Jeremiah 51:28

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

26Nobody will be able to use any of your stones as a foundation for a new building. You will remain as empty as a desert for ever.’ That is what the Lord says. 27‘Call the nations to come and fight a battle against Babylonia. Wave a flag and make a noise with trumpets, so that these kingdoms prepare their armies to attack: Ararat, Minni and Ashkenaz. Choose a captain to lead them into battle. Send an army of soldiers on horses to attack, like a large crowd of locusts. Tell the nations to prepare their armies for war against Babylonia. Tell the kings of Media to get ready, as well as their leaders and officers. The armies of the countries that they rule must also be ready to fight. 29The whole earth will shake with pain as the Lord punishes Babylonia. He will certainly do what he has decided to do. He will make the land of Babylonia as empty as a desert. Nobody will live there. 30The brave soldiers of Babylonia are no longer fighting! They remain inside their strong buildings. Their strength has gone! They are as weak as women. In their cities, enemy soldiers are burning their houses. They have broken down the city gates.

Jeremiah 51:28 word by word

קַדְּשׁ֨וּ עָלֶ֤יהָ גוֹיִם֙ אֶת־מַלְכֵ֣י מָדַ֔י אֶת־פַּחוֹתֶ֖יהָ וְאֶת־כָּל־סְגָנֶ֑יהָ וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־אֶ֥רֶץ מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Prepareקָדַשׁqâdash · to consecrate: prepareH6942
• against her the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• with the kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of the Medesמָדַיmâday · MedeH4074
• the captainsפֶּחָהpechâh · governorH6346
• thereof, and all the rulersסָגָןsâgân · rulerH5461
• thereof, and all the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of his dominionמֶמְשָׁלָהmemshâlâh · dominionH4475

Cross-references for Jeremiah 51:28

• Jeremiah 51:11‘Make your arrows sharp! Prepare your weapons! The Lord has caused Media's kings to prepare for war. He will use them to destroy Babylon. The Lord will punish the people of Babylonia because they destroyed his temple.
• Jeremiah 25:25all the kings of Zimri, Elam and Media;
• Genesis 10:2These are the sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras.
• 1 Chronicles 1:5Japheth's sons were: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras.
• Esther 1:3During the third year that he ruled, he gave a big feast for his leaders and officers. The soldiers from the army of Persia and Media came to the feast. The rulers and leaders of the regions in the kingdom also came.
• Esther 10:2Everything that King Xerxes did was written down in ‘The history book of the kings of Media and Persia’. The book tells about all the great things that King Xerxes did with his power and authority. It also tells how the king gave more authority to Mordecai, who became very great.
• Isaiah 13:17Look! I will cause the Medes to come and attack Babylon. Their army has no interest in silver or gold, so nobody can pay them to stop.
• Isaiah 21:2The Lord showed me a vision of terrible things. ‘People are deceiving one another! People are destroying one another! Elam, go to attack Babylon! People from Media, attack all round the city! I will stop all the tears that Babylon's armies have caused.’
• Daniel 5:28Peres means “separate”. It shows that God has cut your kingdom into two separate parts. He has given it to the people from Media and Persia.’
• Daniel 6:8You should write down this law and then you should write your name on it, as king. Then it will be a law of the Medes and the Persians which nobody can change.’
• Daniel 8:3I looked up and I saw a male sheep that had two long horns. It was standing beside the river. One of its horns was longer than the other one. The longer horn came up later than the shorter horn.
• Daniel 9:1This is what happened in the first year that Darius ruled Babylonia. He was the son of Xerxes, a descendant of the Medes. He became the king of Babylonia.

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

Topics related to Jeremiah 51:28

• Persia

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• Medes
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• Empty
• Governor
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• Media
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• Ezekiel
• 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