Jeremiah 50:31

Translations

Modern

“Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you.

Traditional

Behold, 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.

Literal

“Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” a declaration of the Lord YHWH of Hosts. “For your day has come, the time that I will visit punishment on you!

Latin

Ecce ego ad te, superbe! dicit Dominus Deus exercituum: quia venit dies tuus, tempus visitationis tuæ.

Original

Hebrew

English

“Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you.

Notes

Jeremiah 50:31–32

Due to the Lord's command, the proud Babylonian Empire would never again become a powerful force in the world.

Theme notes and profiles

Hope Beyond Judgment Messages Against the Nations The Lord of Nations The Stone the Builders Rejected

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

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Jeremiah 50:29
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.
Jeremiah 21:13
Behold, I am against you who dwell above the valley, atop the rocky plateau—declares the LORD—you who say, “Who can come against us? Who can enter our dwellings?”
Habakkuk 2:4–5
Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright—but the righteous will live by faith—
1 Peter 5:5
Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Nahum 2:13
“Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will reduce your chariots to cinders, and the sword will devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voices of your messengers will no longer be heard.”
James 4:6
But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Ezekiel 39:1
“As for you, O son of man, prophesy against Gog and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.
Daniel 4:30–31
…the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?”
Ezekiel 5:8
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself am against you, Jerusalem, and I will execute judgments among you in the sight of the nations.
Jeremiah 49:16
The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 50:32
The arrogant one will stumble and fall with no one to pick him up. And I will kindle a fire in his cities to consume all those around him.”
Jeremiah 48:29
We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his proud arrogance and haughtiness of heart.

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Last Judgment Nations

Topics

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

Jeremiah 50:31

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