Jeremiah 50:35

Translations

Modern

A sword is against the Chaldeans, declares the LORD, against those who live in Babylon, and against her officials and wise men.

Traditional

A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the Lord, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men.

Literal

A sword is upon the Chaldeans,” a declaration of YHWH, “and against those dwelling in Babylon, and against her princes, and against her wise men!

Latin

Gladius ad Chaldæos, ait Dominus, et ad habitatores Babylonis, et ad principes, et ad sapientes ejus.

Original

Hebrew

English

A sword is against the Chaldeans, declares the LORD, against those who live in Babylon, and against her officials and wise men.

Notes

Jeremiah 50:35–38

Babylon would face the same violence it had inflicted on others. The same accusations were made against Babylon as against Israel, Judah, Egypt, and their neighbors. They all worshiped idols instead of the one true God.
The sword of destruction refers to the Persian army.

Theme notes and profiles

Hope Beyond Judgment Messages Against the Nations The Lord of Nations

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 47:6
‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’
Jeremiah 51:57
I will make her princes and wise men drunk, along with her governors, officials, and warriors. Then they will fall asleep forever and not wake up,” declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.
Daniel 5:1–2
Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.
Hosea 11:6
A sword will flash through their cities; it will destroy the bars of their gates and consume them in their own plans.
Daniel 5:30
That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain,
Daniel 5:7–8
The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”
Ezekiel 14:2
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Isaiah 29:14
Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”
Leviticus 26:25
And I will bring a sword against you to execute the vengeance of the covenant. Though you withdraw into your cities, I will send a plague among you, and you will be delivered into the hand of the enemy.
Zechariah 11:17
Woe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May a sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be completely withered and his right eye utterly blinded!”
Jeremiah 50:30
Therefore, her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warriors will be silenced in that day,” declares the LORD.
Isaiah 41:25
I have raised up one from the north, and he has come—one from the east who calls on My name. He will march over rulers as if they were mortar, like a potter who treads the clay.

Places

Babylon: Ancient Mesopotamian city, capital of Babylonian Empire, site of the Tower of Babel Chaldea: Ancient Mesopotamian empire; known for astrology and wisdom

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Nations

Topics

Babylon: Remarkable For: Wisdom of Senators Chaldeans: Learned and Wise Men of the East

Jeremiah 50:35

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