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Jewish 1105 · Rashi on the Prophets and Writings, Jeremiah 51:13

Rashi, on Jer 51:13

Rashi · 1040–1105
Jer 51:13 · Douay-Rheims
“O thou that dwellest upon many waters, rich in treasures, thy end is come for thy entire destruction.”
On this verse:
“your end has come Heb. קצך, your end. the measure of your violence Heb. אַמַתבִּצְעֵךְ, the measure of your violence. Another explanation: אַמַתבִּצְעֵךְ means: the measure of your end. Cf. “When... completes (יִבַצַע)” (Isa. 10:12).”

Hebrew and Aramaic words are the commentator’s citations of the sacred text; the English translation that follows each is the translator’s.

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