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Waves of enemies will rage like great waters; the roar of their voices will resound.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/51.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For the LORD is destroying Babylon. He will silence her loud voice. Waves of enemies pound against her; the noise of battle rings through the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/51.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For the LORD is laying Babylon waste and stilling her mighty voice. Their waves roar like many waters; the noise of their voice is raised,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD will destroy Babylon; He will silence her mighty voice. The waves will roar like great waters; the tumult of their voices will resound.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/51.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Because 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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/51.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Because the LORD is plundering Babylon And silencing her loud voice, Though her waves roar like great waters, And the noise of their voice is uttered,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/51.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD is going to destroy Babylon, And He will make <i>her</i> loud noise vanish from her. And their waves will roar like many waters; The clamor of their voices sounds forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/51.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For the LORD is going to destroy Babylon, And He will make her loud noise vanish from her. And their waves will roar like many waters; The tumult of their voices sounds forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/51.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For the LORD is going to destroy Babylon, And He will make <i>her</i> loud noise vanish from her. And their waves will roar like many waters; The tumult of their voices sounds forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For Yahweh is going to destroy Babylon, And He will make <i>her</i> loud noise vanish from her. And their waves will roar like many waters; The rumbling of their voices sounds forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/51.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD is going to destroy Babylon <i>and</i> make her a ruin, And He will still her great voice [that hums with city life]. And the waves [of her conquerors] roar like great waters, The noise of their voices is raised up [like the marching of an army].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/51.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD is going to devastate Babylon; he will silence her mighty voice. Their waves roar like a huge torrent; the tumult of their voice resounds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD is going to devastate Babylon; He will silence her mighty voice. Their waves roar like abundant waters; the tumult of their voice resounds, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/51.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For Jehovah layeth Babylon waste, and destroyeth out of her the great voice; and their waves roar like many waters; the noise of their voice is uttered:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/51.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The shouts of the enemy, like crashing ocean waves, will drown out Babylon's cries as I level the city. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/51.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the LORD spoileth Babylon, and destroyeth out of her the great voice; and their waves roar like many waters, the noise of their voice is uttered:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/51.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD will destroy Babylon. He will silence the loud noise coming from it. Waves of enemies will come roaring in like raging water. The noise will be heard everywhere.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/51.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I am destroying Babylon and putting it to silence. The armies rush in like roaring waves and attack with noisy shouts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/51.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For the LORD is destroying Babylon, and he will make the loud sounds from her disappear. Their waves will roar like many waters, the noise of their voices will sound forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/51.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD will destroy Babylon; He will silence her mighty voice. The waves will roar like great waters; the tumult of their voices will resound.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/51.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD is ready to destroy Babylon, and put an end to her loud noise. Their waves will roar like turbulent waters. They will make a deafening noise. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/51.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD lays Babylon waste, and destroys out of her the great voice; and their waves roar like many waters; the noise of their voice is uttered:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/51.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Because the LORD hath laid waste Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/51.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For Yahweh lays Babylon waste, and destroys out of her the great voice! Their waves roar like many waters. The noise of their voice is uttered. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/51.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For YHWH is spoiling Babylon, "" And has destroyed her great voice, "" And her billows have sounded as many waters, "" Their voice has given forth a noise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/51.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For Jehovah is spoiling Babylon, And hath destroyed out of it a great voice, And sounded have its billows as many waters, Given forth a noise hath their voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/51.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For Jehovah laid Babel waste, and he destroyed from her the great voice: and the billows roared as many waters, and a noise of their voice was given.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/51.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Because the Lord hath laid Babylon waste, and destroyed out of her the great voice: and their wave shall roar like many waters: their voice hath made a noise: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/51.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For the Lord has despoiled Babylon, and he has perished the great voice from her. And their wave will make a sound like many waters. Their voice has uttered a noise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/51.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD lays Babylon waste, silences her loud cry, Waves roaring like mighty waters, a clamor resounding. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/51.