Jeremiah 50:39

Jeremiah 50:39 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell there, and the owls shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
• New International Version (NIV)“So desert creatures and hyenas will live there, and there the owl will dwell. It will never again be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Therefore wild beasts shall dwell with hyenas in Babylon, and ostriches shall dwell in her. She shall never again have people, nor be inhabited for all generations.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Therefore the wild desert beasts shall dwell there with the jackals, And the ostriches shall dwell in it. It shall be inhabited no more forever, Nor shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.

Context of Jeremiah 50:39

37Destructive forces will come against her horses and her chariots. Destructive forces will come against all the foreign troops within her; they will be as frightened as women! Destructive forces will come against her treasures; they will be taken away as plunder! 38A drought will come upon her land; her rivers and canals will be dried up. All of this will happen because her land is filled with idols. Her people act like madmen because of those idols they fear. Therefore desert creatures and jackals will live there. Ostriches will dwell in it too. But no people will ever live there again. No one will dwell there for all time to come. 40I will destroy Babylonia just like I did Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighboring towns. No one will live there. No human being will settle in it,” says the Lord. 41“Look! An army is about to come from the north. A mighty nation and many kings are stirring into action in faraway parts of the earth.

Jeremiah 50:39 word by word

לָכֵ֗ן יֵשְׁב֤וּ צִיִּים֙ אֶת־אִיִּ֔ים וְיָ֥שְׁבוּ בָ֖הּ בְּנ֣וֹת יַֽעֲנָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־תֵשֵׁ֥ב עוֹד֙ לָנֶ֔צַח וְלֹ֥א תִשְׁכּ֖וֹן עַד־דּ֥וֹר וָדֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore the wild beasts of the desertצִיtsîyîy · wild beastH6728
• with the wild beasts of the islandsאִי'îy · wild beastH338
• shall dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• and the owlsיַעֲנָהya‛ănâh · ostrichH3284
• and the owlsבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• for everנֵ֫צַחnetsach nêtsach · perpetuityH5331
• neither shall it be dweltשָׁכַןshâkan · to dwellH7931
• in from generationדּוֹרdôr dôr · generationH1755

Cross-references for Jeremiah 50:39

• Jeremiah 50:12But Babylonia will be put to great shame. The land where you were born will be disgraced. Indeed, Babylonia will become the least important of all nations. It will become a dry and barren desert.
• Jeremiah 25:12“‘But when the seventy years are over, I will punish the king of Babylon and his nation for their sins. I will make the land of Babylon an everlasting ruin. I, the Lord, affirm it!
• Jeremiah 51:26No one will use any of your stones as a cornerstone. No one will use any of them in the foundation of his house. For you will lie desolate forever,” says the Lord.
• Isaiah 13:20No one will live there again; no one will ever reside there again. No bedouin will camp there, no shepherds will rest their flocks there.
• Isaiah 14:23“I will turn her into a place that is overrun with wild animals and covered with pools of stagnant water. I will get rid of her, just as one sweeps away dirt with a broom,” says the Lord who commands armies.
• Isaiah 34:11Owls and wild animals will live there, all kinds of wild birds will settle in it. The Lord will stretch out over her the measuring line of ruin and the plumb line of destruction.
• 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.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 50:39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 39The wild beasts of the desert - Dahler translates these various terms, "The wild cats, the jackals, and the ostriches." And Blayney the same. Wicklif, "Dragons, woodewoses, and ostriches." Coverdale, "Wild beestes, apes, and estriches."Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 39Wild beasts of the islands - Jackals. Owls - Ostriches (marginal reference 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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 39-40Babylon's destruction would be complete, like the total ruin of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19:24–25).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3939. wild beasts of the desert--wild cats, remarkable for their howl [Bochart]. wild beasts of the islands--jackals (See on Is 13:21). owls--rather, "female ostriches"; they delight in solitary places. Literally, "daughters of crying." Compare as to spiritual Babylon, Re 18:2. no more inhabited for ever--The accumulation of phrases is to express the final and utter extinction of Babylon; fulfilled not immediately, but by degrees; Cyrus took away its…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 50:39

• Animals
• Ostriches
• Owl

In the dictionaries

• Desolation
• Owl
• Cat
• Isaiah
• Island; Isle
• Jackal
• Jeremiah (2)
• Ostrich
• Wild Beast
• Wolf

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