Jeremiah 50:29
in Jeremiah 50Summon 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Call together the archers against Babylon, all them that bend the bow; encamp against her 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 Jehovah, against the Holy One of Israel.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Jeremiah 50
Commentary
5 notes on this verseCall together the archers against Babylon,.... The Medes and Persians, who were well skilled in archery, especially the Elamites; see Isa 22:6; hence Horace (d) makes mention of "Medi pharetra"; and Cyrus in Xenophon (e) says, that he had under his command sixty thousand men that wore targets and were archers; See Gill on Jer 50:
This site's exposition
Listen to the fugitives and refugees from the land of Babylon
on Jeremiah 50:28-32
Refugees from Babylon announce “the vengeance for His temple,” so Babylon’s fall answers the burning of the temple in 52:13. The sentence is repayment: “Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done.” Babylon will “stumble and fall with no one to pick him up.”
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Or, “Summon the archers to Babylon, even all who bend the bow: encamp against her etc.” In this portion of the prophecy the capture of Babylon is regarded as the punishment due to her for burning the temple Jer 50:28.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
archers--literally, "very many and powerful"; hence the Hebrew word is used of archers (Job 16:13) from the multitude and force of their arrows. according to all that she hath done--(See on Jer 50:15). proud against the Lord--not merely cruel towards men (Isa 47:10).
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Call together the archers - The preceding verses are the prediction: here, God calls the Medes and Persians to fulfill it.
The words behind it
28 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הַשְׁמִ֣יעוּ | hashmiu | summon | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | against | H413 → | 5510 times |
| בָּבֶ֣ל׀ | bavel | Babylon | H894 → | 262 times |
| רַ֠בִּים | rabim | archers | H7228 → | |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| דֹּ֨רְכֵי | dorekhei | [those who] bend | H1869 → | 62 times |
| קֶ֜שֶׁת | keshet | <of> a bow | H7198 → | 76 times |
| חֲנ֧וּ | chanu | encamp | H2583 → | |
| עָלֶ֣יהָ | ʾaleiha | on it | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| סָבִ֗יב | saviv | all around | H5439 → | 336 times |
| אַל־ | ʾal- | may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| יְהִי־לָהּ֙ | yehi-lah | it be-to <the> it | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| פְּלֵטָ֔ה | peletah | escape | H6413 → | |
| שַׁלְּמוּ־ | shalemu- | repay | H7999 → | 116 times |
| לָ֣הּ | lah | to <the> it | ||
| כְּפָעֳלָ֔הּ | kefoolah | according to deed[s] its | H6467 → | 37 times |
| כְּכֹ֛ל | kekhol | according to all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָשְׂתָ֖ה | ʾasetah | it has done | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| עֲשׂוּ־ | ʾasu- | do | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| לָ֑הּ | lah | to <the> it | ||
| כִּ֧י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | <to> | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יְהוָ֛ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| זָ֖דָה | zadah | it has defied proudly | H2102 → | |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | <to> | H413 → | 5510 times |
| קְד֥וֹשׁ | kedoosh | [the] holy [one] of | H6918 → | |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
הַשְׁמִ֣יעוּsummon
hashmiuH8085 →1159 times
אֶל־against
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
בָּבֶ֣ל׀Babylon
bavelH894 →262 times
רַ֠בִּיםarchers
rabimH7228 →
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
דֹּ֨רְכֵי[those who] bend
dorekheiH1869 →62 times
קֶ֜שֶׁת<of> a bow
keshetH7198 →76 times
חֲנ֧וּencamp
chanuH2583 →
עָלֶ֣יהָon it
ʾaleihaH5921 →5755 times
סָבִ֗יבall around
savivH5439 →336 times
אַל־may not
ʾal-H408 →724 times
יְהִי־לָהּ֙it be-to <the> it
yehi-lahH1961 →3559 times
פְּלֵטָ֔הescape
peletahH6413 →
שַׁלְּמוּ־repay
shalemu-H7999 →116 times
לָ֣הּto <the> it
lah
כְּפָעֳלָ֔הּaccording to deed[s] its
kefoolahH6467 →37 times
כְּכֹ֛לaccording to all
kekholH3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רthat
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עָשְׂתָ֖הit has done
ʾasetahH6213 →2628 times
עֲשׂוּ־do
ʾasu-H6213 →2628 times
לָ֑הּto <the> it
lah
כִּ֧יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
אֶל־<to>
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
יְהוָ֛הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
זָ֖דָהit has defied proudly
zadahH2102 →
אֶל־<to>
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
קְד֥וֹשׁ[the] holy [one] of
kedooshH6918 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Daniel 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in…
it leads to
- James 4:6–7
But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
- Psalms 33:4–5
For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is trustworthy.
- James 4:6–7
Through
Isaiah 47:10You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’
it leads to
- Isaiah 5:21
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.
- Romans 1:22
Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,
- Isaiah 29:15
Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”
- Psalms 52:7
“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”
- Isaiah 5:21
Through
Revelation 18:6Give 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.
it leads to
- Psalms 137:8
O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is he who repays you as you have done to us.
- Jeremiah 50:15
Raise 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,…
- Psalms 137:8
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.