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The thread of your life is cut.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/51.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />O you who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/51.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, <i>and</i> the measure of thy covetousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/51.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />O you who dwell by many waters, Abundant in treasures, Your end has come, The measure of your covetousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/51.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You who live by many waters, Abundant in treasures, Your end has come, The measure of your end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/51.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />O you who dwell by many waters, Abundant in treasures, Your end has come, The measure of your end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/51.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />O you who dwell by many waters, Abundant in treasures, Your end has come, The measure of your end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />O you who dwell by abundant waters, Abundant in treasures, Your end has come, The measure of your end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/51.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />[O Babylon] you who live by many waters, Rich in treasures, Your end has come, And the line measuring your life is cut.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/51.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You who reside by abundant water, rich in treasures, your end has come, your life thread is cut.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You who reside by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come, your life thread is cut. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/51.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, the measure of thy covetousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/51.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />People of Babylon, you live along the Euphrates River and are surrounded by canals. You are rich, but now the time has come for you to die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/51.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, the measure of thy covetousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/51.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Babylon, you live beside many rivers and are rich with treasures, but your end has come. The thread of your life has been cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/51.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />That country has many rivers and rich treasures, but its time is up, and its thread of life is cut. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/51.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You who live beside many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come, your life thread is cut. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/51.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/51.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"You who live along the rivers of Babylon, the time of your end has come. You who are rich in plundered treasure, it is time for your lives to be cut off. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/51.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You who dwell on many waters, abundant in treasures, your end has come, the measure of your covetousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/51.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thy end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/51.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You who dwell on many waters, abundant in treasures, your end has come, the measure of your covetousness. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/51.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />O dweller on many waters, abundant in treasures, "" Your end has come—the measure of your dishonest gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/51.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> O dweller on many waters, abundant in treasures, Come in hath thine end, the measure of thy dishonest gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/51.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Dwelling upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end came, the measure of thy plunder.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/51.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />O thou that dwellest upon many waters, rich in treasures, thy end is come for thy entire destruction. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/51.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You who live above many waters, rich in treasures: your end has arrived, your measure has been cut short.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/51.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You who dwell by mighty waters, rich in treasure, Your end has come, the time at which you shall be cut off! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/51.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You who live by mighty waters, rich in treasures, your end has come, the thread of your life is cut.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/51.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />O you that dwell by many waters, abundant in treasures, your end has come and your wound is grievous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/51.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />One who dwells in many waters: your treasures are many, your end has arrived and your plague is severe!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/51.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />O thou that dwellest upon many waters, Abundant in treasures, Thine end is come, The measure of thy covetousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/51.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />dwelling on many waters, and amidst the abundance of her treasures; thine end is come verily into thy bowels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/51-13.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=15957" 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">12</span>Raise a banner against the walls of Babylon; post the guard; station the watchmen; prepare the ambush. For the LORD has both devised and accomplished what He spoke against the people of Babylon. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7931.htm" title="7931: šō·ḵan·tī (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fsc) -- A primitive root (by transmission) to shakab through the idea of lodging; compare cikluwth, shakam); to reside or permanently stay.">You who dwell</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.">by</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bîm (Adj-mp) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">many</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">waters,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·baṯ (Adj-fsc) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">rich</a> <a href="/hebrew/214.htm" title="214: ’ō·w·ṣā·rōṯ (N-mp) -- Treasure, store, a treasury, storehouse. From 'atsar; a depository.">in treasures,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7093.htm" title="7093: qiṣ·ṣêḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- End. Contracted from qatsats; an extremity; adverbially after.">your end</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">has come;</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·maṯ (N-fsc) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">the thread of your life</a> <a href="/hebrew/1215.htm" title="1215: biṣ·‘êḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- Gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit. From batsa'; plunder; by extension, gain.">is cut.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>The LORD of Hosts has sworn by Himself: “Surely I will fill you up with men as with locusts, and they will shout in triumph over you.”