Parallel Verses
Amplified
[O Babylon] you who live by many waters,
Rich in treasures,
Your end has come,
And the line measuring your life is cut.
New American Standard Bible
Abundant in
Your end has come,
The
King James Version
O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.
Holman Bible
rich in treasures,
your end has come,
your life thread is cut.
International Standard Version
You who live beside many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come, your life thread is cut.
A Conservative Version
O thou who dwell upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end has come, the measure of thy covetousness.
American Standard Version
O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, the measure of thy covetousness.
Bible in Basic English
O you whose living-place is by the wide waters, whose stores are great, your end is come, your evil profit is ended.
Darby Translation
Thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, the measure of thy rapacity.
Julia Smith Translation
Dwelling upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end came, the measure of thy plunder.
King James 2000
O you that dwell by many waters, abundant in treasures, your end has come, and the measure of your covetousness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[O you who] live by mighty waters, rich in treasures, your end has come, {the measure of your life}.
Modern King James verseion
O you who live on many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come, and the measure of your unjust gain.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
O thou that dwellest by the great waters, O thou that hast so great treasure and riches, thine end is come: and the reckoning of thy winnings.
NET Bible
"You who live along the rivers of Babylon, the time of your end has come. You who are rich in plundered treasure, it is time for your lives to be cut off.
New Heart English Bible
You who dwell on many waters, abundant in treasures, your end has come, the measure of your covetousness.
The Emphasized Bible
O thou who dwellest upon many waters, Who aboundest in treasures, - Come hath thine end! The measure of thine unrighteous gain!
Webster
O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thy end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.
World English Bible
You who dwell on many waters, abundant in treasures, your end has come, the measure of your covetousness.
Youngs Literal Translation
O dweller on many waters, abundant in treasures, Come in hath thine end, the measure of thy dishonest gain.
Themes
Babylon » Remarkable for » Wealth
Babylon » Watered by the rivers euphrates and tigris
Babylon » As a power, was » Covetous
Euphrates, the » Babylon situated on
Persia » Prophecies concerning
Punishment of the The Wicked » On account of their » Covetousness
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 51:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Message Concerning Babylon
12
Set up a signal on the walls of Babylon [to spread the news];
Post a strong blockade,
Station the guards,
Prepare the men for ambush!
For the Lord has both purposed and done
That which He spoke against the people of Babylon.
[O Babylon] you who live by many waters,
Rich in treasures,
Your end has come,
And the line measuring your life is cut.
The Lord of hosts has sworn [an oath] by Himself, saying,
“Surely I will fill you with men, as with [a swarm of] locusts [who strip the land clean],
And they will lift up a song and shout of victory over you.”
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Revelation 17:1
Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, “Come here, I will show you the judgment and doom of the great
Isaiah 45:3
“I will give you the treasures of darkness [the hoarded treasures]
And the hidden riches of secret places,
So that you may know that it is I,
The Lord, the God of Israel, who calls you (Cyrus the Great) by your name.
Revelation 17:15
Then the angel said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages.
Jeremiah 51:36
Therefore thus says the Lord,
And take full vengeance for you;
I will dry up her sea and great reservoir
And make her fountain dry.
Genesis 6:13
God said to Noah, “I intend to make an end of all that lives, for through men the land is filled with violence; and behold, I am about to
Jeremiah 17:11
“Like the partridge that hatches eggs which she has not laid,
So is he who makes a fortune in ways that are unjust.
It will be lost to him before his days are over,
And in the end he will be [nothing but] a fool.”
Jeremiah 50:27
Kill all her young bulls [her strength—her young men];
Let them go down to the slaughter!
Woe (judgment is coming) to the Chaldeans, for their day has come,
The time of their punishment.
Jeremiah 50:31
“Behold, I am against you, [O Babylon, you] arrogant one, [you who are pride and presumption personified],”
Says the Lord God of hosts,
“For your day has come,
The time when I will punish you.
Jeremiah 50:37
“A sword against their horses and against their chariots
And against all the foreign troops that are in her midst,
And they will become [as weak and defenseless as] women!
A sword against her treasures, and they will be plundered!
Lamentations 4:18
The enemy hunted our steps,
So that we could not walk in our streets;
Our end drew near,
Our days were finished
For our end had come.
Ezekiel 7:2-12
“Also, son of man, thus says the Lord God to the land of Israel, ‘An end! The end is coming on the four corners of the land.
Daniel 5:26
This is the interpretation of the message: ‘mene’—God has numbered the days of your kingdom and put an end to it;
Amos 8:2
And He said, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” Then the Lord said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel. I will spare them no longer [for the nation is ripe for judgment].
Habakkuk 2:5-11
“Moreover, wine is treacherous and betrays the arrogant man,
So that he does not stay at home.
His appetite is large like Sheol,
And he is like death, never satisfied.
He gathers to himself all nations
And collects to himself all peoples [as if he owned them].
Luke 12:19-21
1 Peter 4:7
The end and culmination of all things is near. Therefore, be sound-minded and self-controlled for the purpose of prayer [staying balanced and focused on the things of God so that your communication will be clear, reasonable, specific and pleasing to Him.]
2 Peter 2:3
And in their greed they will exploit you with false arguments and twisted doctrine. Their sentence [of condemnation which God has decreed] from a time long ago is not idle [but is still in force], and their destruction and deepening misery is not asleep [but is on its way].
2 Peter 2:14-15
They have eyes full of adultery, constantly looking for sin, enticing and luring away unstable souls. Having hearts trained in greed, [they are] children of a curse.
Jude 1:11-13
Woe to them! For they have gone the [defiant] way of Cain, and for profit they have run headlong into the error of Balaam, and perished in the rebellion of [mutinous] Korah.
Revelation 18:11-17
“And merchants of the earth will weep and grieve over her, because no one buys their cargo (goods, merchandise) anymore—
Revelation 18:19
And they threw dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, ‘Woe, woe, for the great city, where all who had ships at sea grew rich from her great wealth, because in one hour she has been laid waste!’