Jeremiah 50 - Compare Translations
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Jeremiah 50:1
KJVThe word that the Lord spake against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet.
WEBThe word that Yahweh spoke concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by Jeremiah the prophet.
YLTThe word that Jehovah hath spoken concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by the hand of Jeremiah the prophet:
Jeremiah 50:2
KJVDeclare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.
WEB“Declare among the nations and publish,
YLT`Declare ye among nations, and sound, And lift up an ensign, sound, do not hide, Say ye: Captured hath been Babylon, Put to shame hath been Bel, Broken hath been Merodach, Put to shame have been her grievous things, Broken have been her idols.
Jeremiah 50:3
KJVFor out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast.
WEBFor a nation comes up out of the north against her,
YLTFor come up against her hath a nation from the north, It maketh her land become a desolation, And there is not an inhabitant in it. From man even unto beast, They have moved, they have gone.
Jeremiah 50:4
KJVIn those days, and in that time, saith the Lord, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the Lord their God.
WEB“In those days, and in that time,” says Yahweh,
YLTIn those days, and at that time, An affirmation of Jehovah, Come in do sons of Israel, They and sons of Judah together, Going on and weeping they go, And Jehovah their God they seek.
Jeremiah 50:5
KJVThey shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the Lord in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.
WEBThey will inquire concerning Zion with their faces turned toward it,
YLT[To] Zion they ask the way, Thitherward [are] their faces: Come in, and we are joined unto Jehovah, A covenant age-during -- not forgotten.
Jeremiah 50:6
KJVMy people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace.
WEBMy people have been lost sheep.
YLTA perishing flock hath My people been, Their shepherds have caused them to err, [To] the mountains causing them to go back, From mountain unto hill they have gone, They have forgotten their crouching-place.
Jeremiah 50:7
KJVAll that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the Lord, the habitation of justice, even the Lord, the hope of their fathers.
WEBAll who found them have devoured them.
YLTAll finding them have devoured them, And their adversaries have said: We are not guilty, Because that they sinned against Jehovah, The habitation of righteousness, And the hope of their fathers -- Jehovah.
Jeremiah 50:8
KJVRemove out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he goats before the flocks.
WEB“Flee out of the middle of Babylon!
YLTMove ye from the midst of Babylon, And from the land of the Chaldeans go out. And be as he-goats before a flock.
Jeremiah 50:9
KJVFor, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain.
WEBFor, behold, I will stir up
YLTFor, lo, I am stirring up, And am causing to come up against Babylon, An assembly of great nations from a land of the north, And they have set in array against her, From thence she is captured, Its arrow -- as a skilful hero -- returneth not empty,
Jeremiah 50:10
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Jeremiah 50:11
KJVBecause ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;
WEB“Because you are glad,
YLTBecause thou rejoicest, because thou exultest, O spoilers of Mine inheritance, Because thou increasest as a heifer [at] the tender grass, And dost cry aloud as bulls,
Jeremiah 50:12
KJVYour mother shall be sore confounded; she that bare you shall be ashamed: behold, the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.
WEByour mother will be utterly disappointed.
YLTAshamed hath been your mother greatly, Confounded hath she been that bare you, Lo, the hindermost of nations [is] a wilderness, A dry land, and a desert.
Jeremiah 50:13
KJVBecause of the wrath of the Lord it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.
WEBBecause of Yahweh’s wrath she won’t be inhabited,
YLTBecause of the wrath of Jehovah it is not inhabited, And it hath been a desolation -- all of it. Every passer by at Babylon is astonished, And doth hiss because of all her plagues.
Jeremiah 50:14
KJVPut yourselves in array against Babylon round about: all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the Lord.
WEBSet yourselves in array against Babylon all around,
YLTSet yourselves in array against Babylon round about, All ye treading a bow, Shoot at her, have no pity on the arrow, For against Jehovah she hath sinned.
