Jeremiah 51:36
Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 51 connects to 10 cross-references. The oracle against Babylon continues with instructions for Judah's departure: flee out of the midst of Babylon. God's vengeance for Zion's temple is the theme. Jeremiah orders the scroll of Babylon's doom to be tied to a stone and cast …
Other Translations
Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her fountain dry.
Therefore, thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am pleading thy cause, And I have avenged thy vengeance, And dried up its sea, and made its fountains dry.
For this reason the Lord has said: See, I will give support to your cause, and take payment for what you have undergone; I will make her sea dry, and her fountain without water.
Cross References
To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is …
Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance …
O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.
Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?
He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;
I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
Thus saith the Lord, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and …
That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers: