Jeremiah 50:41

Jeremiah 50:41 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)“Look! An army is coming from the north; a great nation and many kings are being stirred up from the ends of the earth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Behold, a people comes from the north; a mighty nation and many kings are stirring from the farthest parts of the earth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Behold, a people shall come from the north, And a great nation and many kings Shall be raised up from the ends of the earth.

Context of Jeremiah 50:41

39So wildcats and hyenas will live there and ostriches settle there. It will never again be inhabited or dwelt in from generation to generation. 40As when Elohim overthrew Sodom, Gomorrah and their neighbor towns” —it is a declaration of Adonai— so no man will live there, nor any son of man dwell in it. Look! A people coming from the north, a great nation and many kings will rise up from the ends of the earth. 42They grasp bow and javelin. They are cruel, with no compassion. Their voice roars like the sea, as they ride on horses, arranged as warriors for battle, against you, daughter of Babylon. 43Babylon’s king heard news of them. His hands droop; anguish grabs him, agony like a woman in labor.

Jeremiah 50:41 word by word

הִנֵּ֛ה עַ֥ם בָּ֖א מִצָּפ֑וֹן וְג֤וֹי גָּדוֹל֙ וּמְלָכִ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים יֵעֹ֖רוּ מִיַּרְכְּתֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Behold, a peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• from the northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
• and a greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• nationגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• and manyרַבrab · manyH7227
• kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• shall be raised upעוּר‛ûr · to rouseH5782
• from the coastsיַרְכָהyerêkâh · flankH3411
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Jeremiah 50:41

• Jeremiah 50:2“Declare it among the nations and proclaim! Raise a banner, announce, hide nothing! Say: ‘Babylon will be captured, Bel put to shame, Merodach dismayed, her images disgraced, her idols shattered!’
• Jeremiah 6:22Thus says Adonai: “Look, a people coming from a northern land, a great nation roused from the ends of the earth!
• Jeremiah 25:14For many nations and great kings will make slaves of them also. So I will repay them according to their deeds and according to the work of their own hands.”
• Jeremiah 51:1Thus says Adonai: “Look! Stirring up against Babylon and those living in Leb-kamai, a spirit of destruction.
• Isaiah 13:2Lift up a banner on a bare mountain, raise a voice to them, wave a hand, so that they may enter the gates of the nobles.
• Revelation 17:16The ten horns that you saw, and the beast—these will hate the prostitute. They will make her desolate and naked, and devour her flesh and burn her up with fire.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 50:41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 41Behold, a people shall come from the north - This and the two following verses are nearly the same with Jeremiah 6:22-24. But here, destroyers against Babylon are intended; there, destroyers against Jerusalem.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 41-43Verses 41-43 An application to Babylon of the doom against Jerusalem Jeremiah 6:22-24. Jeremiah 50:41 The coasts of the earth - See the Jeremiah 6:22 note.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 33-46Verses 33-46 It is Israel's comfort in distress, that, though they are weak, their Redeemer is strong. This may be applied to believers, who complain of the dominion of sin and corruption, and of their own weakness and manifold infirmities. Their Redeemer is able to keep what they commit to him; and sin shall not have dominion over them. He will give them that rest which remains for the people of God. Also here is Babylon's sin, and their punishment. The…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 41-4341-43. (Compare Jr 6:22-24). The very language used to describe the calamities which Babylon inflicted on Zion is that here employed to describe Babylon's own calamity inflicted by the Medes. Retribution in kind. kinds--the allies and satraps of the various provinces of the Medo-Persian empire: Armenia, Hyrcania, Lydia, &c. coasts--the remote parts.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Desolation
• North country
• Isaiah
• Jeremiah (2)

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