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Let her go; abandon her. Return now to your own land. For her punishment reaches to the heavens; it is so great it cannot be measured. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/51.htm">English Standard Version</a> We would have healed Babylon, but she was not healed. Forsake her, and let us go each to his own country, for her judgment has reached up to heaven and has been lifted up even to the skies. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “We tried to heal Babylon, but she could not be healed. Abandon her! Let each of us go to his own land, for her judgment extends to the sky and reaches to the clouds.” <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/51.htm">King James Bible</a> We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/51.htm">New King James Version</a> We would have healed Babylon, But she is not healed. Forsake her, and let us go everyone to his own country; For her judgment reaches to heaven and is lifted up to the skies. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/51.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> We applied healing to Babylon, but she was not healed; Abandon her and let’s each go to his own country, For her judgment has reached to heaven And it rises to the clouds. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/51.htm">NASB 1995</a> We applied healing to Babylon, but she was not healed; Forsake her and let us each go to his own country, For her judgment has reached to heaven And towers up to the very skies. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/51.htm">NASB 1977 </a> We applied healing to Babylon, but she was not healed; Forsake her and let us each go to his own country, For her judgment has reached to heaven And towers up to the very skies. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> We applied healing to Babylon, but she was not healed; Forsake her and let us each go to his own country, For her judgment has touched heaven And lifts up to the very skies. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/51.htm">Amplified Bible</a> We would have healed Babylon, but she was not to be healed. Abandon her and let each [captive] return to his own country, For her guilt and judgment have reached to heaven And are lifted up to the very skies. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/51.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> We tried to heal Babylon, but she could not be healed. Abandon her! Let each of us go to his own land, for her judgment extends to the sky and reaches as far as the clouds. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> We tried to heal Babylon, but she could not be healed. Abandon her! Let each of us go to his own land, for her judgment extends to the sky and reaches as far as the clouds. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/51.htm">American Standard Version</a> We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country; for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/51.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The foreigners answered, "We have already tried to treat Babylon's wounds, but they would not heal. Come on, let's all go home to our own countries. Nothing is left in Babylonia; everything is destroyed." <a href="/erv/jeremiah/51.htm">English Revised Version</a> We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/51.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> We wanted to heal Babylon, but it couldn't be healed. Let's abandon it and go to our own land. God has judged Babylon. Its judgment is complete. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/51.htm">Good News Translation</a> Foreigners living there said, 'We tried to help Babylonia, but it was too late. Let's leave now and go back home. God has punished Babylonia with all his might and has destroyed it completely.'" <a href="/isv/jeremiah/51.htm">International Standard Version</a> We tried to heal Babylon, but she wouldn't be healed. Leave her, and let each of us go to his own country. For her judgment has reached to the heavens, and is lifted up to the sky. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/51.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?We tried to heal Babylon, but she could not be healed. Abandon her! Let each of us go to his own land, for her judgment extends to the sky and reaches to the clouds.? <a href="/net/jeremiah/51.htm">NET Bible</a> Foreigners living there will say, 'We tried to heal her, but she could not be healed. Let's leave Babylonia and each go back to his own country. For judgment on her will be vast in its proportions. It will be like it is piled up to heaven, stacked up into the clouds.' <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/51.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 'We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go everyone into his own country; for her judgment reaches to heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies.' <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/51.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth to heaven, and is lifted even to the skies. <a href="/web/jeremiah/51.htm">World English Bible</a> “We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed. Forsake her, and let’s each go into his own country; for her judgment reaches to heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/51.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> We healed Babylon, and she was not healed, "" Forsake her, and we go, each to his land, "" For her judgment has come to the heavens, "" And it has been lifted up to the clouds. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/51.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> We healed Babylon, and she was not healed, Forsake her, and we go, each to his land, For come unto the heavens hath its judgment, And it hath been lifted up unto the clouds. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/51.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> We healed Babel, and she was not healed: forsake ye her and we will go each to his land: for her judgment reached to the heavens, and was lifted up even to the clouds.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/51.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> We would have cured Babylon, but she is not healed: let us forsake her, and let us go every man to his own land: because her judgment hath reached even to the heavens, and is lifted up to the clouds. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/51.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “We would have cured Babylon, but there is no cure. Let us abandon her, and let each one of us go to his own land. For her judgment has reached even to the heavens, and has been lifted up even to the clouds. