Jeremiah 51:13

13 You who live by many waters and are rich in treasures, your end has come, the time for you to be destroyed.

Jeremiah 51:13 in Other Translations

KJV
13 O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.
ESV
13 O you who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut.
NLT
13 You are a city by a great river, a great center of commerce, but your end has come. The thread of your life is cut.
MSG
13 You have more water than you need, you have more money than you need - But your life is over, your lifeline cut."
CSB
13 You who reside by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come, your life thread is cut.

Jeremiah 51:13 In-Context

11 “Sharpen the arrows, take up the shields! The LORD has stirred up the kings of the Medes, because his purpose is to destroy Babylon. The LORD will take vengeance, vengeance for his temple.
12 Lift up a banner against the walls of Babylon! Reinforce the guard, station the watchmen, prepare an ambush! The LORD will carry out his purpose, his decree against the people of Babylon.
13 You who live by many waters and are rich in treasures, your end has come, the time for you to be destroyed.
14 The LORD Almighty has sworn by himself: I will surely fill you with troops, as with a swarm of locusts, and they will shout in triumph over you.
15 “He made the earth by his power; he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.

Cross References 3

  • 1. S Jeremiah 50:38; Revelation 17:1,15
  • 2. S Isaiah 45:3; Ezekiel 22:27; Habakkuk 2:9
  • 3. Jeremiah 50:3
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