Verse 44

Jeremiah 50:44

New King James Version

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44 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?

Original Language Text

hebrew

הִ֠נֵּה כְּ/אַרְיֵ֞ה יַעֲלֶ֨ה מִ/גְּא֣וֹן הַ/יַּרְדֵּן֮ אֶל נְוֵ֣ה אֵיתָן֒ כִּֽי אַרְגִּ֤עָה ארוצ/ם אֲרִיצֵ/ם֙ מֵֽ/עָלֶ֔י/הָ וּ/מִ֥י בָח֖וּר אֵלֶ֣י/הָ אֶפְקֹ֑ד כִּ֣י מִ֤י כָמ֨וֹ/נִי֙ וּ/מִ֣י יוֹעִדֶ֔/נִּי וּ/מִֽי זֶ֣ה רֹעֶ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲמֹ֖ד לְ/פָנָֽ/י

English Translation

Behold, as a lion he will rise from the pride of the Jordan to the dwelling place of the strong, for those who drive him away will be quieted; who among them will appoint for me? For who is like me and who will declare my case, and who is this shepherd who will stand before me?

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Chapter 50 Context

1 The word that the LORD spake against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the p... Focus ↗

2 Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Bab... Focus ↗

3 For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and n... Focus ↗

4 In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the chi... Focus ↗

5 They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselve... Focus ↗

6 My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them... Focus ↗

7 All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have... Focus ↗

8 Remove out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he... Focus ↗

9 For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the nor... Focus ↗

10 And Chaldea shall be a spoil: all that spoil her shall be satisfied, saith the LORD. Focus ↗

11 Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fa... Focus ↗

12 Your mother shall be sore confounded; she that bare you shall be ashamed: behold, the hindermost of... Focus ↗

13 Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate: every o... Focus ↗

14 Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about: all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare n... Focus ↗

15 Shout against her round about: she hath given her hand: her foundations are fallen, her walls are th... Focus ↗

16 Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of... Focus ↗

17 Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoure... Focus ↗

18 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God (Elohim) of Israel; Behold, I will punish the king o... Focus ↗

19 And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his sou... Focus ↗

20 In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and the... Focus ↗

21 Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste an... Focus ↗

22 A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction. Focus ↗

23 How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation amon... Focus ↗

24 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art... Focus ↗

25 The LORD hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation: for this is... Focus ↗

26 Come against her from the utmost border, open her storehouses: cast her up as heaps, and destroy her... Focus ↗

27 Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the... Focus ↗

28 The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance... Focus ↗

29 Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; le... Focus ↗

30 Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets, and all her men of war shall be cut off in that d... Focus ↗

31 Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, saith the Lord GOD of hosts: for thy day is come, the... Focus ↗

32 And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in... Focus ↗

33 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed togeth... Focus ↗

34 Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that... Focus ↗

35 A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the LORD, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her pri... Focus ↗

36 A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be di... Focus ↗

37 A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in t... Focus ↗

38 A drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it is the land of graven images, and t... Focus ↗

39 Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell there, and t... Focus ↗

40 As God (Elohim) overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD; so s... Focus ↗

41 Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up fr... Focus ↗

42 They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall ro... Focus ↗

43 The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed feeble: anguish took hold of... Focus ↗

44 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong:...

45 Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, tha... Focus ↗

46 At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations. Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Jeremiah
Chapter: Chapter 50 (46 verses)
Version: New King James Version

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