Jeremiah 51 · Verse 64

Jeremiah 51:64

And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.
Jeremiah 51:64, King James Version

Jeremiah 51:64 in other translations

BSBThen you are to say, ‘In the same way Babylon will sink and never rise again, because of the disaster I will bring upon her. And her people will grow weary.’” Here end the words of Jeremiah.
WEBThen you shall say, ‘Thus will Babylon sink, and will not rise again because of the evil that I will bring on her; and they will be weary.’” Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.
ASVand thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise again because of the evil that I will bring upon her; and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.
YLTand said, Thus sink doth Babylon, and it doth not arise, because of the evil that I am bringing in against it, and they have been weary.' Hitherto are words of Jeremiah.
DARBYand shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise, because of the evil that I will bring upon it: and they shall be weary. Thus far the words of Jeremiah.
BBEAnd you are to say, So Babylon will go down, never to be lifted up again, because of the evil which I will send on her: and weariness will overcome them. So far, these are the words of Jeremiah.
WebsterAnd thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.

What does Jeremiah 51:64 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 51:59-64

59-64. A special copy of the prophecy prepared by Jeremiah was delivered to Seraiah, to console the Jews in their Babylonian exile. Though he was to throw it into the Euphrates, a symbol of Babylon's fate, no doubt he retained the substance in memory, so as to be able orally to communicate it to his countrymen. went with Zedekiah--rather, "in behalf of Zedekiah"; sent by Zedekiah to appease Nebuchadnezzar's anger at…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 64 Thus shall Babylon sink, etc. - This is the emblem of its overthrow and irretrievable ruin. See Rev 18:21, where we find that this is an emblem of the total ruin of mystical Babylon. Herodotus relates a similar action of the Phocaeans, who, having resolved to leave their country, and never return to it again, μυδρον σιδηρεον κατεπονωσαν, και ωμοσαν μη πριν ες Φωκαιην ἡξειν, πριν η τον μυδρον τουτον αναφηναι· "threw a mass of iron into the sea, and swore that they would never return to Phocaea till that iron mass should rise and swim on the top." The story is this: The Phocaeans, being besieged by Harpagus, general of the Persians, demanded one day's truce to deliberate on the propositions he had made to them relative to their surrendering their city; and begged that in the mean while he would take off his army from the walls. Harpagus having consented, they carried their wives, children, and their most valuable effects, aboard their ships; then, throwing a mass of iron into the sea, bound themselves by an oath never to return till that iron should rise to the top and swim. See Herodotus, lib. 1 c. 165. Horace refers to this in his epode Ad Populum Romanum, Epode 16 ver. 25: - Sed juremus in haec: simul imis saxa renarint Vadis levata, ne redire sit nefas. "As the Phocaeans oft for freedom bled, At length with imprecated curses fled." Francis. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah - It appears that the following chapter is not the work of this prophet: it is not his style. The author of it writes Jehoiachin; Jeremiah writes him always Jeconiah, or Coniah. It is merely historical, and is very similar to 2 Kings 24:18-25:30. The author, whoever he was, relates the capture of Jerusalem, the fate of Zedekiah, the pillage and burning of the city and the temple. He mentions also certain persons of distinction who were slain by the Chaldeans. He mentions the number of the captives that were carried to Babylon at three different times; and concludes with the deliverance of King Jehoiachin from prison in Babylon, in which he had been for thirty-seven years. It is very likely that the whole chapter has been compiled from some chronicle of that time, or it was designed as a preface to the Book of the Lamentations; and would stand with great propriety before it, as it contains the facts on which that inimitable poem is built. Were it allowable, I would remove it to that place.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 51:59-64

This prophecy is sent to Babylon, to the captives there, by Seraiah, who is to read it to his countrymen in captivity. Let them with faith see the end of these threatening powers, and comfort themselves herewith. When we see what this world is, how glittering its shows, and how flattering its proposals, let us read in the book of the Lord that it shall shortly be desolate. The book must be thrown into the river…

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Jeremiah 51:64 in the original Hebrew

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וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.Taand you will sayH559
כָּ֠כָהKa.khahthusH3602
תִּשְׁקַ֨עtish.Ka'it will sinkH8257
בָּבֶ֤לba.VelBabylonH894
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
תָקוּם֙ta.Kumit will riseH6965
מִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.Nei<from> because ofH6440
הָרָעָ֗הha.ra.'Ahthe calamityH7451
אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherwhichH834
אָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiIH595
מֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'[am] about to bringH935
עָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haon itH5921
וְיָעֵ֑פוּve.ya.'E.fuand they will grow wearyH3286
עַד\־'ad-[are] toH5704
הֵ֖נָּהHe.nahhereH2008
דִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.Rei[the] words ofH1697
יִרְמְיָֽהוּ\׃\ \סyir.me.Ya.huJeremiahH3414

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Cross references for Jeremiah 51:64

  • Jeremiah 51:58

    Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.

  • Job 31:40

    Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

  • Nahum 1:8-9

    But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies. What do ye imagine against the Lord? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.

  • Revelation 18:21

    And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.

  • Psalms 72:20

    The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

  • Habakkuk 2:13

    Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?

  • Jeremiah 51:42

    The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.

  • Revelation 18:2

    And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

  • Revelation 14:8

    And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

  • Psalms 76:12

    He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.

  • Jeremiah 25:27

    Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Thus shall.
42; 25:27; Na 1:8,9; Re 14:8; 18:2,21
they shall.
58; Hab 2:13; Ps 76:12
Thus far.
Job 31:40; Ps 72:20

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Context

  • Jeremiah 51:63

    And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates:

  • Jeremiah 51:64

    And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.

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Jeremiah 51:64 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y dirás: Así será anegada Babilonia, y no se levantará del mal que yo traigo sobre ella; y serán rendidos. Hasta aquí son las palabras de Jeremías.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et tu diras: Ainsi Babylone s’enfoncera, et ne se relèvera point du mal que je vais faire venir sur elle; et ils seront las. Jusqu’ici les paroles de Jérémie.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und sprich: Also wird Babel versinken und nicht wieder emporkommen wegen des Unglücks, welches ich über dasselbe bringe; und sie werden erliegen. Bis hierher die Worte Jeremias.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et dices: Sic submergetur Babylon, et non consurget a facie afflictionis quam ego adduco super eam, et dissolvetur. Hucusque verba Jeremiæ.