Jeremiah 51:57
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 51:57 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 51:57 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sl..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 51:57 — KJV
“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.”
— Jeremiah 51:57 (KJV)
Jeremiah 51:57 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 51:57
“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 LORD of hosts. his...: Heb. the choice of”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:57: men, saith, king
“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.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:57: make, drunk, sleep
“But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen. which...: Heb. in whose flock is”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:57: saith, king, whose
“Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:57: make, men, perpetual
“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 come.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:57: saith, king, whose
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