Jeremiah 50:15
KJVShout against her round about: she hath given her hand: her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it is the vengeance of the Lord: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.
WEBShout against her all around.
YLTShout against her round about, She hath given forth her hand, Fallen have her foundations, Thrown down have been her walls, For it [is] the vengeance of Jehovah, Be avenged of her, as she did -- do ye to her.
Jeremiah 50:16
KJVCut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.
WEBCut off the sower from Babylon,
YLTCut off the sower from Babylon, And him handling the sickle in the time of harvest, Because of the oppressing sword, Each unto his people -- they turn, And each to his land -- they flee.
Jeremiah 50:17
KJVIsrael is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.
WEB“Israel is a hunted sheep.
YLTA scattered sheep is Israel, lions have driven away, At first, devour him did the king of Asshur, And now, at last, broken his bone Hath Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon.
Jeremiah 50:18
KJVTherefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria.
WEBTherefore Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says:
YLTTherefore thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: Lo, I am seeing after the king of Babylon, And after his land, As I have seen after the king of Asshur;
Jeremiah 50:19
KJVAnd I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and Gilead.
WEBI will bring Israel again to his pasture,
YLTAnd I have brought back Israel unto his habitation, And he hath fed on Carmel, and on Bashan. And in mount Ephraim, and on Gilead is his soul satisfied.
Jeremiah 50:20
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Jeremiah 50:21
KJVGo up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the Lord, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.
WEB“Go up against the land of Merathaim,
YLTAgainst the land of Merathaim: Go up against it, and unto the inhabitants of Pekod, Waste and devote their posterity, An affirmation of Jehovah, And do according to all that I have commanded thee.
Jeremiah 50:22
KJVA sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
WEBA sound of battle is in the land,
YLTA noise of battle [is] in the land, and of great destruction.
Jeremiah 50:23
KJVHow is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
WEBHow the hammer of the whole earth is cut apart and broken!
YLTHow hath it been cut and broken, The hammer of the whole earth! How hath Babylon been for a desolation among nations!
Jeremiah 50:24
KJVI have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the Lord.
WEBI have laid a snare for you,
YLTI have laid a snare for thee, And also -- thou art captured, O Babylon, And thou -- thou hast known, Thou hast been found, and also art caught, For against Jehovah thou hast stirred thyself up.
Jeremiah 50:25
KJVThe Lord hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation: for this is the work of the Lord God of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.
WEBYahweh has opened his armory,
YLTJehovah hath opened His treasury, And He bringeth out the weapons of His indignation, For a work [is] to the Lord Jehovah of Hosts, In the land of the Chaldeans.
Jeremiah 50:26
KJVCome against her from the utmost border, open her storehouses: cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly: let nothing of her be left.
WEBCome against her from the farthest border.
YLTCome ye in to her from the extremity, Open ye her storehouses, Raise her up as heaps, and devote her, Let her have no remnant.
Jeremiah 50:27
KJVSlay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
WEBKill all her bulls.
YLTSlay all her kine, they go down to slaughter, Wo [is] on them, for come hath their day, The time of their inspection.
Jeremiah 50:28
KJVThe voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the Lord our God, the vengeance of his temple.
WEBListen to those who flee and escape out of the land of Babylon,
YLTA voice of fugitives and escaped ones [Is] from the land of Babylon, To declare in Zion the vengeance of Jehovah our God, The vengeance of His temple.
Jeremiah 50:29
KJVCall together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the Lord, against the Holy One of Israel.
WEB“Call together the archers against Babylon,
YLTSummon unto Babylon archers, all treading the bow, Encamp against her round about, Let [her] have no escape; Recompense to her according to her work, According to all that she did -- do to her, For unto Jehovah she hath been proud, Unto the Holy One of Israel.
Jeremiah 50:30
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Jeremiah 50:31
KJVBehold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, saith the Lord God of hosts: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee.
WEB“Behold, I am against you, you proud one,” says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies;
YLTLo, I [am] against thee, O pride, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah of Hosts, For thy day hath come, the time of thy inspection.
