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href="/esv/jeremiah/51.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Babylon must fall for the slain of Israel, just as for Babylon have fallen the slain of all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Babylon must fall on account of the slain of Israel, just as the slain of all the earth have fallen because of Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/51.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />As Babylon <i>hath caused</i> the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/51.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />As Babylon <i>has caused</i> the slain of Israel to fall, So at Babylon the slain of all the earth shall fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/51.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Indeed, Babylon is to fall <i>for</i> the slain of Israel, <i>As</i> the slain of all the earth have also fallen for Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/51.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Indeed Babylon is to fall for the slain of Israel, As also for Babylon the slain of all the earth have fallen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/51.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Indeed Babylon is to fall <i>for</i> the slain of Israel, <i>As</i> also for Babylon the slain of all the earth have fallen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Indeed Babylon is to fall <i>for</i> the slain of Israel, <i>As</i> also for Babylon the slain of all the earth have fallen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/51.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Indeed Babylon is to fall for the slain of Israel, As also for Babylon the slain of all the earth have fallen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/51.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Babylon must fall because of the slain of Israel, even as the slain of the whole earth fell because of Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Babylon must fall because of the slain of Israel, even as the slain of all the earth fell because of Babylon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/51.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/51.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Babylon must be overthrown, because it slaughtered the people of Israel and of many other nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/51.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/51.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Because the people of Babylon have killed many Israelites and because they have killed many people throughout the earth, Babylon must fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/51.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Babylonia caused the death of people all over the world, and now Babylonia will fall because it caused the death of so many Israelites. I, the LORD, have spoken." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/51.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"So Babylon will fall because of the slain of Israel, even as the slain of all the earth have fallen because of Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/51.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Babylon must fall because of the Israelites she has killed, just as the earth's mortally wounded fell because of Babylon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/51.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />As Babylon has caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/51.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/51.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Babylon must fall on account of the slain of Israel, just as the slain of all the earth have fallen because of Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/51.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“As Babylon has caused the slain of Israel to fall, so the slain of all the land will fall at Babylon. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/51.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“As Babylon [has caused the] pierced of Israel to fall, "" So they of Babylon have fallen, "" You pierced of all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/51.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Even Babylon is to fall, ye pierced of Israel, Even they of Babylon have fallen, Ye pierced of all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/51.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Also Babel for the falling of the wounded of Israel, also for Babel fell the wounded of all the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/51.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And as Babylon caused that there should fall slain in Israel: so of Babylon there shall fall slain in all the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/51.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And in the manner that Babylon has caused the slain to fall in Israel, so the slain of Babylon will fall over the entire earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/51.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Babylon, too, must fall, you slain of Israel, because by the hand of Babylon the slain of all the earth have fallen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/51.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Babylon must fall for the slain of Israel, as the slain of all the earth have fallen because of Babylon.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/51.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And also in Babylon there shall fall the slain of Israel, and the slain of Babylon shall fall all over the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/51.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Also in Babel the slain of Israel will fall, also the slain of Babel will fall in all the Earth<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/51.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, So at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/51.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and in Babylon the slain men of all the earth shall fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/51-49.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=16380" 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">48</span>Then heaven and earth and all that is in them will shout for joy over Babylon because the destroyers from the north will come against her,” declares the LORD. <span class="reftext">49</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">“</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/5307.htm" title="5307: lin·pōl (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">must fall</a> <a href="/hebrew/2491.htm" title="2491: ḥal·lê (N-mpc) -- Pierced, polluted. From chalal; pierced; figuratively, polluted.">on account of the slain</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">just as</a> <a href="/hebrew/2491.htm" title="2491: ḥal·lê (N-mpc) -- Pierced, polluted. From chalal; pierced; figuratively, polluted.">the slain</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">of all</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: nā·p̄ə·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">have fallen</a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: lə·ḇā·ḇel (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.">because of Babylon.