Jeremiah 50:2

Jeremiah 50:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.
• New International Version (NIV)“Announce and proclaim among the nations, lift up a banner and proclaim it; keep nothing back, but say, ‘Babylon will be captured; Bel will be put to shame, Marduk filled with terror. Her images will be put to shame and her idols filled with terror.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Declare among the nations and proclaim, set up a banner and proclaim, conceal it not, and say: 'Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed. Her images are put to shame, her idols are dismayed.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Declare among the nations, Proclaim, and set up a standard; Proclaim—do not conceal it— Say, ‘Babylon is taken, Bel is shamed. Merodach is broken in pieces; Her idols are humiliated, Her images are broken in pieces.’

Context of Jeremiah 50:2

1The Lord spoke concerning Babylon and the land of Babylonia through the prophet Jeremiah. “Announce the news among the nations! Proclaim it! Signal for people to pay attention! Declare the news! Do not hide it! Say: ‘Babylon will be captured. Bel will be put to shame. Marduk will be dismayed. Babylon’s idols will be put to shame. Her disgusting images will be dismayed. 3For a nation from the north will attack Babylon. It will lay her land waste. People and animals will flee out of it. No one will inhabit it.’ 4“When that time comes,” says the Lord, “the people of Israel and Judah will return to the land together. They will come back with tears of repentance as they seek the Lord their God.

Jeremiah 50:2 word by word

הַגִּ֨ידוּ בַגּוֹיִ֤ם וְהַשְׁמִ֙יעוּ֙ וּֽשְׂאוּ־נֵ֔ס הַשְׁמִ֖יעוּ אַל־תְּכַחֵ֑דוּ אִמְרוּ֩ נִלְכְּדָ֨ה בָבֶ֜ל הֹבִ֥ישׁ בֵּל֙ חַ֣ת מְרֹדָ֔ךְ הֹבִ֣ישׁוּ עֲצַבֶּ֔יהָ חַ֖תּוּ גִּלּוּלֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Declareנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• ye among the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• and publishשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: proclaimH8085
• and set upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• a standardנֵסnês · ensignH5251
• concealכָּחַדkâchad · to hideH3582
• not: sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• is takenלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
• Belבֵּלbêl · BelH1078
• is confoundedיָבֵשׁyâbêsh · to witherH3001
• Merodachמְרֹדָךְmerôdâk · MerodachH4781
• is broken in piecesחָתַתchâthath · to to be dismayedH2865
• her idolsעָצָב‛âtsâb · idolH6091
• her imagesגִּלּוּלgillûl gillûl · idolH1544

Cross-references for Jeremiah 50:2

• Ezekiel 31:10“‘Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Because it was tall in stature, and its top reached into the clouds, and it was proud of its height,
• Ezekiel 46:14And you will provide a grain offering with it morning by morning, a sixth of an ephah, and a third of a gallon of olive oil to moisten the choice flour, as a grain offering to the Lord; this is a perpetual statute.
• Psalms 64:9and all people will fear. They will proclaim what God has done, and reflect on his deeds.
• Psalms 96:3Tell the nations about his splendor! Tell all the nations about his amazing deeds!
• Isaiah 12:4At that time you will say: “Praise the Lord! Ask him for help! Publicize his mighty acts among the nations! Make it known that he is unique!
• Isaiah 48:6You have heard; now look at all the evidence! Will you not admit that what I say is true? From this point on I am announcing to you new events that are previously unrevealed and you do not know about.
• Isaiah 66:18“I hate their deeds and thoughts! So I am coming to gather all the nations and ethnic groups; they will come and witness my splendor.
• Revelation 14:6Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, and he had an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth – to every nation, tribe, language, and people.
• Isaiah 13:2On a bare hill raise a signal flag, shout to them, wave your hand, so they might enter the gates of the princes!
• Jeremiah 51:8But suddenly Babylonia will fall and be destroyed. Cry out in mourning over it! Get medicine for her wounds! Perhaps she can be healed!
• Isaiah 21:9Look what’s coming! A charioteer, a team of horses.” When questioned, he replies, “Babylon has fallen, fallen! All the idols of her gods lie shattered on the ground!”
• Revelation 14:8A second angel followed the first, declaring: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great city! She made all the nations drink of the wine of her immoral passion.”
• Revelation 18:2He shouted with a powerful voice: “Fallen, fallen, is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detested beast.
• Jeremiah 51:44I will punish the god Bel in Babylon. I will make him spit out what he has swallowed. The nations will not come streaming to him any longer. Indeed, the walls of Babylon will fall.”
• Isaiah 46:1Bel kneels down, Nebo bends low. Their images weigh down animals and beasts. Your heavy images are burdensome to tired animals.
• Jeremiah 52:31In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin of Judah, on the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month, Evil-Merodach, in the first year of his reign, pardoned King Jehoiachin of Judah and released him from prison.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 50:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Declare ye among the nations - God's determination relative to this empire. Set up a standard - Show the people where they are to assemble. Say, Babylon is taken - It is a thing so firmly determined, that it is as good as already done. Bel - The tutelar deity of Babylon is confounded, because it cannot save its own city. Merodach - Another of their idols, is broken to pieces; it was not able to save itself, much less the whole empire. Her idols are…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Confounded … confounded - ashamed … ashamed. Merodach - This deity, in the inscriptions Marduk, was the tutelary god of Babylon, and Nebuchadnezzar, who called his son Evil-Merodach, appears to have been especially devoted to his service. He was really identical with Bel, and his equivalent among the planets was Jupiter: and as such he was styled “King of heaven and earth.”Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Raising a signal flag was a popular way to warn that an enemy was nearing a city (compare Isaiah 13:2). The people of Babylon would face divine judgment because they worshiped the gods Bel (the Babylonian name for Baal) and Marduk (the Babylonian god of wind, storm, and fertility).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Declare ... among ... nations--who would rejoice at the fall of Babylon their oppressor. standard--to indicate the place of meeting to the nations where they were to hear the good news of Babylon's fall [Rosenmuller]; or, the signal to summon the nations together against Babylon (Jr 51:12, 27), [Maurer]. Bel--the tutelary god of Babylon; the same idol as the Phoenician Baal, that is, lord, the sun (Is 46:1). confounded--because unable to defend the…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 50:2

• Bel
• Iconoclasm
• Merodach
• Standard

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian
• Bel
• Desolation
• Merodach
• Seraiah
• Bel, and the Dragon
• Confound
• Isaiah
• Jeremiah (2)

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