Jeremiah 51:50

Translations

Modern

You who have escaped the sword, depart and do not linger! Remember the LORD from far away, and let Jerusalem come to mind.”

Traditional

Ye that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember the Lord afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.

Literal

Escapees from the sword, go, do not stand still! Remember YHWH from far off, and let Jerusalem come up upon your heart.”

Latin

Qui fugistis gladium, venite, nolite stare: recordamini procul Domini, et Jerusalem ascendat super cor vestrum.

Original

Hebrew

English

You who have escaped the sword, depart and do not linger! Remember the LORD from far away, and let Jerusalem come to mind.”

Notes

Jeremiah 51:49–50

Babylon would face a punishment as harsh as the cruelty it inflicted on the Israelites and other nations.

Jeremiah 51:45–53

The Lord cared about the spiritual and physical health of the Jewish exiles in Babylon. Their political situation was dangerous. The Lord promised a future where the exiles would be saved from shame and return joyfully to their own land.

Theme notes and profiles

Hope Beyond Judgment Messages Against the Nations The Lord of Nations

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 44:28
Those who escape the sword will return from Egypt to Judah, few in number, and the whole remnant of Judah who went to dwell in the land of Egypt will know whose word will stand, Mine or theirs!
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Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper.
Daniel 9:2–3
…in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the sacred books, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years.
Revelation 18:4
Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.
Jeremiah 51:45
Come out of her, My people! Save your lives, each of you, from the fierce anger of the LORD.
Ezra 1:3–5
Whoever among you belongs to His people, may his God be with him, and may he go to Jerusalem in Judah and build the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 51:11
So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
Isaiah 52:11–12
Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.
Jeremiah 50:8
Flee from the midst of Babylon; depart from the land of the Chaldeans; be like the he-goats that lead the flock.
Psalm 137:5–6
If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand cease to function.
Zechariah 2:7–9
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Psalm 102:13–14
You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor—the appointed time has come.

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Nations

Topics

Church: Love For Persia: Prophecies Concerning Resignation: General Scriptures Concerning The Jews: Saints Remember War: Evils of

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