Revised Literal Translation
Jeremiah 50:32
32And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him.1
Jeremiah 50:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him.
- New International Version (NIV)The arrogant one will stumble and fall and no one will help her up; I will kindle a fire in her towns that will consume all who are around her.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)The proud one shall stumble and fall, with none to raise him up, and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it will devour all that is around him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The most proud shall stumble and fall, And no one will raise him up; I will kindle a fire in his cities, And it will devour all around him.”
Context of Jeremiah 50:32
30Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets, and all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith Yhwh. 31Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, saith the Lord Yhwh of Armies: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee. And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him. 33Thus saith Yhwh of Armies; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go. 34Their Redeemer is strong; Yhwh of Armies is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
Read all of Jeremiah 50Jeremiah 50:32 word by word
וְכָשַׁ֤ל זָדוֹן֙ וְנָפַ֔ל וְאֵ֥ין ל֖וֹ מֵקִ֑ים וְהִצַּ֤תִּי אֵשׁ֙ בְּעָרָ֔יו וְאָכְלָ֖ה כָּל־סְבִיבֹתָֽיו׃ סRead the interlinear
- And the most proudזָדוֹןzâdôn · arroganceH2087
- shall stumbleכָּשַׁלkâshal · to stumbleH3782
- and fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
- and none shall raise him upקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
- and I will kindleיָצַתyâtsath · to kindleH3341
- a fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
- in his citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- and it shall devourאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- all round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
Cross-references for Jeremiah 50:32
- Proverbs 16:18Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
- Proverbs 18:12Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
- Isaiah 10:12Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.
- Isaiah 14:13For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
- Ezekiel 28:2Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord Yhwh; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:
- Daniel 5:20But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:
- Jeremiah 51:26And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith Yhwh.
- Revelation 18:8Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
- Jeremiah 21:14But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith Yhwh: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it.
- Jeremiah 49:27And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben–hadad.
- Deuteronomy 32:22For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
- Amos 1:4But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Ben–hadad.
- Amos 2:2But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:
Commentaries on Jeremiah 50:32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32And the most proud - זדון zadon, as before. Here pride is personified and addressed, as if possessing a being and rational powers.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32Him his him - Or, her.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-32Verses 21-32 The forces are mustered and empowered to destroy Babylon. Let them do what God demands, and they shall bring to pass what he threatens. The pride of men's hearts sets God against them, and ripens them apace for ruin. Babylon's pride must be her ruin; she has been proud against the Holy One of Israel; who can keep those up whom God will throw down?Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31-32Due to the Lord's command, the proud Babylonian Empire would never again become a powerful force in the world.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-46After the predictions of judgment to be inflicted on other nations by Babylon, follows this one against Babylon itself, the longest prophecy, consisting of one hundred verses. The date of utterance was the fourth year of Zedekiah, when Seraiah, to whom it was committed, was sent to Babylon (Jr 51:59, 60). The repetitions in it make it likely that it consists of prophecies uttered at different times, now collected by Jeremiah to console the Jews in exile…Read the comment
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- 1. Jeremiah 50:32 the…: Heb. pride. ↩
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
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