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Commentary for Jeremiah 51:13

שכנתי [שֹׁכַנְתְּ֙] עַל־מַ֣יִם רַבִּ֔ים רַבַּ֖ת אֽוֹצָרֹ֑ת בָּ֥א קִצֵּ֖ךְ אַמַּ֥ת בִּצְעֵֽךְ׃

O thou that dwellest upon many waters, Abundant in treasures, Thine end is come, The measure of thy covetousness.

Rashi on Jeremiah

your end has come Heb. קצך, your end.
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Rashi on Jeremiah

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).
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