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Jeremiah 51:36–37

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36Therefore thus says Yahweh,

“Behold, I am going to aplead your case

And bexact full vengeance for you;

And cI will dry up her 1sea

And make her fountain dry.

37“aBabylon will become a heap of ruins, a haunt of jackals,

An bobject of horror and hissing, without inhabitants.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Or broad river

Cross references

  1. aPs 140:12
  2. bJer 51:6, 11; Rom 12:19
  3. cJer 50:38
  4. aRev 18:2
  5. bJer 25:9

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Therefore thus says the Lord:

“Behold, I will plead your cause

and take vengeance for you.

I will dry up her sea

and make her fountain dry,

and Babylon shall become a heap of ruins,

the haunt of jackals,

a horror and a hissing,

without inhabitant.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Therefore this is what the Lord says:

“See, I will defend your cause

and avenge you;

I will dry up her sea

and make her springs dry.

Babylon will be a heap of ruins,

a haunt of jackals,

an object of horror and scorn,

a place where no one lives.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Therefore, this is what the Lord says:

I am about to champion your cause

and take vengeance on your behalf;

I will dry up her sea

and make her fountain run dry.

Babylon will become a heap of rubble,

a jackals’ den,

a desolation and an object of scorn,

without inhabitant.

NLTNew Living Translation

This is what the Lord says to Jerusalem:

“I will be your lawyer to plead your case,

and I will avenge you.

I will dry up her river,

as well as her springs,

and Babylon will become a heap of ruins,

haunted by jackals.

She will be an object of horror and contempt,

a place where no one lives.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Therefore thus says Yahweh,

“Look, I am going to contend your case,

and I will avenge your vengeance,

and I will cause her sea to dry up,

and I will cause her fountain to dry up.

And Babylon will become as a heap of stones,

a lair of jackals,

an object of horror, and an object of hissing,

without inhabitants.

KJV 1900King James Version

Therefore thus saith the Lord;

Behold, I will plead thy cause,

And take vengeance for thee;

And I will dry up her sea,

And make her springs dry.

And Babylon shall become heaps,

A dwellingplace for dragons,

An astonishment, and an hissing,

Without an inhabitant.