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Jeremiah 51:39 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Jeremiah 51:39 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 51 verse 39 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Jeremiah 51:39 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 51:39
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. This verse reveals God's sovereign orchestration of Babylon's final feast, turning their celebration into death. In their heat translates be-ḥummam (בְּחֻמָּם), meaning in their excitement, passion, or heated state—possibly referring to drunken enthusiasm or the heat of revelry. The irony is profound: God Himself 'makes' their feast and drunkenness, using their indulgence as the means of judgment.I will make their feasts shows divine sovereignt...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 51:39
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“her governors and her deputies”
“Thus says Yahweh of Armies”
“and drunken as with their drink”
“the Lord”
“Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid”
“In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.”
“My heart panted”
“and answer me”
“they have slept their last sleep. None of the men of war can lift their hands.”
“and he also shall be in derision.”