Jeremiah 51:56 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the Lord God of recompences shall surely requite.”
Jeremiah 51:56 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 51:56 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 51:56 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For the destroyer has come on her, even on Babylon. Her mighty men are taken. Their bows are broken in pieces, for Yahweh is a God of retribution. He will surely repay.”
Jeremiah 51:56 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 51:56 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“for the destroyer is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, their bows are broken in pieces; for Jehovah is a God of recompenses, he will surely requite. ”
Jeremiah 51:56 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 51:56 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For come in against it--against Babylon--hath a spoiler, And captured have been its mighty ones, Broken have been their bows, For the God of recompences--Jehovah--doth certainly repay.”
Jeremiah 51:56 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 51:56 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For the spoiler is come against her, against Babylon, and her mighty men are taken; their bows are broken in pieces; for Jehovah, theGod of recompences, will certainly requite. ”
Jeremiah 51:56 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 51:56 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Because the destroyer is come vpon her, euen vpon Babel, and her strong men are taken, their bowes are broken: for the Lord God that recompenceth, shall surely recompence.”
Jeremiah 51:56 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 51:56 in Context — Jeremiah 51
54 A sound of a cry cometh from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:
55 Because the Lord hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered:
56 Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the Lord God of recompences shall surely requite.
57 And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts.
58 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.
What Does Jeremiah 51:56 Mean?
Jeremiah 51:56 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 51. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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