Jeremiah 50:29

Jeremiah 50:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the Lord, against the Holy One of Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)“Summon archers against Babylon, all those who draw the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her for her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Summon archers against Babylon, all those who bend the bow. Encamp around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her according to all that she has done. For she has proudly defied the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Call together the archers against Babylon. All you who bend the bow, encamp against it all around; Let none of them escape. Repay her according to her work; According to all she has done, do to her; For she has been proud against the Lord, Against the Holy One of Israel.

Context of Jeremiah 50:29

27Kill all their young bulls. Let them go to be slaughtered. How horrible it will be for them when their time has come, the time for them to be punished. 28Listen! Fugitives and refugees from Babylon are coming to Zion to tell about the vengeance of the Lord our God, the vengeance for his temple. “Call together the archers, the soldiers with bows, against Babylon. Set up blockades around it. Don’t let anyone escape. Pay the people of Babylon back for what they have done. Do to them what they did to others. They have disobeyed the Lord, the Holy One of Israel. 30That is why their young men will die in the streets, and all their soldiers will be silenced that day,” declares the Lord. 31“I’m against you, you arrogant city,” declares the Almighty Lord of Armies. “Your day has come, the time when I will punish you.

Jeremiah 50:29 word by word

הַשְׁמִ֣יעוּ אֶל־בָּבֶ֣ל׀ רַ֠בִּים כָּל־דֹּ֨רְכֵי קֶ֜שֶׁת חֲנ֧וּ עָלֶ֣יהָ סָבִ֗יב אַל־יְהִי־לָהּ֙ פְּלֵטָ֔ה שַׁלְּמוּ־לָ֣הּ כְּפָעֳלָ֔הּ כְּכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשְׂתָ֖ה עֲשׂוּ־לָ֑הּ כִּ֧י אֶל־יְהוָ֛ה זָ֖דָה אֶל־קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Call togetherשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: proclaimH8085
• the archersרַבrab · archerH7228
• against Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• all ye that bendדָּרַךְdârak · to treadH1869
• the bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
• campחָנָהchânâh · to campH2583
• against it round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• let none thereof escapeפְּלֵיטָהpelêyţâh pelêţâh · survivorH6413
• recompenseשָׁלֵםshâlam · to completeH7999
• her according to her workפֹּ֫עַלpô‛al · workH6467
• according to all that she hath doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• unto her: for she hath been proudזִידzûd zîyd · to boilH2102
• against the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• against the Holy Oneקָדוֹשׁqâdôsh qâdôsh · holyH6918
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Jeremiah 50:29

• Jeremiah 50:9I 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.
• Jeremiah 50:15Shout a war cry against them on every side. They’ll surrender. Their towers will fall and their walls will be torn down. Since this is the Lord’s vengeance, take revenge against them. Do to them what they did to others.
• Jeremiah 51:56A destroyer will attack Babylon, its soldiers will be captured, and their bows and arrows will be broken. “I, the Lord, am a God who punishes evil. I will certainly punish them.
• Psalms 137:8You destructive people of Babylon, blessed is the one who pays you back with the same treatment you gave us.
• Revelation 16:6You have given them blood to drink because they have poured out the blood of God’s people and prophets. This is what they deserve.”
• Revelation 18:6Do to her what she has done. Give her twice as much as she gave. Serve her a drink in her own cup twice as large as the drink she served others.
• Jeremiah 50:24I will set traps for you, Babylon. You will be caught, but you won’t know it. You will be found and captured because you have opposed the Lord.
• Exodus 10:3So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “This is what the Lord God of the Hebrews says: How long will you refuse to humble yourself in my presence? Let my people go to worship me.
• Isaiah 14:13You thought, “I’ll go up to heaven and set up my throne above God’s stars. I’ll sit on the mountain far away in the north where the gods assemble.
• Isaiah 37:23Whom are you defying and slandering? Against whom are you shouting? Who are you looking at so arrogantly? It is the Holy One of Israel!
• Isaiah 47:10You feel safe in your wickedness and say, “No one can see me.” Your wisdom and knowledge have led you astray, so you say to yourself, “I’m the only one, and there’s no one else.”
• Daniel 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, will praise, honor, and give glory to the King of Heaven. Everything he does is true, his ways are right, and he can humiliate those who act arrogantly.
• Daniel 5:23But you made yourself greater than the Lord of heaven. You had the utensils from his temple brought to you. You, your nobles, wives, and concubines drank wine from them. You praised your gods made of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, or stone. These gods can’t see, hear, or know anything. You didn’t honor God, who has power over your life and everything you do.
• Daniel 11:36“The king will do as he pleases. He will highly honor himself above every god. He will say amazing things against the God of gods. He will succeed until God’s anger is over, because what has been decided must be done.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:4He opposes every so-called god or anything that is worshiped and places himself above them, sitting in God’s temple and claiming to be God.
• Revelation 13:5The beast was allowed to speak arrogant and insulting things. It was given authority to act for 42 months.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 50:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Call together the archers - The preceding verses are the prediction: here, God calls the Medes and Persians to fulfill it.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Or, “Summon the archers to Babylon, even all who bend the bow: encamp against her etc.” In this portion of the prophecy the capture of Babylon is regarded as the punishment due to her for burning the temple Jeremiah 50:28.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-32Verses 21-32 The forces are mustered and empowered to destroy Babylon. Let them do what God demands, and they shall bring to pass what he threatens. The pride of men's hearts sets God against them, and ripens them apace for ruin. Babylon's pride must be her ruin; she has been proud against the Holy One of Israel; who can keep those up whom God will throw down?Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-30Skilled archers would kill the Babylonian soldiers, just as those soldiers had killed others in battle. This was the Lord’s way of judging the ruthless empire builders who had defied the one true God by worshiping other gods (Jeremiah 50:38).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. archers--literally, "very many and powerful"; hence the Hebrew word is used of archers (Job 16:13) from the multitude and force of their arrows. according to all that she hath done--(See on Jr 50:15). proud against the Lord--not merely cruel towards men (Is 47:10).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 50:29

• Infidelity

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• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Holy One
• Archer
• Desolation
• Archery
• Isaiah

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