Jeremiah 50:29

Jeremiah 50:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the Lord, against the Holy One of Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)“Summon archers against Babylon, all those who draw the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her for her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Summon archers against Babylon, all those who bend the bow. Encamp around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her according to all that she has done. For she has proudly defied the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Call together the archers against Babylon. All you who bend the bow, encamp against it all around; Let none of them escape. Repay her according to her work; According to all she has done, do to her; For she has been proud against the Lord, Against the Holy One of Israel.

Context of Jeremiah 50:29

27To the sword with all her bulls, going down to the slaughter! Oy to them! Their day has come— the time of their visitation. 28The sound of fugitives, escaping out of the land of Babylon— declaring in Zion the vengeance of Adonai our God, vengeance for His Temple. Summon archers to Babylon, all who bend the bow. Encamp against her all around, let no one there escape. Repay her for her deed. As all she has done, do to her. For she was arrogant against Adonai, against the Holy One of Israel. 30Therefore her young men will fall in her squares, all her warriors silenced in that day.” It is a declaration of Adonai. 31“Look, I am against you, arrogant one” —declares my Lord Adonai-Tzva’ot— “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you.

Jeremiah 50:29 word by word

הַשְׁמִ֣יעוּ אֶל־בָּבֶ֣ל׀ רַ֠בִּים כָּל־דֹּ֨רְכֵי קֶ֜שֶׁת חֲנ֧וּ עָלֶ֣יהָ סָבִ֗יב אַל־יְהִי־לָהּ֙ פְּלֵטָ֔ה שַׁלְּמוּ־לָ֣הּ כְּפָעֳלָ֔הּ כְּכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשְׂתָ֖ה עֲשׂוּ־לָ֑הּ כִּ֧י אֶל־יְהוָ֛ה זָ֖דָה אֶל־קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Call togetherשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: proclaimH8085
• the archersרַבrab · archerH7228
• against Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• all ye that bendדָּרַךְdârak · to treadH1869
• the bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
• campחָנָהchânâh · to campH2583
• against it round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• let none thereof escapeפְּלֵיטָהpelêyţâh pelêţâh · survivorH6413
• recompenseשָׁלֵםshâlam · to completeH7999
• her according to her workפֹּ֫עַלpô‛al · workH6467
• according to all that she hath doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• unto her: for she hath been proudזִידzûd zîyd · to boilH2102
• against the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• against the Holy Oneקָדוֹשׁqâdôsh qâdôsh · holyH6918
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Jeremiah 50:29

• Jeremiah 50:9For I will soon stir up and bring against Babylon an alliance of great nations from the north. They will form battle lines against her, from there she will be captured. Their arrows will be like a warrior who bereaves, not returning empty.
• Jeremiah 50:15Raise 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!
• Jeremiah 51:56For a destroyer is coming against her, against Babylon, and her warriors will be captured, their bows broken. For Adonai is a God of restitution, He will fully repay.
• Psalms 137:8O daughter of Babylon, the devastated one, happy is the one who repays you as you have paid us.
• Revelation 16:6For they have poured out the blood of kedoshim and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink— they are deserving!”
• Revelation 18:6Pay her back just as she has paid out, and give her back double for her deeds! In the cup she has mixed— mix a double dose for her!
• Jeremiah 50:24I set a snare for you, so you were caught, O Babylon, when you were unaware. You were found and also caught, because you challenged Adonai.
• Exodus 10:3So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “This is what Adonai, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long would you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so they may serve Me.
• Isaiah 14:13You said in your heart: “I will ascend to heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God. I will sit upon the mount of meeting, in the uttermost parts of the north.
• Isaiah 37:23Whom did you taunt and blaspheme? Against whom did you raise your voice and haughtily lift up your eyes? Against the Holy One of Israel!
• Isaiah 47:10You felt secure in your wickedness, You said, “No one sees me.” Your wisdom and your knowledge led you astray, so you have said in your heart, “I am—there is no one else beside me!”
• Daniel 5:23Instead you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. You had the vessels of His House brought before you, and you and your nobles, your consorts and your concubines have been drinking wine in them. You have praised the gods made of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. Yet you did not honor the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.
• Daniel 11:36“So the king will do as he pleases, exalting and magnifying himself above every god. He will even speak outrageous things against the God of gods. He will prosper until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been decided will be done.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:4He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he sits in the Temple of God, proclaiming himself that he is God.
• Revelation 13:5The beast was given a mouth uttering great boasts and blasphemies. It was given authority to act for forty-two months.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 50:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Call together the archers - The preceding verses are the prediction: here, God calls the Medes and Persians to fulfill it.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Or, “Summon the archers to Babylon, even all who bend the bow: encamp against her etc.” In this portion of the prophecy the capture of Babylon is regarded as the punishment due to her for burning the temple Jeremiah 50:28.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. 29-30Skilled archers would kill the Babylonian soldiers, just as those soldiers had killed others in battle. This was the Lord’s way of judging the ruthless empire builders who had defied the one true God by worshiping other gods (Jeremiah 50:38).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. archers--literally, "very many and powerful"; hence the Hebrew word is used of archers (Job 16:13) from the multitude and force of their arrows. according to all that she hath done--(See on Jr 50:15). proud against the Lord--not merely cruel towards men (Is 47:10).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 50:29

• Infidelity

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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