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Jeremiah 51:56

Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the LORD God of recompences shall surely requite.

KJV

quia venit super eam, id est super Babylonem, prædo, et apprehensi sunt fortes ejus, et emarcuit arcus eorum, quia fortis ultor Dominus reddens retribuet.

Vulgate

for the destroyer is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, their bows are broken in pieces; for Jehovah is a God of recompenses, he will surely requite.

ASV

כִּי֩ בָ֨א עָלֶ֤י/הָ עַל בָּבֶל֙ שׁוֹדֵ֔ד וְ/נִלְכְּדוּ֙ גִּבּוֹרֶ֔י/הָ חִתְּתָ֖ה קַשְּׁתוֹתָ֑/ם כִּ֣י אֵ֧ל גְּמֻל֛וֹת יְהוָ֖ה שַׁלֵּ֥ם יְשַׁלֵּֽם

Hebrew

Because the spoiler is come upon her, that is, upon Babylon, and her valiant men are taken, and their bow is weakened, because the Lord, who is a strong revenger, will surely repay.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Hebrew

13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֣ל
'l
noun · 244×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
בָּבֶ֖ל
bbl
proper_noun · 262×
גְּמוּלָ֖ה
gmvlh
noun · 3×
גִּבּ֥וֹר
gbvr
adjective · 157×
הּ
h
verb · 121×
חַ֖תּוּ
chtv
verb · 51×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יְשַׁלֶּם
yshlm
verb · 111×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
קֶ֣שֶׁת
qsht
noun · 76×
שֻׁדַּ֖ד
shdd
verb · 58×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Chr 6:23 — Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteou
  • Deut 32:35 — To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
  • Hab 2:8 — Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
  • Hos 1:5 — And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.
  • Isa 14:22 — For I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD.
  • Isa 59:18 — According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.
  • Jer 49:35 — Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.
  • Jer 50:29 — Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do
  • Jer 51:6 — Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.
  • Jer 51:24 — And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, saith the LORD.
  • Jer 51:48 — Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for Babylon: for the spoilers shall come unto her from the north, saith the LORD.
  • Ps 37:15 — Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
  • Ps 46:9 — He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.
  • Ps 76:3 — There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.
  • Ps 94:1 — O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.