Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version No rock will be taken from you for a cornerstone, nor any stone for a foundation, for you will be desolate forever,” declares the LORD. New Living Translation You will be desolate forever. Even your stones will never again be used for building. You will be completely wiped out,” says the LORD. English Standard Version No stone shall be taken from you for a corner and no stone for a foundation, but you shall be a perpetual waste, declares the LORD. Berean Standard Bible No one shall retrieve from you a cornerstone or a foundation stone, because you will become desolate forever,” declares the LORD. King James Bible And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the LORD. New King James Version They shall not take from you a stone for a corner Nor a stone for a foundation, But you shall be desolate forever,” says the LORD. New American Standard Bible “They will not take from you even a stone for a corner Nor a stone for foundations, But you will be desolate forever,” declares the LORD. NASB 1995 “They will not take from you even a stone for a corner Nor a stone for foundations, But you will be desolate forever,” declares the LORD. NASB 1977 “And they will not take from you even a stone for a corner Nor a stone for foundations, But you will be desolate forever,” declares the LORD. Legacy Standard Bible They will not take from you even a stone for a corner Nor a stone for foundations, But you will be a perpetual desolation,” declares Yahweh. Amplified Bible “They will not take from you [even] a stone for a cornerstone Nor any rock for a foundation, But you will be desolate forever,” says the LORD. Christian Standard Bible No one will be able to retrieve a cornerstone or a foundation stone from you, because you will become desolate forever. This is the LORD’s declaration. Holman Christian Standard Bible No one will be able to retrieve a cornerstone or a foundation stone from you, because you will become desolate forever. This is the LORD’s declaration. American Standard Version And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith Jehovah. Contemporary English Version Your stone blocks won't be reused for cornerstones or foundations, and I promise that forever you will be a desert. I, the LORD, have spoken. English Revised Version And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the LORD. GOD'S WORD® Translation People won't find any stones in you to use as a cornerstone. They won't find any stones in you to use for a foundation. You will become permanent ruins," declares the LORD. Good News Translation None of the stones from your ruins will ever be used again for building. You will be like a desert forever. I, the LORD, have spoken. International Standard Version They won't get a cornerstone or a foundation stone from you, because you will be a wasteland forever," declares the LORD. Majority Standard Bible No one shall retrieve from you a cornerstone or a foundation stone, because you will become desolate forever,? declares the LORD. NET Bible No one will use any of your stones as a cornerstone. No one will use any of them in the foundation of his house. For you will lie desolate forever," says the LORD. New Heart English Bible They shall not take of you a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but you shall be desolate for ever," says the LORD. Webster's Bible Translation And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the LORD. World English Bible They won’t take a cornerstone from you, nor a stone for foundations; but you will be desolate forever,” says Yahweh. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd they do not take out of you a stone for a corner, "" And a stone for foundations, "" For you are continuous desolations,” "" A declaration of YHWH. Young's Literal Translation And they take not out of thee a stone for a corner, And a stone for foundations, For desolations age-during art thou, An affirmation of Jehovah. Smith's Literal Translation And they shall not take from thee a stone for a corner, and a stone for foundations; for thou shalt be desolations forever, says Jehovah. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they shall not take of thee a stone for the corner, nor a stone for foundations, but thou shalt be destroyed for ever, saith the Lord. Catholic Public Domain Version And they will not take from you a stone for the corner, nor a stone for the foundations. Instead, you will be destroyed unto eternity,” says the Lord. New American Bible They will not take from you a cornerstone, or a foundation stone; You shall remain ruins forever— oracle of the LORD. New Revised Standard Version No stone shall be taken from you for a corner and no stone for a foundation, but you shall be a perpetual waste, says the LORD. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd they shall not take from you a stone for a corner nor a stone for foundations; but you shall be desolate for ever, says the LORD. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they shall not take away from you a stone for the corners and a stone for a foundation, but you shall be for a desert to eternity, says LORD JEHOVAH OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, Nor a stone for foundations; But thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the LORD. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they shall not take from thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for a foundation: for thou shalt be a desolation for ever, saith the Lord. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Babylon's Punishment…25“Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, you who devastate the whole earth, declares the LORD. I will stretch out My hand against you; I will roll you over the cliffs and turn you into a charred mountain. 