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For the plunderers shall come to her from the north,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/51.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Then heaven and earth and everything that is in them Will shout for joy over Babylon, Because the destroyers will come to her from the north,” Declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/51.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Then heaven and earth and all that is in them Will shout for joy over Babylon, For the destroyers will come to her from the north,&#8221 Declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/51.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Then heaven and earth and all that is in them Will shout for joy over Babylon, For the destroyers will come to her from the north,” Declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then heaven and earth and all that is in them Will shout for joy over Babylon, For the destroyers will come to her from the north,” Declares Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/51.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Then heaven and earth and all that is in them Will shout <i>and</i> sing for joy over Babylon, For the destroyers will come against her from the north,” Says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/51.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Heaven and earth and everything in them will shout for joy over Babylon because the destroyers from the north will come against her. This is the LORD’s declaration.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Heaven and earth and everything in them will shout for joy over Babylon because the destroyers from the north will come against her. This is the LORD&#8217s declaration. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/51.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the heavens and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for joy over Babylon; for the destroyers shall come unto her from the north, saith Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/51.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />when an army attacks from the north and brings destruction. Then the earth and the heavens and everything in them will celebrate. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/51.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for joy over Babylon; for the spoilers shall come unto her from the north, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/51.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then heaven and earth and everything in them will rejoice over Babylon, because destroyers from the north will attack it," declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/51.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Everything on earth and in the sky will shout for joy when Babylonia falls to the people who come from the north to destroy it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/51.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the heavens and the earth and all that are in them will shout for joy about Babylon because the destroyers will come out of the north against her," declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/51.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then heaven and earth and all that is in them will shout for joy over Babylon because the destroyers from the north will come against her,? declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/51.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then heaven and earth and all that is in them will sing for joy over Babylon. For destroyers from the north will attack it," says the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/51.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then the heavens and the earth, and all that is in them, shall sing for joy over Babylon; for the destroyers shall come to her from the north," says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/51.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is in them, shall sing for Babylon: for the spoilers shall come to her from the north, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/51.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then the heavens and the earth, and all that is therein, will sing for joy over Babylon; for the destroyers will come to her from the north,” says Yahweh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/51.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And heavens and earth and all that [is] in them "" Have cried aloud against Babylon, "" For the spoilers come to her from the north,” "" A declaration of YHWH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/51.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And cried aloud against Babylon Have heavens and earth, and all that is in them, For, from the north come to it do the spoilers, An affirmation of Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/51.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the heavens and the earth shouted against Babel, and all which is in them: for those laying waste shall come against her from the north, says Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/51.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the heavens and the earth, and all things that are in them shall give praise for Babylon: for spoilers shall come to her from the north, saith the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/51.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the heavens and the earth, and all the things that are in them, will give praise over Babylon. For despoilers will approach her from the north, says the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/51.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then heaven and earth and everything in them shall shout over Babylon with joy, when the destroyers come against her from the north—oracle of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/51.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the heavens and the earth, and all that is in them, shall shout for joy over Babylon; for the destroyers shall come against them out of the north, says the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/51.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the heaven and the earth and all that is in them shall rejoice over Babylon; for the spoilers shall come to her from the north, says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/51.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the Heavens and Earth, and everyone who is in them, will rejoice over Babel, because from the North plunderers shall come upon it, says LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/51.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, Shall sing for joy over Babylon; For the spoilers shall come unto her From the north, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/51-48.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=16369" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Babylon's Punishment</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">47</span>Therefore, behold, the days are coming when I will punish the idols of Babylon. Her entire land will suffer shame, and all her slain will lie fallen within her. <span class="reftext">48</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: šā·ma·yim (N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">Then heaven</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: wā·’ā·reṣ (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">and earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵōl (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/bā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">is in them</a> <a href="/hebrew/7442.htm" title="7442: wə·rin·nə·nū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To give a ringing cry. A primitive root; properly, to creak, i.e. To shout.">will shout for joy</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: bā·ḇel (N-proper-fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.">Babylon</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/7703.htm" title="7703: haš·šō·wḏ·ḏîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to be burly, i.e. powerful; by implication, to ravage.">the destroyers</a> <a href="/hebrew/6828.htm" title="6828: miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn (Prep-m:: N-fs) -- North. Or tsaphon; from tsaphan; properly, hidden, i.e. Dark; used only of the north as a quarter.">from the north</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yā·ḇō·w- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">will come</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">against her,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">49</span>“Babylon must fall on account of the slain of Israel, just as the slain of all the earth have fallen because of Babylon.