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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
drunk	וְ֠הִשְׁכַּרְתִּי Ve.hish.kar.ti	H7937	to become tipsy · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
princes	שָׂרֶ֨יהָ sa.Rei.ha	H8269	a head person (of any rank or class) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
wise	וַחֲכָמֶ֜יהָ va.cha.kha.Mei.ha	H2450	wise · conjunction + adjective, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
captains	פַּחוֹתֶ֤יהָ pa.cho.Tei.ha	H6346	a prefect (of a city or small district) · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
rulers	וּסְגָנֶ֙יהָ֙ u.se.ga.Nei.ha	H5461	a prefect of a province · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
men	וְגִבּוֹרֶ֔יהָ ve.gi.bo.Rei.ha	H1368	powerful · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
sleep	וְיָשְׁנ֥וּ ve.ya.she.Nu	H3462	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
perpetual	עוֹלָ֖ם o.Lam	H5769	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
sleep	שְׁנַת she.nat-	H8142	sleep · noun, common feminine singular construct
wake	יָקִ֑יצוּ ya.Ki.tzu	H6974	to awake (literally or figuratively) · verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
saith	נְאֻ֨ם ne.'Um-	H5002	an oracle · noun, common masculine singular construct
King	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
name	שְׁמֽוֹ she.Mo	H8034	an appellation · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
hosts	צְבָא֖וֹת tze.va.'ot	H6635	a mass of persons (or figuratively · noun, common feminine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 46:18 As I live, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he co…
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…
Jeremiah 48:15 Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the L…
Psalms 76:5-6 The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.
Jeremiah 51:39 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, sait…
Isaiah 21:4-5 My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.
Isaiah 37:36 Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose…
Daniel 5:1-4 Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 51:1-58

The particulars of this copious prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same things left and returned to so often that it could not well be divided into parts, but we must endeavor to collect them under their proper heads. Let us then observe here, I. An acknowledgment of the great pomp and power that Babylon had been in and the use that God in his providence had made of it (Jer 51:7): Babylon hath been a golden cup, a rich and glorious empire, a golden city (Isa 14:4), a head of gold (Dan 2:38), filled with all good things, as a cup with wine. Nay, she had been a golden cup in the Lord's hand; he had in a particular manner filled and favoured her with blessings; he had made the earth…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 51:57

(Jer 51:39; Dan 5:1, &c.).

John Gill on Jeremiah 51:57

And I will make drunk her princes,.... With the wine of divine wrath; that is, slay them; though there may be an allusion to their being drunk with wine at the feast Belshazzar made for his thousand lords; who are the princes here intended, together with the king and his royal family, Daniel 5:1; and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: the counsellors of state, priests, magicians, and astrologers; officers in the army, superior and inferior ones; and the soldiers and warriors, whom Cyrus and his men slew; when they entered the city; compare with this Revelation 19:18; and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not awake; be all asleep in their drunken fits, and…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 51:57

Jeremiah 51:57 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. 57. Et inebriabo principes ejus et sapientes ejus et duces ejus et praefectos ejus et fortes ejus; et dormient somnum perpetuum, et non expergefient, dicit rex, cujus nomen est Jehova exercituum. Jeremiah pursues the same subject, he said yesterday that desolators would come to destroy Babylon. He now confirms this by a similitude; and God himself speaks, I will inebriate the princes and captains as well as the soldiers and all the counselors. He seems here to allude…

Dictionary and topics

Drunk — The first case of intoxication on record is that of Noah (Gen. 9:21). The sin of drunkenness is frequently and strongly condemned (Rom. 13:13; 1 Cor. 6:9, 10; Eph. 5:18; 1 Thess. 5:7, 8). The sin of…
Governor — (1.) Heb. nagid, a prominent, conspicuous person, whatever his capacity: as, chief of the royal palace (2 Chr. 28:7; comp. 1 Kings 4:6), chief of the temple (1 Chr. 9:11; Jer. 20:1), the leader of…
Prophecy — Or prediction, was one of the functions of the prophet. It has been defined as a “miracle of knowledge, a declaration or description or representation of something future, beyond the power of human…
Persia · Prophecies concerning — Prophecies concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 51:57

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 51:1-58

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 51:57

John Gill on Jeremiah 51:57

John Calvin on Jeremiah 51:57

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 51:57

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 51:1-58

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 51:57

John Gill on Jeremiah 51:57

John Calvin on Jeremiah 51:57

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 51:54-57

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 51:57

Rashi on Jeremiah 51:55