Tree of Life Version
Jeremiah 50:32
32The arrogant will stumble and fall, and no one will lift him up. I will kindle fire in his cities, and it will devour all who are round about him.”
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 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. The arrogant will stumble and fall, and no one will lift him up. I will kindle fire in his cities, and it will devour all who are round about him.” 33Thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot: “The children of Israel and the children of Judah are oppressed together. All their captors hold them fast. They refused to let them go. 34Their Redeemer is strong —Adonai-Tzva’ot is His Name— He will vigorously plead their case, so He may give rest to the earth, but trembling to the Babylonians.
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
Words taken from the KJV.
- 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 goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.
- Proverbs 18:12Before ruin a person’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.
- Isaiah 10:12Therefore it will come to pass, when Adonai finishes all His work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, “I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria, and the glorying of his haughty eyes.”
- 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.
- Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, thus says Adonai Elohim: ‘So your heart is exalted and you say, “I am a god! I sit in the seat of the gods in the heart of the seas!” Yet you are human, not a god, even if you set up your heart like the heart of a god.
- Daniel 5:20But when his heart became haughty and his spirit hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne and stripped of his glory.
- Jeremiah 51:26They will not even take from you a cornerstone or foundation stone, for you will be desolate forever.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
- Revelation 18:8For this reason her plagues will arrive in a single day— death and grief and famine— and she shall be burned down with fire. For mighty is Adonai Elohim who judges her!”
- Jeremiah 21:14I will punish you according to the fruit of your deeds.” It is a declaration of Adonai. “Also I will set fire to her forest, and it will consume all around her.”
- Jeremiah 49:27“I will set fire to the wall of Damascus— it will devour Ben-hadad’s palaces.”
- Deuteronomy 32:22For fire has ignited in My nostrils— it will burn to Sheol beneath, devour the earth and her produce, and scorch the foundations of mountains.
- Amos 1:4I will send fire into Hazael’s palace. It will devour Ben-hadad’s citadels.
- Amos 2:2So I will send fire upon Moab— it will devour Kerioth’s citadels. Moab will die in an uproar, with a shout of alarm and the sound of the shofar.
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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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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