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Jeremiah 51:6 Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! Do not be destroyed in her punishment. For this is the time of the LORD's vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves.
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Run for your lives! Do not be destroyed because of her sins. It is time for the LORD’s vengeance; he will repay her what she deserves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/51.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Flee from Babylon! Save yourselves! Don’t get trapped in her punishment! It is the LORD’s time for vengeance; he will repay her in full.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/51.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Flee from the midst of Babylon; let every one save his life! Be not cut off in her punishment, for this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance, the repayment he is rendering her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! Do not be destroyed in her punishment. For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/51.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this <i>is</i> the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/51.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Flee from the midst of Babylon, And every one save his life! Do not be cut off in her iniquity, For this <i>is</i> the time of the LORD’s vengeance; He shall recompense her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/51.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Flee from the midst of Babylon, And each of you save his life! Do not perish in her punishment, For this is the LORD’S time of vengeance; He is going to repay to her what she deserves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/51.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Flee from the midst of Babylon, And each of you save his life! Do not be destroyed in her punishment, For this is the LORD’S time of vengeance; He is going to render recompense to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/51.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Flee from the midst of Babylon, And each of you save his life! Do not be destroyed in her punishment, For this is the LORD’s time of vengeance; He is going to render recompense to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Flee from the midst of Babylon, And each of you escape with his life! Do not be silenced in her iniquity, For this is Yahweh’s time of vengeance; He is going to render recompense to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/51.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Flee out of Babylon, Let every one of you save his life! Do not be destroyed in her punishment, For this is the time of the LORD’S vengeance; He is going to pay her what she has earned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/51.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Leave Babylon; save your lives, each of you! Don’t perish because of her guilt. For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance — he will pay her what she deserves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Leave Babylon; save your lives, each of you! Don’t perish because of her guilt. For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance— He will pay her what she deserves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/51.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and save every man his life; be not cut off in her iniquity: for it is the time of Jehovah's vengeance; he will render unto her a recompense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/51.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Get out of Babylon! Run for your lives! If you stay, you will be killed when I take revenge on the city and punish it for its sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/51.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and save every man his life; be not cut off in her iniquity: for it is the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/51.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Run away from Babylon! Run for your lives! You shouldn't die because of Babylon's crimes. This is the time for the vengeance of the LORD. He will pay the people of Babylon back for what they have done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/51.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Run away from Babylonia! Run for your lives! Do not be killed because of Babylonia's sin. I am now taking my revenge and punishing it as it deserves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/51.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Flee from Babylon, and each of you, escape with your life! Don't be destroyed because of her guilt, for it's time for the LORD's vengeance. He is paying back what is due to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/51.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! Do not be destroyed in her punishment. For this is the time of the LORD?s vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/51.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Get out of Babylonia quickly, you foreign people. Flee to save your lives. Do not let yourselves be killed because of her sins. For it is time for the LORD to wreak his revenge. He will pay Babylonia back for what she has done. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/51.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and save every man his life; do not be cut off in her iniquity: for it is the time of the LORD's vengeance; he will render to her a recompense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/51.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Flee from 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 to her a recompense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/51.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Flee out of the middle of Babylon! Everyone save his own life! Don’t be cut off in her iniquity, for it is the time of Yahweh’s vengeance. He will render to her a recompense. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/51.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Flee from the midst of Babylon, "" And let each deliver his soul, "" Do not be cut off in her iniquity, "" For it [is] a time of vengeance for YHWH—His, "" He is rendering repayment to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/51.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Flee ye from the midst of Babylon, And deliver ye each his soul, Be not cut off in its iniquity, For a time of vengeance it is to Jehovah, Recompence He is rendering to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/51.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Flee from the midst of Babel and save ye each his soul: ye shall not be destroyed in her iniquity: for it is the time of vengeance to Jehovah; he will do to her a recompense.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/51.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Flee ye from the midst of Babylon, and let every one save his own life: be not silent upon her iniquity: for it is the time of revenge from the Lord, he will I render unto her what she hath deserved. