Jeremiah 50:16

Jeremiah 50:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.
• New International Version (NIV)Cut 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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Cut off from Babylon the sower, and the one who handles the sickle in time of harvest; because of the sword of the oppressor, every one shall turn to his own people, and every one shall flee to his own land.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Cut off the sower from Babylon, And him who handles the sickle at harvest time. For fear of the oppressing sword Everyone shall turn to his own people, And everyone shall flee to his own land.

Context of Jeremiah 50:16

14Array against Babylon all around, all you who bend the bow. Shoot at her! Spare no arrows— for she has sinned against Adonai. 15Raise a war cry against her all around! She has thrown up her hands, her bulwarks are fallen, her walls thrown down. For it is Adonai’s vengeance: take vengeance on her, as she has done, do to her! Cut off the sower from Babylon and the one who wields a sickle in the time of harvest. Before the sword of the oppressor they will each turn to his people, each will flee to his own land. 17Israel is a scattered flock— lions have driven them away. First, Assyria’s king devoured him. This last one who broke his bones was King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. 18Therefore thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot, the God of Israel: “Indeed, I will punish Babylon’s king and his land, just as I punished Assyria’s king.

Jeremiah 50:16 word by word

כִּרְת֤וּ זוֹרֵ֙עַ֙ מִבָּבֶ֔ל וְתֹפֵ֥שׂ מַגָּ֖ל בְּעֵ֣ת קָצִ֑יר מִפְּנֵי֙ חֶ֣רֶב הַיּוֹנָ֔ה אִ֤ישׁ אֶל־עַמּוֹ֙ יִפְנ֔וּ וְאִ֥ישׁ לְאַרְצ֖וֹ יָנֻֽסוּ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• the sowerזָרַעzâra‛ · to sowH2232
• from Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• and him that handlethתָּפַשׂtâphaώ · to captureH8610
• the sickleמַגָּלmaggâl · sickleH4038
• in the timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• of harvestקָצִירqâtsîyr · harvestH7105
• for fearפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• of the oppressingיָנָהyânâh · to oppressH3238
• swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• they shall turnפָּנָהpânâh · to turnH6437
• every oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• to his peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and they shall fleeנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• to his own landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Jeremiah 50:16

• Jeremiah 51:23with you I scatter shepherd and flock, with you I scatter plowman and ox-team, with you I scatter governors and officials.
• Joel 1:11Be ashamed, O ploughmen; wail, O vinedressers, over wheat and over barley, for the harvest of the field is lost.
• Amos 5:16Therefore thus said Adonai Elohei-Tzva’ot, my Lord: “There will be wailing in all plazas and in all streets. They will say: ‘Alas! Alas!’ The farmer will be called to mourning along with those who know the lamentation song.
• Jeremiah 46:16They keep stumbling, yes, falling over each other. Then they said: ‘Get up! Let’s return to our own people, to the land of our birth, away from the oppressor’s sword.’
• Jeremiah 51:9We would have healed Babylon, but she cannot be healed. Abandon her! Let’s go, each one to his own country, for her judgment has reached up to the heavens and has risen beyond the skies.
• Isaiah 13:14It will be like a hunted gazelle, or like sheep with no one gathering. Each will return to his own people, each will flee to his own country.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 50:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Cut off the sower - Destroy the gardens and the fields, that there may be neither fruits nor tillage.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16The population is to be destroyed so utterly that the rich fields of Babylonia are to remain untilled. They shall turn - The full force of the words will be seen if it be remembered that it had been the policy of Nebuchadnezzar to compel citizens selected from the vanquished nations to settle in Babylonia.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. 16When Babylon fell, farmers left their crops and fled. The battle's violence made people escape.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. Babylon had the extent rather of a nation than of a city. Therefore grain was grown within the city wall sufficient to last for a long siege [Aristotle, Politics, 3.2; Pliny, 18.17]. Conquerors usually spare agriculturists, but in this case all alike were to be "cut off." for fear of ... oppressing sword--because of the sword of the oppressor. every one to his people--from which they had been removed to Babylon from all quarters by the Chaldean…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 50:16

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• Babylon
• Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian
• Desolation
• Dove
• Sickle
• Army
• Harvest
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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