Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But while they are aroused, I will set out a feast for them and make them drunk, so that they shout with laughter— then sleep forever and not awake,” declares the LORD. New Living Translation And while they lie inflamed with all their wine, I will prepare a different kind of feast for them. I will make them drink until they fall asleep, and they will never wake up again,” says the LORD. English Standard Version While they are inflamed I will prepare them a feast and make them drunk, that they may become merry, then sleep a perpetual sleep and not wake, declares the LORD. Berean Standard Bible While they are flushed with heat, I will serve them a feast, and I will make them drunk so that they may revel; then they will fall asleep forever and never wake up, declares the LORD. King James Bible In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the LORD. New King James Version In their excitement I will prepare their feasts; I will make them drunk, That they may rejoice, And sleep a perpetual sleep And not awake,” says the LORD. New American Standard Bible “When they become heated up, I will serve them their banquet And make them drunk, so that they may rejoice in triumph, And may sleep a perpetual sleep And not wake up,” declares the LORD. NASB 1995 “When they become heated up, I will serve them their banquet And make them drunk, that they may become jubilant And may sleep a perpetual sleep And not wake up,” declares the LORD. NASB 1977 “When they become heated up, I shall serve them their banquet And make them drunk, that they may become jubilant And may sleep a perpetual sleep And not wake up,” declares the LORD. Legacy Standard Bible When they become heated up, I will set before them their feast And make them drunk, that they may exult And may sleep a perpetual sleep And not wake up,” declares Yahweh. Amplified Bible “When they are inflamed [with wine and lust during their drinking bouts], I will prepare them a feast [of My wrath] And make them drunk, that they may rejoice And may sleep a perpetual sleep And not wake up,” declares the LORD. Christian Standard Bible While they are flushed with heat, I will serve them a feast, and I will make them drunk so that they celebrate. Then they will fall asleep forever and never wake up. This is the LORD’s declaration. Holman Christian Standard Bible While they are flushed with heat, I will serve them a feast, and I will make them drunk so that they revel. Then they will fall asleep forever and never wake up. This is the LORD’s declaration. American Standard Version When they are heated, I will make their feast, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith Jehovah. Contemporary English Version And since they are hungry, I will give them a banquet. They will celebrate, get drunk, then fall asleep, never to wake up! English Revised Version When they are heated, I will make their feast, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the LORD. GOD'S WORD® Translation When they are excited, I will prepare a feast for them and make them drunk so that they will shout and laugh. They will fall into a deep sleep and never wake up again, declares the LORD. Good News Translation Are they greedy? I will prepare them a feast and make them drunk and happy. They will go to sleep and never wake up. International Standard Version When they're excited I'll serve them their banquet, and make them drunk until they're merry. They'll sleep forever and won't wake up," declares the LORD. Majority Standard Bible While they are flushed with heat, I will serve them a feast, and I will make them drunk so that they may revel; then they will fall asleep forever and never wake up, declares the LORD. NET Bible When their appetites are all stirred up, I will set out a banquet for them. I will make them drunk so that they will pass out, they will fall asleep forever, they will never wake up," says the LORD. New Heart English Bible When they are heated, I will make their feast, and I will make them drunk, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake," says the LORD. Webster's Bible Translation In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the LORD. World English Bible When they are inflamed, I will make their feast, and I will make them drunk, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake up,” says Yahweh. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIn their heat I make their banquets, "" And I have caused them to drink, so that they exult, "" And have slept a continuous sleep, "" And do not awaken,” a declaration of YHWH. Young's Literal Translation In their heat I make their banquets, And I have caused them to drink, so that they exult, And have slept a sleep age-during, And awake not -- an affirmation of Jehovah. Smith's Literal Translation In their heat I will set their drinkings, and I made them drunken so that they shall exult, and sleep an eternal sleep, and they shall not rouse up, says Jehovah. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIn their heat I will set them drink: and I will make them drunk, that they may slumber, and sleep an everlasting sleep, and awake no more, saith the Lord. Catholic Public Domain Version In their heat, I will give them a drink, and I will inebriate them, so that they become drowsy, and sleep an everlasting sleep, and do not rise up, says the Lord. New American Bible When they are parched, I will set drink before them to make them drunk, that they may be overcome with everlasting sleep, never to awaken— oracle of the LORD. New Revised Standard Version When they are inflamed, I will set out their drink and make them drunk, until they become merry and then sleep a perpetual sleep and never wake, says the LORD. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWith venom I will prepare their drinks, and I will make them drunk, and they shall fall down and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not awake, says the LORD. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated With anger I shall make their drink and I shall make them drunk, and they shall be wrecked and they shall sleep a sleep to eternity and they shall not be awakened, says LORD JEHOVAH OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917With their poison I will prepare their feast, And I will make them drunken, that they may be convulsed, And sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, Saith the LORD. Brenton Septuagint Translation In their heat I will give them a draught, and make them drunk, that they may be stupified, and sleep an everlasting sleep, and not awake, saith the Lord. