease.
- Isaiah 34:8Rank 17 from verse 56
- Isaiah 35:4Rank 18 from verse 56
4Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
4†Say to them that are of a fearefull heart; Be strong, feare not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, euen God with a recompence, he will come and saue you.
- Jeremiah 49:35Rank 19 from verse 56
- Jeremiah 50:10Rank 20 from verse 56
- Jeremiah 50:28–29Rank 21 from verse 56
28The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the Lord our God, the vengeance of his temple.
29Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the Lord, against the Holy One of Israel.
28The voice of them that flee & escape out of the land of Babylon to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance of his Temple.
29Call together the archers against Babylon: all yee that bend the bow, campe against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her worke; according to all that shee hath done vnto her: for shee hath bene proud against the LORD, against the Holy one of Israel.
- Jeremiah 50:36Rank 22 from verse 56
- Jeremiah 51:30Rank 23 from verse 56
30The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.
30The mightie men of Babylon haue forborne to fight: they haue remained in their holdes: their might hath failed, they became as women: they haue burnt their dwelling places: her barres are broken.
- Psalms 137:8Rank 24 from verse 56
- Psalms 37:15Rank 25 from verse 56
- Revelation 17:16Rank 26 from verse 56
16And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
16And the ten hornes which thou sawest vpon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate, and naked, and shall eate her flesh, and burne her with fire.
- Revelation 18:20Rank 27 from verse 56
- Revelation 18:5–6Rank 28 from verse 56
5For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
6Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.
5For her sinnes haue reached vnto heauen, and God hath remembred her iniquities.
6Reward her euen as she rewarded you, and double vnto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled, fill to her double.
From verse 57
- Jeremiah 46:18Rank 1 from verse 57
- Jeremiah 25:27Rank 2 from verse 57
27Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
27Therefore thou shalt say vnto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Drinke ye and bee drunken, and spue and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I wil send among you.
- Jeremiah 48:15Rank 3 from verse 57
15Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts.
15†Moab is spoiled and gone vp out of her cities, and his chosen yong men are gone downe to the slaughter, sayth the King, whose Name is the LORD of hostes.
- Jeremiah 51:39Rank 4 from verse 57
39In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the Lord.
39In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may reioyce, and sleepe a perpetuall sleepe, and not wake, saith the LORD.
- Psalms 76:5–6Rank 5 from verse 57
5The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.
6At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.
5The stout hearted are spoiled, they haue slept their sleepe: and none of the men of might haue found their hands.
6At thy rebuke, O God of Iacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleepe.
- Daniel 5:1–4Rank 6 from verse 57
1BELSHAZZAR the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
2Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.
3Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them.
4They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
1¶ Belshazzar the King made a great feast to a thousand of his LORDs, and dranke wine before the thousand.
2†Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commaunded to bring the golden and siluer vessels, which his father Nebuchad-nezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Ierusalem, that the king and his princes, his wiues, and his concubines might drinke therein.
3Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God, which was at Ierusalem, and the king and his princes, his wiues, and his concubines dranke in them.
4They drunke wine, and praised the gods of gold and of siluer, of brasse, of yron, of wood, and of stone.
- Daniel 5:30–31Rank 7 from verse 57
30¶ In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
31And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
30¶ In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Caldeans slaine.
31†‖And Darius the Median tooke the kingdome, being about threescore and two yeere old.
- Habakkuk 2:15–17Rank 8 from verse 57
15¶ Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!
16Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the Lord’s right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.
17For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
15¶ Woe vnto him that giueth his neighbour drinke: that puttest thy bottell to him, and makest him drunken also; that thou mayest looke on their nakednesse.
16‖*Thou art filled with shame for glory: drinke thou also, and let thy foreskin bee vncouered: the cup of the Lords right hand shall be turned vnto thee, and shamefull spewing shalbe on thy glory.
17For the violence of Lebanon shall couer thee: and the spoile of beasts, which made them afraide, because of mens blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, & of al that dwel therin.
- Isaiah 21:4–5Rank 9 from verse 57
4My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.
5Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.
4‖†My heart panted, fearefulnesse affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into feare vnto me.
5Prepare the table, watch in the watch-tower, eate, drinke: arise yee princes, and anoint the shield.
- Isaiah 37:36Rank 10 from verse 57
36Then the angel of the Lord went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
36*Then the Angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the campe of the Assyrians a hundred and fourescore and fiue thousand: and when they arose earely in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
- Malachi 1:14Rank 11 from verse 57
14But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the Lord of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.
14†But cursed be the deceiuer, which hath in his flocke a male, and voweth and sacrificeth vnto the LORD a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hostes, and my name is dreadfull among the heathen.
- Nahum 1:10Rank 12 from verse 57
- Revelation 18:6–7Rank 13 from verse 57
6Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.
7How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
6Reward her euen as she rewarded you, and double vnto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled, fill to her double.
7How much she hath glorified her selfe, and liued deliciously, so much torment and sorrow giue her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a *Queene, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
- Revelation 18:9Rank 14 from verse 57
9And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
9And the Kings of the earth, who haue committed fornication, and liued deliciously with her, shall bewaile her and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning:
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Jeremiah 51:56
A plunderer; a pillager; a robber.
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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.
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Sense 1: The proper name of the city, land, or kingdom of Babylon. Sense 2: The prophetic entity called Babylon.
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Possessing or displaying great strength, power, ability, rank, or effect.
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1. Received, accepted, or chosen. 2. Seized or captured. 3. Carried or laid hold of.
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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.
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Plural of bow: curved weapons for shooting arrows.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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The one true God.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Certainly, truly, firmly, or without doubt.
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To repay or recompense, returning good or evil for what was received or done.
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Jeremiah 51:57
To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.
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Having swallowed liquid; or intoxicated and impaired by strong drink.
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Rulers, chiefs, or persons of high rank and authority.
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Sense 1: Possessing or exercising understanding, knowledge, prudence, judgment, discernment, or skill; also a wise person. Sense 2: In phrases such as in no wise, way, manner, respect, or degree.
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Persons who govern, direct, or exercise authority.
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Possessing or displaying great strength, power, ability, rank, or effect.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Sense 1: Natural bodily rest with suspended waking activity; figuratively, inattention or inactivity; or death described as sleep. Sense 2: To rest in sleep; figuratively, to lie in death.
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Continuing, enduring, or regularly recurring without interruption through the duration in view.
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To cease sleeping, become awake, remain awake, or rouse to action.
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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.
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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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1. Armies or multitudes. 2. Persons who receive or entertain guests.
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55Because the Lord hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered:
55Because the LORD hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voyce when her waues doe roare like great waters, a noise of their voice is vttered.
56Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the Lord God of recompences shall surely requite.
56Because the spoiler is come vpon her, euen vpon Babylon, and her mightie men are taken, euery one of their bowes is broken, for the LORD God of recompenses shall surely requite.
Selected passage57And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts.
57And I will make drunke her princes and her wise men, her captaines and her rulers, and her mightie men: and they shall sleepe a perpetuall sleepe, and not wake, saith the king, whose Name is the LORD of hosts.
Selected passage58Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.
58‖‖Thus saith the LORD of hosts, The broad walles of Babylon shalbe vtterly broken, and her high gates shal be burnt with fire, and the people shall labour in vaine, and the folke in the fire, and they shall be weary.