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/51.htm">New American Bible</a> “We have tried to heal Babylon, but she cannot be healed. Leave her, each of us must go to our own land.” The judgment against her reaches the heavens, it touches the clouds. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/51.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> We tried to heal Babylon, but she could not be healed. Forsake her, and let each of us go to our own country; for her judgment has reached up to heaven and has been lifted up even to the skies.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/51.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed; let us forsake her, and let us go every one to his own country; for her judgment has reached to heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/51.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> We would have healed Babel and she has not been cured. We shall leave her and we shall go, each man to his land, because her judgment approaches unto Heaven, and it is lifted up into the clouds<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/51.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed; Forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country; For her judgment reacheth unto heaven, And is lifted up even to the skies. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/51.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> We tried to heal Babylon, but she was not healed: let us forsake her, and depart every one to his own country: for her judgment has reached to the heaven, it has mounted up to the stars. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/51-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=15900" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/51.htm">The Judgment on Babylon</a> …8Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered. Wail for her; get her balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed. 9<a href="/hebrew/7495.htm" title="7495: rip·pi·nū (V-Piel-Perf-1cp) -- To heal. Or raphah; a primitive root; properly, to mend, i.e. to cure.">“We tried to heal</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: bā·ḇel (N-proper-fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.">Babylon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but she could not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7495.htm" title="7495: nir·pā·ṯāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- To heal. Or raphah; a primitive root; properly, to mend, i.e. to cure.">be healed.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: ‘iz·ḇū·hā (V-Qal-Imp-mp:: 3fs) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">Abandon her!</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">Let each</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wə·nê·lêḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.h-1cp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">of us go</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: lə·’ar·ṣōw (Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">to his own land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: miš·pā·ṭāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Judgment. ">her judgment</a> <a href="/hebrew/5060.htm" title="5060: nā·ḡa‘ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. Lay the hand upon; by implication, to reach; violently, to strike.">extends</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·ma·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">the sky</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: wə·niś·śā (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">and reaches</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/7834.htm" title="7834: šə·ḥā·qîm (N-mp) -- Dust, cloud. From shachaq; a powder: by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament.">the clouds.”</a> 10“The LORD has brought forth our vindication; come, let us tell in Zion what the LORD our God has accomplished.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/revelation/18-4.htm">Revelation 18:4-5</a> Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues. / For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. <a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19-22</a> 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. ... <a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">Revelation 14:8</a> 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.” <a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1-15</a> “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.” ... <a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2-3</a> 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. / All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.” <a href="/isaiah/21-9.htm">Isaiah 21:9</a> 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!” <a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Revelation 17:1-2</a> Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. / The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.” <a href="/isaiah/48-20.htm">Isaiah 48:20</a> Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with a shout of joy, proclaim it, let it go out to the ends of the earth, saying, “The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!” <a href="/revelation/18-9.htm">Revelation 18:9-10</a> Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. / 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.” <a href="/isaiah/14-4.htm">Isaiah 14:4-23</a> 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. ... <a href="/revelation/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/46-1.htm">Isaiah 46:1-2</a> Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal. / The gods cower; they crouch together, unable to relieve the burden; but they themselves go into captivity. <a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Revelation 16:19</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/51-6.htm">Isaiah 51:6</a> Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth below; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and its people will die like gnats. But My salvation will last forever, and My righteousness will never fail. <a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Revelation 18:11-19</a> And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo— / cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; / of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and carriages; of bodies and souls of slaves. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reaches to heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies.forsake<a href="/jeremiah/8-20.htm">Jeremiah 8:20</a> The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.<a href="/jeremiah/46-16.htm">Jeremiah 46:16,21</a> He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword… <a href="/jeremiah/50-16.htm">Jeremiah 50:16</a> Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.her judgment<a href="/2_chronicles/28-9.htm">2 Chronicles 28:9</a> But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, because the LORD God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that reacheth up unto heaven.