Jeremiah 51

“Thus saith the LORD ; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that…” Naming Babylon keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and…” Naming Against keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“For Israel hath not been forsaken, nor Judah of his God, of the LORD of hosts; though their land was filled with sin…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time…” Naming Babylon and Flee keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD’s hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her…” Naming Babylon keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.” Naming Babylon keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The LORD hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of the LORD our God.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his…” Naming Babylon and Make keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for…” Naming Babylon and Set keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.” The line’s distinctive content terms include abundant, covetousness, dwellest. Its relationship to verses 12 and 14 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The LORD of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by…” The line’s distinctive content terms include earth, established, heaven. Its relationship to verses 14 and 16 shows what work it does in this passage.

“When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens; and he causeth the vapours to ascend from…” The line’s distinctive content terms include ascend, bringeth, causeth. Its relationship to verses 15 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Every man is brutish by his knowledge; every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is…” Naming Every keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The portion of Jacob is not like them; for he is the former of all things: and Israel is the rod of his inheritance…” Naming Israel and Jacob keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I…” Naming Thou keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his…” The line’s distinctive content terms include break, pieces, rider. Its relationship to verses 20 and 22 shows what work it does in this passage.

“With thee also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee…” The line’s distinctive content terms include break, pieces, young. Its relationship to verses 21 and 23 shows what work it does in this passage.

“I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman…” The line’s distinctive content terms include break, pieces, captains. Its relationship to verses 22 and 24 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in…” Naming Babylon and Chaldea keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith the LORD , which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch…” The line’s distinctive content terms include mountain, burnt, destroyest. Its relationship to verses 26 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together…” Naming Ararat and Ashchenaz keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes, the captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and all…” Naming Medes and Prepare keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon, to make the…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they…” Naming Babylon keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.” The line’s distinctive content terms include affrighted, burned, fire. Its relationship to verses 31 shows what work it does in this passage.

“For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon is like a threshingfloor, it is time to…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath…” Naming Babylon and Nebuchadrezzar keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall the inhabitant of Zion say; and my blood upon the…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Therefore thus saith the LORD ; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions’ whelps.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual…” The line’s distinctive content terms include sleep, drunken, feasts. Its relationship to verses 38 and 40 shows what work it does in this passage.

“I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he goats.” The line’s distinctive content terms include goats, lambs, rams. Its relationship to verses 39 shows what work it does in this passage.

“How is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become an astonishment among…” Naming Babylon and Sheshach keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.” Naming Babylon keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Her cities are a desolation, a dry land, and a wilderness, a land wherein no man dwelleth, neither doth any son of man…” Naming Her keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up: and the…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“My people, go ye out of the midst of her, and deliver ye every man his soul from the fierce anger of the LORD .” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And lest your heart faint, and ye fear for the rumour that shall be heard in the land; a rumour shall both come one…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Therefore, behold, the days come, that I will do judgment upon the graven images of Babylon: and her whole land shall…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for Babylon: for the spoilers shall come unto her…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the earth.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Ye that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember the LORD afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your…” Naming Jerusalem keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“We are confounded, because we have heard reproach: shame hath covered our faces: for strangers are come into the…” The line’s distinctive content terms include confounded, covered, faces. Its relationship to verses 50 and 52 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Wherefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD , that I will do judgment upon her graven images: and through all her…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“A sound of a cry cometh from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:” Naming Babylon and Chaldeans keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Because the LORD hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he went with…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“So Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon Babylon, even all these words that are written against…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read all these words;” Naming Babylon and Jeremiah keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Then shalt thou say, O LORD , thou hast spoken against this place, to cut it off, that none shall remain in it…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.