35 Let the violence done to me and my flesh be upon Babylon,”
The inhabitant of Zion will say;
“And my blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea!”
Jerusalem will say.
The inhabitant of Zion will say;
“And my blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea!”
Jerusalem will say.
36 Therefore thus says the Lord:
“Behold, aI will plead your case and take vengeance for you.
bI will dry up her sea and make her springs dry.
“Behold, aI will plead your case and take vengeance for you.
bI will dry up her sea and make her springs dry.
37 aBabylon shall become a heap,
A dwelling place for jackals,
bAn astonishment and a hissing,
Without an inhabitant.
A dwelling place for jackals,
bAn astonishment and a hissing,
Without an inhabitant.
39 In their excitement I will prepare their feasts;
aI will make them drunk,
That they may rejoice,
And sleep a perpetual sleep
And not awake,” says the Lord.
aI will make them drunk,
That they may rejoice,
And sleep a perpetual sleep
And not awake,” says the Lord.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Definitions of words in Jeremiah 51:37:
Astonishment {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Become {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
For {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Place {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Other definition entries containing Jeremiah 51:37:
Dragon {I.S.B.E.}
Gazing-stock {I.S.B.E.}
Heap {I.S.B.E.}
Hiss {I.S.B.E.}
Jackal {I.S.B.E.}
Whale {I.S.B.E.}
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