Jeremiah 51:13Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
O thou that dwellest upon many waters, rich in treasures, thy end is come for thy entire destruction.
שכנתי שֹׁכַנְתְּ֙ עַל־מַ֣יִם רַבִּ֔ים רַבַּ֖ת אֽוֹצָרֹ֑ת בָּ֥א קִצֵּ֖ךְ אַמַּ֥ת בִּצְעֵֽךְ׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Rev 17:1And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven vials and spoke with me, saying: Come, I will shew thee the condemnation of the great harlot, who sitteth upon many waters:
- Isa 45:3And I will give thee hidden treasures, and the concealed riches of secret places: that thou mayest know that I am the Lord who call thee by thy name, the God of Israel.
- Rev 17:15And he said to me: The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples and nations and tongues.
- Jer 51:36Therefore thus saith the Lord: Behold I will judge thy cause, and will take vengeance for thee, and I will make her sea desolate, I and will dry up her spring.
- Gen 6:13He said to Noe: The end of all flesh is come before me, the earth is filled with iniquity through them, and I will destroy them with the earth.
- 2 Pet 2:3And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you. Whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not: and their perdition slumbereth not.
- 1 Pet 4:7But the end of all is at hand. Be prudent therefore and watch in prayers.
- Jer 50:37A sword upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the people that are in the midst of her: and they shall become as women: a sword upon her treasures, and they shall be made a spoil.