…<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/17-1.htm">Revelation 17:1</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-15.htm">Revelation 17:15</a></span><br />Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1-15</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/18-7.htm">Revelation 18:7</a></span><br />As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-16.htm">Revelation 18:16-19</a></span><br />saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! / For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance / and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/3-4.htm">Nahum 3:4</a></span><br />because of the many harlotries of the harlot, the seductive mistress of sorcery, who betrays nations by her prostitution and clans by her witchcraft.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-4.htm">Isaiah 14:4-23</a></span><br />you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended! / The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers. / It struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows; it subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution. ...<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="/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/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/18-21.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/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="/revelation/19-2.htm">Revelation 19:2</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm">Isaiah 23:1-18</a></span><br />This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus. / Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea. / On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">O you that dwell on many waters, abundant in treasures, your end is come, and the measure of your covetousness.</p><p class="hdg">dwellest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-36.htm">Jeremiah 51:36</a></b></br> Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Revelation 17:1,15</a></b></br> And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: … </p><p class="hdg">abundant</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/50-37.htm">Jeremiah 50:37</a></b></br> A sword <i>is</i> upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that <i>are</i> in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword <i>is</i> upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/45-3.htm">Isaiah 45:3</a></b></br> And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call <i>thee</i> by thy name, <i>am</i> the God of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/habakkuk/2-5.htm">Habakkuk 2:5-10</a></b></br> Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, <i>he is</i> a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and <i>is</i> as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people: … </p><p class="hdg">thine</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/17-11.htm">Jeremiah 17:11</a></b></br> <i>As</i> the partridge sitteth <i>on eggs</i>, and hatcheth <i>them</i> not; <i>so</i> he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/50-27.htm">Jeremiah 50:27,31</a></b></br> Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/6-18.htm">Genesis 6:18</a></b></br> But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.</p><p class="hdg">and the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/habakkuk/2-9.htm">Habakkuk 2:9-11</a></b></br> Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil! … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/12-19.htm">Luke 12:19-21</a></b></br> And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, <i>and</i> be merry… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_peter/2-3.htm">2 Peter 2:3,14,15</a></b></br> And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/33-6.htm">Abundant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-17.htm">Covetousness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-6.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-17.htm">Dishonest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-1.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-23.htm">Dweller</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-16.htm">Dwellest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-39.htm">End</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-1.htm">Ended</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-2.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-17.htm">Gain</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-41.htm">Great</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-6.htm">Life</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-28.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-32.htm">Profit</a> <a href="/matthew/23-25.htm">Rapacity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-23.htm">Rich</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-8.htm">Stores</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-10.htm">Thread</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-6.htm">Time</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-37.htm">Treasures</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-38.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-14.htm">Wide</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/lamentations/3-23.htm">Abundant</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-31.htm">Covetousness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-62.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-13.htm">Dishonest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-43.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">Dweller</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">Dwellest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-16.htm">End</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-63.htm">Ended</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-24.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Gain</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-54.htm">Great</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-45.htm">Life</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-15.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-31.htm">Profit</a> <a href="/matthew/23-25.htm">Rapacity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-3.htm">Rich</a> <a href="/daniel/11-43.htm">Stores</a> <a href="/matthew/6-28.htm">Thread</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-16.htm">Time</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-16.htm">Treasures</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-16.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-19.htm">Wide</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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The abundance of water contributed to Babylon's prosperity and strategic importance. In biblical symbolism, "many waters" often represent nations or peoples (<a href="/revelation/17.htm">Revelation 17:1, 15</a>). Babylon's location and resources made it a powerful empire, but also a target for divine judgment.<p><b>rich in treasures</b><br>Babylon was known for its wealth and opulence, accumulated through conquest and trade. The city's riches are mentioned in other scriptures, such as <a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19</a> and <a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Revelation 18:11-13</a>, where Babylon is depicted as a center of commerce and luxury. This wealth, however, became a source of pride and idolatry, leading to its downfall as prophesied by Jeremiah.<p><b>your end has come</b><br>This prophecy foretells the imminent destruction of Babylon. Historically, Babylon fell to the Medes and Persians in 539 BC, fulfilling Jeremiah's prophecy. The phrase underscores the certainty of God's judgment against nations that oppose His will. It serves as a reminder of the temporal nature of earthly power and wealth.<p><b>the thread of your life is cut</b><br>This imagery suggests the sudden and irreversible nature of Babylon's demise. The metaphor of a "thread" being cut is reminiscent of the fragility of life and the sovereignty of God over human affairs. Similar imagery is found in <a href="/job/6-9.htm">Job 6:9</a> and <a href="/isaiah/38-12.htm">Isaiah 38:12</a>, emphasizing the finality of divine judgment. This phrase also foreshadows the ultimate judgment of all nations, as seen in <a href="/revelation/18.htm">Revelation 18</a>, where Babylon's fall is depicted as part of God's eschatological plan.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The primary subject of this verse, Babylon was a powerful empire known for its wealth and influence. It was situated by the Euphrates River, which is likely referenced as "many waters."