Jeremiah 51:57

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I, the LORD All-Powerful, the true King, promise that the officials and advisers, the governors and leaders and the soldiers of Babylon will get drunk, fall asleep, and never wake up.

Cross References

Isaiah 37:36

The LORD sent an angel to the camp of the Assyrians, and he killed one hundred and eighty-five thousand of them all in one night. The next morning, the camp was full of dead bodies.

Isaiah 44:25

I make liars of false prophets and fools of fortune-tellers. I take human wisdom and turn it into nonsense.

Isaiah 6:5

Then I cried out, “I'm doomed! Everything I say is sinful, and so are the words of everyone around me. Yet I have seen the King, the LORD All-Powerful.”

Jeremiah 13:13

Then say to them: I am the LORD, and what I'm going to do will make everyone in Judah and Jerusalem appear to be full of wine. And the worst ones will be the kings of David's family and the priests and the prophets.

Jeremiah 25:27

The LORD had said I must tell each king, “The LORD All-Powerful, the God of Israel, commands you to drink from this cup that is full of the wine of his anger. It will make you so drunk that you will vomit. And when the LORD sends war against the nations, you will be completely defeated.”

Jeremiah 46:18

Egypt, I am the true king, the LORD All-Powerful, and as surely as I live, those enemies who attack will tower over you like Mount Tabor among the hills or Mount Carmel by the sea.

Jeremiah 48:15

But I am the LORD, the all-powerful King, and I promise that enemies will overpower your towns. Even your best warriors will die in the battle.

Jeremiah 50:30

People of Babylon, I, the LORD, promise that even your best soldiers will lie dead in the streets.

Jeremiah 51:39

And since they are hungry, I will give them a banquet. They will celebrate, get drunk, then fall asleep, never to wake up!

Ezekiel 20:33

As surely as I am the living LORD God, I will rule over you with my powerful arm. You will feel my fierce anger

Nahum 1:10

They are like drunkards overcome by wine, or like dry thorn bushes burning in a fire.

Nahum 3:18

King of Assyria, your officials and leaders sleep the eternal sleep, while your people are scattered in the mountains. Yes, your people are sheep without a shepherd.

Malachi 1:14

Instead of offering the acceptable animals you have promised, you bring me those that are unhealthy. I will punish you for this, because I am the great King, the LORD All-Powerful, and I am worshipped by nations everywhere.

Revelation 18:9

Every king on earth who slept with her and shared in her luxury will mourn. They will weep, when they see the smoke from that fire.