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dishonor has covered our face, for foreigners have come into the holy places of the LORD’s house.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“We are ashamed because we have heard reproach; disgrace has covered our faces, because foreigners have entered the holy places of the LORD’s house.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/51.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />We are confounded, because we have heard reproach: shame hath covered our faces: for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the LORD'S house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/51.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />We are ashamed because we have heard reproach. Shame has covered our faces, For strangers have come into the sanctuaries of the LORD’s house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/51.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />We are ashamed because we have heard rebuke; Disgrace has covered our faces, Because strangers have entered The holy places of the LORD’S house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/51.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />We are ashamed because we have heard reproach; Disgrace has covered our faces, For aliens have entered The holy places of the LORD&#8217S house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/51.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />We are ashamed because we have heard reproach; Disgrace has covered our faces, For aliens have entered The holy places of the LORD’s house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />We are ashamed because we have heard reproach; Dishonor has covered our faces, For strangers have entered The holy places of the house of Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/51.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />We are perplexed <i>and</i> ashamed, for we have heard reproach; Disgrace has covered our faces, For foreigners [from Babylon] have come Into the [most] sacred parts of the sanctuary of the LORD [even those places forbidden to all but the appointed priest].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/51.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />We are ashamed because we have heard insults. Humiliation covers our faces because foreigners have entered the holy places of the LORD’s temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />We are ashamed because we have heard insults. Humiliation covers our faces because foreigners have entered the holy places of the LORD&#8217s temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/51.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />We are confounded, because we have heard reproach; confusion hath covered our faces: for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of Jehovah's house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/51.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You feel ashamed and disgraced, because foreigners have entered my sacred temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/51.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />We are ashamed, because we have heard reproach; confusion hath covered our faces: for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the LORD'S house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/51.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />We have been put to shame, and we have been disgraced. Shame covers our faces, because foreigners have gone into the holy places of the LORD's temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/51.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You say, 'We've been disgraced and made ashamed; we feel completely helpless because foreigners have taken over the holy places in the Temple.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/51.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />We have been put to shame because we have heard insults. Disgrace has covered our faces because foreigners have come into the Holy Places of the LORD's house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/51.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?We are ashamed because we have heard reproach; disgrace has covered our faces, because foreigners have entered the holy places of the LORD?s house.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/51.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />We are ashamed because we have been insulted. Our faces show our disgrace. For foreigners have invaded the holy rooms in the LORD's temple.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/51.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"We are confounded, because we have heard reproach; confusion has covered our faces: for strangers have come into the sanctuaries of the LORD's house."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/51.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />We are confounded, because we have heard reproach: shame hath covered our faces: for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the LORD'S house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/51.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“We are confounded because we have heard reproach. Confusion has covered our faces, for strangers have come into the sanctuaries of Yahweh’s house.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/51.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />We have been ashamed, for we heard reproach, "" Shame has covered our faces, "" For strangers have come in against the sanctuaries of the house of YHWH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/51.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> We have been ashamed, for we heard reproach, Covered hath shame our faces, For come in have strangers, against the sanctuaries of the house of Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/51.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />We were ashamed for we heard reproach: shame covered our faces, for strangers came to the holy places of the house of Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/51.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />We are confounded, because we have heard reproach: shame hath covered our faces: because strangers are come upon the sanctuaries of the house of the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/51.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />We have been confounded, for we heard reproach. Shame has covered our faces, for strangers have overwhelmed the holiness of the house of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/51.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />We are ashamed because we have heard taunts, disgrace covers our faces; strangers have entered sanctuaries in the LORD’s house. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/51.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />We are put to shame, for we have heard insults; dishonor has covered our face, for aliens have come into the holy places of the LORD’s house.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/51.