Jeremiah 50
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Jeremiah 50:29-35

29“Summon 1many against Babylon, All those who 2bend the bow: Encamp against her on every side, Let there be no escape3. Repay her according to her work; 4According to all that she has done, so do to her; For she has become 5arrogant against the Lord, Against the Holy One of Israel.30Therefore her 6young men will fall in her streets, And all her men of war will 7perish on that day,” declares the Lord.31“Behold, 8I am against you, 9arrogant one,” Declares the Lord 10God of armies, “For your day has come, The time 11when I will punish you.32The 1213arrogant one will stumble and fall With no one to raise him up; And I will 14set fire to his cities, And it will devour all his surroundings.”

33This is what the Lord of armies says: “The sons of Israel are oppressed, And the sons of Judah as well; And 15all who took them captive have held them firmly, They have refused to let them go.34Their 16Redeemer is strong, 17the Lord of armies is His name; He will vigorously 18plead their case So that He may 19bring rest to their land, But turmoil to the inhabitants of Babylon.35A 20sword against the Chaldeans,” declares the Lord, “And against the inhabitants of Babylon And against her 21leaders and her 22wise men!

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Notes

  1. 1. Jeremiah 50:29 Another reading is archers ↩
  2. 2. Jeremiah 50:29 Lit step on (in order to string) ↩
  3. 3. Jeremiah 50:29 Some mss add to her ↩
  4. 4. Jeremiah 50:29 Ps 137:8; Jer 50:15; 51:56; 2 Thess 1:6 ↩
  5. 5. Jeremiah 50:29 Ex 10:3; Jer 49:16; Dan 4:37 ↩
  6. 6. Jeremiah 50:30 Is 13:17, 18; Jer 9:21; 18:21; 49:26; 51:4 ↩
  7. 7. Jeremiah 50:30 Jer 51:57 ↩
  8. 8. Jeremiah 50:31 Jer 21:13; Nah 2:13 ↩
  9. 9. Jeremiah 50:31 Lit arrogance ↩
  10. 10. Jeremiah 50:31 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord ↩
  11. 11. Jeremiah 50:31 Another reading is of your punishment ↩
  12. 12. Jeremiah 50:32 Lit arrogance ↩
  13. 13. Jeremiah 50:32 Is 10:12-15 ↩
  14. 14. Jeremiah 50:32 Jer 21:14; 49:27 ↩
  15. 15. Jeremiah 50:33 Is 14:17; 58:6 ↩
  16. 16. Jeremiah 50:34 Prov 23:11; Is 43:14; Jer 15:21; 31:11; Rev 18:8 ↩
  17. 17. Jeremiah 50:34 Is 47:4; Jer 32:18; 51:19 ↩
  18. 18. Jeremiah 50:34 Jer 51:36; Mic 7:9 ↩
  19. 19. Jeremiah 50:34 Is 14:3-7 ↩
  20. 20. Jeremiah 50:35 Jer 47:6; Hos 11:6 ↩
  21. 21. Jeremiah 50:35 Dan 5:1, 2 ↩
  22. 22. Jeremiah 50:35 Dan 5:7, 8 ↩

Commentaries on Jeremiah 50

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