Jeremiah 51:64

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“Then 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.”

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BSBPD

“Then 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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“and 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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and 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 <FI>are<Fi> words of Jeremiah.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 51:64 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 31:40then let briers grow instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley.” Thus conclude the words of Job.
  2. Psalms 72:20Thus conclude the prayers of David son of Jesse.
  3. Psalms 76:12He breaks the spirits of princes; He is feared by the kings of the earth.
  4. Jeremiah 13:4“Take the loincloth that you bought and are wearing, and go at once to Perath and hide it there in a crevice of the rocks.”
  5. Jeremiah 19:10Then you are to shatter the jar in the presence of the men who accompany you,
  6. Jeremiah 25:27“Then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Drink, get drunk, and vomit. Fall down and never get up again, because of the sword I will send among you.’
  7. Jeremiah 51:42The sea has come up over Babylon; she is covered in turbulent waves.
  8. Jeremiah 51:58This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Babylon’s thick walls will be leveled, and her high gates consumed by fire. So the labor of the people will be for nothing; the nations will exhaust themselves to fuel the flames.”
  9. Nahum 1:8But with an overwhelming flood He will make an end of Nineveh and pursue His enemies into darkness.
  10. Habakkuk 2:13Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts that the labor of the people only feeds the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?
  11. Revelation 14:8Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”
  12. Revelation 18:2And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.
  13. Revelation 18:21Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.

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