Jeremiah 51 · Verse 2

Jeremiah 51:2

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.
Jeremiah 51:2, King James Version

Jeremiah 51:2 in other translations

BSBI will send strangers to Babylon to winnow her and empty her land; for they will come against her from every side in her day of disaster.
WEBI will send to Babylon strangers, who will winnow her. They will empty her land; for in the day of trouble they will be against her all around.
ASVAnd I will send unto Babylon strangers, that shall winnow her; and they shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.
YLTAnd I have sent to Babylon fanners, And they have fanned it, and they empty its land, For they have been against it, Round about--in the day of evil.
DARBYand I will send unto Babylon strangers, who shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.
BBEAnd I will send men to Babylon to make her clean and get her land cleared: for in the day of trouble they will put up their tents against her on every side.
WebsterAnd will send to Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her on all sides.

What does Jeremiah 51:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. fanners--(See on Jr 15:7). The fanners separate the wheat from the chaff; so God's judgments shall sweep away guilty Babylon as chaff (Psa 1:4).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 And will send - fanners - When the corn is trodden out with the feet of cattle, or crushed out with a heavy wheel armed with iron, with a shovel they throw it up against the wind, that the chaff and broken straw may be separated from it. This is the image used by the prophet; these people shall be trodden, crushed, and fanned by their enemies.

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 51:2 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.

וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֨יve.shi.lach.Tiand I will sendH7971
לְבָבֶ֤ל\׀le.va.Velto BabylonH894
זָרִים֙za.RimstrangersH2114
וְזֵר֔וּהָve.ze.Ru.haand they will winnow itH2219
וִיבֹקְק֖וּvi.vo.ke.Kuand they may lay wasteH1238
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אַרְצָ֑הּ'ar.Tzahland itsH776
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
הָי֥וּha.Yuthey will beH1961
עָלֶ֛יהָ'a.Lei.haon itH5921
מִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.Vivfrom round aboutH5439
בְּי֥וֹםbe.Yomon [the] day ofH3117
רָעָֽה\׃ra.'AhcalamityH7451

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 51:2

  • Jeremiah 15:7

    And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I will bereave them of children, I will destroy my people, since they return not from their ways.

  • Matthew 3:12

    Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

  • Isaiah 41:16

    Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the Lord, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.

  • Jeremiah 50:32

    And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him.

  • Jeremiah 50:14-15

    Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about: all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the Lord. Shout against her round about: she hath given her hand: her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it is the vengeance of the Lord: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.

  • Jeremiah 50:29

    Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the Lord, against the Holy One of Israel.

  • Jeremiah 51:27-28

    Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers. Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes, the captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and all the land of his dominion.

  • Ezekiel 5:12

    A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
fanners.
15:7; Isa 41:16; Eze 5:12; Mt 3:12
in the day.
27,28; 50:14,15,29,32

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Jeremiah 51:1

    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;

  • Jeremiah 51:2

    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.

  • Jeremiah 51:3

    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 host.

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Jeremiah 51:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y enviaré á Babilonia aventadores que la avienten, y vaciarán su tierra; porque serán contra ella de todas partes en el día del mal.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et j’enverrai contre Babylone des étrangers qui la vanneront et qui videront son pays; car ils seront contre elle tout alentour, au jour de son malheur.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich sende nach Babel Fremde, die es worfeln und sein Land ausleeren werden; denn sie werden ringsumher wider dasselbe sein am Tage des Unglücks.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et mittam in Babylonem ventilatores, et ventilabunt eam et demolientur terram ejus, quoniam venerunt super eam undique in die afflictionis ejus.