Jeremiah 50:44

Translations

Modern

Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered pasture. For in an instant I will chase Babylon from her land. Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this? For who is like Me, and who can challenge Me? What shepherd can stand against Me?”

Traditional

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?

Literal

Behold, like a lion that comes up from the height of the Jordan against an enduring habitation, so I will act in an instant and will make them run away from her. And who is the chosen one over her I will appoint, for who is like Me? And who will arraign Me? And who is this shepherd who can stand before My face?

Latin

Ecce quasi leo ascendet, de superbia Jordanis ad pulchritudinem robustam, quia subito currere faciam eum ad illam. Et quis erit electus, quem præponam ei? quis est enim similis mei? et quis sustinebit me? et quis est iste pastor, qui resistat vultui meo?

Original

Hebrew

English

Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered pasture. For in an instant I will chase Babylon from her land. Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this? For who is like Me, and who can challenge Me? What shepherd can stand against Me?”

Notes

Jeremiah 50:44–46

These verses are similar to Jeremiah 49:19–21, but they mention Babylon instead of Edom.

Theme notes and profiles

Hope Beyond Judgment Messages Against the Nations The Lord of Nations

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 49:19–21
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Isaiah 43:10
“You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come.
Exodus 15:11
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Isaiah 46:9
Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.
Isaiah 46:11
I summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, and I will surely do it.
Psalm 89:6
For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?
Isaiah 40:25
“To whom will you liken Me, or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One.
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Job 41:10–11
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Psalm 89:8
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Isaiah 40:18
To whom will you liken God? To what image will you compare Him?

Places

Jordan: A river and region, significant in Israel's history

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Nations

Topics

God: Power of Lion: Fierceness of the River Jordan: The Plains of Infested with Lions

Jeremiah 50:44

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