Jeremiah 50:11

Jeremiah 50:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;
• New International Version (NIV)“Because you rejoice and are glad, you who pillage my inheritance, because you frolic like a heifer threshing grain and neigh like stallions,
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Though you rejoice, though you exult, O plunderers of my heritage, though you frolic like a heifer in the pasture, and neigh like stallions,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Because you were glad, because you rejoiced, You destroyers of My heritage, Because you have grown fat like a heifer threshing grain, And you bellow like bulls,

Context of Jeremiah 50:11

9For I am raising up an army of great nations from the north. They will join forces to attack Babylon, and she will be captured. The enemies’ arrows will go straight to the mark; they will not miss! 10Babylonia will be looted until the attackers are glutted with loot. I, the Lord, have spoken! “You rejoice and are glad, you who plundered my chosen people. You frisk about like a calf in a meadow and neigh like a stallion. 12But your homeland will be overwhelmed with shame and disgrace. You will become the least of nations— a wilderness, a dry and desolate land. 13Because of the Lord’s anger, Babylon will become a deserted wasteland. All who pass by will be horrified and will gasp at the destruction they see there.

Jeremiah 50:11 word by word

כִּ֤י תִשְׂמְחוּ֙ כִּ֣י תַֽעֲלְז֔וּ שֹׁסֵ֖י נַחֲלָתִ֑י כִּ֤י תָפ֙וּשׁוּ֙ כְּעֶגְלָ֣ה דָשָׁ֔ה וְתִצְהֲל֖וּ כָּאֲבִּרִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Because ye were gladשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
• because ye rejoicedעָלַז‛âlaz · to exultH5937
• O ye destroyersשָׁסָהshâsâh shâώâh · to plunderH8154
• of mine heritageנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
• because ye are grown fatפּוּשׁpûsh · to leapH6335
• as the heiferעֶגְלָה‛eglâh · heiferH5697
• at grassדּוּשׁdûsh dôsh dîysh · to treadH1758
• at grassדֶּ֫שֶׁאdeshe' · grassH1877
• and bellowצָהַלtsâhal · to cry outH6670
• as bullsאַבִּיר'abbîyr · mighty: stallionH47

Cross-references for Jeremiah 50:11

• Proverbs 17:5Those who mock the poor insult their Maker; those who rejoice at the misfortune of others will be punished.
• Lamentations 1:21“Others heard my groans, but no one turned to comfort me. When my enemies heard about my troubles, they were happy to see what you had done. Oh, bring the day you promised, when they will suffer as I have suffered.
• Lamentations 2:15All who pass by jeer at you. They scoff and insult beautiful Jerusalem, saying, “Is this the city called ‘Most Beautiful in All the World’ and ‘Joy of All the Earth’?”
• Lamentations 4:21Are you rejoicing in the land of Uz, O people of Edom? But you, too, must drink from the cup of the Lord’s anger. You, too, will be stripped naked in your drunkenness.
• Ezekiel 25:3Give the Ammonites this message from the Sovereign Lord: Hear the word of the Sovereign Lord! Because you cheered when my Temple was defiled, mocked Israel in her desolation, and laughed at Judah as she went away into exile,
• Ezekiel 26:2“Son of man, Tyre has rejoiced over the fall of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Ha! She who was the gateway to the rich trade routes to the east has been broken, and I am the heir! Because she has been made desolate, I will become wealthy!’
• Obadiah 1:12“You should not have gloated when they exiled your relatives to distant lands. You should not have rejoiced when the people of Judah suffered such misfortune. You should not have spoken arrogantly in that terrible time of trouble.
• Jeremiah 50:17“The Israelites are like sheep that have been scattered by lions. First the king of Assyria ate them up. Then King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon cracked their bones.”
• Jeremiah 51:34“King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has eaten and crushed us and drained us of strength. He has swallowed us like a great monster and filled his belly with our riches. He has thrown us out of our own country.
• Psalms 74:2Remember that we are the people you chose long ago, the tribe you redeemed as your own special possession! And remember Jerusalem, your home here on earth.
• Psalms 79:1O God, pagan nations have conquered your land, your special possession. They have defiled your holy Temple and made Jerusalem a heap of ruins.
• Psalms 83:1O God, do not be silent! Do not be deaf. Do not be quiet, O God.
• Isaiah 10:6I am sending Assyria against a godless nation, against a people with whom I am angry. Assyria will plunder them, trampling them like dirt beneath its feet.
• Isaiah 47:6For I was angry with my chosen people and punished them by letting them fall into your hands. But you, Babylon, showed them no mercy. You oppressed even the elderly.
• Zechariah 2:8After a period of glory, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies sent me against the nations who plundered you. For he said, “Anyone who harms you harms my most precious possession.
• Zechariah 14:1Watch, for the day of the Lord is coming when your possessions will be plundered right in front of you!

Commentaries on Jeremiah 50:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11As the heifer at grass - Ye were wanton in the desolations ye brought upon Judea.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. 11rejoice...frolic: The Babylonians were happy and carefree because they had taken from the Lord's people in Jerusalem. They did not care about the well-being of those they conquered.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. (Is 47:6). grown fat--and so, skip wantonly. at grass--fat and frisky. But there is a disagreement of gender in Hebrew reading thus. The Keri is better: "a heifer threshing"; the strongest were used for threshing, and as the law did not allow their mouth to be muzzled in threshing (De 25:4), they waxed wanton with eating. bellow as bulls--rather, "neigh as steeds," literally, "strong ones," a poetical expression for steeds (see on Jr 8:16) [Maurer].Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Desolation
• Heifer
• Grass
• Horse
• 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