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/51.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Flee from the midst of Babylon! And let each one save his own life. Do not be silent about her iniquity. For it is the time of revenge from the Lord. He himself will repay her, in her turn. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/51.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Flee from Babylon; each of you save your own life, do not perish because of her guilt; This is a time of retribution from the LORD, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/51.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Flee from the midst of Babylon, save your lives, each of you! Do not perish because of her guilt, for this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; he is repaying her what is due.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/51.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Flee from the midst of Babylon, and let every man save his life; be not swallowed up in her iniquities; for this is the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render to her according to her works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/51.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Flee from within Babel and save, each man, his soul, you shall not be swallowed in her sins, because it is the time of her payment from LORD JEHOVAH. He pays her according to her deeds<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/51.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Flee out of the midst of Babylon, And save every man his life, Be not cut off in her iniquity; For it is the time of the LORD'S vengeance; He will render unto her a recompense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/51.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Flee ye out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every one his soul: and be not overthrown in her iniquity; for it is the time of her retribution from the Lord; he is rendering to her a recompence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/51-6.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=15865" 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">The Judgment on Babylon</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>For Israel and Judah have not been abandoned by their God, the LORD of Hosts, though their land is full of guilt before the Holy One of Israel.” <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5127.htm" title="5127: nu·sū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To flee, escape. A primitive root; to flit, i.e. Vanish away.">Flee</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: mit·tō·wḵ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">from</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/4422.htm" title="4422: ū·mal·lə·ṭū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to be smooth, i.e. to escape; causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks.">Escape</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">with your</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">lives!</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1826.htm" title="1826: tid·dam·mū (V-Nifal-Imperf-2mp) -- A prim root; to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish.">be destroyed</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ba·‘ă·wō·nāh (Prep-b:: N-csc:: 3fs) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">in her punishment.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/6256.htm" title="6256: ‘êṯ (N-csc) -- Time. From ad; time, especially now, when, etc.">is the time</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/5360.htm" title="5360: nə·qā·māh (N-fs) -- Vengeance. Feminine of naqam; avengement, whether the act of the passion.">vengeance;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">He</a> <a href="/hebrew/7999.htm" title="7999: mə·šal·lêm (V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to be safe; figuratively, to be completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate.">will pay</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">her</a> <a href="/hebrew/1576.htm" title="1576: gə·mūl (N-ms) -- A dealing, recompense, benefit. From gamal; treatment, i.e. An act; by implication, service or requital.">what she deserves.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad.…<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/18-4.htm">Revelation 18:4</a></span><br />Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-20.htm">Isaiah 48:20</a></span><br />Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with a shout of joy, proclaim it, let it go out to the ends of the earth, saying, “The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/2-6.htm">Zechariah 2:6-7</a></span><br />“Get up! Get up! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the LORD, “for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven,” declares the LORD. / “Get up, O Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the Daughter of Babylon!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-15.htm">Genesis 19:15-17</a></span><br />At daybreak the angels hurried Lot along, saying, “Get up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.” / But when Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s compassion for them. / As soon as the men had brought them out, one of them said, “Run for your lives! Do not look back, and do not stop anywhere on the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Isaiah 52:11</a></span><br />Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-5.htm">Revelation 18:5</a></span><br />For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10</a></span><br />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="/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="/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="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a></span><br />“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-14.htm">Isaiah 13:14</a></span><br />Like a hunted gazelle, like a sheep without a shepherd, each will return to his own people, each will flee to his native land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-8.htm">Jeremiah 50:8</a></span><br />Flee from the midst of Babylon; depart from the land of the Chaldeans; be like the he-goats that lead the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-28.htm">Jeremiah 50:28</a></span><br />Listen to the fugitives and refugees from the land of Babylon, declaring in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance for His temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-45.htm">Jeremiah 50:45</a></span><br />Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Babylon and the strategies He has devised against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/4-10.htm">Micah 4:10</a></span><br />Writhe in agony, O Daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor. For now you will leave the city and camp in the open fields. You will go to Babylon; there you will be rescued; there the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Flee out of the middle 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 to her a recompense.