Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Take up your positions around Babylon, all you who draw the bow. Shoot at her! Spare no arrows, for she has sinned against the LORD. New Living Translation “Yes, prepare to attack Babylon, all you surrounding nations. Let your archers shoot at her; spare no arrows. For she has sinned against the LORD. English Standard Version Set yourselves in array against Babylon all around, all you who bend the bow; shoot at her, spare no arrows, for she has sinned against the LORD. Berean Standard Bible Line up in formation around Babylon, all you who draw the bow! Shoot at her! Spare no arrows! For she has sinned against the LORD. King James Bible Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about: all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the LORD. New King James Version “Put yourselves in array against Babylon all around, All you who bend the bow; Shoot at her, spare no arrows, For she has sinned against the LORD. New American Standard Bible “Draw up your battle lines against Babylon on every side, All of you who bend the bow; Shoot at her, do not spare your arrows, For she has sinned against the LORD. NASB 1995 “Draw up your battle lines against Babylon on every side, All you who bend the bow; Shoot at her, do not be sparing with your arrows, For she has sinned against the LORD. NASB 1977 “Draw up your battle lines against Babylon on every side, All you who bend the bow; Shoot at her, do not be sparing with your arrows, For she has sinned against the LORD. Legacy Standard Bible Arrange your battle lines against Babylon on every side, All you who bend the bow; Shoot at her, do not be sparing with your arrows, For she has sinned against Yahweh. Amplified Bible “Set yourselves in battle formation against Babylon on every side, All you archers. Shoot at her! Do not spare the arrows, For she has sinned against the LORD. Christian Standard Bible Line up in battle formation around Babylon, all you archers! Shoot at her! Do not spare an arrow, for she has sinned against the LORD. Holman Christian Standard Bible Line up in battle formation around Babylon, all you archers! Shoot at her! Do not spare an arrow, for she has sinned against the LORD. American Standard Version Set yourselves in array against Babylon round about, all ye that bend the bow; shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against Jehovah. Contemporary English Version Babylon has rebelled against me. Archers, take your places. Shoot all your arrows at Babylon. English Revised Version Set yourselves in array against Babylon round about, all ye that bend the bow; shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the LORD. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Take up your positions around Babylon, all you archers with bows. Shoot at it; don't save any arrows, because the people of Babylon have sinned against the LORD. Good News Translation "Archers, line up for battle against Babylon and surround it. Shoot all your arrows at Babylon, because it has sinned against me, the LORD. International Standard Version Deploy the troops all around Babylon. All who bend the bow, shoot at her and spare no arrows, for she has sinned against the LORD. Majority Standard Bible Line up in formation around Babylon, all you who draw the bow! Shoot at her! Spare no arrows! For she has sinned against the LORD. NET Bible "Take up your battle positions all around Babylon, all you soldiers who are armed with bows. Shoot all your arrows at her! Do not hold any back! For she has sinned against the LORD. New Heart English Bible "Set yourselves in array against Babylon all around, all you who bend the bow; shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she has sinned against the LORD. Webster's Bible Translation Put yourselves in array against Babylon on every side: all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the LORD. World English Bible Set yourselves in array against Babylon all around, all you who bend the bow; shoot at her. Spare no arrows, for she has sinned against Yahweh. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionSet yourselves in array against Babylon all around, "" All you treading a bow, "" Shoot at her, have no pity on the arrow, "" For she has sinned against YHWH. Young's Literal Translation Set yourselves in array against Babylon round about, All ye treading a bow, Shoot at her, have no pity on the arrow, For against Jehovah she hath sinned. Smith's Literal Translation Arrange yourselves against Babel round about: all ye bending the bow, cast at her, ye shall not spare to the arrow, for she sinned against Jehovah. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BiblePrepare yourselves against Babylon round about, all you that bend the bow: fight against her, spare not arrows: because she hath sinned against the Lord. Catholic Public Domain Version Prepare yourselves against Babylon, on every side, all you who bend the bow. Make war against her! You should not spare the arrows, for she has sinned against the Lord. New American Bible Take your posts encircling Babylon, you who bend the bow; Shoot at it, do not spare your arrows, New Revised Standard Version Take up your positions around Babylon, all you that bend the bow; shoot at her, spare no arrows, for she has sinned against the LORD. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSet yourselves in array against Babylon round about; all you that know how to bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows; for she has sinned against the LORD. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Set yourselves in array against Babel, all those who know to shoot with a bow, shoot at her. You shall not spare with arrows, because she has sinned against THE LORD JEHOVAH OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Set yourselves in array against Babylon round about, All ye that bend the bow, Shoot at her, spare no arrows; For she hath sinned against the LORD. Brenton Septuagint Translation Set yourselves in array against Babylon round about, all ye that bend the bow; shoot at her, spare not your arrows, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Babylon's Fall is Certain…13Because of the wrath of the LORD, she will not be inhabited; she will become completely desolate. All who pass through Babylon will be horrified and will hiss at all her wounds. 