Jeremiah 51:6
Flee from Babylon! Save your lives! Do not perish in her punishment, for it is the time of the Lord's vengeance; He will repay her what she has done.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
KJV1611 – Modern English
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 to her a recompense.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
Flee out{H5127} of the midst{H8432} of Babylon,{H894} and save{H4422} every man{H376} his life;{H5315} be not cut off{H1826} in her iniquity:{H5771} for it is the time{H6256} of Jehovah's{H3068} vengeance;{H5360} he will render{H7999} unto her a recompense.{H1576}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Flee out{H5127}{(H8798)} of the midst{H8432} of Babylon{H894}, and deliver{H4422}{(H8761)} every man{H376} his soul{H5315}: be not cut off{H1826}{(H8735)} in her iniquity{H5771}; for this is the time{H6256} of the LORD'S{H3068} vengeance{H5360}; he will render{H7999}{(H8764)} unto her a recompence{H1576}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Fle awaye from Babilon, euery man saue his life. Let no man holde his tunge to hir wickednes, for the tyme of the LORDES vengeaunce is come, yee he shal rewarde her agayne.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Flee out of the middes of Babel, and deliuer euery man his soule: be not destroyed in her iniquitie: for this is the time of the Lordes vengeance he will render vnto her a recompence.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Flee away from Babylon, euery man saue his lyfe, that ye be not rooted out with her wickednesse: for the tyme of the Lordes vengeaunce is come, yea he shall rewarde her agayne.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and save every man his life; don't be cut off in her iniquity: for it is the time of Yahweh's vengeance; he will render to her a recompense.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
Flee ye from the midst of Babylon, And deliver ye each his soul, Be not cut off in its iniquity, For a time of vengeance it `is' to Jehovah, Recompence He is rendering to her.
American Standard Version (1901)
Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and save every man his life; be not cut off in her iniquity: for it is the time of Jehovah's vengeance; he will render unto her a recompense.
American Standard Version (1901)
Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and save every man his life; be not cut off in her iniquity: for it is the time of Jehovah's vengeance; he will render unto her a recompense.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Go in flight out of Babylon, so that every man may keep his life; do not be cut off in her evil-doing: for it is the time of the Lord's punishment; he will give her her reward.
World English Bible (2000)
Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and save every man his life; don't be cut off in her iniquity: for it is the time of Yahweh's vengeance; he will render to her a recompense.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Get out of Babylonia quickly, you foreign people. Flee to save your lives. Do not let yourselves be killed because of her sins. For it is time for the LORD to wreak his revenge. He will pay Babylonia back for what she has done.
Referenced Verses
- Jer 50:8 : 8 Flee from Babylon, leave the land of the Chaldeans, and be like male goats leading the flock.
- Jer 50:15 : 15 Raise a shout against her on every side! She has surrendered; her towers have fallen, her walls are torn down. This is the vengeance of the LORD. Take vengeance on her; do to her as she has done to others.
- Jer 50:28 : 28 Listen to the voice of those fleeing and escaping from the land of Babylon, proclaiming in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance for His temple.
- Num 16:26 : 26 He warned the assembly, "Move away from the tents of these wicked men! Do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins."
- Jer 25:14 : 14 For many nations and great kings will make them serve, and I will repay them according to their deeds and the work of their hands.
- Jer 51:45 : 45 Come out of her, My people! Save your lives, each of you, from the fierce anger of the Lord.
- Jer 51:50 : 50 You who have escaped the sword, go! Do not linger. Remember the Lord from afar, and let Jerusalem come to your mind.
- Zech 2:6-7 : 6 I asked, 'Where are you going?' And he replied, 'To measure Jerusalem, to see how wide and how long it is.' 7 Then behold, the angel who was speaking with me went out, and another angel came to meet him.
- 1 Tim 5:22 : 22 Do not be hasty in laying on hands, and do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
- Rev 16:19 : 19 The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. Babylon the Great was remembered before God, and He gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of His wrath.
- Rev 18:4-6 : 4 Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, 'Come out of her, my people, so that you do not share in her sins and so that you do not receive any of her plagues.' 5 For her sins have piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her injustices. 6 Repay her as she herself has repaid others, and pay her back double according to her deeds; in the cup she has mixed, mix a double portion for her.
