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Jeremiah 51:25

NETBible	The Lord says,¹ “Beware! I am opposed to you, Babylon!² You are like a destructive mountain that destroys all the earth. I will unleash my power against you;³ I will roll you off the cliffs and make you like a burned-out mountain.⁴
NIV © biblegateway Jer 51:25	"I am against you, O destroying mountain, you who destroy the whole earth," declares the LORD. "I will stretch out my hand against you, roll you off the cliffs, and make you a burnt-out mountain.
NASB © biblegateway Jer 51:25	"Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, Who destroys the whole earth," declares the LORD, "And I will stretch out My hand against you, And roll you down from the crags, And I will make you a burnt out mountain.
NLT © biblegateway Jer 51:25	"Look, O mighty mountain, destroyer of the earth! I am your enemy," says the LORD. "I will raise my fist against you, to roll you down from the heights. When I am finished, you will be nothing but a heap of rubble.
MSG © biblegateway Jer 51:25	"I'm your enemy, Babylon, Mount Destroyer, you ravager of the whole earth. I'll reach out, I'll take you in my hand, and I'll crush you till there's no mountain left. I'll turn you into a gravel pit--
BBE © SABDAweb Jer 51:25	See, I am against you, says the Lord, O mountain of destruction, causing the destruction of all the earth: and my hand will be stretched out on you, rolling you down from the rocks, and making you a burned mountain.
NRSV © bibleoremus Jer 51:25	I am against you, O destroying mountain, says the LORD, that destroys the whole earth; I will stretch out my hand against you, and roll you down from the crags, and make you a burned-out mountain.
NKJV © biblegateway Jer 51:25	"Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, Who destroys all the earth," says the LORD. "And I will stretch out My hand against you, Roll you down from the rocks, And make you a burnt mountain.
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KJV	Behold, I [am] against thee, O destroying <04889> mountain <02022>_, saith <05002> (8803) the LORD <03068>_, which destroyest <07843> (8688) all the earth <0776>_: and I will stretch out <05186> (8804) mine hand <03027> upon thee, and roll thee down <01556> (8773) from the rocks <05553>_, and will make <05414> (8804) thee a burnt <08316> mountain <02022>_.
NASB © biblegateway Jer 51:25	"Behold <02009> , I am against <0413> you, O destroying <07843> mountain <02022> , Who destroys <07843> the whole <03605> earth <0776> ," declares <05002> the LORD <03068> , "And I will stretch <05186> out My hand <03027> against <05921> you, And roll <01556> you down <01556> from the crags <05553> , And I will make <05414> you a burnt <08316> out mountain <02022> .
LXXM	(28:25) idou <2400> INJ egw <1473> P-NS prov <4314> PREP se <4771> P-AS to <3588> T-ASN orov <3735> N-ASN to <3588> T-ASN diefyarmenon <1311> V-RMPAS to <3588> T-ASN diafyeiron <1311> V-PAPAS pasan <3956> A-ASF thn <3588> T-ASF ghn <1065> N-ASF kai <2532> CONJ ektenw <1614> V-FAI-1S thn <3588> T-ASF ceira <5495> N-ASF mou <1473> P-GS epi <1909> PREP se <4771> P-AS kai <2532> CONJ katakuliw {V-FAI-1S} se <4771> P-AS apo <575> PREP twn <3588> T-GPM petrwn <4074> N-GPM kai <2532> CONJ dwsw <1325> V-FAI-1S se <4771> P-AS wv <3739> CONJ orov <3735> N-ASN empepurismenon {V-RPPAS}
NET [draft] ITL	The Lord <03068> says <05002> , “Beware <02005> ! I am opposed to <0413> you, Babylon! You are like a destructive <04889> mountain <02022> that destroys <07843> all <03605> the earth <0776> . I will unleash <05186> my power <03027> against <05921> you; I will roll <01556> you off <04480> the cliffs <05553> and make <05414> you like a burned-out <08316> mountain <02022> .
HEBREW	hprv <08316> rhl <02022> Kyttnw <05414> Myeloh <05553> Nm <04480> Kytlglgw <01556> Kyle <05921> ydy <03027> ta <0853> ytyjnw <05186> Urah <0776> lk <03605> ta <0853> tyxsmh <07843> hwhy <03068> Man <05002> tyxsmh <04889> rh <02022> Kyla <0413> ynnh (51:25) <02005>

NETBible

The Lord says,¹ “Beware! I am opposed to you, Babylon!² You are like a destructive mountain that destroys all the earth. I will unleash my power against you;³ I will roll you off the cliffs and make you like a burned-out mountain.⁴

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”

²tn The word “Babylon” is not in the text but is universally understood as the referent. It is supplied in the translation here to clarify the referent for the sake of the average reader.

³tn Heb “I will reach out my hand against you.” See the translator’s note on 6:12 for explanation.

⁴tn Heb “I am against you, oh destroying mountain that destroys all the earth. I will reach out my hand against you and roll you down from the cliffs and make you a mountain of burning.” The interpretation adopted here follows the lines suggested by S. R. Driver, Jeremiah, 318, n. c and reflected also in BDB 977 s.v. שְׂרֵפָה. Babylon is addressed as a destructive mountain because it is being compared to a volcano. The Lord, however, will make it a “burned-out mountain,” i.e., an extinct volcano which is barren and desolate. This interpretation seems to this translator to fit the details of the text more consistently than alternative ones which separate the concept of “destroying/destructive” from “mountain” and explain the figure of the mountain to refer to the dominating political position of Babylon and the reference to a “mountain of burning” to be a “burned [or burned over] mountain.” The use of similes in place of metaphors makes it easier for the modern reader to understand the figures and also more easily incorporates the dissonant figure of “rolling you down from the cliffs” which involves the figure of personification.

⁴sn The figure here involves comparing Babylon to a destructive volcano which the Lord makes burned-out, i.e., he will destroy her power to destroy. The figure of personification is also involved because the Lord is said to roll her off the cliffs; that would not be applicable to a mountain.