Jeremiah 51:56
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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.For a destroyer is coming against her— against Babylon. Her warriors will be captured, and their bows will be broken, for the LORD is a God of retribution; He will repay in full.
In other translations
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.For a destroyer is coming against her— against Babylon. Her warriors will be captured, and their bows will be broken, for the LORD is a God of retribution; He will repay in full.
Hebrew words
כִּיkiforH3588בָאva'[is] about to comeH935עָלֶיהָ'aleihaon itH5921עַל־'al-onH5921בָּבֶלbavelBabylonH894שׁוֹדֵדshodeda destroyerH7703וְנִלְכְּדוּvenilkeduand they will be capturedH3920גִּבּוֹרֶיהָgiboreihawarriors itsH1368חִתְּתָהchitetahit will be shatteredH2865קַשְּׁתוֹתָםkashetotambows theirH7198כִּיkiforH3588אֵל'el[is] a God ofH410גְּמֻלוֹתgemulotrecompense<s>H1578יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068שַׁלֵּםshalemfully <repay>H7999יְשַׁלֵּם׃yeshalemhe will repayH7999
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Related verses
- Jeremiah 51:6Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the Lord’s vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! Do not be destroyed in her punishment. For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves.
- Habakkuk 2:8Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the people will plunder you— because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.
- Psalm 94:1-21 O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself. 2 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.1 O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth. 2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.
- Jeremiah 51:48Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for Babylon: for the spoilers shall come unto her from the north, saith the Lord.Then heaven and earth and all that is in them will shout for joy over Babylon because the destroyers from the north will come against her,” declares the LORD.
- Psalm 46:9He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.He makes wars to cease throughout the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the shields in the fire.
- Revelation 19:2For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.”
- Deuteronomy 32:35To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”
- Psalm 76:3There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.There He shattered the flaming arrows, the shield and sword and weapons of war. Selah
- Isaiah 59:18According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.So He will repay according to their deeds: fury to His enemies, retribution to His foes, and recompense to the islands.
- Jeremiah 51:24And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, saith the Lord.Before your very eyes I will repay Babylon and all the dwellers of Chaldea for all the evil they have done in Zion,” declares the LORD.
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People and places
Places: Babylon