- Jer 50:31 : 31 Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one, declares the Sovereign LORD of Hosts, for your day has come, the time for Me to punish you.
- Jer 51:9 : 9 We tried to heal Babylon, but she could not be healed. Leave her, and let each one go to his own land, for her judgment has reached to the heavens and has risen to the skies.
- Jer 51:11 : 11 Sharpen the arrows; fill the quivers! The Lord has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His purpose is against Babylon to destroy her. This is the Lord's vengeance, the vengeance for His temple.
- Jer 25:16 : 16 They will drink, stagger, and act like madmen because of the sword I am sending among them.
- Jer 27:7 : 7 All nations will serve him, his son, and his grandson until the time for his own land comes. Then many nations and great kings will make him their slave.
- Jer 46:10 : 10 For that day belongs to the Lord, the Lord of Hosts— a day of vengeance to avenge his foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, till it is drunk with their blood. For the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the Euphrates River.
- Deut 32:25 : 25 Outside, the sword will bring bereavement, and inside, there will be terror. It will affect both the young man and the young woman, the nursing child with the gray-haired man.
- Deut 32:41 : 41 when I sharpen My flashing sword and My hand takes hold of judgment, I will bring vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me.
- Deut 32:43 : 43 Rejoice, you nations, with His people, for He will avenge the blood of His servants; He will take vengeance on His enemies and make atonement for His land and people.
- Prov 13:20 : 20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm.
- Isa 48:20 : 20 Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with shouts of joy; proclaim it and make this known to the ends of the earth: The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!
- Gen 19:15-17 : 15 With the coming of dawn, the angels urged Lot, saying, "Hurry! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away when the city is punished." 16 When he hesitated, the men grasped his hand, the hands of his wife, and the hands of his two daughters, and led them safely out of the city, for the LORD was merciful to them. 17 As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, "Flee for your lives! Don’t look back, and don’t stop anywhere in the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!"
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Jer 51:44-452 verses84%
44 'I will punish Bel in Babylon and make him spew out what he has swallowed. The nations will no longer stream to him, and even the wall of Babylon will fall.
45 Come out of her, My people! Save your lives, each of you, from the fierce anger of the Lord.
- Jer 50:27-304 verses82%
27 Slaughter all her young bulls; let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them, for their day has come, the time of their punishment.
28 Listen to the voice of those fleeing and escaping from the land of Babylon, proclaiming in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance for His temple.
29 Summon archers against Babylon, all who draw the bow. Encamp around her on every side, and let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
30 Therefore, her young men will fall in her streets, and all her soldiers will perish on that day, declares the LORD.
- Jer 50:13-164 verses80%
13 Because of the LORD's wrath, she will not be inhabited but will become completely desolate. Everyone who passes by Babylon will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.
14 Take your positions around Babylon, all you who draw the bow. Shoot at her! Spare no arrows, for she has sinned against the LORD.
15 Raise a shout against her on every side! She has surrendered; her towers have fallen, her walls are torn down. This is the vengeance of the LORD. Take vengeance on her; do to her as she has done to others.
16 Cut off the sower from Babylon, and the one who handles the sickle at harvest time. Because of the oppressing sword, let each one return to his own people, and let every one flee to his own land.
- Jer 51:7-104 verses78%
7 Babylon was a golden cup in the hand of the Lord, intoxicating the whole earth. The nations drank her wine; therefore, they have gone mad.
8 Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered. Wail for her! Take balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed.
9 We tried to heal Babylon, but she could not be healed. Leave her, and let each one go to his own land, for her judgment has reached to the heavens and has risen to the skies.
10 The Lord has brought about our vindication. Come, let us declare in Zion the work of the Lord our God.
- Zech 2:6-72 verses77%
6 I asked, 'Where are you going?' And he replied, 'To measure Jerusalem, to see how wide and how long it is.'
7 Then behold, the angel who was speaking with me went out, and another angel came to meet him.
- Jer 50:8-92 verses77%
8 Flee from Babylon, leave the land of the Chaldeans, and be like male goats leading the flock.
9 For behold, I am stirring up and bringing against Babylon a coalition of great nations from the north. They will line up for battle against her; from there she will be captured. Their arrows are like skilled warriors; they will not return empty-handed.