<a href="/ezra/9-6.htm">Ezra 9:6</a> And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.<a href="/daniel/4-20.htm">Daniel 4:20-22</a> The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth; … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/8-22.htm">Applied</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-8.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-9.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-19.htm">Country</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-28.htm">Forsake</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-28.htm">Go</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-8.htm">Healed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-11.htm">Healing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-36.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-36.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-16.htm">High</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-12.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-11.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-6.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-32.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-18.htm">Reaches</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-18.htm">Reacheth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-8.htm">Rises</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-8.htm">Skies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-22.htm">Stretching</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-15.htm">Towers</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-10.htm">Treated</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/7-6.htm">Applied</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-11.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-16.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-15.htm">Country</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-20.htm">Forsake</a> <a href="/matthew/19-24.htm">Go</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-21.htm">Healed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-21.htm">Healing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-15.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-15.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-53.htm">High</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-18.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-64.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-18.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-16.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/daniel/4-22.htm">Reaches</a> <a href="/daniel/4-22.htm">Reacheth</a> <a href="/hosea/6-3.htm">Rises</a> <a href="/hosea/2-21.htm">Skies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-4.htm">Stretching</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-17.htm">Towers</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-6.htm">Treated</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 51</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/51-1.htm">The severe judgment of God against Babylon, in revenge of Israel</a> 59. <a href="/jeremiah/51-59.htm">Jeremiah delivers the book of this prophecy to Seraiah, to be cast into Euphrates, </a> 64. <a href="/jeremiah/51-64.htm">in token of the perpetual sinking of Babylon</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This phrase reflects the futility of attempting to restore Babylon, a city symbolizing human pride and rebellion against God. Historically, Babylon was a powerful empire known for its grandeur and influence, yet it was also marked by idolatry and moral corruption. The attempt to "heal" Babylon can be seen as efforts by its allies or inhabitants to restore its former glory or avert its downfall. This mirrors the broader biblical theme of the inability of human efforts to remedy spiritual decay without divine intervention. The phrase also echoes the prophetic declarations of Babylon's inevitable destruction found in <a href="/isaiah/13.htm">Isaiah 13</a> and <a href="/revelation/18.htm">Revelation 18</a>, where Babylon represents the ultimate fall of worldly systems opposed to God.Abandon her! This command signifies a call to separate from Babylon, both physically and spiritually. In the historical context, it was a warning to those living in Babylon to flee before its impending destruction. Spiritually, it serves as a metaphor for believers to distance themselves from sinful practices and worldly influences. This call to "come out" is reiterated in <a href="/revelation/18-4.htm">Revelation 18:4</a>, where God's people are urged to leave Babylon to avoid sharing in her sins and plagues. It underscores the necessity of holiness and separation from evil in the life of a believer.Let each of us go to his own land, This phrase suggests a return to one's origins or homeland, indicating a dispersal of people who had been living in Babylon. Historically, this could refer to the exiles and foreigners who had settled in Babylon during its period of dominance. Theologically, it can symbolize a return to one's spiritual roots or a call to return to God. The idea of returning to one's land is reminiscent of the Israelites' return from Babylonian captivity, as prophesied in <a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10-14</a>, where God promises to bring His people back to their land after 70 years of exile.for her judgment extends to the sky and reaches to the clouds. This imagery of judgment reaching the sky emphasizes the completeness and inevitability of Babylon's downfall. It suggests that Babylon's sins are so great that they have reached the heavens, warranting divine retribution. This hyperbolic language is used elsewhere in Scripture to describe the magnitude of sin and the certainty of God's judgment, as seen in <a href="/genesis/18-20.htm">Genesis 18:20-21</a> regarding Sodom and Gomorrah. The phrase also highlights the justice of God, who sees all and will not leave sin unpunished. It serves as a warning of the consequences of pride and rebellion against God, reinforcing the message that no power, however great, can withstand divine judgment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a> A significant empire in biblical history, known for its power and eventual downfall due to its pride and idolatry. In this context, Babylon symbolizes a nation under divine judgment. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> The prophet who conveyed God's messages, including the impending judgment on Babylon. His role was to warn and guide the people according to God's will. 3. <a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a> The divine decree against Babylon for its sins and rebellion against God. This event signifies the inevitable consequences of turning away from God's commandments.