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its roaring waves will cover her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/51.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The sea has risen over Babylon; she is covered by its crashing waves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/51.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The sea has come up on Babylon; she is covered with its tumultuous waves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sea has come up over Babylon; she is covered in turbulent waves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/51.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/51.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The sea has come up over Babylon; She is covered with the multitude of its waves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/51.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The sea has come up over Babylon; She has been engulfed by its roaring waves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/51.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The sea has come up over Babylon; She has been engulfed with its tumultuous waves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/51.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The sea has come up over Babylon; She has been engulfed with its tumultuous waves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The sea has come up over Babylon; She has been covered with its tumultuous waves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/51.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The sea has come up over Babylon; She has been engulfed with its tumultuous waves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/51.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sea has risen over Babylon; she is covered with its tumultuous waves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sea has risen over Babylon; she is covered with its turbulent waves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/51.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The sea is come up upon Babylon; she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/51.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Babylon's enemies will rise like ocean waves and flood the city. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/51.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/51.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />What a horrifying sight Babylon will be to the nations! The sea will rise over Babylon, and its roaring waves will cover it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/51.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The sea has rolled over Babylon and covered it with roaring waves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/51.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The sea will come up against Babylon, and she will be covered by wave upon wave. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/51.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sea has come up over Babylon; she is covered in turbulent waves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/51.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The sea has swept over Babylon. She has been covered by a multitude of its waves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/51.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The sea has come up on Babylon; she is covered with the multitude of its waves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/51.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of its waves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/51.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The sea has come up on Babylon. She is covered with the multitude of its waves. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/51.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The sea has come up over Babylon, "" She has been covered with a multitude of its billows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/51.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Come up against Babylon hath the sea, With a multitude of its billows it hath been covered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/51.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The sea came up against Babel: with the multitude of rolling waves was she covered.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/51.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The sea is come up over Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/51.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The sea has ascended over Babylon; she has been covered by the multitude of its waves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/51.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />against Babylon the sea rises, she is overwhelmed by roaring waves! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/51.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The sea has risen over Babylon; she has been covered by its tumultuous waves.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/51.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The sea has come up upon Babylon; she is covered with the multitude of its waves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/51.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The Sea went up over Babel, and in the abundance of its waves she is covered<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/51.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The sea is come up upon Babylon; She is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/51.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The sea has come up upon Babylon with the sound of its waves, and she is covered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/51-42.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=16300" 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">41</span>How Sheshach has been captured! The praise of all the earth has been seized. What a horror Babylon has become among the nations! <span class="reftext">42</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: hay·yām (Art:: N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">The sea</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ‘ā·lāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">has come up</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: bā·ḇel (N-proper-fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.">Babylon;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680: niḵ·sā·ṯāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- To cover. A primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. Fill up hollows; by implication, to cover.">she is covered</a> <a href="/hebrew/1995.htm" title="1995: ba·hă·mō·wn (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance. Or hamon; from hamah; a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth.">in turbulent</a> <a href="/hebrew/1530.htm" title="1530: gal·lāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A heap, wave, billow. From galal; something rolled, i.e. A heap of stone or dung, by analogy, a spring of water.">waves.</a> </span><span class="reftext">43</span>Her cities have become a desolation, a dry and arid land, a land where no one lives, where no son of man passes through.…<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</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/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/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="/isaiah/14-23.htm">Isaiah 14:23</a></span><br />“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/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.”<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/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/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/24-10.htm">Isaiah 24:10</a></span><br />The city of chaos is shattered; every house is closed to entry.<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/34-9.htm">Isaiah 34:9-10</a></span><br />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/43-14.htm">Isaiah 43:14</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake, I will send to Babylon and bring them all as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-17.htm">Revelation 18:17</a></span><br />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</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The sea is come up on Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-4.htm">Psalm 18:4,16</a></b></br> The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/42-7.htm">Psalm 42:7</a></b></br> Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.</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><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/51-41.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-15.htm">Billows</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-8.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-12.