Jeremiah 51:3

Jeremiah 51:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her host.
• New International Version (NIV)Let not the archer string his bow, nor let him put on his armor. Do not spare her young men; completely destroy her army.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let not the archer bend his bow, and let him not stand up in his armor. Spare not her young men; devote to destruction all her army.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Against her let the archer bend his bow, And lift himself up against her in his armor. Do not spare her young men; Utterly destroy all her army.

Context of Jeremiah 51:3

1This is what the Lord says: “Behold, I am going to stir up The spirit of a destroyer against Babylon And against the inhabitants of Leb-kamai. 2I will send foreigners to Babylon so that they may winnow her And devastate her land; For they will be opposed to her on every side On the day of her disaster. Let not him who bends his bow bend it, Nor let him rise up in his coat of armor. Do not spare her young men; Devote all her army to destruction. 4They will fall down dead in the land of the Chaldeans, And pierced through in their streets.” 5For neither Israel nor Judah has been forsaken By his God, the Lord of armies, Although their land is full of guilt Before the Holy One of Israel.

Jeremiah 51:3 word by word

אֶֽל־יִדְרֹ֤ךְ הַדֹּרֵךְ֙ קַשְׁתּ֔וֹ וְאֶל־יִתְעַ֖ל בְּסִרְיֹנ֑וֹ וְאַֽל־תַּחְמְלוּ֙ אֶל־בַּ֣חֻרֶ֔יהָ הַחֲרִ֖ימוּ כָּל־צְבָאָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

• bendsדָּרַךְdârak · to treadH1869
• his bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
• Norאַל'al · notH408
• let him riseעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• coatסִרְיֹןsiryôn · armorH5630
• Do not spareחָמַלchâmal · to spareH2550
• her youngבָּחוּרbâchûr bâchûr · youthH970
• Devoteחָרַםchâram · to devote/destroyH2763
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• her armyצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635

Cross-references for Jeremiah 51:3

• 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 46:4Harness the horses, And mount the steeds, Take your stand with helmets on! Polish the spears, Put on the coats of armor!
• Jeremiah 9:21For death has come up through our windows; It has entered our palaces To eliminate the children from the streets, The young men from the public squares.
• Jeremiah 50:27Put all her bulls to the sword; Let them go down to the slaughter! Woe be upon them, for their day has come, The time of their punishment.
• Deuteronomy 32:25Outside the sword will make them childless, And inside, terror-- Both young man and virgin, The nursing child with the man of gray hair.
• Psalms 137:9Blessed will be one who seizes and dashes your children Against the rock.
• Isaiah 13:10For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not flash their light; The sun will be dark when it rises And the moon will not shed its light.
• James 2:13For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.
• Jeremiah 50:21“Against the land of Merathaim, go up against it, And against the inhabitants of Pekod. Kill and completely destroy them,” declares the Lord, “And do according to everything that I have commanded you.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 51:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3The man who bends the bow, and the heavy-armed soldier who vaunts himself in his coat of mail (Jeremiah 46:4 note), represent the Babylonians who defend the city.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4God acted as a commander and instructed the destroyer to eliminate the Babylonians. devote...to destruction: See Leviticus 27:28–29; 1 Samuel 15:3.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Against him that bendeth--namely, the bow; that is, the Babylonian archer. let the archer bend--that is, the Persian archer (Jr 50:4). The Chaldean version and Jerome, by changing the vowel points, read, "Let not him (the Babylonian) who bendeth his bow bend it." But the close of the verse is addressed to the Median invaders; therefore it is more likely that the first part of the verse is addressed to them, as in English Version, not to the…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 51:3

• Archery
• Arrow
• Brigandine

In the dictionaries

• Brigandine
• Device
• Empty
• Hold
• Mount
• Ezekiel
• Isaiah
• Jeremiah (2)
• armor, armory

Commentaries on Jeremiah 51

• 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