</a> </span><span class="reftext">50</span>You who have escaped the sword, depart and do not linger! Remember the LORD from far away, and let Jerusalem come to mind.”…<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/18-24.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="/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/17-6.htm">Revelation 17:6</a></span><br />I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I was utterly amazed at the sight of her.<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/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="/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/16-6.htm">Revelation 16:6</a></span><br />For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-6.htm">Revelation 18:6</a></span><br />Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.<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="/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="/jeremiah/50-29.htm">Jeremiah 50:29</a></span><br />Summon the archers against Babylon, all who string the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-15.htm">Jeremiah 50:15</a></span><br />Raise a war cry against her on every side! She has thrown up her hands in surrender; her towers have fallen; her walls are torn down. Since this is the vengeance of the LORD, take out your vengeance upon her; as she has done, do the same to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-8.htm">Habakkuk 2:8</a></span><br />Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the people will plunder you—because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a></span><br />And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">As Babylon has caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the earth.</p><p class="hdg">As Babylon, etc.</p><p class="hdg">hath</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-10.htm">Jeremiah 51:10,11,24,35</a></b></br> The LORD hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of the LORD our God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/50-11.htm">Jeremiah 50:11,17,18,29,33,34</a></b></br> Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/1-7.htm">Judges 1:7</a></b></br> And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered <i>their meat</i> under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/51-48.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-6.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-47.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-48.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-47.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-47.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-16.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-33.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-20.htm">Israel's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-4.htm">Pierced</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-47.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-15.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-38.htm">Sword</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/51-53.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-57.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-6.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-1.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-64.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-9.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-3.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/hosea/1-5.htm">Israel's</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-12.htm">Pierced</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-4.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-10.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-50.htm">Sword</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/51.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/51.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Babylon must fall on account of the slain of Israel</b><br>This phrase indicates divine retribution against Babylon for its role in the destruction and exile of Israel. Historically, Babylon was the empire responsible for the conquest of Jerusalem in 586 BC, leading to the destruction of the First Temple and the Babylonian Captivity. Theologically, this reflects the principle of divine justice, where nations are held accountable for their actions against God's chosen people. This is consistent with the biblical theme of God avenging His people, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Deuteronomy 32:35</a>, where God promises to repay those who harm Israel. The fall of Babylon is also a fulfillment of earlier prophecies, such as those found in <a href="/isaiah/13.htm">Isaiah 13 and 14</a>, which predict Babylon's downfall as a consequence of its pride and cruelty.<p><b>just as the slain of all the earth have fallen because of Babylon</b><br>This phrase suggests that Babylon's influence and actions have led to widespread destruction beyond Israel. Historically, Babylon was a dominant world power, and its military campaigns affected many nations. The phrase implies that Babylon's aggression and expansionism resulted in the suffering and death of people across the known world. This can be seen as a reflection of the broader biblical theme of the consequences of sin and the eventual downfall of oppressive empires. In <a href="/revelation/18.htm">Revelation 18</a>, Babylon is symbolically used to represent the ultimate fall of worldly powers opposed to God, indicating that the judgment on Babylon serves as a type or foreshadowing of the final judgment on all ungodly systems. This connection underscores the idea that God's justice is universal and that all nations are accountable to Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>A powerful empire known for its wealth, military might, and idolatry. It was used by God as an instrument of judgment against Israel but was also prophesied to fall due to its own sins and pride.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were taken into captivity by Babylon as a result of their disobedience and idolatry. Their eventual deliverance is a key theme in the prophetic writings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to Judah and the surrounding nations. His prophecies include both the judgment of Babylon and the restoration of Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_slain_of_all_the_earth.htm">The Slain of All the Earth</a></b><br>This phrase refers to the widespread impact of Babylon's conquests and the resulting loss of life, symbolizing the far-reaching consequences of its actions.