Verse 36

Jeremiah 50:36

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36 A sword is raised to attack her horses and chariots, along with all the foreign soldiers with her, and they will become like frightened women. A sword is raised to attack her stores of treasure, and they will be plundered.

Original Language Text

hebrew

חֶ֥רֶב אֶל הַ/בַּדִּ֖ים וְ/נֹאָ֑לוּ חֶ֥רֶב אֶל גִּבּוֹרֶ֖י/הָ וָ/חָֽתּוּ

English Translation

A sword against the pillars, and they will be broken; a sword against the mighty, and they will be shattered.

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Chapter 50 Context

1 Tell everyone the news! Hold up a sign and shout it out, don't hold back! Tell them, Babylon has fal... Focus ↗

2 A northern nation will come and attack her and turn the country into a wasteland. No one will live t... Focus ↗

3 That's the time when the people of Israel and Judah will join together, weeping as they go to worshi... Focus ↗

4 They will ask the way to Zion, and start going in that direction. They will arrive and commit themse... Focus ↗

5 My people are sheep that are lost, led astray by their shepherds, making them wander aimlessly in th... Focus ↗

6 All those who came across them attacked them. Their enemies declared, “We're not to blame! They're t... Focus ↗

7 Run away from the city of Babylon; get away from the country of Babylonia! Lead the way like the mal... Focus ↗

8 Look! I'm assembling a coalition of strong northern nations who will come and attack Babylon. They w... Focus ↗

9 Babylonia will be plundered—everyone who plunders her will have plenty of loot, declares the Lord. Focus ↗

10 Though for now you Babylonians celebrate and sing triumphantly as you plunder my special people, tho... Focus ↗

11 you are going to bring shame on your mother, you are going to disgrace the one who gave birth to you... Focus ↗

12 Because of Lord's angry punishment, she will be deserted, completely desolate. Everyone who passes b... Focus ↗

13 All you archers, line up ready for battle around Babylon. Shoot at her! Don't save your arrows, beca... Focus ↗

14 Shout war cries against her from every side! She holds up her hands in surrender. Her towers have co... Focus ↗

15 Stop the sower from sowing in the country of Babylon, and stop the harvester swinging the sickle to... Focus ↗

16 The Israelites are a flock that's been chased and scattered by lions. The first on the attack was th... Focus ↗

17 So this is what the Lord Almighty, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says: I'm going to punish the king of... Focus ↗

18 I will lead the Israelites back to their pasturelands, to feed on Carmel and Bashan, to satisfy thei... Focus ↗

19 This will be when the guilt and the sins of Israel and Judah will be looked for, but none will be fo... Focus ↗

20 Go and attack the land of Merathaim, and the people living in Pekod. Kill them with swords, set them... Focus ↗

21 The noise of battle is heard in the country, the noise of terrible destruction. Focus ↗

22 See how the hammer of the whole earth is lying broken in pieces in the ground! The nations look with... Focus ↗

23 Babylon, I set a trap for you, and you were caught before you realized it. You were hunted down and... Focus ↗

24 In his anger the Lord opened his armory to bring out his weapons, for this is what the Lord God (Elo... Focus ↗

25 Come and attack her from every side! Open her granaries; collect the loot you take from her like pil... Focus ↗

26 Kill all her young bulls with the sword; let them be slaughtered. What a disaster for them, because... Focus ↗

27 (Listen to the refugees and survivors who have returned from Babylonia, announcing in Zion, “The Lor... Focus ↗

28 Call up the archers to attack Babylon, yes, all of them! Completely surround her—don't let anyone es... Focus ↗

29 As a result her young men will be killed in the streets; all her soldiers will die that day, declare... Focus ↗

30 Watch out, because I'm against you, you arrogant people! declares the Lord God (Elohim) Almighty. Yo... Focus ↗

31 You arrogant people will trip and fall. Nobody will be there to pick you up. I'm going to set fire t... Focus ↗

32 This is what the Lord Almighty says: The people of Israel and Judah are being mistreated. All who ca... Focus ↗

33 But the one who rescues them is powerful; the Lord Almighty is his name. He will defend them and the... Focus ↗

34 A sword is raised to attack the Babylonians, declares the Lord, ready to attack those who live in Ba... Focus ↗

35 A sword is raised to attack her false prophets, and they will become fools. A sword is raised to att... Focus ↗

36 A sword is raised to attack her horses and chariots, along with all the foreign soldiers with her, a...

37 A drought has hit her rivers, and they will dry up. For it's a country full of pagan images. These h... Focus ↗

38 Consequently desert animals and hyenas will live there, and it will be a home for owls. It will be u... Focus ↗

39 In the same way that God (Elohim) destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring towns, declares... Focus ↗

40 Look! An army is advancing from the north. A great nation and many kings are coming against you from... Focus ↗

41 They're carrying bows and javelins. They are cruel and merciless. When they shout it's like the sea... Focus ↗

42 The king of Babylon has heard the news and he's terrified. He's overcome with fear, in pain like a w... Focus ↗

43 Watch out! I'm going to come like a lion from the tangled undergrowth beside the Jordan to attack th... Focus ↗

44 So listen to what the Lord has planned to do to Babylon and the country of Babylonia: Their children... Focus ↗

45 The sound of Babylon's capture will make the earth shake; their cries will be heard throughout the n... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Jeremiah
Chapter: Chapter 50 (45 verses)
Version: Free Bible Version

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