Jeremiah 51:23

Jeremiah 51:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers.
• New International Version (NIV)with you I shatter shepherd and flock, with you I shatter farmer and oxen, with you I shatter governors and officials.
• English Standard Version (ESV)with you I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; with you I break in pieces the farmer and his team; with you I break in pieces governors and commanders.
• New King James Version (NKJV)With you also I will break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; With you I will break in pieces the farmer and his yoke of oxen; And with you I will break in pieces governors and rulers.

Context of Jeremiah 51:23

21I have used you to destroy whole armies, with their horses, chariots and riders. 22I have used you to destroy men and women, old men, young men, boys and girls. I have used you to destroy shepherds and their sheep, as well as farmers and their oxen. I have used you to destroy rulers and their officers. 24But now I will punish Babylon and all the people who live in Babylonia. I will pay them back for all the evil things that they did in Jerusalem. And you will see me do that.’ That is what the Lord says. 25The Lord says, ‘Listen to me, Babylon! I am your enemy! You are like a strong mountain that destroys the whole earth. I will punish you with all my strength. I will push you down from your high place. I will make you a heap of ashes.

Jeremiah 51:23 word by word

וְנִפַּצְתִּ֤י בְךָ֙ רֹעֶ֣ה וְעֶדְר֔וֹ וְנִפַּצְתִּ֥י בְךָ֖ אִכָּ֣ר וְצִמְדּ֑וֹ וְנִפַּצְתִּ֣י בְךָ֔ פַּח֖וֹת וּסְגָנִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I will also break in piecesנָפַץnâphats · to shatterH5310
• with thee the shepherdרָעָהrâ‛âh · to pastureH7462
• and his flockעֵ֫דֶר‛êder · flockH5739
• the husbandmanאִכָּר'ikkâr · farmerH406
• and his yoke of oxenצֶ֫מֶדtsemed · pairH6776
• captainsפֶּחָהpechâh · governorH6346
• and rulersסָגָןsâgân · rulerH5461

Commentaries on Jeremiah 51:23

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Captains … rulers - Jeremiah 51:28. Pashas and Sagans. The prophet dwells at length upon Babylon‘s destructiveness.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-641. in the midst of them that rise ... against me--literally, "in the heart" of them. Compare Psa 46:2, "the midst of the sea," Margin; Eze 27:4, "the heart of the seas"; Margin; Mt 12:40. In the center of the Chaldeans. "Against Me," because they persecute My people. The cabalistic mode of interpreting Hebrew words (by taking the letters in the inverse order of the alphabet, the last letter representing the first, and so on, Jr 25:26) would give the very…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 51:23

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In the dictionaries

• Device
• Empty
• Governor
• Hold
• Mount
• Break
• Captain
• Ezekiel
• Husbandman; Husbandry
• Isaiah

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