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Jeremiah 51

Jer. 51:41 KJV (With Strong’s)

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How is Sheshach
Sheshak (Hebrew #8347)
Sheshak, a symbol. name of Babylon
KJV usage: Sheshach.
Pronounce: shay-shak'
Origin: of foreign derivation
taken
lakad (Hebrew #3920)
to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
KJV usage: X at all, catch (self), be frozen, be holden, stick together, take.
Pronounce: law-kad'
Origin: a primitive root
! and how is the praise
thillah (Hebrew #8416)
laudation; specifically (concretely) a hymn
KJV usage: praise.
Pronounce: teh-hil-law'
Origin: from 1984
of the whole earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
i surprised
taphas (Hebrew #8610)
to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably
KJV usage: catch, handle, (lay, take) hold (on, over), stop, X surely, surprise, take.
Pronounce: taw-fas'
Origin: a primitive root
! how is Babylon
Babel (Hebrew #894)
confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
KJV usage: Babel, Babylon.
Pronounce: baw-bel'
Origin: from 1101
become an astonishment
shammah (Hebrew #8047)
ruin; by implication, consternation
KJV usage: astonishment, desolate(-ion), waste, wonderful thing.
Pronounce: sham-maw'
Origin: from 8074
among the nations
gowy (Hebrew #1471)
apparently from the same root as 1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
KJV usage: Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Pronounce: go'-ee
Origin: rarely (shortened) goy {go'-ee}
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Dan. 5:4• 4They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood and of stone. (Dan. 5:4)
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Sheshach.Sheshach was probably an idol worshipped at Babylon, from which the city derived this name; and the festival which was held when the city was taken, when they were heated with wine, was perhaps observed in honour of it.
Jer. 25:26• 26and all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them. (Jer. 25:26)
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Dan. 5:1‑3• 1Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
 2Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king and his princes, his wives and his concubines, might drink therein.
 3Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines, drank in them. (Dan. 5:1‑3)
the praise.
Jer. 49:25• 25How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy! (Jer. 49:25)
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Jer. 50:23• 23How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations! (Jer. 50:23)
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Isa. 13:19• 19And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldean's pride, shall be as God's overthrowing Sodom and Gomorrha. (Isa. 13:19)
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Isa. 14:4• 4that thou shalt take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased, the golden city ceased! (Isa. 14:4)
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Dan. 2:38• 38And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field, and the fowls of heaven, hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold. (Dan. 2:38)
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Dan. 4:22,30• 22It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong; for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.
 30The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty? (Dan. 4:22,30)
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Dan. 5:4‑5• 4They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood and of stone.
 5In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king's palace; and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. (Dan. 5:4‑5)
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Rev. 18:10‑19• 10standing afar off because of the fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, the great city Babylon, the strong city! for in one hour came thy judgment.
 11And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn on account of her; for their lading no one buyeth anymore—a
 12lading of gold and of silver and of precious stone and of pearl and of fine linen and of purple and of silk and of scarlet; and all thyine wood and all furniture of ivory and all furniture of most precious wood, and of brass and of iron and of marble;
 13and cinnamon and amomum and incense and unguent and frankincense and wine and oil and fine flour and wheat and cattle and sheep, and of horses and of chariots and of bodies and souls of men.
 14And the fruits of the desire of thy soul have departed from thee, and all the sumptuous and the bright things have perished from thee, and never shall they find them anymore.
 15The merchants of these things that became rich by her shall stand afar off because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,
 16saying, Woe, woe, the great city, that was clothed with fine linen and purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearls!
 17for in one hour were so great riches made desolate. And every pilot and every voyager and sailors and as many as trade by the sea stood afar off,
 18and cried, seeing the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like the great city!
 19And they cast dust upon their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, wherein all that had ships in the sea became rich by reason of her costliness! for in one hour was she made desolate. (Rev. 18:10‑19)
an astonishment.
Jer. 51:37• 37And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwelling place for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant. (Jer. 51:37)
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Jer. 50:46• 46At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations. (Jer. 50:46)
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Deut. 28:37• 37And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither Jehovah shall lead thee. (Deut. 28:37)
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2 Chron. 7:21• 21And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passes by it; so that he shall say, Why has Jehovah done thus to this land and to this house? (2 Chron. 7:21)
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Ezek. 27:35• 35All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance. (Ezek. 27:35)

J. N. Darby Translation

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How is Sheshachf taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth seized! How is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!

JND Translation Notes

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See Note, ch. 25.26.

W. Kelly Translation

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How is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!