Focused Passage

Jeremiah 50:14-16

Babylon Judged: The Fall of the Hammer and the Return of the LORD’s Flock

The chapter moves from Babylon’s announced capture and the shame of its gods, to the return of Israel and Judah, to the exposure of Israel as scattered sheep, to Babylon’s punishment as the last devourer, to the LORD’s attack on Babylon’s pride, idols, and warriors, and finally to the collapse of Babylon as a world-shaking judgment.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

14 Line up in formation around Babylon, all you who draw the bow! Shoot at her! Spare no arrows! For she has sinned against the LORD.

15 Raise a war cry against her on every side! She has thrown up her hands in surrender; her towers have fallen; her walls are torn down. Since this is the vengeance of the LORD, take out your vengeance upon her; as she has done, do the same to her.

16 Cut off the sower from Babylon, and the one who wields the sickle at harvest time. In the face of the oppressor’s sword, each will turn to his own people, each will flee to his own land.

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Verse 14

Cross-references

Jeremiah 50:29 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 51:3 Classic cross-references Habakkuk 2:17 Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 17:20 Classic cross-references Habakkuk 2:8 Classic cross-references

Original words

Line up in formation עִרְכ֨וּ H6186 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural . . . עַל־ H5921 Preposition around סָבִיב֙ H5439 Adverb Babylon בָּבֶ֤ל׀ H894 Noun - proper - feminine singular all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct you who draw דֹּ֣רְכֵי H1869 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct the bow קֶ֔שֶׁת H7198 Noun - feminine singular Shoot יְד֣וּ H3034 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural at her אֵלֶ֔יהָ H413 Preposition | third person feminine singular Spare תַּחְמְל֖וּ H2550 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural no אַֽל־ H408 Adverb . . . אֶל־ H413 Preposition arrows חֵ֑ץ H2671 Noun - masculine singular For כִּ֥י H3588 Conjunction she has sinned חָטָֽאָה׃ H2398 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular against the LORD לַֽיהוָ֖ה H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 15

Cross-references

Revelation 18:6 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 51:24 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 51:6 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 51:58 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 46:10 Classic cross-references

Original words

Raise a war cry הָרִ֨יעוּ H7321 Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural against her עָלֶ֤יהָ H5921 Preposition | third person feminine singular on every side סָבִיב֙ H5439 Adverb She has thrown up נָתְנָ֣ה H5414 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular her hands in surrender יָדָ֔הּ H3027 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular her towers אַשְׁוִיֹּתֶיהָ H803 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular have fallen נָֽפְלוּ֙ H5307 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural her walls חֽוֹמוֹתֶ֑יהָ H2346 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular are torn down נֶהֶרְס֖וּ H2040 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Since כִּי֩ H3588 Conjunction this הִיא֙ H1931 Pronoun - third person feminine singular is the vengeance נִקְמַ֨ת H5360 Noun - feminine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֥ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular take out your vengeance הִנָּ֣קְמוּ H5358 Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural upon her בָ֔הּ Preposition | third person feminine singular as כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative she has done עָשְׂתָ֖ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular do the same עֲשׂוּ־ H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural to her לָֽהּ׃ Preposition | third person feminine singular

Verse 16

Cross-references

Isaiah 13:14 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 51:9 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 46:16 Classic cross-references Joel 1:11 Classic cross-references

Original words

Cut off כִּרְת֤וּ H3772 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural the sower זוֹרֵ֙עַ֙ H2232 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular from Babylon מִבָּבֶ֔ל H894 Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular and the one who wields וְתֹפֵ֥שׂ H8610 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct the sickle מַגָּ֖ל H4038 Noun - masculine singular at harvest קָצִ֑יר H7105 Noun - masculine singular time בְּעֵ֣ת H6256 Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct In the face of מִפְּנֵי֙ H6440 Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct the oppressor’s הַיּוֹנָ֔ה H3238 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular sword חֶ֣רֶב H2719 Noun - feminine singular each אִ֤ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular will turn יִפְנ֔וּ H6437 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural to אֶל־ H413 Preposition his own people עַמּוֹ֙ H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular each וְאִ֥ישׁ H376 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular will flee יָנֻֽסוּ׃ס H5127 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural to his own land לְאַרְצ֖וֹ H776 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular

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