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the house of Israel shall say, We are exceedingly ashamed, because we have heard reproach; shame has covered our faces; for strangers have entered into the sanctuary of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/51.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they of the house Israel will say: “We are very ashamed, because we have heard reproach, and shame has covered our faces, because foreigners have entered the holy place of LORD JEHOVAH!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/51.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />We are ashamed, because we have heard reproach, Confusion hath covered our faces; For strangers are come Into the sanctuaries of the LORD'S house.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/51.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />We are ashamed, because we have heard our reproach; disgrace has covered our face; aliens are come into our sanctuary, <i>even</i> into the house of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/51-51.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=16400" 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">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.” <span class="reftext">51</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/954.htm" title="954: bō·šə·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- To be ashamed. A primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. By implication to be ashamed; also to be disappointed or delayed.">“We are ashamed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·ma‘·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">we have heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/2781.htm" title="2781: ḥer·pāh (N-fs) -- A reproach. From charaph. contumely, disgrace, the pudenda.">reproach;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3639.htm" title="3639: ḵə·lim·māh (N-fs) -- Insult, reproach, ignominy. From kalam; disgrace.">disgrace</a> <a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680: kis·sə·ṯāh (V-Piel-Perf-3fs) -- To cover. A primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. Fill up hollows; by implication, to cover.">has covered</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·nê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">our faces,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/2114.htm" title="2114: zā·rîm (Adj-mp) -- A primitive root; to turn aside; hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically to commit adultery.">foreigners</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">have entered</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4720.htm" title="4720: miq·də·šê (N-mpc) -- A sacred place, sanctuary. Or miqqdash; from qadash; a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary or asylum.">the holy places</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">house.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">52</span>“Therefore, behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will punish her idols, and throughout her land the wounded will groan.…<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="/psalms/44-13.htm">Psalm 44:13-16</a></span><br />You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us. / You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples. / All day long my disgrace is before me, and shame has covered my face, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-8.htm">Lamentations 1:8-9</a></span><br />Jerusalem has sinned greatly; therefore she has become an object of scorn. All who honored her now despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns away. / Her uncleanness stains her skirts; she did not consider her end. Her downfall was astounding; there was no one to comfort her. Look, O LORD, on my affliction, for the enemy has triumphed!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm">Lamentations 2:15-16</a></span><br />All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?” / All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-11.htm">Isaiah 64:11</a></span><br />Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-20.htm">Ezekiel 36:20-21</a></span><br />And wherever they went among the nations, they profaned My holy name, because it was said of them, ‘These are the people of the LORD, yet they had to leave His land.’ / But I had concern for My holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations to which they had gone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/1-3.htm">Nehemiah 1:3</a></span><br />And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-7.htm">Daniel 9:7</a></span><br />To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, and all Israel near and far, in all the countries to which You have driven us because of our unfaithfulness to You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-14.htm">Isaiah 60:14</a></span><br />The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-10.htm">Micah 7:10</a></span><br />Then my enemy will see and will be covered with shame—she who said to me, “Where is the LORD your God?” My eyes will see her; at that time she will be trampled like mud in the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-19.htm">Zephaniah 3:19</a></span><br />Behold, at that time, I will deal with all who afflict you. I will save the lame and gather the scattered; and I will appoint praise and fame for the disgraced throughout the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-21.htm">2 Kings 19:21</a></span><br />This is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-22.htm">Isaiah 37:22</a></span><br />this is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/79-4.htm">Psalm 79:4</a></span><br />We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to those around us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-41.htm">Psalm 89:41</a></span><br />All who pass by plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/62-4.htm">Isaiah 62:4</a></span><br />No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">We are confounded, because we have heard reproach: shame has covered our faces: for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the LORD's house.</p><p class="hdg">are confounded</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/3-22.htm">Jeremiah 3:22-25</a></b></br> Return, ye backsliding children, <i>and</i> I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou <i>art</i> the LORD our God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/31-19.htm">Jeremiah 31:19</a></b></br> Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon <i>my</i> thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/74-18.htm">Psalm 74:18-21</a></b></br> Remember this, <i>that</i> the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and <i>that</i> the foolish people have blasphemed thy name… </p><p class="hdg">shame</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/3-25.htm">Jeremiah 3:25</a></b></br> We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/14-3.htm">Jeremiah 14:3</a></b></br> And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, <i>and</i> found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/44-13.htm">Psalm 44:13-16</a></b></br> Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us… </p><p class="hdg">for strangers</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/52-13.htm">Jeremiah 52:13</a></b></br> And burned the house of the LORD, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great <i>men</i>, burned he with fire:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/74-3.htm">Psalm 74:3-7</a></b></br> Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; <i>even</i> all <i>that</i> the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/79-1.htm">Psalm 79:1</a></b></br> A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/61-5.htm">Aliens</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-47.