Jeremiah 50:11

Jeremiah 50:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;
• New International Version (NIV)“Because you rejoice and are glad, you who pillage my inheritance, because you frolic like a heifer threshing grain and neigh like stallions,
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Though you rejoice, though you exult, O plunderers of my heritage, though you frolic like a heifer in the pasture, and neigh like stallions,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Because you were glad, because you rejoiced, You destroyers of My heritage, Because you have grown fat like a heifer threshing grain, And you bellow like bulls,

Context of Jeremiah 50:11

9I am going to stir up an alliance of strong nations from the north and bring it against Babylon. Those nations will take up positions against Babylon. Babylon will be captured from the north. Its enemy’s arrows will be like skilled soldiers who don’t come back empty-handed. 10The Babylonians will become the prize. All who loot them will get everything they want,” declares the Lord. “You are happy and excited. You have looted the people who belong to me. You dance around like calves on the grass and neigh like stallions. 12But your mother will be greatly ashamed. The woman who gave birth to you will be disgraced. Babylon, you will be the least important nation. You will become a parched desert. 13No one will live in Babylon because of the Lord’s anger. It will be completely abandoned. Everyone who passes by Babylon will be horrified and hiss at all its wounds.

Jeremiah 50:11 word by word

כִּ֤י תִשְׂמְחוּ֙ כִּ֣י תַֽעֲלְז֔וּ שֹׁסֵ֖י נַחֲלָתִ֑י כִּ֤י תָפ֙וּשׁוּ֙ כְּעֶגְלָ֣ה דָשָׁ֔ה וְתִצְהֲל֖וּ כָּאֲבִּרִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Because ye were gladשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
• because ye rejoicedעָלַז‛âlaz · to exultH5937
• O ye destroyersשָׁסָהshâsâh shâώâh · to plunderH8154
• of mine heritageנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
• because ye are grown fatפּוּשׁpûsh · to leapH6335
• as the heiferעֶגְלָה‛eglâh · heiferH5697
• at grassדּוּשׁdûsh dôsh dîysh · to treadH1758
• at grassדֶּ֫שֶׁאdeshe' · grassH1877
• and bellowצָהַלtsâhal · to cry outH6670
• as bullsאַבִּיר'abbîyr · mighty: stallionH47

Cross-references for Jeremiah 50:11

• Proverbs 17:5Whoever makes fun of a poor person insults his maker. Whoever is happy ⌞to see someone’s⌟ distress will not escape punishment.
• Lamentations 1:21“All my enemies have heard that I am groaning. No one offers me comfort. All my enemies have heard about my disaster. They are happy that you did it. You have allowed the day to come, the one that you had announced. Let my enemies be like me now.
• Lamentations 2:15Everyone who walks along the road shakes a fist at you. They hiss and shake their heads at Jerusalem’s people: ‘Is this the city they used to call absolutely beautiful, the joy of the whole world?’
• Lamentations 4:21“Rejoice and be glad, people of Edom, inhabitants of the country of Uz. The cup ⌞of the Lord’s fury⌟ will be passed to you next. You’ll get drunk and take off all your clothes.
• Ezekiel 25:3Tell the Ammonites, ‘Listen to the Almighty Lord’s word. This is what the Almighty Lord says: You were glad when my holy place was dishonored, when the land of Israel was ruined, and when the nation of Judah went into exile.
• Ezekiel 26:2“Son of man, Tyre said this about Jerusalem: ‘The city that was the gateway for the nations is destroyed, and its doors are swung open to me. I’ll get rich now that it’s ruined.’
• Obadiah 1:12Don’t gloat over your relative’s misfortune or be happy when the people of Judah are destroyed. Don’t brag so much when they’re in distress.
• Jeremiah 50:17“The people of Israel are like scattered sheep that lions have chased. The first to devour them was the king of Assyria. The last to gnaw at their bones was King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.
• Jeremiah 51:34King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has devoured us. He has thrown us into confusion. He has turned us into empty jars. He has swallowed us like a monster. He has filled his belly with our delicacies. Then he spit us out.
• Psalms 74:2Remember your congregation. Long ago you made it your own. You bought this tribe to be your possession. This tribe is Mount Zion, where you have made your home.
• Psalms 79:1O God, the nations have invaded the land that belongs to you. They have dishonored your holy temple. They have left Jerusalem in ruins.
• Psalms 83:1O God, do not remain silent. Do not turn a deaf ear to me. Do not keep quiet, O God.
• Isaiah 10:6I send them against a godless nation. In my fury I order them against the people to take their belongings, loot them, and trample on them like mud in the streets.
• Isaiah 47:6I was angry with my people. I dishonored those who belong to me. I put them under your control. You showed them no mercy. You placed a heavy burden on old people.
• Zechariah 2:8This is what the Lord of Armies says: Afterwards, the Glory sent me to the nations who looted you. Whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye.
• Zechariah 14:1A day is going to come for the Lord when the loot you have taken will be divided among you.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 50:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11As the heifer at grass - Ye were wanton in the desolations ye brought upon Judea.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-20Verses 8-20 The desolation that shall be brought upon Babylon is set forth in a variety of expressions. The cause of this destruction is the wrath of the Lord. Babylon shall be wholly desolated; for she hath sinned against the Lord. Sin makes men a mark for the arrows of God's judgments. The mercy promised to the Israel of God, shall not only accompany, but arise from the destruction of Babylon. These sheep shall be gathered from the deserts, and put…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11rejoice...frolic: The Babylonians were happy and carefree because they had taken from the Lord's people in Jerusalem. They did not care about the well-being of those they conquered.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. (Is 47:6). grown fat--and so, skip wantonly. at grass--fat and frisky. But there is a disagreement of gender in Hebrew reading thus. The Keri is better: "a heifer threshing"; the strongest were used for threshing, and as the law did not allow their mouth to be muzzled in threshing (De 25:4), they waxed wanton with eating. bellow as bulls--rather, "neigh as steeds," literally, "strong ones," a poetical expression for steeds (see on Jr 8:16) [Maurer].Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Desolation
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• Grass
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• Isaiah
• Jeremiah (2)

Commentaries on Jeremiah 50

• 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