- Jer 51:52-565 verses76%
52 'Therefore, behold, the days are coming,' declares the Lord, 'when I will punish her idols, and throughout her land the wounded will groan.'
53 Even if Babylon ascends to the heavens and fortifies her lofty stronghold, from Me destroyers will come against her, declares the Lord.
54 The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans.
55 For the Lord is laying Babylon waste and silencing her loud noise. Her waves roar like mighty waters; the sound of their tumult resounds.
56 For a destroyer has come against Babylon; her warriors are captured, their bows are broken. For the Lord is a God of retribution; He will fully repay.
- Jer 51:47-504 verses76%
47 Therefore, behold, the days are coming when I will punish the idols of Babylon. Her whole land will be disgraced, and all her slain will fall within her.
48 Then the heavens and the earth and all that is in them will shout for joy over Babylon, because out of the north destroyers will come against her, declares the Lord.
49 Babylon must fall because of the slain of Israel, just as the slain of all the earth have fallen because of Babylon.
50 You who have escaped the sword, go! Do not linger. Remember the Lord from afar, and let Jerusalem come to your mind.
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20 Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with shouts of joy; proclaim it and make this known to the ends of the earth: The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!
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24 Before your eyes, I will repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea for all the evil they have done in Zion, declares the Lord.
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33 This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time it is trampled; in a little while her harvest time will come.'
- Jer 51:35-362 verses73%
35 May the violence done to me and my flesh be upon Babylon, says the inhabitant of Zion. May my blood be on the inhabitants of Chaldea, says Jerusalem.
36 Therefore, this is what the Lord says: 'Behold, I will defend your cause and take vengeance for you. I will dry up her sea and make her fountains dry.'
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4 Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, 'Come out of her, my people, so that you do not share in her sins and so that you do not receive any of her plagues.'
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3 For a nation has come against her from the north; it will make her land desolate. No one will live there—neither man nor beast—all will flee and be gone.
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29 The earth trembles and writhes because the Lord’s plans against Babylon stand firm—to make the land of Babylon a desolate wasteland, without an inhabitant.
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46 At the sound of Babylon’s capture, the earth will quake, and the outcry will be heard among the nations.
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10 Standing far off because of the fear of her torment, they will say, 'Woe, woe to the great city, Babylon, the mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.'
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5 For Israel and Judah have not been forsaken by their God, the Lord of Hosts, though their land is full of guilt against the Holy One of Israel.
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30 Flee! Wander far away! Hide deep in caves, you who live in Hazor, declares the LORD, for Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, has planned a strategy against you; he has devised a scheme against you.
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12 Raise a banner against the walls of Babylon! Strengthen the guard, post the watchmen, prepare ambushes, for the Lord has planned and carried out what He purposed against the inhabitants of Babylon.
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8 For it is the day of the Lord's vengeance, the year of recompense for the cause of Zion.
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20 So hear the word of the LORD, all you exiles I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon.
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22 'I will rise up against them,' declares the LORD of Hosts, 'and I will cut off from Babylon her name and survivors, her offspring and descendants,' declares the LORD.
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16 Those who escape will flee to the mountains, like doves of the valleys, all of them moaning, each because of their iniquity.
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14 Like a hunted gazelle, like sheep without a shepherd, each will return to his own people, each will flee to his own land.
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17 Do not listen to them. Instead, serve the king of Babylon and live. Why should this city become a ruin?
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21 Then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those inside the city must leave it, and those in the countryside must not enter it.
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2 I will send strangers against Babylon to scatter her and empty her land, for they will surround her on the day of calamity.
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58 This is what the Lord of Hosts says: The broad walls of Babylon will be utterly demolished, and her high gates burned with fire. The peoples labor in vain; the nations exhaust themselves only to fuel the flames.
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1 This is the word that the LORD spoke concerning Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, through the prophet Jeremiah.