26No one shall retrieve from you a cornerstone or a foundation stone, because you will become desolate forever,” declares the LORD. 27“Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms against her—Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a captain against her; bring up horses like swarming locusts.… Cross References Revelation 18:21 Then 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. Isaiah 13:19-22 And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah. / She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation; no nomad will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flock there. / But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about. ... Revelation 18:2 And 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. Isaiah 14:22-23 “I will rise up against them,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will cut off from Babylon her name and her remnant, her offspring and her posterity,” declares the LORD. / “I will make her a place for owls and for swamplands; I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction,” declares the LORD of Hosts. Revelation 18:10 In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.” Isaiah 34:11-15 The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction. / No nobles will be left to proclaim a king, and all her princes will come to nothing. / Her towers will be overgrown with thorns, her fortresses with thistles and briers. She will become a haunt for jackals, an abode for ostriches. ... Revelation 18:19 Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.” Isaiah 47:1-3 “Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate. / Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams. / Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.” Revelation 17:16 And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire. Isaiah 25:2 Indeed, You have made the city a heap of rubble, the fortified town a ruin. The fortress of strangers is a city no more; it will never be rebuilt. Revelation 14:8 Then 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.” Isaiah 21:9 Look, here come the riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one answered, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods lie shattered on the ground!” Revelation 16:19 The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath. Isaiah 13:1 This is the burden against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz received: Revelation 19:2 For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.” Treasury of Scripture And they shall not take of you a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but you shall be desolate for ever, said the LORD. shall not Jeremiah 51:37,43 And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant… Jeremiah 50:12,13 Your mother shall be sore confounded; she that bare you shall be ashamed: behold, the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert… Isaiah 13:19-22 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah… Jeremiah 50:40,41 As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD; so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein… Isaiah 34:8-17 For it is the day of the LORD'S vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion… Revelation 18:20-24 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her… Jump to Previous Affirmation Age-During Angle Base Building Corner Cornerstone Declares Desolate Desolations Forever Foundation Foundations Perpetual Rock Stone Wall WasteJump to Next Affirmation Age-During Angle Base Building Corner Cornerstone Declares Desolate Desolations Forever Foundation Foundations Perpetual Rock Stone Wall WasteJeremiah 51 1. The severe judgment of God against Babylon, in revenge of Israel59. Jeremiah delivers the book of this prophecy to Seraiah, to be cast into Euphrates, 64. in token of the perpetual sinking of Babylon No stone will be taken from you for a cornerstone This phrase signifies the complete and utter destruction of Babylon. In ancient construction, a cornerstone was the foundational stone, crucial for the stability and alignment of the entire structure. The Hebrew word for "cornerstone" is "פִּנָּה" (pinnah), which often symbolizes strength and prominence. The absence of a stone suitable for a cornerstone indicates that Babylon will be so thoroughly destroyed that it will not even provide materials for future building. This reflects God's judgment and the finality of Babylon's fall, emphasizing that it will not rise again to power or influence. nor any stone for a foundation because you will become desolate forever Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew No oneוְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no shall retrieve יִקְח֤וּ (yiq·ḥū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3947: To take from you מִמְּךָ֙ (mim·mə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of a cornerstone אֶ֣בֶן (’e·ḇen) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 68: A stone or a foundation לְמֽוֹסָד֑וֹת (lə·mō·w·sā·ḏō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4146: A foundation stone, וְאֶ֖בֶן (wə·’e·ḇen) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 68: A stone because כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you will become תִּֽהְיֶ֖ה (tih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be desolate שִׁמְמ֥וֹת (šim·mō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 8077: Devastation, astonishment forever,” עוֹלָ֛ם (‘ō·w·lām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Links Jeremiah 51:26 NIVJeremiah 51:26 NLT Jeremiah 51:26 ESV Jeremiah 51:26 NASB Jeremiah 51:26 KJV Jeremiah 51:26 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 51:26 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 51:26 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 51:26 French Bible Jeremiah 51:26 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 51:26 They shall not take of you (Jer.) |
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