</p><p class="hdg">Flee</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-9.htm">Jeremiah 51:9,45,50</a></b></br> We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up <i>even</i> to the skies… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/50-8.htm">Jeremiah 50:8,28</a></b></br> Remove out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he goats before the flocks… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/48-20.htm">Isaiah 48:20</a></b></br> Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it <i>even</i> to the end of the earth; say ye, The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob.</p><p class="hdg">be not</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/19-15.htm">Genesis 19:15-17</a></b></br> And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/16-26.htm">Numbers 16:26</a></b></br> And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/13-20.htm">Proverbs 13:20</a></b></br> He that walketh with wise <i>men</i> shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.</p><p class="hdg">for this</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/27-7.htm">Jeremiah 27:7</a></b></br> And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Jeremiah 46:10</a></b></br> For this <i>is</i> the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.</p><p class="hdg">he will render</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/25-14.htm">Jeremiah 25:14,16</a></b></br> For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/51-4.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-30.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-6.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-11.htm">Deserves</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-36.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-28.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-28.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-20.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-8.htm">Jehovah's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-37.htm">Life</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-1.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-5.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-31.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-14.htm">Recompence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-29.htm">Recompense</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Render</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-6.htm">Rendering</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-18.htm">Requital</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-44.htm">Run</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-6.htm">Save</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-20.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-19.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-44.htm">Time</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-28.htm">Vengeance</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/51-7.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-13.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-45.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-11.htm">Deserves</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-8.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-15.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-8.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-14.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-51.htm">Jehovah's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-13.htm">Life</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-45.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-64.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-9.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-64.htm">Recompence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-56.htm">Recompense</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-24.htm">Render</a> <a href="/joel/3-4.htm">Rendering</a> <a href="/luke/14-12.htm">Requital</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-31.htm">Run</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-45.htm">Save</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-5.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-45.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-13.htm">Time</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-11.htm">Vengeance</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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Historically, Babylon was a symbol of pride and idolatry, and its fall was prophesied as a divine act of justice. The call to flee can be seen as a spiritual directive to avoid the corrupting influences of sin and worldliness, similar to the call to flee from Sodom in <a href="/genesis/19-17.htm">Genesis 19:17</a>.<p><b>Escape with your lives!</b><br>The urgency in this phrase underscores the imminent danger and the need for immediate action. It reflects the seriousness of God's judgment and the necessity for His people to prioritize their spiritual well-being over earthly attachments. This echoes the New Testament exhortation in <a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a> to "come out from among them and be separate."<p><b>Do not be destroyed in her punishment.</b><br>This warning highlights the consequences of remaining in Babylon, both physically and spiritually. The destruction of Babylon serves as a type of the final judgment, where those aligned with the world system face God's wrath. It is a reminder of the importance of aligning oneself with God's will to avoid sharing in the fate of the wicked.<p><b>For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance;</b><br>The phrase indicates a divinely appointed time for retribution. God's vengeance is not arbitrary but is a response to Babylon's sins, including idolatry and oppression. This concept of divine vengeance is consistent with the biblical theme of God as a just judge, as seen in <a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a>, where believers are reminded that vengeance belongs to the Lord.<p><b>He will pay her what she deserves.</b><br>This reflects the principle of divine justice, where Babylon receives recompense for her actions. The idea of reaping what one sows is a recurring biblical theme, found in <a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7</a>. It assures believers that God will ultimately right all wrongs and that His justice will prevail, providing hope and encouragement to those who suffer under oppression.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his prophecies concerning the judgment and restoration of Israel and the surrounding nations.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>An ancient city and empire known for its wealth, power, and eventual downfall. In the context of Jeremiah, it represents a place of sin and impending divine judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord's_vengeance.htm">The LORD's Vengeance</a></b><br>Refers to God's righteous judgment against Babylon for its sins and oppression of His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_exiles.htm">The Exiles</a></b><br>The people of Judah who were taken captive to Babylon. They are urged to flee to avoid sharing in Babylon's punishment.