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_inevitability_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Inevitability of Divine Judgment</a> God's judgment is certain and unavoidable for those who persist in sin and rebellion. Just as Babylon could not be healed, persistent sin leads to inevitable consequences. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_separate_from_sin.htm">The Call to Separate from Sin</a> Believers are called to "abandon" the ways of the world that are under judgment. This involves a conscious decision to live according to God's standards and not be entangled with sinful practices. <a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_human_efforts_without_god.htm">The Futility of Human Efforts Without God</a> Efforts to "heal" or fix situations without God's intervention are ultimately futile. True healing and restoration come only through aligning with God's will and purposes. <a href="/topical/t/the_height_of_sin_and_judgment.htm">The Height of Sin and Judgment</a> The imagery of judgment reaching "to the skies" underscores the seriousness of sin and the comprehensive nature of God's justice. It serves as a reminder of the need for repentance and humility before God. <a href="/topical/t/the_assurance_of_god's_sovereignty.htm">The Assurance of God's Sovereignty</a> Despite the chaos and downfall of worldly powers, God's sovereignty remains unchallenged. Believers can find peace and assurance in His ultimate control over all events.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_51.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 51</a> <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 href="/q/revelation_18_10__'one_hour'_vs._other_judgments.htm">Revelation 18:10 - How does the city's destruction 'in one hour' align with or contradict other biblical texts about judgment events?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_foreign_nations_enact_divine_judgment.htm">Isaiah 5:26-30: How do references to foreign nations carrying out divine judgment align--or conflict--with similar themes elsewhere in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/does_isa._21_2_match_elam_media_history.htm">Does Isaiah 21:2's call to 'Elam' and 'Media' align with historical records of their involvement in Babylon's downfall?</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>(9) We would have healed Babylon . . .--This is the dramatic answer of the Israelite exiles to the prophet's appeal. They have done what they could, but all was in vain. The guilt could not be washed away, the punishment could not be averted. The "judgment" is measureless as is the distance from heaven to earth. This is also reproduced in <a href="/revelation/18-5.htm" title="For her sins have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.">Revelation 18:5</a>. For the phrase, as applied to Nebuchadnezzar, see <a href="/daniel/4-20.htm" title="The tree that you saw, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached to the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;">Daniel 4:20</a>. Possibly there may be an allusive reference to the tower of Babel, "reaching unto heaven," as the type of Babylonian greatness (<a href="/genesis/11-4.htm" title="And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach to heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad on the face of the whole earth.">Genesis 11:4</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/51.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - We would have healed Babylon. Experience shows that it is useless to attempt to correct such inveterate evils. Everyone into his own country (as <a href="/jeremiah/50-16.htm">Jeremiah 50:16</a>). Her judgment; i.e. her punishment. Perhaps there is an allusion to the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah, burned by fire from heaven. But we might also render "her crime" (comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/19-6.htm">Deuteronomy 19:6</a>, where "worthy of death" is more strictly "a capital crime"). <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/51-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“We tried to heal רִפִּ֣ינוּ (rip·pî·nū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7495.htm">Strong's 7495: </a> To mend, to cure Babylon, בָּבֶל֙ (bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_894.htm">Strong's 894: </a> Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city but she could not וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no be healed. נִרְפָּ֔תָה (nir·pā·ṯāh) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7495.htm">Strong's 7495: </a> To mend, to cure Abandon her! עִזְב֕וּהָ (‘iz·ḇū·hā) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> To loosen, relinquish, permit Let each אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person of us go וְנֵלֵ֖ךְ (wə·nê·lêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk to his own land, לְאַרְצ֑וֹ (lə·’ar·ṣōw) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction her judgment מִשְׁפָּטָ֔הּ (miš·pā·ṭāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style extends נָגַ֤ע (nā·ḡa‘) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5060.htm">Strong's 5060: </a> To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the sky הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> Heaven, sky and reaches וְנִשָּׂ֖א (wə·niś·śā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while the clouds.” שְׁחָקִֽים׃ (šə·ḥā·qîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7834.htm">Strong's 7834: </a> A powder, a thin vapor, the firmament <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/51-9.htm">Jeremiah 51:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/51-9.htm">Jeremiah 51:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/51-9.htm">Jeremiah 51:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/51-9.htm">Jeremiah 51:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/51-9.htm">Jeremiah 51:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/51-9.htm">Jeremiah 51:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/51-9.htm">Jeremiah 51:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/51-9.htm">Jeremiah 51:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/51-9.htm">Jeremiah 51:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/51-9.htm">Jeremiah 51:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-9.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 51:9 We would have healed Babylon but she (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/51-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 51:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 51:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/51-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 51:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 51:10" /></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>