Jeremiah 50:44
in Jeremiah 50Behold, 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?”
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Behold, the enemy shall come up like a lion from the pride of the Jordan against the strong habitation: for I will suddenly make them run away from it; and whoso is chosen, him will I appoint over it: for who is like me? and who will appoint me a time? and who is the shepherd that can stand before me?
KJV
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?
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This verse in Jeremiah 50
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Repeated mainly from Jer 49:19-21. The identity of God's principle in His dealing with Edom, and in that with Babylon, is implied by the similarity of language as to both.
This site's exposition
Behold, an army is coming from the north
on Jeremiah 50:41-46
Verses 41 to 43 repeat almost word for word the invasion of 6:22-24. The words once aimed at the Daughter of Zion now fall on “O Daughter of Babylon.” The king of Babylon hears the report, “and his hands hang limp,” as the people of Jerusalem did in 6:24.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
Behold, he shall came up like a lion - The same words as in Jer 49:19 (note), etc., where see the note.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
A similar application to Babylon of what was said of Edom (marginal reference).
The words behind it
27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הִ֠נֵּה | hineh | there! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| כְּאַרְיֵ֞ה | kearyeh | like a lion | H738 → | 80 times |
| יַעֲלֶ֨ה | yaaleh | [which] it goes up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| מִגְּא֣וֹן | migeon | from [the] thicket[s] of | H1347 → | 49 times |
| הַיַּרְדֵּן֮ | haiyarden | the Jordan | H3383 → | 182 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| נְוֵ֣ה | neveh | pastureland of | H5116 → | 35 times |
| אֵיתָן֒ | ʾeitan | an ever-flowing [stream] | H386 → | 13 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אַרְגִּ֤עָה | ʾargiah | I will act in a moment | H7280 → | 13 times |
| אֲרִיצֵם֙ | ʾarutzem | I will cause to run them | H7323 → | 103 times |
| מֵֽעָלֶ֔יהָ | mealeiha | from on <the> it | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| וּמִ֥י | umi | and whoever | H4310 → | 423 times |
| בָח֖וּר | vachur | [is] chosen | H977 → | 171 times |
| אֵלֶ֣יהָ | ʾeleiha | to it | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֶפְקֹ֑ד | ʾefkod | I will appoint | H6485 → | 303 times |
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| מִ֤י | mi | who? | H4310 → | 423 times |
| כָמ֙וֹנִי֙ | khamoni | [is] like me | H3644 → | 143 times |
| וּמִ֣י | umi | and who? | H4310 → | 423 times |
| יוֹעִדֶ֔נִּי | yoideni | will he summon me | H3259 → | 29 times |
| וּמִֽי־ | umi- | and who? | H4310 → | 423 times |
| זֶ֣ה | zeh | this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| רֹעֶ֔ה | roeh | [is] a shepherd | H7462 → | 177 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יַעֲמֹ֖ד | yaamod | he will stand | H5975 → | 521 times |
| לְפָנָֽי׃ | lefanai | <to> before me | H6440 → | 2123 times |
הִ֠נֵּהthere!
hinehH2009 →843 times
כְּאַרְיֵ֞הlike a lion
kearyehH738 →80 times
יַעֲלֶ֨ה[which] it goes up
yaalehH5927 →890 times
מִגְּא֣וֹןfrom [the] thicket[s] of
migeonH1347 →49 times
הַיַּרְדֵּן֮the Jordan
haiyardenH3383 →182 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
נְוֵ֣הpastureland of
nevehH5116 →35 times
אֵיתָן֒an ever-flowing [stream]
ʾeitanH386 →13 times
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
אַרְגִּ֤עָהI will act in a moment
ʾargiahH7280 →13 times
אֲרִיצֵם֙I will cause to run them
ʾarutzemH7323 →103 times
מֵֽעָלֶ֔יהָfrom on <the> it
mealeihaH5921 →5755 times
וּמִ֥יand whoever
umiH4310 →423 times
בָח֖וּר[is] chosen
vachurH977 →171 times
אֵלֶ֣יהָto it
ʾeleihaH413 →5510 times
אֶפְקֹ֑דI will appoint
ʾefkodH6485 →303 times
כִּ֣יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
מִ֤יwho?
miH4310 →423 times
כָמ֙וֹנִי֙[is] like me
khamoniH3644 →143 times
וּמִ֣יand who?
umiH4310 →423 times
יוֹעִדֶ֔נִּיwill he summon me
yoideniH3259 →29 times
וּמִֽי־and who?
umi-H4310 →423 times
זֶ֣הthis
zehH2088 →1180 times
רֹעֶ֔ה[is] a shepherd
roehH7462 →177 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
יַעֲמֹ֖דhe will stand
yaamodH5975 →521 times
לְפָנָֽי׃<to> before me
lefanaiH6440 →2123 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
Isaiah 46:9Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.
it leads to
- Isaiah 45:21–22
Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but…
- Isaiah 42:9
Behold, the former things have happened, and now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”
- Isaiah 46:5
To whom will you liken Me or count Me equal? To whom will you compare Me, that we should be alike?
- Psalms 111:4
He has caused His wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.
- Deuteronomy 33:26
“There is none like the God of Jeshurun, who rides the heavens to your aid, and the clouds in His majesty.
- Isaiah 45:21–22
Through
Isaiah 40:25“To whom will you liken Me, or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One.
it leads to
- Isaiah 40:18
To whom will you liken God? To what image will you compare Him?
- Isaiah 40:18
Through
Psalms 89:6For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?
it leads to
- Psalms 86:8
O Lord, there is none like You among the gods, nor any works like Yours.
- Jeremiah 10:6
There is none like You, O LORD. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power.
- Psalms 86:8
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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); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.