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For the LORD is laying Babylon waste, and stilling her loud clamor. Their waves roar like mighty waters, the sound of their clamor resounds;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/51.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Because the LORD has spoiled Babylon and destroyed out of her both man and beast; the great sound of their voices goes up like the roaring of many waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/51.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because LORD JEHOVAH has plundered Babel and destroyed from it the children of men and beast! There was a great sound like many waters when their voice went forth!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/51.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For the LORD spoileth Babylon, And destroyeth out of her the great voice; And their waves roar like many waters, The noise of their voice is uttered;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/51.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />for the Lord has utterly destroyed Babylon, and cut off from her the great voice sounding as many waters: he has consigned her voice to destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/51-55.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=16442" 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">54</span>“The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans! <span class="reftext">55</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</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> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7703.htm" title="7703: šō·ḏêḏ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be burly, i.e. powerful; by implication, to ravage.">will destroy</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/6.htm" title="6: wə·’ib·baḏ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">He will silence</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gā·ḏō·wl (Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">her mighty</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·wl (N-ms) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">voice.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1530.htm" title="1530: ḡal·lê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A heap, wave, billow. From galal; something rolled, i.e. A heap of stone or dung, by analogy, a spring of water.">The waves</a> <a href="/hebrew/1993.htm" title="1993: wə·hā·mū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to make a loud sound like Engl. hum); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor.">will roar</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bîm (Adj-mp) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">like great</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: kə·ma·yim (Prep-k:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">waters;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7588.htm" title="7588: šə·’ō·wn (N-msc) -- A roar (of waters, etc.), din, crash, uproar. From sha'ah; uproar; by implication, destruction.">the tumult</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·w·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">of their voices</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nit·tan (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">will resound.</a> </span><span class="reftext">56</span>For a destroyer is coming against her—against Babylon. Her warriors will be captured, and their bows will be broken, for the LORD is a God of retribution; He will repay in full.…<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/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21-24</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. / And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again. / The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19-22</a></span><br />And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah. / She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation; no nomad will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flock there. / But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about. ...<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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1-3</a></span><br />“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate. / Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams. / Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.”<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/14-22.htm">Isaiah 14:22-23</a></span><br />“I will rise up against them,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will cut off from Babylon her name and her remnant, her offspring and her posterity,” declares the LORD. / “I will make her a place for owls and for swamplands; I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction,” declares the LORD of Hosts.<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/21-9.htm">Isaiah 21:9</a></span><br />Look, here come the riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one answered, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods lie shattered on the ground!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Revelation 16:19</a></span><br />The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-10.htm">Isaiah 24:10-12</a></span><br />The city of chaos is shattered; every house is closed to entry. / In the streets they cry out for wine. All joy turns to gloom; rejoicing is exiled from the land. / The city is left in ruins; its gate is reduced to rubble.<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/34-8.htm">Isaiah 34:8-10</a></span><br />For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion. / Edom’s streams will be turned to tar, and her soil to sulfur; her land will become a blazing pitch. / It will not be quenched—day or night. Its smoke will ascend forever. From generation to generation it will lie desolate; no one will ever again pass through it.<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="/isaiah/25-2.htm">Isaiah 25:2</a></span><br />Indeed, You have made the city a heap of rubble, the fortified town a ruin. The fortress of strangers is a city no more; it will never be rebuilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-8.htm">Revelation 18:8</a></span><br />Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Because the LORD has 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:</p><p class="hdg">destroyed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-38.htm">Jeremiah 51:38,39</a></b></br> They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions' whelps… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/25-10.htm">Jeremiah 25:10</a></b></br> Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/50-10.htm">Jeremiah 50:10-15</a></b></br> And Chaldea shall be a spoil: all that spoil her shall be satisfied, saith the LORD… </p><p class="hdg">her waves</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/65-7.htm">Psalm 65:7</a></b></br> Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/93-3.htm">Psalm 93:3,4</a></b></br> The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/17-13.htm">Isaiah 17:13</a></b></br> The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but <i>God</i> shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/51-54.