Jeremiah 51:13

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“You who dwell on many waters, abundant in treasures, your end has come, the measure of your covetousness.”

— WEB

“O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.”

— KJV

“O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, the measure of thy covetousness.”

— ASV

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Commentary

waters-- (Jer 51:32, Jer 51:36; see on Isa 21:1). The Euphrates surrounded the city and, being divided into many channels, formed islands. Compare as to spiritual Babylon "waters," that is, "many peoples," Rev 17:1, Rev 17:15. A large lake also was near Babylon. measure--literally, "cubit," which was the most common measure, and therefore is used for a measure in general. The time for putting a limit to thy covetousness [GESENIUS]. There is no "and" in the Hebrew: translate, "thine end, the retribution for thy covetousness" [GROTIUS]. MAURER takes the image to be from weaving: "the cubit where thou art to be cut off"; for the web is cut off, when the required number of cubits is completed (Isa 38:12).

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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