New English Translation
Jeremiah 50:27
27Kill all her soldiers! Let them be slaughtered! They are doomed, for their day of reckoning has come, the time for them to be punished.”
Jeremiah 50:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
- New International Version (NIV)Kill all her young bulls; let them go down to the slaughter! Woe to them! For their day has come, the time for them to be punished.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Kill all her bulls; let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them, for their day has come, the time of their punishment.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Slay all her bulls, Let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them! For their day has come, the time of their punishment.
Context of Jeremiah 50:27
25I have opened up the place where my weapons are stored. I have brought out the weapons for carrying out my wrath. For I, the Lord God who rules over all, have work to carry out in the land of Babylonia. 26Come from far away and attack Babylonia! Open up the places where she stores her grain! Pile her up in ruins! Destroy her completely! Do not leave anyone alive! Kill all her soldiers! Let them be slaughtered! They are doomed, for their day of reckoning has come, the time for them to be punished.” 28Listen! Fugitives and refugees are coming from the land of Babylon. They are coming to Zion to declare there how the Lord our God is getting revenge, getting revenge for what they have done to his temple. 29“Call for archers to come against Babylon! Summon against her all who draw the bow! Set up camp all around the city! Do not allow anyone to escape! Pay her back for what she has done. Do to her what she has done to others. For she has proudly defied me, the Holy One of Israel.
Read all of Jeremiah 50Jeremiah 50:27 word by word
חִרְבוּ֙ כָּל־פָּרֶ֔יהָ יֵרְד֖וּ לַטָּ֑בַח ה֣וֹי עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם כִּֽי־בָ֥א יוֹמָ֖ם עֵ֥ת פְּקֻדָּתָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Slayחָרַבchârab chârêb · to slayH2717
- all her bullocksפַּרpar pâr · bullockH6499
- let them go downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
- to the slaughterטֶ֫בַחţebach · slaughterH2874
- woeהוֹיhôy · woe!H1945
- unto them! for their dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- is comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- the timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
- of their visitationפְּקֻדָּהpeqûddâh · punishmentH6486
Cross-references for Jeremiah 50:27
- Jeremiah 50:11“People of Babylonia, you plundered my people. That made you happy and glad. You frolic about like calves in a pasture. Your joyous sounds are like the neighs of a stallion.
- Jeremiah 46:21Even her mercenaries will prove to be like pampered, well-fed calves. For they too will turn and run away. They will not stand their ground when the time for them to be destroyed comes, the time for them to be punished.
- Psalms 22:12Many bulls surround me; powerful bulls of Bashan hem me in.
- Isaiah 34:7Wild oxen will be slaughtered along with them, as well as strong bulls. Their land is drenched with blood, their soil is covered with fat.
- Ezekiel 39:17“As for you, son of man, this is what the sovereign Lord says: Tell every kind of bird and every wild beast: ‘Assemble and come! Gather from all around to my slaughter which I am going to make for you, a great slaughter on the mountains of Israel! You will eat flesh and drink blood.
- Jeremiah 50:31“Listen! I am opposed to you, you proud city,” says the Lord God who rules over all. “Indeed, your day of reckoning has come, the time when I will punish you.
- Jeremiah 27:7All nations must serve him and his son and grandson until the time comes for his own nation to fall. Then many nations and great kings will in turn subjugate Babylon.
- Jeremiah 48:44Anyone who flees at the sound of terror will fall into a pit. Anyone who climbs out of the pit will be caught in a trap. For the time is coming when I will punish the people of Moab. I, the Lord, affirm it!
- Psalms 37:13The Lord laughs in disgust at them, for he knows that their day is coming.
- Lamentations 1:21They have heard that I groan, yet there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that you have brought it about. Bring about the day of judgment that you promised so that they may end up like me! ת (Tav)
- Ezekiel 7:5“This is what the sovereign Lord says: A disaster – a one-of-a-kind disaster – is coming!
- Revelation 16:17Finally the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air and a loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying: “It is done!”
- Revelation 18:10They will stand a long way off because they are afraid of her torment, and will say, “Woe, woe, O great city, Babylon the powerful city! For in a single hour your doom has come!”
Commentaries on Jeremiah 50:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27Slay all her bullocks - Princes, magistrates, etc., etc.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Her bullocks - Her strong youths.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-32Verses 21-32 The forces are mustered and empowered to destroy Babylon. Let them do what God demands, and they shall bring to pass what he threatens. The pride of men's hearts sets God against them, and ripens them apace for ruin. Babylon's pride must be her ruin; she has been proud against the Holy One of Israel; who can keep those up whom God will throw down?Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. bullocks--that is, princes and strong warriors (Jr 46:21; Psa 22:12; Is 34:7). go down to ... slaughter--The slaughterhouses lay low beside the river; therefore it is said, "go down"; appropriate to Babylon on the Euphrates, the avenue through which the slaughterers entered the city.Read the comment
In the dictionaries
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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