Jeremiah 51:36 
Context| NET © | Therefore the Lord says, “I will stand up for your cause. I will pay the Babylonians back for what they have done to you. 1 I will dry up their sea. I will make their springs run dry. 2 |
| NIV © | Therefore, this is what the LORD says: "See, I will defend your cause and avenge you; I will dry up her sea and make her springs dry. |
| NASB © | Therefore thus says the LORD, "Behold, I am going to plead your case And exact full vengeance for you; And I will dry up her sea And make her fountain dry. |
| NLT © | The LORD says to Jerusalem, "I will be your lawyer to plead your case, and I will avenge you. I will dry up her river, her water supply, |
| MSG © | Then I, GOD, step in and say, 'I'm on your side, taking up your cause. I'm your Avenger. You'll get your revenge. I'll dry up her rivers, plug up her springs. |
| BBE © | 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. |
| NRSV © | Therefore thus says the LORD: I am going to defend your cause and take vengeance for you. I will dry up her sea and make her fountain dry; |
| NKJV © | Therefore thus says the LORD: "Behold, I will plead your case and take vengeance for you. I will dry up her sea and make her springs dry. |
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| NET © [draft] ITL | Therefore <03651> the Lord <03068> says <0559> , “I <02005> will stand up <02717> for your cause <07379> . I <02005> will pay <05360> <05358> the Babylonians back <05360> <05358> for what they have done to you. I will dry <02717> up their <02717> sea <03220> . I will make their <02717> springs <04726> run <03001> dry <03001> <02717> |
| NET © | Therefore the Lord says, “I will stand up for your cause. I will pay the Babylonians back for what they have done to you. 1 I will dry up their sea. I will make their springs run dry. 2 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “I will avenge your vengeance [= I will take vengeance for you; the phrase involves a verb and a cognate accusative].” The meaning of the phrase has been spelled out in more readily understandable terms. 2 tn Heb “I will dry up her [Babylon’s] sea and make her fountain dry.” “Their” has been substituted for “her” because “Babylonians” has been inserted in the previous clause and is easier to understand than the personification of Babylon = “her.” sn The reference to their sea is not clear. Most interpreters understand it to be a figurative reference to the rivers and canals surrounding Babylon. But some feel it refers to the reservoir that the wife of Nebuchadnezzar, Queen Nictoris, had made. |
