Jeremiah 51 · Verse 13

Jeremiah 51:13

O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.
Jeremiah 51:13, King James Version

Jeremiah 51:13 in other translations

BSBYou who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut.
WEBYou who dwell on many waters, abundant in treasures, your end has come, the measure of your covetousness.
ASVO thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, the measure of thy covetousness.
YLTO dweller on many waters, abundant in treasures, Come in hath thine end, the measure of thy dishonest gain.
DARBYThou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, the measure of thy rapacity.
BBEO you whose living-place is by the wide waters, whose stores are great, your end is come, your evil profit is ended.
WebsterO thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thy end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.

What does Jeremiah 51:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. waters--(Jr 51:32, 36; see on Is 21:1). The Euphrates surrounded the city and, being divided into many channels, formed islands. Compare as to spiritual Babylon "waters," that is, "many peoples," Re 17:1, 15. A large lake also was near Babylon. measure--literally, "cubit," which was the most common measure, and therefore is used for a measure in general. The time for putting a limit to thy covetousness [Gesenius]. There is no "and" in the Hebrew: translate, "thine end, the retribution for thy covetousness" [Grotius]. Maurer takes the image to be from weaving: "the cubit where thou art to be cut off"; for the web is cut off, when the required number of cubits is completed (Is 38:12).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 O thou that dwellest upon many waters - Thou who hast an abundant supply of waters. It was built on the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates; the latter running through the city. But the many waters may mean the many nations which belonged to the Babylonish empire; nations and people are frequently so called in Scripture.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 51:1-58

Babylon's doom; God's controversy with her; encouragements from thence to the Israel of God. (Jr 51:1-58) The confirming of this. (Jr 51:59-64) Verses 1-58 The particulars of this prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same things left and returned to again. Babylon is abundant in treasures, yet neither her waters nor her wealth shall secure her. Destruction comes when they did not think of it. Wherever we…

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Jeremiah 51:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

שֹׁכַנְתְּ֙sho.khan.tiO [one who] dwellsH7931
עַל\־'al-atH5921
מַ֣יִםMa.yimwatersH4325
רַבִּ֔יםra.BimmanyH7227
רַבַּ֖תra.Batgreatness ofH7227
אֽוֹצָרֹ֑ת'o.tza.RottreasuresH214
בָּ֥אba'it has comeH935
קִצֵּ֖ךְki.Tzekhend yourH7093
אַמַּ֥ת'a.Mat[the] cubit ofH520
בִּצְעֵֽךְ\׃bitz.'Ekhcutting off yourH1215

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Cross references for Jeremiah 51:13

  • Revelation 17:1

    And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:

  • Isaiah 45:3

    And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.

  • Revelation 17:15

    And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

  • Jeremiah 51:36

    Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.

  • Genesis 6:13

    And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

  • Jeremiah 50:31

    Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, saith the Lord God of hosts: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee.

  • Revelation 18:19

    And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.

  • Jeremiah 50:37

    A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed.

  • Amos 8:2

    And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the Lord unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.

  • Habakkuk 2:5-11

    Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people: Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay! Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them? Because 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. …

  • Daniel 5:26

    This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.

  • Lamentations 4:18

    They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
dwellest.
36; Re 17:1,15
abundant.
50:37; Isa 45:3; Hab 2:5-10; Re 18:11-17
thine.
17:11; 50:27,31; Ge 6:13; La 4:18; Eze 7:2-12; Da 5:26; Am 8:2
1Pe 4:7
and the.
Hab 2:9-11; Lu 12:19-21; 2Pe 2:3,14,15; Jude 1:11-13; Re 18:19

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Context

  • Jeremiah 51:12

    Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the Lord hath both devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon.

  • Jeremiah 51:13

    O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.

  • Jeremiah 51:14

    The Lord of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout against thee.

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Jeremiah 51:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
La que moras entre muchas aguas, rica en tesoros, venido ha tu fin, la medida de tu codicia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Toi qui habites sur beaucoup d’eaux, abondante en trésors, ta fin est venue, la mesure de tes rapines.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Die du an vielen Wassern wohnst, reich an Schätzen bist, dein Ende ist gekommen, das Maß deines Raubes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quæ habitas super aquas multas, locuples in thesauris: venit finis tuus, pedalis præcisionis tuæ.