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-37.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-47.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-34.htm">Confusion</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-42.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-19.htm">Disgrace</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-47.htm">Disgraced</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-11.htm">Dishonor</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-7.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-37.htm">Face</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-5.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-46.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-5.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-13.htm">House</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-19.htm">Insulted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-6.htm">Jehovah's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-29.htm">LORD's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-32.htm">Places</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-12.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/psalms/73-17.htm">Sanctuaries</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-47.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-47.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-8.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-2.htm">Strangers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-30.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/lamentations/5-2.htm">Aliens</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-27.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-4.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-52.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-63.htm">Confusion</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-1.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-30.htm">Disgrace</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-32.htm">Disgraced</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-2.htm">Dishonor</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-12.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-3.htm">Face</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-12.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-21.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-4.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-11.htm">House</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Insulted</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Jehovah's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-3.htm">LORD's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-53.htm">Places</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-30.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Sanctuaries</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-8.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-26.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-2.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-2.htm">Strangers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-60.htm">Words</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>We are ashamed because we have heard reproach;</b><br>The feeling of shame here reflects the deep humiliation and dishonor experienced by the people of Judah. This shame is not just personal but communal, as the nation collectively feels the weight of their sin and the consequences that have followed. The reproach they have heard likely refers to the taunts and scorn from surrounding nations, who have witnessed Judah's downfall. This echoes the broader biblical theme of Israel's shame due to disobedience, as seen in passages like <a href="/ezekiel/36-30.htm">Ezekiel 36:30-32</a>, where God promises to restore Israel despite their shame.<p><b>disgrace has covered our faces,</b><br>The imagery of disgrace covering their faces suggests a profound sense of dishonor and defeat. In ancient Near Eastern culture, the face was often associated with one's identity and honor. To have one's face covered in disgrace indicates a loss of status and respect. This phrase can be connected to the broader biblical narrative of sin leading to shame, as seen in <a href="/genesis/3-7.htm">Genesis 3:7</a>, where Adam and Eve cover themselves after sinning.<p><b>because foreigners have entered the holy places of the LORD’s house.</b><br>The entry of foreigners into the holy places signifies a deep desecration of what was sacred. The temple in Jerusalem was the center of Jewish worship and the dwelling place of God's presence. The invasion by foreigners, likely referring to the Babylonians, represents not only a physical conquest but a spiritual violation. This event fulfills earlier prophecies of judgment, such as those in <a href="/jeremiah/7-14.htm">Jeremiah 7:14-15</a>, where God warns of the temple's destruction due to the people's unfaithfulness. The desecration of the temple prefigures the ultimate cleansing and restoration through Jesus Christ, who referred to His body as the temple (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>), symbolizing the new covenant and the indwelling of God's presence in believers.<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 destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile. He is the author of the Book of Jeremiah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The empire responsible for the destruction of Jerusalem and the exile of the Israelites. Babylon is often depicted as a symbol of worldly power and opposition to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>God's chosen people, who are experiencing shame and disgrace due to the desecration of their holy places by foreign invaders.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_holy_places.htm">The Holy Places</a></b><br>Refers to the temple in Jerusalem, which was the center of Jewish worship and the dwelling place of God's presence among His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/foreigners.htm">Foreigners</a></b><br>The invading forces, specifically the Babylonians, who have entered and defiled the sacred spaces of the temple.