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_punishment.htm">The Punishment</a></b><br>The divine retribution that God promises to bring upon Babylon for its idolatry and mistreatment of His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_separation.htm">Call to Separation</a></b><br>Believers are called to separate themselves from sinful influences and environments, just as the exiles were urged to flee Babylon.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_judgment.htm">God's Righteous Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is just and inevitable for those who persist in sin. Understanding this should motivate us to live righteously.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/urgency_of_obedience.htm">Urgency of Obedience</a></b><br>The command to "flee" implies urgency. We should respond promptly to God's warnings and guidance in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Trust in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>Just as God provided a way of escape for the exiles, He offers deliverance for us from spiritual bondage through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/awareness_of_spiritual_babylon.htm">Awareness of Spiritual Babylon</a></b><br>In a modern context, "Babylon" can represent any system or lifestyle contrary to God's will. We must be vigilant and discerning.<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/key_events_in_jesus'_life.htm">Why should my people leave her?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_should_my_people_leave_her.htm">Why should my people leave her?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_babylon's_fall_reconciled.htm">Jeremiah 51:8 says Babylon has 'suddenly fallen,' yet historical records indicate a gradual decline--how is this reconciled?</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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/51.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Flee out of the midst of Babylon.</span>--The words reproduce the call of <a href="/jeremiah/50-8.htm" title="Remove out of the middle of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he goats before the flocks.">Jeremiah 50:8</a> with a fresh motive. The city was doomed. It was ill done for those who had not been guilty of her sins to involve themselves in her destruction. The call is reproduced, as referring to the mystical Babylon, in <a href="/revelation/18-4.htm" title="And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that you be not partakers of her sins, and that you receive not of her plagues.">Revelation 18:4</a>.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/51-6.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">Flee</span><br /><span class="heb">נֻ֣סוּ ׀</span> <span class="translit">(nu·sū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5127.htm">Strong's 5127: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flit, vanish away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִתּ֣וֹךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mit·tō·wḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Babylon;</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּבֶ֗ל</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">escape</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמַלְּטוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mal·lə·ṭū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4422.htm">Strong's 4422: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with your</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֣ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lives!</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשׁ֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be destroyed</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּדַּ֖מּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(tid·dam·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1826.htm">Strong's 1826: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be dumb, to be astonished, to stop, to perish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in her punishment.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּעֲוֺנָ֑הּ</span> <span class="translit">(ba·‘ă·wō·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי֩</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">this</span><br /><span class="heb">הִיא֙</span> <span class="translit">(hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is the time</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵ֨ת</span> <span class="translit">(‘êṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6256.htm">Strong's 6256: </a> </span><span class="str2">Time, now, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD’s</span><br /><span class="heb">לַֽיהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | 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 /><br /><span class="word">vengeance;</span><br /><span class="heb">נְקָמָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(nə·qā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5360.htm">Strong's 5360: </a> </span><span class="str2">Avengement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֥וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will pay</span><br /><span class="heb">מְשַׁלֵּ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(mə·šal·lêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7999.htm">Strong's 7999: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her</span><br /><span class="heb">לָֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">what she deserves.</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּמ֕וּל</span> <span class="translit">(gə·mūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1576.htm">Strong's 1576: </a> </span><span class="str2">Treatment, an act, service, requital</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/51-6.htm">Jeremiah 51:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/51-6.htm">Jeremiah 51:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/51-6.htm">Jeremiah 51:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/51-6.htm">Jeremiah 51:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/51-6.htm">Jeremiah 51:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/51-6.htm">Jeremiah 51:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/51-6.htm">Jeremiah 51:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/51-6.htm">Jeremiah 51:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/51-6.htm">Jeremiah 51:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/51-6.htm">Jeremiah 51:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/51-6.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 51:6 Flee out of the midst of Babylon (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/51-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 51:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 51:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/51-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 51:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 51:7" /></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>