Jeremiah 51:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jeremiah 51:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 51:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 51:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““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.”
Jeremiah 51:9 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 51:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Jeremiah 51:9 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 51:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Jeremiah 51:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 51:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“We have treated Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country; for her judgment reacheth unto the heavens, and is lifted up to the skies. ”
Jeremiah 51:9 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 51:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“We would haue cured Babel, but she could not be healed: forsake her, and let vs go euery one into his owne countrey: for her iudgement is come vp vnto heauen, and is lifted vp to ye cloudes.”
Jeremiah 51:9 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 51:9 in Context — Jeremiah 51
7 Babylon hath been a golden cup in the Lord’s hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.
8 Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
9 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.
10 The Lord hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of the Lord our God.
11 Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the Lord hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance of his temple.
What Does Jeremiah 51:9 Mean?
Jeremiah 51:9 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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