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-42.htm">Billows</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-25.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-20.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-18.htm">Destroyeth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-25.htm">Destroys</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-14.htm">Din</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-31.htm">End</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-7.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-45.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-54.htm">Great</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-36.htm">Lays</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-15.htm">Loud</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-7.htm">Making</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-54.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-17.htm">Noisy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-4.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-9.htm">Rage</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-11.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-46.htm">Resound</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-38.htm">Roar</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-30.htm">Silence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-4.htm">Sounded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-21.htm">Sounding</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-13.htm">Sounds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-37.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-2.htm">Spoileth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-3.htm">Spoiling</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-15.htm">Thundering</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-16.htm">Tumult</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Uttered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-36.htm">Vanish</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-54.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-38.htm">Voices</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-53.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-16.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-42.htm">Waves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/51-56.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-3.htm">Billows</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-62.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-2.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/daniel/8-24.htm">Destroyeth</a> <a href="/micah/2-10.htm">Destroys</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-14.htm">Din</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-63.htm">End</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-2.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-7.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-1.htm">Lays</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-22.htm">Loud</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-5.htm">Making</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-7.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-13.htm">Noisy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-19.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-14.htm">Rage</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-7.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-32.htm">Resound</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-9.htm">Roar</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-10.htm">Silence</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-13.htm">Sounded</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-7.htm">Sounding</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-6.htm">Sounds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/hosea/7-1.htm">Spoileth</a> <a href="/hosea/12-1.htm">Spoiling</a> <a href="/joel/2-11.htm">Thundering</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-20.htm">Tumult</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-7.htm">Uttered</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-8.htm">Vanish</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-21.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-30.htm">Voices</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-4.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-47.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-3.htm">Waves</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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Babylon, a symbol of pride and idolatry, was a powerful empire that oppressed Israel. The destruction of Babylon fulfills prophecies given earlier in Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/25-12.htm">Jeremiah 25:12</a>) and Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19</a>). Historically, Babylon fell to the Medes and Persians in 539 BC, an event that demonstrated God's control over world events. This destruction also prefigures the ultimate fall of spiritual Babylon in <a href="/revelation/18.htm">Revelation 18</a>, symbolizing the defeat of all systems opposed to God.<p><b>He will silence her mighty voice.</b><br>Babylon was known for its grandeur and influence, often boasting of its power and achievements. The "mighty voice" represents its authority and the pride of its rulers, such as Nebuchadnezzar. God's silencing of Babylon's voice signifies the end of its dominance and the futility of human pride against divine will. This echoes the biblical theme that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble (<a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a>).<p><b>The waves will roar like great waters;</b><br>The imagery of roaring waves suggests chaos and overwhelming force. In biblical literature, waters often symbolize nations and peoples (<a href="/isaiah/17-12.htm">Isaiah 17:12-13</a>). The roaring waves could represent the invading armies of the Medes and Persians, who would come like a flood to conquer Babylon. This metaphor also connects to the idea of God's judgment being unstoppable and powerful, as seen in other prophetic writings (<a href="/psalms/93-3.htm">Psalm 93:3-4</a>).<p><b>the tumult of their voices will resound.</b><br>The tumult refers to the noise and confusion of battle as Babylon faces its downfall. This phrase emphasizes the totality of Babylon's destruction, as the once mighty city is overtaken by the clamor of its conquerors. The resounding voices can also be seen as a contrast to Babylon's silenced voice, highlighting the reversal of fortunes. This tumult is reminiscent of the chaos at the Tower of Babel (<a href="/genesis/11-9.htm">Genesis 11:9</a>), where God confused human language, symbolizing the futility of human efforts against divine purposes.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The sovereign God of Israel, who is executing judgment against Babylon.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>A powerful empire known for its wealth and idolatry, which is being judged by God for its sins.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>The prophet who conveyed God's messages, including the prophecy of Babylon's destruction.