Jeremiah 50:45

Jeremiah 50:45 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore hear ye the counsel of the Lord, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them.
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore, hear what the Lord has planned against Babylon, what he has purposed against the land of the Babylonians: The young of the flock will be dragged away; their pasture will be appalled at their fate.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore hear the plan that the Lord has made against Babylon, and the purposes that he has formed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the little ones of their flock shall be dragged away; surely their fold shall be appalled at their fate.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore hear the counsel of the Lord that He has taken against Babylon, And His purposes that He has proposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out; Surely He will make their dwelling place desolate with them.

Context of Jeremiah 50:45

43The king of Babylon will become paralyzed with fear when he hears news of their coming. Anguish will grip him, agony like that of a woman giving birth to a baby. 44“A lion coming up from the thick undergrowth along the Jordan scatters the sheep in the pastureland around it. So too I will chase the Babylonians off of their land. Then I will appoint over it whomever I choose. For there is no one like me. There is no one who can call me to account. There is no ruler that can stand up against me. So listen to what I, the Lord, have planned against Babylon, what I intend to do to the people who inhabit the land of Babylonia. Their little ones will be dragged off. I will completely destroy their land because of what they have done. 46The people of the earth will quake when they hear Babylon has been captured. Her cries of anguish will be heard by the other nations.”

Jeremiah 50:45 word by word

לָכֵ֞ן שִׁמְע֣וּ עֲצַת־יְהוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר יָעַץ֙ אֶל־בָּבֶ֔ל וּמַ֨חְשְׁבוֹתָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָשַׁ֖ב אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים אִם־לֹ֤א יִסְחָבוּם֙ צְעִירֵ֣י הַצֹּ֔אן אִם־לֹ֥א יַשִּׁ֛ים עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם נָוֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• ye the counselעֵצָה‛êtsâh · counselH6098
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• that he hath takenיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289
• against Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• and his purposesמַחֲשָׁבָהmachăshâbâh machăshebeth · plotH4284
• that he hath purposedחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: deviseH2803
• against the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיםkaώdîy kaώdîymâh · ChaldeaH3778
• Surely the leastצָעִירtsâ‛îyr tsâ‛ôr · littleH6810
• of the flockצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• shall draw them outסָחַבsâchab · to dragH5498
• habitationנָוֶהnâveh nâvâh · pastureH5116
• desolateשָׁמֵםshâmêm · be desolate: appalledH8074

Cross-references for Jeremiah 50:45

• Jeremiah 51:10The exiles from Judah will say, ‘The Lord has brought about a great deliverance for us! Come on, let’s go and proclaim in Zion what the Lord our God has done!’
• Psalms 33:10The Lord frustrates the decisions of the nations; he nullifies the plans of the peoples.
• Isaiah 14:24The Lord who commands armies makes this solemn vow: “Be sure of this: Just as I have intended, so it will be; just as I have planned, it will happen.
• Isaiah 46:10who announces the end from the beginning and reveals beforehand what has not yet occurred, who says, ‘My plan will be realized, I will accomplish what I desire,’
• Acts 4:28to do as much as your power and your plan had decided beforehand would happen.
• Ephesians 1:11In Christ we too have been claimed as God’s own possession, since we were predestined according to the one purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his will
• Revelation 17:16The ten horns that you saw, and the beast – these will hate the prostitute and make her desolate and naked. They will consume her flesh and burn her up with fire.
• Jeremiah 37:10For even if you were to defeat all the Babylonian forces fighting against you so badly that only wounded men were left lying in their tents, they would get up and burn this city down.”’”
• Jeremiah 49:20So listen to what I, the Lord, have planned against Edom, what I intend to do to the people who live in Teman. Their little ones will be dragged off. I will completely destroy their land because of what they have done.
• Isaiah 13:18Their arrows will cut young men to ribbons; they have no compassion on a person’s offspring, they will not look with pity on children.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 50:45

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 44-46Verses 44-46 A similar application to Babylon of what was said of Edom (marginal reference).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. 44-46These verses are similar to Jeremiah 49:19–21, but they mention Babylon instead of Edom.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44-4644-46. Repeated mainly from Jr 49:19-21. The identity of God's principle in His dealing with Edom, and in that with Babylon, is implied by the similarity of language as to both.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 50:45

• Sin

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• Babylon
• Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian
• Desolation
• 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