Jeremiah 50:29

Translations

Modern

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.

Traditional

Call 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.

Literal

Call together against Babylon the archers, all those bending the bow: Encamp against her all around—do not let there be one escaping! Repay to her according to her work; according to all that she has done, do to her! For against YHWH she has seethed, against the Holy One of Israel.

Latin

Annuntiate in Babylonem plurimis, omnibus qui tendunt arcum: consistite adversus eam per gyrum, et nullus evadat: reddite ei secundum opus suum: juxta omnia quæ fecit, facite illi, quia contra Dominum erecta est, adversum Sanctum Israël.

Original

Hebrew

English

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.

Notes

Jeremiah 50:29–30

Skilled archers would kill the Babylonian soldiers, just as those soldiers had killed others in battle. This was the Lord’s way of judging the ruthless empire builders who had defied the one true God by worshiping other gods (Jeremiah 50:38).

Theme notes and profiles

Hope Beyond Judgment Messages Against the Nations The Holy One of Israel The Lord of Nations

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

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People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Places

Babylon: Ancient Mesopotamian city, capital of Babylonian Empire, site of the Tower of Babel

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Holiness Last Judgment Nations

Topics

Babylon: As a Power Was: Arrogant Infidelity: General Scriptures Concerning Pride: Babylon

Jeremiah 50:29

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