Focused Passage

Jeremiah 50:28-30

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

28 Listen to the fugitives and refugees from the land of Babylon, declaring in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance for His temple.

29 Summon the archers against Babylon, all who string the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.

30 Therefore, her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warriors will be silenced in that day,” declares the LORD.

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Verse 28

Cross-references

Zechariah 9:12 Classic cross-references Isaiah 30:19 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 51:10 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 51:6 Classic cross-references Psalms 94:1 Classic cross-references

Original words

Listen to ק֥וֹל H6963 Noun - masculine singular construct the fugitives נָסִ֛ים H5127 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural and refugees וּפְלֵטִ֖ים H6412 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural from the land מֵאֶ֣רֶץ H776 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct of Babylon בָּבֶ֑ל H894 Noun - proper - feminine singular declaring לְהַגִּ֣יד H5046 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct in Zion בְּצִיּ֗וֹן H6726 Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the vengeance נִקְמַת֙ H5360 Noun - feminine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֣ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular our God אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural the vengeance נִקְמַ֖ת H5360 Noun - feminine singular construct for His temple הֵיכָלֽוֹ׃ H1964 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 29

Cross-references

Revelation 18:6 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 50:14 Classic cross-references Obadiah 1:15 Classic cross-references Isaiah 47:10 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 51:56 Classic cross-references

Original words

Summon הַשְׁמִ֣יעוּ H8085 Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural the archers רַ֠בִּים H7228 Noun - masculine plural against אֶל־ H413 Preposition Babylon בָּבֶ֣ל׀ H894 Noun - proper - feminine singular all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct who string דֹּ֨רְכֵי H1869 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct the bow קֶ֜שֶׁת H7198 Noun - feminine singular Encamp חֲנ֧וּ H2583 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural . . . עָלֶ֣יהָ H5921 Preposition | third person feminine singular all around her סָבִ֗יב H5439 Adverb let no one אַל־ H408 Adverb . . . יְהִיָ֙־ H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular escape פְּלֵטָ֔ה H6413 Noun - feminine singular Repay שַׁלְּמוּ־ H7999 Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural her לָ֣הּ Preposition | third person feminine singular according to her deeds כְּפָעֳלָ֔הּ H6467 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular do עֲשׂוּ־ H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural to her לָ֑הּ Preposition | third person feminine singular as כְּכֹ֛ל H3605 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative she has done עָשְׂתָ֖ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular For כִּ֧י H3588 Conjunction she has defied זָ֖דָה H2102 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular . . . אֶל־ H413 Preposition the LORD יְהוָ֛ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶל־ H413 Preposition the Holy קְד֥וֹשׁ H6918 Adjective - masculine singular construct One of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 30

Cross-references

Jeremiah 49:26 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 51:4 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 18:21 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 9:21 Classic cross-references

Original words

Therefore לָכֵ֛ן H3651 Adverb her young men בַחוּרֶ֖יהָ H970 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular will fall יִפְּל֥וּ H5307 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural in the streets בִּרְחֹבֹתֶ֑יהָ H7339 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular and all וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct her warriors אַנְשֵׁ֨י H582 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . מִלְחַמְתָּ֥הּ H4421 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular will be silenced יִדַּ֛מּוּ H1826 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural in that הַה֖וּא H1931 Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular day בַּיּ֥וֹם H3117 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ס H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular

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