Passage

Jeremiah 51.15

Book: Jeremiah · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"13. O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, the measure of thy covetousness. 14. Jehovah of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with the canker-worm; and they shall lift up a shout against thee."

"15. He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens:"

"16. when he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries. 17. Every man is become brutish and is without knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them." (Jeremiah 51:13-17, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"13. You who dwell on many waters, abundant in treasures, your end has come, the measure of your covetousness. 14. Yahweh of Armies has sworn by himself, saying, ‘Surely I will fill you with men, as with the canker worm; and they will lift up a shout against you.’"

"15. “He has made the earth by his power. He has established the world by his wisdom. By his understanding he has stretched out the heavens."

"16. When he utters his voice, there is a roar of waters in the heavens, and he causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, and brings the wind out of his treasuries. 17. “Every man has become brutish without knowledge. Every goldsmith is disappointed by his image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them." (Jeremiah 51:13-17, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"13. O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness. 14. The LORD of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout against thee. ^{by himself: Heb. by his soul} ^{lift up: Heb. utter}"

"15. He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding."

"16. When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens; and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth: he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures. ^{multitude: or, noise} 17. Every man is brutish by his knowledge; every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them. ^{is brutish: or, is more brutish than to know}" (Jeremiah 51:13-17, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"13. O dweller on many waters, abundant in treasures, Come in hath thine end, the measure of thy dishonest gain. 14. Sworn hath Jehovah of Hosts by Himself, That, Surely I have filled thee [with] men as the cankerworm, And they have cried against thee, shouting."

"15. The maker of earth by His power, The establisher of the world by His wisdom, Who by His understanding stretched out the heavens,"

"16. At the voice He giveth forth, A multitude of waters [are] in the heavens, And He causeth vapours to come up from the end of the earth, Lightnings for rain He hath made, And He bringeth out wind from His treasures. 17. Brutish hath been every man by knowledge, Put to shame hath been every refiner by a graven image, For false [is] his molten image, And there is no breath in them." (Jeremiah 51:13-17, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

Expansion of the Universe

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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