New American Standard Bible 2020
Jeremiah 50:42
42They 1seize their bow and javelin; They are 2cruel and have no mercy. Their 3voice roars like the sea; And they ride on 4horses, 5Drawn up like a man for the battle Against you, daughter of Babylon.
Jeremiah 50:42 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.
- New International Version (NIV)They are armed with bows and spears; they are cruel and without mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride on their horses; they come like men in battle formation to attack you, Daughter Babylon.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They lay hold of bow and spear; they are cruel and have no mercy. The sound of them is like the roaring of the sea; they ride on horses, arrayed as a man for battle against you, O daughter of Babylon!
- New King James Version (NKJV)They shall hold the bow and the lance; They are cruel and shall not show mercy. Their voice shall roar like the sea; They shall ride on horses, Set in array, like a man for the battle, Against you, O daughter of Babylon.
Context of Jeremiah 50:42
40As when God overthrew Sodom And Gomorrah with its neighbors,” declares the Lord, “No one will live there, Nor will anyone of mankind reside in it. 41“Behold, a people is coming from the north, And a great nation and many kings Will be roused from the remote parts of the earth. They seize their bow and javelin; They are cruel and have no mercy. Their voice roars like the sea; And they ride on horses, Drawn up like a man for the battle Against you, daughter of Babylon. 43The king of Babylon has heard the report about them, And his hands hang limp; Distress has gripped him, Agony like a woman in childbirth. 44“Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thicket of the Jordan to a perennially watered pasture; for in an instant I will chase them away from it, and I will appoint over it whoever is chosen. For who is like Me, and who will summon Me into court? And who then is the shepherd who can stand against Me?”
Read all of Jeremiah 50Jeremiah 50:42 word by word
קֶ֣שֶׁת וְכִידֹ֞ן יַחֲזִ֗יקוּ אַכְזָרִ֥י הֵ֙מָּה֙ וְלֹ֣א יְרַחֵ֔מוּ קוֹלָם֙ כַּיָּ֣ם יֶהֱמֶ֔ה וְעַל־סוּסִ֖ים יִרְכָּ֑בוּ עָר֗וּךְ כְּאִישׁ֙ לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה עָלַ֖יִךְ בַּת־בָּבֶֽל׃Read the interlinear
- seizeחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: holdH2388
- bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
- and javelinכִּידוֹןkîydôn · javelinH3591
- cruelאַכְזָרִי'akzârîy · cruelH394
- and haveרָחַםrâcham · to have compassionH7355
- noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
- roarsהָמָהhâmâh · to roarH1993
- like the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
- And they rideרָכַבrâkab · to rideH7392
- horsesסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
- Drawnעָרַךְ‛ârak · to arrangeH6186
- like a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- for the battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
- Againstעַל‛al · uponH5921
- you, daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
- of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
Cross-references for Jeremiah 50:42
- Jeremiah 6:22This is what the Lord says: “Behold, there is a people coming from the north land, And a great nation will be stirred up from the remote parts of the earth.
- Psalms 74:20Consider the covenant; For the dark places of the land are full of the places of violence.
- Psalms 137:8Daughter of Babylon, you devastated one, Blessed will be one who repays you With the retribution with which you have repaid us.
- Isaiah 13:17Behold, I am going to stir up the Medes against them, Who will not value silver or take pleasure in gold.
- Isaiah 14:6Which used to strike the peoples in fury with unceasing strokes, Which subdued the nations in anger with unrestrained persecution.
- Isaiah 47:6I was angry with My people, I profaned My heritage And handed them over to you. You did not show mercy to them, On the aged you made your yoke very heavy.
- Habakkuk 1:6For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans, That grim and impetuous people Who march throughout the earth, To take possession of dwelling places that are not theirs.
- James 2:13For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.
- Revelation 16:6for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink. They deserve it.”
- Psalms 46:2Therefore we will not fear, though the earth shakes And the mountains slip into the heart of the sea;
- Isaiah 5:30And it will roar against it on that day like the roaring of the sea. If one looks across to the land, behold, there is darkness and distress; Even the light is darkened by its clouds.
- Jeremiah 8:16From Dan there is heard the snorting of his horses; At the sound of the neighing of his stallions The whole land quakes; For they come and devour the land and its fullness, The city and its inhabitants.
- Jeremiah 47:3Because of the noise of the galloping hoofs of his stallions, The roar of his chariots, and the rumbling of his wheels, The fathers have not turned back for their children, Because of the debility of their hands,
- Isaiah 5:28Its arrows are sharp and all its bows are bent; The hoofs of its horses seem like flint, and its chariot wheels like a storm wind.
- Habakkuk 1:8Their horses are faster than leopards, And quicker than wolves in the evening. Their horsemen charge along, Their horsemen come from afar; They fly like an eagle swooping down to devour.
- Revelation 19:14And the armies which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 50:42
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 41-43Verses 41-43 An application to Babylon of the doom against Jerusalem Jeremiah 6:22-24. Jeremiah 50:41 The coasts of the earth - See the Jeremiah 6:22 note.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
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 41-4341-43. (Compare Jr 6:22-24). The very language used to describe the calamities which Babylon inflicted on Zion is that here employed to describe Babylon's own calamity inflicted by the Medes. Retribution in kind. kinds--the allies and satraps of the various provinces of the Medo-Persian empire: Armenia, Hyrcania, Lydia, &c. coasts--the remote parts.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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