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Babylon's Punishment…38They will roar together like young lions; they will growl like lion cubs. 39While they are flushed with heat, I will serve them a feast, and I will make them drunk so that they may revel; then they will fall asleep forever and never wake up, declares the LORD. 40I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with male goats.… Cross References Isaiah 21:5 They prepare a table, they lay out a carpet, they eat, they drink! Rise up, O princes, oil the shields! Daniel 5:1-4 Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them. / Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines. / Thus they brought in the gold vessels that had been taken from the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king drank from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines. ... Revelation 18:7-8 As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’ / Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.” Isaiah 47:7-9 You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome. / So now hear this, O lover of luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’ / These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells. Nahum 1:10 For they will be entangled as with thorns and consumed like the drink of a drunkard—like stubble that is fully dry. Luke 12:19-20 Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’ / But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’ Job 21:11-13 They send forth their little ones like a flock; their children skip about, / singing to the tambourine and lyre and making merry at the sound of the flute. / They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace. 1 Thessalonians 5:3 While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. Isaiah 56:12 “Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!” Proverbs 23:34-35 You will be like one sleeping on the high seas or lying on the top of a mast: / “They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did not know it! When can I wake up to search for another drink?” Matthew 24:38-39 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. Revelation 18:3 All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.” Isaiah 5:11-12 Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine. / At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands. Ezekiel 23:41-42 You sat on a couch of luxury with a table spread before it, on which you had set My incense and My oil, / accompanied by the sound of a carefree crowd. Drunkards were brought in from the desert along with men from the rabble, who put bracelets on your wrists and beautiful crowns on your head. Amos 6:3-7 You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence. / You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall. / You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments. ... Treasury of Scripture In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, said the LORD. their heat Jeremiah 25:27 Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you. Isaiah 21:4,5 My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me… Isaiah 22:12-14 And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth: … and sleep Jeremiah 51:57 And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts. Psalm 13:3 Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; Psalm 76:5,6 The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands… Jump to Previous Aroused Awaking Banquet Convulsed Declares Drink Drunk Drunken Eternal Exult Feast Feasts Forever Heat Heated Inflamed Jubilant Laughter Overcome Perpetual Poison Prepare Rejoice Serve Shout Sleep Sleeping Swoon Unconscious WakeJump to Next Aroused Awaking Banquet Convulsed Declares Drink Drunk Drunken Eternal Exult Feast Feasts Forever Heat Heated Inflamed Jubilant Laughter Overcome Perpetual Poison Prepare Rejoice Serve Shout Sleep Sleeping Swoon Unconscious WakeJeremiah 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 While they are flushed with heat This phrase suggests a state of heightened emotion or activity, often associated with revelry or intense passion. In the Hebrew context, "flushed with heat" can imply a sense of arrogance or overconfidence, particularly in the context of Babylon's pride and self-assuredness. Historically, Babylon was known for its opulence and indulgence, often leading to a sense of invincibility. This phrase sets the stage for God's intervention, highlighting the futility of human pride against divine sovereignty. I will serve them a feast and make them drunk so that they may shout with laughter then sleep forever and not awake declares the LORD Hebrew While they are flushed with heat,בְּחֻמָּ֞ם (bə·ḥum·mām) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 2527: Heat I will serve אָשִׁ֣ית (’ā·šîṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 7896: To put, set them a feast, מִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֗ם (miš·tê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4960: Drink, drinking, a banquet, feast and I will make them drunk וְהִשְׁכַּרְתִּים֙ (wə·hiš·kar·tîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 7937: To become tipsy, to satiate with a, stimulating drink, influence so that לְמַ֣עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent they may revel; יַעֲלֹ֔זוּ (ya·‘ă·lō·zū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5937: To jump for, joy, exult then they will fall asleep וְיָשְׁנ֥וּ (wə·yā·šə·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3462: To be slack, languid, sleep, to grow old, stale, inveterate forever עוֹלָ֖ם (‘ō·w·lām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always and never וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no wake up, יָקִ֑יצוּ (yā·qî·ṣū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6974: Arise, be awake, watch declares נְאֻ֖ם (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 51:39 NIVJeremiah 51:39 NLT Jeremiah 51:39 ESV Jeremiah 51:39 NASB Jeremiah 51:39 KJV Jeremiah 51:39 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 51:39 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 51:39 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 51:39 French Bible Jeremiah 51:39 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 51:39 When they are heated I will make (Jer.) |
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