Jeremiah 51:55
For, Yahweh, is spoiling Babylon, And will destroy out of her the loud voice,—Though their waves have roared like many waters, Been uttered the loud boast of their voice.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
54A voice of outcry from Babylon! And a great crash from the land of the Chaldeans!
Cross References
Psalms 18:4The meshes of death encompassed me, The torrents of perdition, made me afraid;
Psalms 93:3The floods have lifted up, O Yahweh, The floods have lifted up—their voice, The floods have lifted up—their dashing waves.
Isaiah 17:13Though nations like the rushing of many waters, shall rush, Yet shall one rebuke him, And he shall flee far away,—And be chased As the chaff of the mountains before a wind, And as whirling stubble before a storm!
Isaiah 47:5Sit silent, and get into darkness, Daughter of the Chaldeans! For thou shalt no more be called Mistress of Kingdoms.
Jeremiah 50:10So shall the Chaldeans become a spoil,—All her spoilers, shall be satisfied, Declareth Yahweh;
Jeremiah 51:42The sea, hath gone up over Babylon,—With the multitude of its rolling waves, is she covered.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 51:2-59
The Judgment of Babylon. ( b. c. 595.) 1 Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind; 2 And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about. 3 Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her… Read the whole commentary →