Jeremiah 50:32
KJVAnd the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him.
WEBThe proud one will stumble and fall,
YLTAnd stumbled hath pride, And he hath fallen, and hath no raiser up, And I have kindled a fire in his cities, And it hath devoured all round about him.
Jeremiah 50:33
KJVThus saith the Lord of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go.
WEBYahweh of Armies says: “The children of Israel and the children of Judah are oppressed together.
YLTThus said Jehovah of Hosts: Oppressed are the sons of Israel, And the sons of Judah together, And all their captors have kept hold on them, They have refused to send them away.
Jeremiah 50:34
KJVTheir Redeemer is strong; the Lord of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
WEBTheir Redeemer is strong:
YLTTheir Redeemer [is] strong, Jehovah of Hosts [is] His name, He doth thoroughly plead their cause, So as to cause the land to rest, And He hath given trouble to the inhabitants of Babylon.
Jeremiah 50:35
KJVA sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the Lord, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men.
WEB“A sword is on the Chaldeans,” says Yahweh,
YLTA sword [is] for the Chaldeans, An affirmation of Jehovah, And it [is] on the inhabitants of Babylon, And on her heads, and on her wise men;
Jeremiah 50:36
KJVA sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.
WEBA sword is on the boasters,
YLTA sword [is] on the princes, And they have become foolish; A sword [is] on her mighty ones, And they have been broken down;
Jeremiah 50:37
KJVA sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed.
WEBA sword is on their horses,
YLTA sword [is] on his horses and on his chariot, And on all the rabble who [are] in her midst, And they have become women; A sword [is] on her treasuries, And they have been spoiled;
Jeremiah 50:38
KJVA drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols.
WEBA drought is on her waters,
YLTA sword [is] on her waters, and they have been dried up, For it [is] a land of graven images, And in idols they do boast themselves.
Jeremiah 50:39
KJVTherefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell there, and the owls shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
WEBTherefore the wild animals of the desert
YLTTherefore dwell do Ziim with Iim, Yea, dwelt in her have daughters of the ostrich, And it is not inhabited any more for ever, Nor dwelt in unto all generations.
Jeremiah 50:40
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Jeremiah 50:41
KJVBehold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
WEB“Behold, a people comes from the north;
YLTLo, a people hath come from the north, Even a great nation, And many kings are stirred up from the sides of the earth.
Jeremiah 50:42
KJVThey shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.
WEBThey take up bow and spear.
YLTBow and halbert they seize, Cruel [are] they, and they have no mercy, Their voice as a sea soundeth, and on horses they ride, Set in array as a man for battle, Against thee, O daughter of Babylon.
Jeremiah 50:43
KJVThe king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed feeble: anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail.
WEBThe king of Babylon has heard the news of them,
YLTHeard hath the king of Babylon their report, And feeble have been his hands, Distress hath seized him; pain as a travailing woman.
Jeremiah 50:44
KJVBehold, 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?
WEBBehold, the enemy will come up like a lion
YLTLo, as a lion he cometh up, Because of the rising of the Jordan, Unto the enduring habitation, But I cause to rest, I cause them to run from off her. And who is chosen? on her I lay a charge, For who [is] like Me? And who doth convene Me? And who [is] this shepherd who standeth before Me?
Jeremiah 50:45
KJVTherefore hear ye the counsel of the Lord, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them.
WEBTherefore hear the counsel of Yahweh,
YLTTherefore, hear ye the counsel of Jehovah, That He counselled concerning Babylon, And His devices that He hath devised Concerning the land of the Chaldeans; Drag them out do not little ones of the flock, Doth He not make desolate over them the habitation?
Jeremiah 50:46
KJVAt the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations.
WEBAt the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth trembles;
YLTFrom the voice: Captured was Babylon, Hath the earth been shaken, And a cry among nations hath been heard!
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