<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>The prophet who delivered God's messages, including the prophecy against Babylon. He warned of Babylon's impending judgment due to its pride and idolatry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_euphrates_river.htm">The Euphrates River</a></b><br>A significant geographical feature of Babylon, symbolizing its wealth and strategic advantage.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a></b><br>The event prophesied in this verse, where God declares the end of Babylon's prosperity and power.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_chaldeans.htm">The Chaldeans</a></b><br>The people of Babylon, often synonymous with the Babylonians, who were known for their wealth and military prowess.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_illusion_of_security.htm">The Illusion of Security</a></b><br>Babylon's wealth and strategic location gave it a false sense of security. We must not place our trust in material wealth or worldly power, as they are temporary and can be swiftly taken away.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>This verse reminds us of God's ultimate control over nations and history. No empire, regardless of its might, can withstand God's judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride.htm">The Consequences of Pride</a></b><br>Babylon's downfall serves as a warning against pride and self-reliance. Humility and dependence on God are essential for true security.<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 God fulfilled His promise to bring Babylon to an end, we can trust that He will fulfill all His promises, both of judgment and salvation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Recognizing the impending judgment, we are called to examine our lives, repent of our sins, and turn to God for forgiveness and restoration.<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/do_2_corinthians_4_claims_clash_with_ot_signs.htm">Throughout 2 Corinthians 4, aren't these grand spiritual claims inconsistent with more concrete Old Testament narratives that focus on tangible signs and wonders?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_believed_in_the_old_testament.htm">Who were the believers in the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jer._2_13's_god_compare_to_other_deities.htm">How does Jeremiah 2:13's depiction of God as 'the fountain of living waters' align with ancient cultures attributing water sources to other deities?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_a_fountain_cleanse_sin_literally.htm">Zechariah 13:1 - How can a 'fountain' literally cleanse sin and impurity, and is there historical or scientific evidence of such an event occurring?</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>(13) <span class= "bld">O thou that dwellest upon many waters.--</span>The words find an illustration of singular interest in an inscription of Nebuchadnezzar's given by Oppert (<span class= "ital">Exped. en Mesop. </span>i. p. 231): "I made water to flow all around in this immense dyke of earth. I carried an aqueduct across these great waters that are like unto the depths of the sea." See also <span class= "ital">Records of the Past, v.</span> 128. The channels which were cut for the waters of the Euphrates seemed at once intended for a line of defence against attack, and for irrigation and navigation. To some extent Babylon, though an inland city, must have presented an appearance like that of Venice or Amsterdam.<p><span class= "bld">The measure of thy covetousness.</span>--The measure is literally "an ell," and for "covetousness" many commentators give the meaning of "that which is cut off," a "piece" or "section." So taken, we may translate <span class= "ital">the ell-measure of thy portion, </span>the allotted time of prosperity decreed in the Divine counsels. Others, following the Vulgate, <span class= "ital">"pedalis precisionis tu?,</span>" give "the ell-measure of thy cutting off," <span class= "ital">i.e., </span>the appointed time of destruction.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/51.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - Babylon is addressed as <span class="cmt_word">thou that dwellest upon many waters,</span> with reference, not only to the Euphrates, but to the canals, dykes, and marshes which surrounded the city. <span class="cmt_word">The measure of thy covetousness.</span> A strange expression, even when we have supplied (and have we a right to do so?) a suitable verb, such as "is full." "Measure" is, literally, <span class="accented">ell</span>, "covetousness" should rather be <span class="accented">gain, or spoil</span>. Another possible rendering is, "The <span class="accented">ell</span> measure of thy cutting off." In fact, the root meaning of the word rendered "gain," or "covetousness," is "to cut off;" and the figure of cutting off a man's half-finished life, like a web from the loom, is familiar to us from the psalm of Hezekiah (<a href="/isaiah/38-12.htm">Isaiah 38:12</a>; comp. <a href="/job/6-9.htm">Job 6:9</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/51-13.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">You who dwell</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁכַנְתְּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(šō·ḵant)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7931.htm">Strong's 7931: </a> </span><span class="str2">To settle down, abide, dwell</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by</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">many</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">מַ֣יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">rich</span><br /><span class="heb">רַבַּ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(rab·baṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular construct<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">in treasures,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֽוֹצָרֹ֑ת</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·ṣā·rōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_214.htm">Strong's 214: </a> </span><span class="str2">Treasure, store, a treasury, storehouse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your end</span><br /><span class="heb">קִצֵּ֖ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(qiṣ·ṣêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7093.htm">Strong's 7093: </a> </span><span class="str2">An extremity, after</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has come,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(bā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - 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">the thread of your life</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמַּ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(’am·maṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, a cubit, a door-base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is cut.</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּצְעֵֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(biṣ·‘êḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1215.htm">Strong's 1215: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/51-13.htm">Jeremiah 51:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/51-13.htm">Jeremiah 51:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/51-13.htm">Jeremiah 51:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/51-13.htm">Jeremiah 51:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/51-13.htm">Jeremiah 51:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/51-13.htm">Jeremiah 51:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/51-13.htm">Jeremiah 51:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/51-13.htm">Jeremiah 51:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/51-13.htm">Jeremiah 51:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/51-13.htm">Jeremiah 51:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/51-13.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 51:13 You who dwell on many waters abundant (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/51-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 51:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 51:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/51-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 51:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 51:14" /></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>