Jeremiah 51:3

Jeremiah 51:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her host.
• New International Version (NIV)Let not the archer string his bow, nor let him put on his armor. Do not spare her young men; completely destroy her army.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let not the archer bend his bow, and let him not stand up in his armor. Spare not her young men; devote to destruction all her army.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Against her let the archer bend his bow, And lift himself up against her in his armor. Do not spare her young men; Utterly destroy all her army.

Context of Jeremiah 51:3

1This is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will stir up against Babylon and against the people of Leb-kamai the spirit of a destroyer. 2I will send strangers to Babylon to winnow her and empty her land; for they will come against her from every side in her day of disaster. Do not let the archer bend his bow or put on his armor. Do not spare her young men; devote all her army to destruction! 4And they will fall slain in the land of the Chaldeans, and pierced through in her streets. 5For Israel and Judah have not been abandoned by their God, the LORD of Hosts, though their land is full of guilt before the Holy One of Israel.”

Jeremiah 51:3 word by word

אֶֽל־יִדְרֹ֤ךְ הַדֹּרֵךְ֙ קַשְׁתּ֔וֹ וְאֶל־יִתְעַ֖ל בְּסִרְיֹנ֑וֹ וְאַֽל־תַּחְמְלוּ֙ אֶל־בַּ֣חֻרֶ֔יהָ הַחֲרִ֖ימוּ כָּל־צְבָאָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

• ·אֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• Do not let the archerדָּרַךְdârak · to treadH1869
• his bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
• ·עָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• put on his armorסִרְיֹןsiryôn · armorH5630
• put on his armorאַל'al · notH408
• spareחָמַלchâmal · to spareH2550
• her young menבָּחוּרbâchûr bâchûr · youthH970
• devoteחָרַםchâram · to devote/destroyH2763
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• her army to destructionצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635

Cross-references for Jeremiah 51:3

• Jeremiah 50:14Line up in formation around Babylon, all you who draw the bow! Shoot at her! Spare no arrows! For she has sinned against the LORD.
• Jeremiah 46:4Harness the horses; mount the steeds; take your positions with helmets on! Polish your spears; put on armor!
• Jeremiah 9:21For death has climbed in through our windows; it has entered our fortresses to cut off the children from the streets, the young men from the town squares.
• Jeremiah 50:27Kill all her young bulls; let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them, for their day has come— the time of their punishment.
• Deuteronomy 32:25Outside, the sword will take their children, and inside, terror will strike the young man and the young woman, the infant and the gray-haired man.
• Psalms 137:9Blessed is he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.
• Isaiah 13:10For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.
• James 2:13For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
• Jeremiah 50:21Go up against the land of Merathaim, and against the residents of Pekod. Kill them and devote them to destruction. Do all that I have commanded you,” declares the LORD.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 51:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3The man who bends the bow, and the heavy-armed soldier who vaunts himself in his coat of mail (Jeremiah 46:4 note), represent the Babylonians who defend the city.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4God acted as a commander and instructed the destroyer to eliminate the Babylonians. devote...to destruction: See Leviticus 27:28–29; 1 Samuel 15:3.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Against him that bendeth--namely, the bow; that is, the Babylonian archer. let the archer bend--that is, the Persian archer (Jr 50:4). The Chaldean version and Jerome, by changing the vowel points, read, "Let not him (the Babylonian) who bendeth his bow bend it." But the close of the verse is addressed to the Median invaders; therefore it is more likely that the first part of the verse is addressed to them, as in English Version, not to the…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 51:3

• Archery
• Arrow
• Brigandine

In the dictionaries

• Brigandine
• Device
• Empty
• Hold
• Mount
• Ezekiel
• Isaiah
• Jeremiah (2)
• armor, armory

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