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_mighty_voice_of_babylon.htm">The Mighty Voice of Babylon</a></b><br>Represents the pride, power, and influence of Babylon, which God promises to silence.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_roaring_waves.htm">The Roaring Waves</a></b><br>Symbolic of the overwhelming judgment and chaos that will come upon Babylon.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>God is in control of all nations and empires, regardless of their power or influence. His plans and purposes will prevail.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride_and_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Pride and Idolatry</a></b><br>Babylon's downfall serves as a warning against pride and idolatry. Nations and individuals must humble themselves before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Certainty of God's Judgment</a></b><br>Just as God fulfilled His promise to destroy Babylon, He will fulfill all His promises, including those of judgment and salvation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_word.htm">The Power of God's Word</a></b><br>Jeremiah's prophecy reminds us of the power and reliability of God's Word. We can trust His promises and warnings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_judgment.htm">Hope Amidst Judgment</a></b><br>Even in the midst of judgment, God provides hope for His people. Believers can find refuge in God's sovereignty and justice.<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/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/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/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/what_is_loss_in_philippians_3_8.htm">What does 'God of Recompense' mean?</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>(55) <span class= "bld">Because the Lord hath spoiled Babylon . . .</span>--In <a href="/jeremiah/51-54.htm" title="A sound of a cry comes from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:">Jeremiah 51:54</a> the prophet hears the cry of the captured city. The "great voice" which Jehovah "destroys" or "makes to cease" is the stir and tumult of life that surged, as it were, through the city (Isa. 18:12, 13). The "waves" are those of the "sea" of the legions of her conqueror (see <a href="/jeremiah/51-42.htm" title="The sea is come up on Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.">Jeremiah 51:42</a>), and they "roar" while the voices that were heard before are hushed in the silence of death.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/51.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 55.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The great voice;</span> rather, <span class="accented">the loud sound</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the tumult of the city. <span class="cmt_word">When her waves;</span> rather, <span class="accented">and her waves</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the conquering hosts (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/46-7.htm">Jeremiah 46:7</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/51-55.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">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</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 LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</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 /><br /><span class="word">will destroy</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁדֵ֤ד</span> <span class="translit">(šō·ḏêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<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">Babylon;</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּבֶ֔ל</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">He will silence</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִבַּ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ib·baḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wander away, lose oneself, to perish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her mighty</span><br /><span class="heb">גָּד֑וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(gā·ḏō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">voice.</span><br /><span class="heb">ק֣וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(qō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">The waves</span><br /><span class="heb">גַלֵּיהֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḡal·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1530.htm">Strong's 1530: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something rolled, a heap of stone, dung, a spring of water</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will roar</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָמ֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1993.htm">Strong's 1993: </a> </span><span class="str2">To make a, loud sound, commotion, tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like great</span><br /><span class="heb">רַבִּ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(rab·bîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">waters;</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּמַ֣יִם</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the tumult</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁא֖וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(šə·’ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7588.htm">Strong's 7588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A roar (of waters, etcetera), din, crash, uproar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their voice</span><br /><span class="heb">קוֹלָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(qō·w·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will resound.</span><br /><span class="heb">נִתַּ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(nit·tan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/51-55.htm">Jeremiah 51:55 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/51-55.htm">Jeremiah 51:55 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/51-55.htm">Jeremiah 51:55 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/51-55.htm">Jeremiah 51:55 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/51-55.htm">Jeremiah 51:55 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/51-55.htm">Jeremiah 51:55 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/51-55.htm">Jeremiah 51:55 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/51-55.htm">Jeremiah 51:55 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/51-55.htm">Jeremiah 51:55 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/51-55.htm">Jeremiah 51:55 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/51-55.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 51:55 For Yahweh lays Babylon waste and destroys (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/51-54.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 51:54"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 51:54" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/51-56.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 51:56"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 51:56" /></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>