Revised Literal Translation
Jeremiah 51:3
3Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her army.
Jeremiah 51:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her host.
- New International Version (NIV)Let not the archer string his bow, nor let him put on his armor. Do not spare her young men; completely destroy her army.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let not the archer bend his bow, and let him not stand up in his armor. Spare not her young men; devote to destruction all her army.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Against her let the archer bend his bow, And lift himself up against her in his armor. Do not spare her young men; Utterly destroy all her army.
Context of Jeremiah 51:3
1Thus saith Yhwh; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind; 2And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about. Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her army. 4Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets. 5For Israel hath not been forsaken, nor Judah of his God, of Yhwh of Armies; though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel.
Read all of Jeremiah 51Jeremiah 51:3 word by word
אֶֽל־יִדְרֹ֤ךְ הַדֹּרֵךְ֙ קַשְׁתּ֔וֹ וְאֶל־יִתְעַ֖ל בְּסִרְיֹנ֑וֹ וְאַֽל־תַּחְמְלוּ֙ אֶל־בַּ֣חֻרֶ֔יהָ הַחֲרִ֖ימוּ כָּל־צְבָאָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
- Againstאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
- bendethדָּרַךְdârak · to treadH1869
- his bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
- lifteth himself upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- in his brigandineסִרְיֹןsiryôn · armorH5630
- and spareחָמַלchâmal · to spareH2550
- ye not her young menבָּחוּרbâchûr bâchûr · youthH970
- destroy ye utterlyחָרַםchâram · to devote/destroyH2763
- all her armyצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
Cross-references for Jeremiah 51:3
- Jeremiah 50:14Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about: all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against Yhwh.
- Jeremiah 46:4Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.
- Jeremiah 9:21For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.
- Jeremiah 50:27Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
- Deuteronomy 32:25The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs.
- Psalms 137:9Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
- Isaiah 13:10For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
- James 2:13For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
- Jeremiah 50:21Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith Yhwh, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 51:3
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3The man who bends the bow, and the heavy-armed soldier who vaunts himself in his coat of mail (Jeremiah 46:4 note), represent the Babylonians who defend the city.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4God acted as a commander and instructed the destroyer to eliminate the Babylonians. devote...to destruction: See Leviticus 27:28–29; 1 Samuel 15:3.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Against him that bendeth--namely, the bow; that is, the Babylonian archer. let the archer bend--that is, the Persian archer (Jr 50:4). The Chaldean version and Jerome, by changing the vowel points, read, "Let not him (the Babylonian) who bendeth his bow bend it." But the close of the verse is addressed to the Median invaders; therefore it is more likely that the first part of the verse is addressed to them, as in English Version, not to the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 51
- 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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