14Line up in formation around Babylon, all you who draw the bow! Shoot at her! Spare no arrows! For she has sinned against the LORD. 15Raise a war cry against her on every side! She has thrown up her hands in surrender; her towers have fallen; her walls are torn down. Since this is the vengeance of the LORD, take out your vengeance upon her; as she has done, do the same to her.… Cross References Revelation 18:6-8 Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup. / As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’ / Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.” Isaiah 13:17-19 Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold. / Their bows will dash young men to pieces; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; they will not look with pity on the children. / And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah. Revelation 17:16-17 And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire. / For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. Isaiah 47:1-3 “Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate. / Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams. / Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.” Revelation 18:2-3 And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast. / All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.” Isaiah 21:9 Look, here come the riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one answered, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods lie shattered on the ground!” Revelation 14:8 Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.” Isaiah 45:1-2 This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut: / “I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron. Revelation 16:19 The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath. Isaiah 48:14 Come together, all of you, and listen: Which of the idols has foretold these things? The LORD’s chosen ally will carry out His desire against Babylon, and His arm will be against the Chaldeans. Revelation 18:20-21 Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her. / Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again. Isaiah 13:1-5 This is the burden against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz received: / Raise a banner on a barren hilltop; call aloud to them. Wave your hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles. / I have commanded My sanctified ones; I have even summoned My warriors to execute My wrath and exult in My triumph. ... Revelation 18:24 And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth. Isaiah 14:4-6 you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended! / The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers. / It struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows; it subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution. Revelation 19:2 For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.” Treasury of Scripture Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about: all you that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she has sinned against the LORD. in array Jeremiah 50:9 For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain. Jeremiah 51:2,11,12,27 And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about… 1 Samuel 17:20 And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle. bend Jeremiah 50:29,42 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… Jeremiah 46:9 Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow. Jeremiah 49:35 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might. for she Jeremiah 50:7,11,29 All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers… Psalm 51:4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. Habakkuk 2:8,17 Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein… Jump to Previous Armies Array Arrows Babylon Battle Bend Bow Bowmen Draw Keeping Lines Round Shoot Side Sinned Spare YourselvesJump to Next Armies Array Arrows Babylon Battle Bend Bow Bowmen Draw Keeping Lines Round Shoot Side Sinned Spare YourselvesJeremiah 50 1. The judgment of Babylon and the redemption of IsraelDraw up your battle lines This phrase calls to mind the imagery of preparing for war, a common theme in the prophetic books of the Bible. The Hebrew root here is "ערך" (arak), which means to arrange or set in order. Historically, this reflects the ancient Near Eastern practice of organizing troops in a strategic manner before engaging in battle. Spiritually, it signifies the readiness and determination required to confront evil and injustice, aligning with the biblical call for believers to be prepared for spiritual warfare (Ephesians 6:10-18). against Babylon all you who draw the bow shoot at her spare no arrows for she has sinned against the LORD Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Line up in formationעִרְכ֨וּ (‘ir·ḵū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 6186: To set in a, row, arrange, put in order around סָבִיב֙ (sā·ḇîḇ) Adverb Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around Babylon, בָּבֶ֤ל ׀ (bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every you who draw דֹּ֣רְכֵי (dō·rə·ḵê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 1869: To tread, to walk, to string a, bow the bow! קֶ֔שֶׁת (qe·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7198: A bow, for, shooting, the iris Shoot יְד֣וּ (yə·ḏū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 3034: To throw, at, away, to revere, worship, to bemoan at her! אֵלֶ֔יהָ (’ê·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Spare תַּחְמְל֖וּ (taḥ·mə·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 2550: To commiserate, to spare no אַֽל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not arrows! חֵ֑ץ (ḥêṣ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2671: A piercer, an arrow, a wound, thunderbolt, the shaft of a, spear For כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction she has sinned חָטָֽאָה׃ (ḥā·ṭā·’āh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn against the LORD. לַֽיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Links Jeremiah 50:14 NIVJeremiah 50:14 NLT Jeremiah 50:14 ESV Jeremiah 50:14 NASB Jeremiah 50:14 KJV Jeremiah 50:14 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 50:14 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 50:14 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 50:14 French Bible Jeremiah 50:14 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 50:14 Set yourselves in array against Babylon all (Jer.) |
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