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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Soon Babylon will be inhabited by desert animals and hyenas. It will be a home for owls. Never again will people live there; it will lie desolate forever.

Context of Jeremiah 50:39

37A sword against her horses and chariots and all the foreigners in her ranks! They will become weaklings. A sword against her treasures! They will be plundered. 38A drought on her waters! They will dry up. For it is a land of idols, idols that will go mad with terror. “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. 40As I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighboring towns,” declares the Lord, “so no one will live there; no people will dwell in it. 41“Look! An army is coming from the north; a great nation and many kings are being stirred up from the ends 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 50:12your mother will be greatly ashamed; she who gave you birth will be disgraced. She will be the least of the nations— a wilderness, a dry land, a desert.
• Jeremiah 25:12“But when the seventy years are fulfilled, I will punish the king of Babylon and his nation, the land of the Babylonians, for their guilt,” declares the Lord, “and will make it desolate forever.
• Jeremiah 51:26No rock will be taken from you for a cornerstone, nor any stone for a foundation, for you will be desolate forever,” declares the Lord.
• Isaiah 13:20She will never be inhabited or lived in through all generations; there no nomads will pitch their tents, there no shepherds will rest their flocks.
• Isaiah 14:23“I will turn her into a place for owls and into swampland; I will sweep her with the broom of destruction,” declares the Lord Almighty.
• Isaiah 34:11The desert owl and screech owl will possess it; the great owl and the raven will nest there. God will stretch out over Edom the measuring line of chaos and the plumb line of desolation.
• Revelation 18:2With a mighty voice he shouted: “ ‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great!’ She has become a dwelling for demons and a haunt for every impure spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detestable animal.

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