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/psalms/124-4.htm">Engulfed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-37.htm">Mass</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-16.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-3.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-42.htm">Roaring</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-36.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-28.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-45.htm">Tumultuous</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">Waves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/51-44.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-55.htm">Billows</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-51.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/hosea/7-2.htm">Engulfed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-11.htm">Mass</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-15.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-64.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-7.htm">Roaring</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-17.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-17.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/acts/24-12.htm">Tumultuous</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-55.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'; </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>The sea has come up over Babylon;</b><br>This phrase metaphorically describes the overwhelming judgment that God is bringing upon Babylon. In biblical literature, the sea often symbolizes chaos and destruction. Historically, Babylon was a powerful empire known for its grandeur and might, but it was also a symbol of pride and opposition to God. The imagery of the sea coming over Babylon suggests a complete and inescapable judgment. This can be connected to the prophecy in <a href="/isaiah/21-9.htm">Isaiah 21:9</a>, where Babylon's fall is proclaimed. The "sea" may also symbolize the invading armies, particularly the Medes and Persians, who would conquer Babylon.<p><b>she is covered in turbulent waves.</b><br>The turbulent waves indicate the intensity and totality of the destruction. This imagery conveys the idea of Babylon being overwhelmed and unable to withstand the divine judgment. The waves suggest instability and chaos, reflecting the downfall of a once-stable empire. This can be seen as a fulfillment of God's promise to bring down the proud and the mighty, as echoed in other scriptures like <a href="/daniel/5.htm">Daniel 5</a>, where the fall of Babylon is depicted during the reign of Belshazzar. The turbulent waves also serve as a reminder of God's sovereignty over nations and His ability to humble those who exalt themselves against Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Jeremiah is known for his prophecies concerning the judgment and restoration of Israel and the surrounding nations, including Babylon.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>An ancient city and empire known for its wealth, power, and opposition to God’s people. In <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Jeremiah 51</a>, Babylon is the subject of God’s judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sea.htm">The Sea</a></b><br>Symbolically represents overwhelming judgment and chaos. In this context, it signifies the destruction and downfall of Babylon.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God’s Judgment</a></b><br>The overarching event in this passage, where God declares His judgment against Babylon for its sins and rebellion.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tumultuous_waves.htm">The Tumultuous Waves</a></b><br>Symbolize the overwhelming and unstoppable nature of God’s judgment against 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, and His purposes will prevail despite human pride and power.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Certainty of Divine Judgment</a></b><br>Just as Babylon faced inevitable judgment, so too will all who oppose God. This serves as a warning to live righteously and align with God’s will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_water_in_scripture.htm">Symbolism of Water in Scripture</a></b><br>Water often symbolizes chaos and judgment in the Bible. Understanding this helps us grasp the depth of God’s message through prophetic imagery.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The judgment of Babylon serves as a reminder of the need for repentance and turning back to God to avoid similar consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_justice.htm">Hope in God’s Justice</a></b><br>While judgment is severe, it also assures us of God’s justice and the eventual triumph of righteousness over evil.<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_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/why_punish_babylon_if_god_used_it.htm">Jeremiah 51:7 calls Babylon a 'golden cup' in God's hand; if God used Babylon, why should the nation be punished?</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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/51.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(42) <span class= "bld">The sea is come up upon Babylon . . .</span>--The literal explanation of the words as referring to the foundation of the Euphrates adopted by some commentators is clearly inadmissible, and is at variance with the next verse. The prophet falls back on an image which he had used before (<a href="/jeremiah/46-7.htm" title="Who is this that comes up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?">Jeremiah 46:7</a>), and which had become familiar through Isaiah (<a href="/context/isaiah/8-7.htm" title="Now therefore, behold, the Lord brings up on them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:">Isaiah 8:7-8</a>; <a href="/isaiah/17-12.htm" title="Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!">Isaiah 17:12</a>), and speaks of Babylon as covered with the great sea of nations that were sweeping over her.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/51.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 42.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The sea is come up,</span> etc. It is not clear whether this is to be taken literally or metaphorically (of the sea of nations, comp. ver. 55). Probably it is meant literally. It is said that the annual inundations of the Euphrates at present render many parts of the ruins of Babylon inaccessible. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/51-42.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">The sea</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיָּ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has come up</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Babylon;</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּבֶ֖ל</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">she is covered</span><br /><span class="heb">נִכְסָֽתָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(niḵ·sā·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3680.htm">Strong's 3680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To plump, fill up hollows, to cover</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in turbulent</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּהֲמ֥וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(ba·hă·mō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1995.htm">Strong's 1995: </a> </span><span class="str2">A noise, tumult, crowd, disquietude, wealth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">waves.</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּלָּ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(gal·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/51-42.htm">Jeremiah 51:42 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/51-42.htm">Jeremiah 51:42 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/51-42.htm">Jeremiah 51:42 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/51-42.htm">Jeremiah 51:42 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/51-42.htm">Jeremiah 51:42 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/51-42.htm">Jeremiah 51:42 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/51-42.htm">Jeremiah 51:42 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/51-42.htm">Jeremiah 51:42 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/51-42.htm">Jeremiah 51:42 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/51-42.htm">Jeremiah 51:42 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/51-42.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 51:42 The sea is come up on Babylon (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/51-41.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 51:41"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 51:41" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/51-43.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 51:43"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 51:43" /></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>