Focused Passage

Jeremiah 50:25-27

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

25 The LORD has opened His armory and brought out His weapons of wrath, for this is the work of the Lord GOD of Hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.

26 Come against her from the farthest border. Break open her granaries; pile her up like mounds of grain. Devote her to destruction; leave her no survivors.

27 Kill all her young bulls; let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them, for their day has come—the time of their punishment.

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References and Original Words

Verse 25

Cross-references

Jeremiah 48:10 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 51:25 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 51:55 Classic cross-references Amos 3:6 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 50:15 Classic cross-references

Original words

The LORD יְהוָה֙ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker has opened פָּתַ֤ח H6605 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular His armory א֣וֹצָר֔וֹ H214 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular and brought out וַיּוֹצֵ֖א H3318 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker His weapons כְּלֵ֣י H3627 Noun - masculine plural construct of wrath זַעְמ֑וֹ H2195 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular for כִּי־ H3588 Conjunction this [is] הִ֗יא H1931 Pronoun - third person feminine singular the work מְלָאכָ֣ה H4399 Noun - feminine singular of the Lord לַֽאדֹנָ֧י H136 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular GOD יְהוִ֛ה H3069 Noun - proper - masculine singular of Hosts צְבָא֖וֹת H6635 Noun - common plural in the land בְּאֶ֥רֶץ H776 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of the Chaldeans כַּשְׂדִּֽים׃ H3778 Noun - proper - masculine plural

Verse 26

Cross-references

Isaiah 14:23 Classic cross-references Isaiah 14:22 Classic cross-references Isaiah 45:3 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 50:10 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 50:29 Classic cross-references

Original words

Come בֹּֽאוּ־ H935 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural against her לָ֤הּ Preposition | third person feminine singular from the farthest border מִקֵּץ֙ H7093 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Break open פִּתְח֣וּ H6605 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural her granaries מַאֲבֻסֶ֔יהָ H3965 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular pile her up סָלּ֥וּהָ H5549 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | third person feminine singular like כְמוֹ־ H3644 Preposition mounds of grain עֲרֵמִ֖ים H6194 Noun - feminine plural Devote her to destruction וְהַחֲרִימ֑וּהָ H2763 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | third person feminine singular leave תְּהִי־ H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular her לָ֖הּ Preposition | third person feminine singular no אַל־ H408 Adverb survivors שְׁאֵרִֽית׃ H7611 Noun - feminine singular

Verse 27

Cross-references

Psalms 37:13 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 48:15 Classic cross-references Isaiah 34:7 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 46:21 Classic cross-references Amos 4:1 Classic cross-references

Original words

Kill חִרְבוּ֙ H2717 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct her young bulls פָּרֶ֔יהָ H6499 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular let them go down יֵרְד֖וּ H3381 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural to the slaughter לַטָּ֑בַח H2874 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Woe ה֣וֹי H1945 Interjection to them עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם H5921 Preposition | third person masculine plural for כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction their day יוֹמָ֖ם H3117 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural has come בָ֥א H935 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular the time עֵ֥ת H6256 Noun - common singular construct of their punishment פְּקֻדָּתָֽם׃ס H6486 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural

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