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-20.htm">Revelation 18:20</a></span><br />Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-23.htm">Isaiah 44:23</a></span><br />Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-1.htm">Revelation 19:1-3</a></span><br />After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God! / For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.” / And a second time they called out: “Hallelujah! Her smoke rises forever and ever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-13.htm">Isaiah 49:13</a></span><br />Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-9.htm">Revelation 18:9-10</a></span><br />Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. / In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-7.htm">Isaiah 14:7-8</a></span><br />All the earth is at peace and at rest; they break out in song. / Even the cypresses and cedars of Lebanon exult over you: “Since you have been laid low, no woodcutter comes against us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-14.htm">Isaiah 24:14-16</a></span><br />They raise their voices, they shout for joy; from the west they proclaim the majesty of the LORD. / Therefore glorify the LORD in the east. Extol the name of the LORD, the God of Israel in the islands of the sea. / From the ends of the earth we hear singing: “Glory to the Righteous One.” But I said, “I am wasting away! I am wasting away! Woe is me.” The treacherous betray; the treacherous deal in treachery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Revelation 17:1-2</a></span><br />Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. / The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/52-9.htm">Isaiah 52:9</a></span><br />Break forth in joy, sing together, O ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted His people; He has redeemed Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-24.htm">Revelation 18:24</a></span><br />And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm">Isaiah 35:1-2</a></span><br />The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose. / It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">Revelation 14:8</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12</a></span><br />You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for Babylon: for the spoilers shall come to her from the north, said the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">the heaven</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-10.htm">Jeremiah 51:10</a></b></br> The LORD hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of the LORD our God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/58-10.htm">Psalm 58:10,11</a></b></br> The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/11-10.htm">Proverbs 11:10</a></b></br> When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, <i>there is</i> shouting.</p><p class="hdg">the spoilers</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-11.htm">Jeremiah 51:11</a></b></br> Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device <i>is</i> against Babylon, to destroy it; because it <i>is</i> the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance of his temple.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/50-3.htm">Jeremiah 50:3,9,41</a></b></br> For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/51-26.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-7.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-21.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-47.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-17.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-39.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-11.htm">Destroyers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-41.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-15.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-16.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-25.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-41.htm">North</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-39.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Sing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-20.htm">Song</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-11.htm">Spoilers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-22.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-43.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/51-57.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-61.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-2.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-49.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-18.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-52.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-53.htm">Destroyers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-49.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-53.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-53.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">North</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-7.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Sing</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-14.htm">Song</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-53.htm">Spoilers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-62.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-53.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 51</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/51-1.htm">The severe judgment of God against Babylon, in revenge of Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">59. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/51-59.htm">Jeremiah delivers the book of this prophecy to Seraiah, to be cast into Euphrates, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">64. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/51-64.htm">in token of the perpetual sinking of Babylon</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical literature, heaven and earth often symbolize the totality of creation (<a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1:1</a>). The joy expressed here is not merely human but universal, reflecting the righteousness of God's judgment. Babylon, historically a symbol of oppression and idolatry, is often depicted as an enemy of God's people (<a href="/revelation/18-20.htm">Revelation 18:20</a>). The rejoicing signifies the vindication of God's holiness and the liberation of those who suffered under Babylon's tyranny.<p><b>because the destroyers from the north will come against her</b><br>The "destroyers from the north" refers to the Medo-Persian alliance led by Cyrus the Great, who conquered Babylon in 539 BC. This direction is significant as invasions into Israel and surrounding regions often came from the north due to geographical routes. The north is frequently associated with judgment in prophetic literature (<a href="/jeremiah/1-14.htm">Jeremiah 1:14-15</a>). This historical event fulfills earlier prophecies about Babylon's downfall (<a href="/isaiah/13-17.htm">Isaiah 13:17-19</a>). The precision of this prophecy underscores the sovereignty of God over nations and history, demonstrating His control over geopolitical events.