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_unfaithfulness.htm">The Consequences of Unfaithfulness</a></b><br>The Israelites' shame and disgrace are direct results of their unfaithfulness to God. This serves as a reminder that turning away from God can lead to spiritual and physical consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sanctity_of_god's_house.htm">The Sanctity of God's House</a></b><br>The desecration of the temple by foreigners underscores the importance of reverence for God's holy places. Believers today are called to honor and respect the sanctity of their places of worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>Despite the shame and reproach, God remains sovereign. The events serve as a reminder that God allows certain circumstances for His purposes, even when they involve judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>While the verse speaks of shame, the broader context of Jeremiah includes promises of restoration. Believers can find hope in God's faithfulness to restore and redeem.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The shame experienced by the Israelites is a call to repentance. Believers are encouraged to examine their lives and turn back to God in areas where they have strayed.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_51.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 51</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jer._51_37_align_with_babylon's_history.htm">Jeremiah 51:37 claims Babylon will be 'a heap of ruins,' but archaeological findings indicate the city remained active for centuries--how does this align with the text?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/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/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_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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/51.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(51) <span class= "bld">We are confounded, because we have heard reproach . . .</span>--The answer which the prophet seems to hear from the lips of the exiles, is, however, for the present, of a different character. They are cast down and oppressed by the disgrace that has fallen on them and on the Holy City. Aliens in blood and faith have profaned their sanctuaries. Can anything wipe off the stain of that disgrace? The prophet had known the bitterness of that thought himself (<a href="/lamentations/1-10.htm" title="The adversary has spread out his hand on all her pleasant things: for she has seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom you did command that they should not enter into your congregation.">Lamentations 1:10</a>; <a href="/lamentations/2-7.htm" title="The LORD has cast off his altar, he has abhorred his sanctuary, he has given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of the LORD, as in the day of a solemn feast.">Lamentations 2:7</a>; <a href="/lamentations/4-12.htm" title="The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.">Lamentations 4:12</a>), and had learnt how to deal with it: "Yes," he answers in the next verse, "there is comfort in the thought of retribution. The idol-temples which had been enriched with the spoils of their Temple shall be despoiled; the plunderers shall fall by the sword of the destroyer."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/51.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 51.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">We are confounded.</span> A reflection of the exiles, expressing their deep shame at the ignominy which has been their lot. <span class="cmt_word">Are come;</span> or, <span class="accented">came.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/51-51.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">“We are ashamed</span><br /><span class="heb">בֹּ֚שְׁנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(bō·šə·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_954.htm">Strong's 954: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we have heard</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמַ֣עְנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ma‘·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">reproach;</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶרְפָּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥer·pāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2781.htm">Strong's 2781: </a> </span><span class="str2">Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda</span><br /><br /><span class="word">disgrace</span><br /><span class="heb">כְלִמָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḵə·lim·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3639.htm">Strong's 3639: </a> </span><span class="str2">Insult, reproach, ignominy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has covered</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּסְּתָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(kis·sə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - 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">our faces,</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּנֵ֑ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(pā·nê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֚י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">foreigners</span><br /><span class="heb">זָרִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(zā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2114.htm">Strong's 2114: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside, to be a, foreigner, strange, profane, to commit adultery</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have entered</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּ֣אוּ</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<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 holy places</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקְדְּשֵׁ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(miq·də·šê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4720.htm">Strong's 4720: </a> </span><span class="str2">A consecrated thing, place, a palace, sanctuary, asylum</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD’s</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">house.”</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/51-51.htm">Jeremiah 51:51 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/51-51.htm">Jeremiah 51:51 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/51-51.htm">Jeremiah 51:51 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/51-51.htm">Jeremiah 51:51 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/51-51.htm">Jeremiah 51:51 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/51-51.htm">Jeremiah 51:51 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/51-51.htm">Jeremiah 51:51 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/51-51.htm">Jeremiah 51:51 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/51-51.htm">Jeremiah 51:51 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/51-51.htm">Jeremiah 51:51 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/51-51.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 51:51 We are confounded because we have heard (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/51-50.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 51:50"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 51:50" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/51-52.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 51:52"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 51:52" /></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>