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Jeremiah 51:28
28Prepare the nations for battle against her— the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their officials, and all the lands they rule.
Jeremiah 51:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes, the captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and all the land of his dominion.
- New International Version (NIV)Prepare the nations for battle against her— the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their officials, and all the countries they rule.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Prepare the nations for war against her, the kings of the Medes, with their governors and deputies, and every land under their dominion.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Prepare against her the nations, With the kings of the Medes, Its governors and all its rulers, All the land of his dominion.
Context of Jeremiah 51:28
26No one shall retrieve from you a cornerstone or a foundation stone, because you will become desolate forever,” declares the LORD. 27“Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms against her— Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a captain against her; bring up horses like swarming locusts. Prepare the nations for battle against her— the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their officials, and all the lands they rule. 29The earth quakes and writhes because the LORD’s intentions against Babylon stand: to make the land of Babylon a desolation, without inhabitant. 30The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting; they sit in their strongholds. Their strength is exhausted; they have become like women. Babylon’s homes have been set ablaze, the bars of her gates are broken.
Read all of Jeremiah 51Jeremiah 51:28 word by word
קַדְּשׁ֨וּ עָלֶ֤יהָ גוֹיִם֙ אֶת־מַלְכֵ֣י מָדַ֔י אֶת־פַּחוֹתֶ֖יהָ וְאֶת־כָּל־סְגָנֶ֑יהָ וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־אֶ֥רֶץ מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
- Prepareקָדַשׁqâdash · to consecrate: prepareH6942
- the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
- for battle against herעַל‛al · uponH5921
- the kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of the Medesמָדַיmâday · MedeH4074
- their governorsפֶּחָהpechâh · governorH6346
- and allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- their officialsסָגָןsâgân · rulerH5461
- the landsאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- they ruleמֶמְשָׁלָהmemshâlâh · dominionH4475
Cross-references for Jeremiah 51:28
- Jeremiah 51:11Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of the LORD— vengeance for His temple.
- Jeremiah 25:25all the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media;
- Genesis 10:2The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
- 1 Chronicles 1:5The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
- Esther 1:3In the third year of his reign, Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants. The military leaders of Persia and Media were there, along with the nobles and princes of the provinces.
- Esther 10:2And all of Mordecai’s powerful and magnificent accomplishments, together with the full account of the greatness to which the king had raised him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia?
- Isaiah 13:17Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold.
- Isaiah 21:2A dire vision is declared to me: “The traitor still betrays, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media! I will put an end to all her groaning.”
- Daniel 5:28PERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”
- Daniel 6:8Therefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”
- Daniel 8:3Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a ram with two horns standing beside the canal. The horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one grew up later.
- Daniel 9:1In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes, a Mede by descent, who was made ruler over the kingdom of the Chaldeans—
Commentaries on Jeremiah 51:28
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28His dominion - This belonged not to the subordinate rulers, but to the chief, e. g., to Cyrus.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-28Ararat was a mountainous region north of Babylon. Ashkenaz was Noah’s great-grandson through Japheth and Gomer (Genesis 10:2–3). His descendants likely lived in Ararat, as did the people of Minni, who are otherwise unknown.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. kings of ... Medes--(Jr 51:11). The satraps and tributary kings under Darius, or Cyaxares. his dominion--the king of Media's dominion.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 51
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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