<p><b>declares the LORD</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the divine authority behind the prophecy. The use of "declares the LORD" is a common prophetic formula that authenticates the message as coming directly from God. It assures the audience of the certainty and reliability of the prophecy. The LORD, Yahweh, is portrayed as the ultimate judge and ruler, whose decrees are unchangeable and whose purposes will be accomplished (<a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Isaiah 46:10</a>). This declaration serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness to His promises and His commitment to justice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>A powerful empire known for its wealth and idolatry, often symbolizing human pride and opposition to God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/heaven_and_earth.htm">Heaven and Earth</a></b><br>Representing all of creation, which will rejoice at the downfall of Babylon.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/destroyers_from_the_north.htm">Destroyers from the North</a></b><br>Likely referring to the Medes and Persians, who historically conquered Babylon.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The sovereign God who declares judgment and orchestrates the events leading to Babylon's fall.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>The prophet through whom God delivers this message of judgment and hope.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God is in control of history and uses nations to accomplish His purposes, including judgment against sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_joy_of_righteous_judgment.htm">The Joy of Righteous Judgment</a></b><br>Creation rejoices when justice is served, reminding us that God's judgments are good and right.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fall_of_prideful_powers.htm">The Fall of Prideful Powers</a></b><br>Babylon's fall serves as a warning against pride and self-reliance, urging us to trust in God alone.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_the_oppressed.htm">Hope for the Oppressed</a></b><br>The prophecy assures those suffering under oppression that God will bring justice and vindication.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_promises.htm">The Certainty of God's Promises</a></b><br>Just as Babylon's fall was foretold and fulfilled, we can trust in the certainty of God's promises today.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_51.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 51</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_babylon's_survival_refute_jer._51_41.htm">Jeremiah 51:41 foretells Babylon's complete humiliation, but historical records show subsequent rulers maintained parts of it--does this undermine the chapter's claims?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jer._51_37_align_with_babylon's_history.htm">Jeremiah 51:37 claims Babylon will be 'a heap of ruins,' but archaeological findings indicate the city remained active for centuries--how does this align with the text?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_babylon's_reuse_contradict_prophecy.htm">Jeremiah 51:26 states no stone from Babylon will ever be used again, yet evidence suggests later civilizations reused its materials--does this contradict the prophecy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_51_6_align_with_science.htm">In Isaiah 51:6, the text claims the earth and heavens will vanish like smoke or a garment; how does this align with our current scientific understanding of cosmic processes?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/51.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(48) <span class= "bld">Then the heaven and the earth . . .</span>--The prophet, following in the track of Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/44-23.htm" title="Sing, O you heavens; for the LORD has done it: shout, you lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, you mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.">Isaiah 44:23</a>), thinks of the whole creation as rejoicing in the righteous judgment of Jehovah on the guilty city, and in the liberation of His people. They sing, as it were, their <span class= "ital">Te Deum </span>over the fall of Babylon under the attack of the Medo-Persian armies "from the North."<span class= "bld"><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/51.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 48.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">From the north.</span> The same statement as in <a href="/jeremiah/50-3.htm">Jeremiah 50:3, 9, 41</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/51-48.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then heaven</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמַ֣יִם</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and earth</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאָ֔רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכֹ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is in them</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(bā·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">will shout for joy</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרִנְּנ֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rin·nə·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7442.htm">Strong's 7442: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give a ringing cry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Babylon</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּבֶל֙</span> <span class="translit">(bā·ḇel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_894.htm">Strong's 894: </a> </span><span class="str2">Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֧י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the destroyers</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשּׁוֹדְדִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šō·wḏ·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7703.htm">Strong's 7703: </a> </span><span class="str2">To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the north</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצָּפ֛וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6828.htm">Strong's 6828: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will come against her,”</span><br /><span class="heb">יָבוֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḇō·w-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">declares</span><br /><span class="heb">נְאֻם־</span> <span class="translit">(nə·’um-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> </span><span class="str2">An oracle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/51-48.htm">Jeremiah 51:48 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/51-48.htm">Jeremiah 51:48 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/51-48.htm">Jeremiah 51:48 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/51-48.htm">Jeremiah 51:48 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/51-48.htm">Jeremiah 51:48 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/51-48.htm">Jeremiah 51:48 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/51-48.htm">Jeremiah 51:48 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/51-48.htm">Jeremiah 51:48 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/51-48.htm">Jeremiah 51:48 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/51-48.htm">Jeremiah 51:48 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/51-48.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 51:48 Then the heavens and the earth (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/51-47.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 51:47"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 51:47" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/51-49.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 51:49"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 51:49" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>