Jeremiah 51:13
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
רַב
rab
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
מַיִם
mayim
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
רַב
rab
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
קֵץ
qêts
an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
מָדַד
mâdad
properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended
בֶּצַע
betsaʻ
plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust)
Key Terms in This Verse
יָשַׁב yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Study H3427 →מָדַד mâdad
properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended
Study H4058 →Cross References
And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
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.
Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, saith the Lord GOD of hosts: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee.
And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.
This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.
Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be ro...
And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come.
As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hou...
But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
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