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fall_of_babylon.htm">The Fall of Babylon</a></b><br>A prophesied event symbolizing divine justice and the ultimate downfall of oppressive powers. It serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty over nations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_justice.htm">Divine Justice</a></b><br>God's justice is inevitable. Just as Babylon fell for its sins, all nations and individuals are accountable to God. We must live righteously, knowing that God sees and judges all actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The fall of Babylon demonstrates God's control over history. Trust in God's plan, even when circumstances seem overwhelming or unjust.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_and_restoration.htm">Hope and Restoration</a></b><br>Despite the judgment, there is hope for restoration. God's promises to Israel remind us that He is faithful to restore and redeem His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Babylon's downfall serves as a warning about the consequences of pride, idolatry, and injustice. We must examine our lives and repent of any sin that separates us from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prophecy.htm">The Power of Prophecy</a></b><br>Jeremiah's prophecies remind us of the power and reliability of God's Word. We should study and heed biblical prophecies, understanding their relevance for our lives today.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_51.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 51</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_babylon's_survival_refute_jer._51_41.htm">Jeremiah 51:41 foretells Babylon's complete humiliation, but historical records show subsequent rulers maintained parts of it--does this undermine the chapter's claims?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jer._51_37_align_with_babylon's_history.htm">Jeremiah 51:37 claims Babylon will be 'a heap of ruins,' but archaeological findings indicate the city remained active for centuries--how does this align with the text?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_babylon's_reuse_contradict_prophecy.htm">Jeremiah 51:26 states no stone from Babylon will ever be used again, yet evidence suggests later civilizations reused its materials--does this contradict the prophecy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_god's_land_promises_fit_scripture.htm">How do God's promises of land and everlasting covenant here fit with apparent inconsistencies elsewhere in Scripture (Genesis 17:7-8)?</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>(49) <span class= "bld">As Babylon hath caused . . .</span>--The interpolated words and the marginal reading indicate that the construction is obscure, but the Authorised version probably comes close to the meaning of the original. The punishment that falls on Babylon comes on account of her slaughter of the Israelites, but in that punishment other nations from all parts of the earth who are mingled with her people should be involved. Perhaps, however. we should read <span class= "ital">the slain of all the land, </span>as giving more emphatically the law of retribution. The rendering of the margin, "Both Babylon is to fall, O ye slain of Israel, and with Babylon . . ." is adopted by some recent commentators, but gives a less satisfactory meaning.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/51.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 49.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">As Babylon hath caused,</span> etc. The verse is very difficult. Ewald and others render thus: "Not only must Babylon fall, O ye slain ones of Israel, but slain ones of the whole earth have fallen because of Babylon." But why this address to the slain ones of Israel? Besides, the antithesis indicated in the Hebrew is thereby destroyed. Hell explains the antithesis thus: "Just as Babylon was intent on the fall of slain ones in Israel, so also there fall because of Babylonian slain ones of all the earth," viz. because there are to be found, in the capital of the empire, people from all quarters of the world, who are slain when Babylon is conquered. A better antithesis seems to be gained if we follow the Peshito, and read, at the end of the verse, "in the whole earth." It will then be asserted by the prophet that, just as Babylon was the cause of the slaying of Israelites, so (as a punishment) the Babylonian fugitives shall be slain wherever they may wander. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/51-49.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">Babylon</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּבֶ֕ל</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">must fall</span><br /><span class="heb">לִנְפֹּ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(lin·pōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on account of the slain</span><br /><span class="heb">חַֽלְלֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(ḥal·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2491.htm">Strong's 2491: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pierced, polluted</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">just as</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the slain</span><br /><span class="heb">חַֽלְלֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(ḥal·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2491.htm">Strong's 2491: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pierced, polluted</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָֽרֶץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have fallen</span><br /><span class="heb">נָפְל֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(nā·p̄ə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because of Babylon.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבָבֶ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇā·ḇel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | 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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/51-49.htm">Jeremiah 51:49 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/51-49.htm">Jeremiah 51:49 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/51-49.htm">Jeremiah 51:49 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/51-49.htm">Jeremiah 51:49 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/51-49.htm">Jeremiah 51:49 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/51-49.htm">Jeremiah 51:49 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/51-49.htm">Jeremiah 51:49 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/51-49.htm">Jeremiah 51:49 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/51-49.htm">Jeremiah 51:49 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/51-49.htm">Jeremiah 51:49 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/51-49.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 51:49 As Babylon has caused the slain (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/51-48.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 51:48"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 51:48" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/51-50.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 51:50"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 51:50" /></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>