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: I am about to rouse the spirit of a destroyer against Babylon and against the population of Leb-qamai. 2I will send strangers to Babylon who will scatter her and strip her land bare, for they will come against her from every side in the day of disaster. Don’t let the archer string his bow; don’t let him put on his armor. Don’t spare her young men; completely destroy her entire army! 4Those who were slain will fall in the land of the Chaldeans, those who were pierced through, in her streets. 5For Israel and Judah are not left widowed by their God, the Lord of Armies, though their land is full of guilt against 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Againstאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• bendethדָּרַךְdârak · to treadH1869
• his bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
• lifteth himself upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• in his brigandineסִרְיֹןsiryôn · armorH5630
• and spareחָמַלchâmal · to spareH2550
• ye not her young menבָּחוּרbâchûr bâchûr · youthH970
• destroy ye utterlyחָרַםchâram · to devote/destroyH2763
• all her hostצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635

Cross-references for Jeremiah 51:3

• Jeremiah 50:14Line up in battle formation around Babylon, all you archers! Shoot at her! Do not spare an arrow, for she has sinned against the Lord.
• Jeremiah 46:4Harness the horses; mount the steeds; take your positions with helmets on! Polish the lances; put on armor!
• Jeremiah 9:21for Death has climbed through our windows; it has entered our fortresses, cutting off children from the streets, young men from the squares.
• Jeremiah 50:27Put all her young bulls to the sword; let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them because their day has come, the time of their punishment.
• Deuteronomy 32:25Outside, the sword will take their children, and inside, there will be terror; the young man and the young woman will be killed, the infant and the gray-haired man.
• Psalms 137:9Happy is he who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rocks.
• Isaiah 13:10Indeed, the stars of the sky and its constellations will not give their light. The sun will be dark when it rises, and the moon will not shine.
• James 2:13For judgment is without mercy to the one who has not shown mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
• Jeremiah 50:21Attack the land of Merathaim, and those living in Pekod. Put them to the sword; completely destroy them — this is the Lord’s declaration — do everything I have commanded you.

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