New American Standard Bible 2020
Jeremiah 50:15
15Raise your battle cry against her on every side! She has 1given 2herself up, her towers have fallen, Her 3walls have been torn down. For this is the 4vengeance of the Lord: Take vengeance on her; 5As she has done to others, so do to her.
Jeremiah 50:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Shout against her round about: she hath given her hand: her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it is the vengeance of the Lord: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.
- New International Version (NIV)Shout against her on every side! She surrenders, her towers fall, her walls are torn down. Since this is the vengeance of the Lord, take vengeance on her; do to her as she has done to others.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Raise a shout against her all around; she has surrendered; her bulwarks have fallen; her walls are thrown down. For this is the vengeance of the Lord: take vengeance on her; do to her as she has done.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Shout against her all around; She has given her hand, Her foundations have fallen, Her walls are thrown down; For it is the vengeance of the Lord. Take vengeance on her. As she has done, so do to her.
Context of Jeremiah 50:15
13Because of the wrath of the Lord she will not be inhabited, But she will be completely desolate; Everyone who passes by Babylon will be horrified And will hiss because of all her wounds. 14Draw up your battle lines against Babylon on every side, All of you who bend the bow; Shoot at her, do not spare your arrows, For she has sinned against the Lord. Raise your battle cry against her on every side! She has given herself up, her towers have fallen, Her walls have been torn down. For this is the vengeance of the Lord: Take vengeance on her; As she has done to others, so do to her. 16Eliminate the sower from Babylon And the one who wields the sickle at the time of harvest; From the sword of the oppressor Each of them will turn back to his own people And each of them will flee to his own land. 17“Israel is a scattered flock, the lions have driven them away. The first one who devoured him was the king of Assyria, and this last one who has gnawed his bones is Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
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הָרִ֨יעוּ עָלֶ֤יהָ סָבִיב֙ נָתְנָ֣ה יָדָ֔הּ נָֽפְלוּ֙ אָשְׁיוֹתֶ֔יהָ נֶהֶרְס֖וּ חֽוֹמוֹתֶ֑יהָ כִּי֩ נִקְמַ֨ת יְהוָ֥ה הִיא֙ הִנָּ֣קְמוּ בָ֔הּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשְׂתָ֖ה עֲשׂוּ־לָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
- Raiseרוּעַrûa‛ · to shoutH7321
- againstעַל‛al · uponH5921
- her on everyסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
- givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- herselfיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- upנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- have fallenנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
- wallsחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
- have been tornהָרַסhâras · to overthrowH2040
- For thisהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
- vengeanceנְקָמָהneqâmâh · vengeanceH5360
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- Takeנָקַםnâqam · to avengeH5358
- As she has doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
Cross-references for Jeremiah 50:15
- Jeremiah 51:14The Lord of armies has sworn by Himself: “I will certainly fill you with a population like locusts, And they will cry out with shouts of victory over you.”
- Joshua 6:5It shall be that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city will fall down flat, and the people shall go up, everyone straight ahead.”
- Ezekiel 21:22Into his right hand came the divination, ‘Jerusalem,’ to set up battering rams, to open the mouth for slaughter, to raise the voice with a battle cry, to set up battering rams against the gates, to pile up assault ramps, to build a siege wall.
- 1 Chronicles 29:24And all the officials, the mighty men, and also all the sons of King David pledged allegiance to King Solomon.
- 2 Chronicles 30:8Now do not stiffen your neck like your fathers, but yield to the Lord and enter His sanctuary which He has consecrated forever, and serve the Lord your God, that His burning anger may turn away from you.
- Lamentations 5:6We have submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.
- Ezekiel 17:18Now he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and behold, he pledged his allegiance, yet did all these things; he shall not escape.’”
- Jeremiah 51:25“Behold, I am against you, mountain of destruction That destroys the whole earth,” declares the Lord, “And I will stretch out My hand against you, And roll you down from the rocky cliffs, And I will make you a burnt out mountain.
- Jeremiah 50:14Draw up your battle lines against Babylon on every side, All of you who bend the bow; Shoot at her, do not spare your arrows, For she has sinned against the Lord.
- Jeremiah 46:10For that day belongs to the Lord God of armies, A day of vengeance, so as to avenge Himself on His foes; And the sword will devour and be satisfied, And drink its fill of their blood; For there will be a slaughter for the Lord God of armies, In the land of the north at the river Euphrates.
- Jeremiah 51:6Flee from the midst of Babylon, And each of you save his life! Do not perish in her punishment, For this is the Lord’s time of vengeance; He is going to repay to her what she deserves.
- Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is Mine, and retribution; In due time their foot will slip. For the day of their disaster is near, And the impending things are hurrying to them.’
- Psalms 94:1Lord, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth!
- Psalms 149:7To execute vengeance on the nations, And punishment on the peoples,
- Isaiah 59:17He put on righteousness like a breastplate, And a helmet of salvation on His head; And He put on garments of vengeance for clothing And wrapped Himself with zeal as a cloak.
- Isaiah 61:2To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn,
Commentaries on Jeremiah 50:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Shout against her round about - Encompass her with lines and with troops; let none go in with relief, none come out to escape from her ruin.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Shout - i. e., spoken of the war-cry. So in Isaiah 42:13, where God is compared to a warrior, it is said He shall shout (the King James Version cry), i. e., raise the war-cry. Site hath given her hand - The sign of submission (compare 1 Chronicles 29:24 margin). Foundations - Or, buttresses. The Septuagint: “battlements.”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. 15The Lord's judgment was fulfilled when Babylon surrendered and its walls fell. The Lord's vengeance delivered justice by doing to Babylon what it had done to others (compare Deuteronomy 19:21; Luke 6:38).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Shout--Inspirit one another to the onset with the battle cry. given ... hand--an idiom for, "submitted to" the conquerors (1Ch 29:24, Margin; La 5:6). as she hath done, do unto her--just retribution in kind. She had destroyed many, so must she be destroyed (Psa 137:8). So as to spiritual Babylon (Re 18:6). This is right because "it is the vengeance of the Lord"; but this will not justify private revenge in kind (Mt 5:44; Ro 12:19-21); even the Old…Read the comment
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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
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