Jeremiah 50:15

Jeremiah 50:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Shout against her round about: she hath given her hand: her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it is the vengeance of the Lord: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Raise a shout against her all around; she has surrendered; her bulwarks have fallen; her walls are thrown down. For this is the vengeance of the Lord: take vengeance on her; do to her as she has done.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Shout against her all around; She has given her hand, Her foundations have fallen, Her walls are thrown down; For it is the vengeance of the Lord. Take vengeance on her. As she has done, so do to her.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Shout war cries against her from every side. Look! She surrenders! Her walls have fallen. It is the Lord’s vengeance, so take vengeance on her. Do to her as she has done to others!

Context of Jeremiah 50:15

13Because of the Lord’s anger she will not be inhabited but will be completely desolate. All who pass Babylon will be appalled; they will scoff because of all her wounds. 14“Take up your positions around Babylon, all you who draw the bow. Shoot at her! Spare no arrows, for she has sinned against the Lord. Shout against her on every side! She surrenders, her towers fall, her walls are torn down. Since this is the vengeance of the Lord, take vengeance on her; do to her as she has done to others. 16Cut off from Babylon the sower, and the reaper with his sickle at harvest. Because of the sword of the oppressor let everyone return to their own people, let everyone flee to their own land. 17“Israel is a scattered flock that lions have chased away. The first to devour them was the king of Assyria; the last to crush their bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”

Jeremiah 50:15 word by word

הָרִ֨יעוּ עָלֶ֤יהָ סָבִיב֙ נָתְנָ֣ה יָדָ֔הּ נָֽפְלוּ֙ אָשְׁיוֹתֶ֔יהָ נֶהֶרְס֖וּ חֽוֹמוֹתֶ֑יהָ כִּי֩ נִקְמַ֨ת יְהוָ֥ה הִיא֙ הִנָּ֣קְמוּ בָ֔הּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשְׂתָ֖ה עֲשׂוּ־לָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Shoutרוּעַrûa‛ · to shoutH7321
• against her round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• she hath givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• her handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• her foundationsאָשְׁיָה'ăshûyâh · foundationH803
• are fallenנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• her wallsחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• are thrown downהָרַסhâras · to overthrowH2040
• the vengeanceנְקָמָהneqâmâh · vengeanceH5360
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• take vengeanceנָקַםnâqam · to avengeH5358
• upon her; as she hath doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for Jeremiah 50:15

• Jeremiah 51:14The Lord Almighty has sworn by himself: I will surely fill you with troops, as with a swarm of locusts, and they will shout in triumph over you.
• Joshua 6:5When you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpets, have the whole army give a loud shout; then the wall of the city will collapse and the army will go up, everyone straight in.”
• Ezekiel 21:22Into his right hand will come the lot for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to give the command to slaughter, to sound the battle cry, to set battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp and to erect siege works.
• 1 Chronicles 29:24All the officers and warriors, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their submission to King Solomon.
• 2 Chronicles 30:8Do not be stiff-necked, as your ancestors were; submit to the Lord. Come to his sanctuary, which he has consecrated forever. Serve the Lord your God, so that his fierce anger will turn away from you.
• Lamentations 5:6We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.
• Ezekiel 17:18He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Because he had given his hand in pledge and yet did all these things, he shall not escape.
• Jeremiah 51:25“I am against you, you destroying mountain, you who destroy the whole earth,” declares the Lord. “I will stretch out my hand against you, roll you off the cliffs, and make you a burned-out mountain.
• Jeremiah 50:14“Take up your positions around Babylon, all you who draw the bow. Shoot at her! Spare no arrows, for she has sinned against the Lord.
• Jeremiah 46:10But that day belongs to the Lord, the Lord Almighty— a day of vengeance, for vengeance on his foes. The sword will devour till it is satisfied, till it has quenched its thirst with blood. For the Lord, the Lord Almighty, will offer sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.
• Jeremiah 51:6“Flee from Babylon! Run for your lives! Do not be destroyed because of her sins. It is time for the Lord’s vengeance; he will repay her what she deserves.
• Deuteronomy 32:35It is mine to avenge; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; their day of disaster is near and their doom rushes upon them.”
• Psalms 94:1The Lord is a God who avenges. O God who avenges, shine forth.
• Psalms 149:7to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,
• Isaiah 59:17He put on righteousness as his breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on his head; he put on the garments of vengeance and wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak.
• Isaiah 61:2to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,

Commentaries on Jeremiah 50:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Shout against her round about - Encompass her with lines and with troops; let none go in with relief, none come out to escape from her ruin.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Shout - i. e., spoken of the war-cry. So in Isaiah 42:13, where God is compared to a warrior, it is said He shall shout (the King James Version cry), i. e., raise the war-cry. Site hath given her hand - The sign of submission (compare 1 Chronicles 29:24 margin). Foundations - Or, buttresses. The Septuagint: “battlements.”Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-20Verses 8-20 The desolation that shall be brought upon Babylon is set forth in a variety of expressions. The cause of this destruction is the wrath of the Lord. Babylon shall be wholly desolated; for she hath sinned against the Lord. Sin makes men a mark for the arrows of God's judgments. The mercy promised to the Israel of God, shall not only accompany, but arise from the destruction of Babylon. These sheep shall be gathered from the deserts, and put…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15The Lord's judgment was fulfilled when Babylon surrendered and its walls fell. The Lord's vengeance delivered justice by doing to Babylon what it had done to others (compare Deuteronomy 19:21; Luke 6:38).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Shout--Inspirit one another to the onset with the battle cry. given ... hand--an idiom for, "submitted to" the conquerors (1Ch 29:24, Margin; La 5:6). as she hath done, do unto her--just retribution in kind. She had destroyed many, so must she be destroyed (Psa 137:8). So as to spiritual Babylon (Re 18:6). This is right because "it is the vengeance of the Lord"; but this will not justify private revenge in kind (Mt 5:44; Ro 12:19-21); even the Old…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

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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