Jeremiah 51:4

4 They will fall down slain in Babylon,^[a]fatally wounded in her streets.

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Jeremiah 51:4 in Other Translations

KJV

4 Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets.

ESV

4 They shall fall down slain in the land of the Chaldeans, and wounded in her streets.

NLT

4 They will fall dead in the land of the Babylonians, slashed to death in her streets.

MSG

4 Babylon littered with the wounded, streets piled with corpses.

CSB

4 Those who were slain will fall in the land of the Chaldeans, those who were pierced through, in her streets.

Jeremiah 51:4 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 51:4

Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans
By the sword, or by the arrows and darts of the Medes and Persians: and [they that are] thrust through in her streets;
either by the one or by the other, especially the latter, since they only are mentioned; (See Gill on Jeremiah 50:30).

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Jeremiah 51:4 In-Context

2 I will send foreigners to Babylon to winnow her and to devastate her land; they will oppose her on every side in the day of her disaster.

3 Let not the archer string his bow, nor let him put on his armor. Do not spare her young men; completely destroy her army.

4 They will fall down slain in Babylon,fatally wounded in her streets.

5 For Israel and Judah have not been forsaken by their God, the LORD Almighty, though their land is full of guilt before the Holy One of Israel.

6 “Flee from Babylon! Run for your lives! Do not be destroyed because of her sins. It is time for the LORD’s vengeance; he will repay her what she deserves.

Cross References 2

1. Isaiah 13:15
2. S Isaiah 13:18; Jeremiah 49:26; Jeremiah 50:30

Footnotes 1

[a]. Or "Chaldea"