Jeremiah 50:37

Jeremiah 50:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed.
• New International Version (NIV)A sword against her horses and chariots and all the foreigners in her ranks! They will become weaklings. A sword against her treasures! They will be plundered.
• English Standard Version (ESV)A sword against her horses and against her chariots, and against all the foreign troops in her midst, that they may become women! A sword against all her treasures, that they may be plundered!
• New King James Version (NKJV)A sword is against their horses, Against their chariots, And against all the mixed peoples who are in her midst; And they will become like women. A sword is against her treasures, and they will be robbed.

Context of Jeremiah 50:37

35“A sword will kill the Babylonians and everyone who lives in Babylon,” declares the Lord. “A sword will kill their officials and their wise men. 36A sword will kill the false prophets. They will become fools. A sword will kill their soldiers and defeat them. A sword will kill their horses, their chariots, and all the foreigners within their ranks. They will become women. A sword will destroy their treasures, and they will be looted. 38A drought will diminish their water supply, and it will dry up. Babylon is a land of idols, statues that will go crazy with fear. 39That is why desert animals will live with hyenas. Desert owls will also live there. It will no longer be inhabited or lived in for generations.

Jeremiah 50:37 word by word

חֶ֜רֶב אֶל־סוּסָ֣יו וְאֶל־רִכְבּ֗וֹ וְאֶל־כָּל־הָעֶ֛רֶב אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּתוֹכָ֖הּ וְהָי֣וּ לְנָשִׁ֑ים חֶ֥רֶב אֶל־אוֹצְרֹתֶ֖יהָ וּבֻזָּֽזוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• A swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• upon their horsesסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
• and upon their chariotsרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariotH7393
• and upon all the mingled peopleעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
• in the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• of her; and they shall become as womenאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• upon her treasuresאוֹצָר'ôtsâr · treasureH214
• and they shall be robbedבָּזַזbâzaz · to plunderH962

Cross-references for Jeremiah 50:37

• Jeremiah 51:21I will use you to crush horses and their riders. I will use you to crush chariots and their drivers.
• Psalms 20:7Some ⌞rely⌟ on chariots and others on horses, but we will boast in the name of the Lord our God.
• Psalms 46:9He puts an end to wars all over the earth. He breaks an archer’s bow. He cuts spears in two. He burns chariots.
• Psalms 76:6At your stern warning, O God of Jacob, chariot riders and horses were put to sleep.
• Ezekiel 39:20At my table you will be filled with horses and riders, warriors, and soldiers of every kind, declares the Almighty Lord.’
• Nahum 2:2The Lord will restore Jacob’s glory like Israel’s glory, although enemies have looted it and have destroyed its vines.
• Haggai 2:22I will overthrow the thrones of kingdoms and destroy the power of nations. I will overthrow chariots and their riders, and the horses will fall along with their riders. They will kill one another with swords.
• Jeremiah 25:20and all the foreign people living among them; all the kings of the land of Uz; all the kings of Philistia, those from the cities of Ashkelon, Gaza, and Ekron, and the people left in Ashdod;
• Ezekiel 30:5Sudan, Put, Lud, all the Arabs, the Libyans, and people from the promised land will die in battle.
• Jeremiah 48:41The cities will be taken, and the fortified places will be captured. On that day Moab’s soldiers will be like women in childbirth.
• Jeremiah 51:30The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting. They stay in their fortified cities. Their strength has failed. They have become women. Their buildings are set on fire. The bars across their gates are broken.
• Isaiah 19:16At that time Egyptians will act like women. They will tremble and be terrified because the Lord of Armies will shake his fist at them.
• Nahum 3:13Look at your soldiers; they’re women! The gates of your country are wide open to your enemies. Fire has destroyed the bars of your gates.
• Jeremiah 50:26Attack them from a distance, open their storehouses, pile up their corpses like piles of grain, claim them for me by destroying them, and don’t leave anyone behind.
• Isaiah 45:3I will give you treasures from dark places and hidden stockpiles. Then you will know that I, the Lord God of Israel, have called you by name.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 50:37

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 37The mingled people - i. e., the foreigners serving as mercenaries in her army.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 33-46Verses 33-46 It is Israel's comfort in distress, that, though they are weak, their Redeemer is strong. This may be applied to believers, who complain of the dominion of sin and corruption, and of their own weakness and manifold infirmities. Their Redeemer is able to keep what they commit to him; and sin shall not have dominion over them. He will give them that rest which remains for the people of God. Also here is Babylon's sin, and their punishment. The…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 35-38Babylon would face the same violence it had inflicted on others. The same accusations were made against Babylon as against Israel, Judah, Egypt, and their neighbors. They all worshiped idols instead of the one true God. The sword of destruction refers to the Persian army.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 35-3735-37. The repetition of "A sword" in the beginning of each verse, by the figure anaphora, heightens the effect; the reiterated judgment is universal; the same sad stroke of the sword is upon each and all connected with guilty Babylon. wise men--(Is 47:13). Babylon boasted that it was the peculiar seat of wisdom and wise men, especially in astronomy and astrology.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 50:37

• Women

In the dictionaries

• Desolation
• Armor; Arms
• Isaiah
• Jeremiah (2)
• Mingled People; (mixed Multitude)

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