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Jeremiah 50:29

Summon 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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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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Original language & word study

28 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הַשְׁמִ֣יעוּhash.Mi.'usummonH8085 →
אֶל־'el-againstH413 →
בָּבֶ֣ל׀ba.VelBabylonH894 →
רַ֠בִּיםRa.bimarchersH7228 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
דֹּ֨רְכֵיDo.re.khei[those who] bendH1869 →
קֶ֜שֶׁתKe.shet<of> a bowH7198 →
חֲנ֧וּcha.NuencampH2583 →
עָלֶ֣יהָ'a.Lei.haon itH5921 →
סָבִ֗יבsa.Vivall aroundH5439 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
יְהִי־לָהּ֙ye.hi-Lahit be-to <the> itH1961 →
פְּלֵטָ֔הpe.le.TahescapeH6413 →
שַׁלְּמוּ־sha.le.mu-repayH7999 →
לָ֣הּlahto <the> it
כְּפָעֳלָ֔הּke.fo.'o.Lahaccording to deed[s] itsH6467 →
כְּכֹ֛לke.Kholaccording to allH3605 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherthatH834 →
עָשְׂתָ֖ה'a.se.Tahit has doneH6213 →
עֲשׂוּ־'a.su-doH6213 →
לָ֑הּLahto <the> it
כִּ֧יkiforH3588 →
אֶל־'el-<to>H413 →
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
זָ֖דָהZa.dahit has defied proudlyH2102 →
אֶל־'el-<to>H413 →
קְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.osh[the] holy [one] ofH6918 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →

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Jeremiah 50:14Line up in formation around Babylon, all you who draw the bow! Shoot at her! Spare no arrows! For she has sinned against the LORD.Obadiah 1:15For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head.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.’Jeremiah 51:56For a destroyer is coming against her—against Babylon. Her warriors will be captured, and their bows will be broken, for the LORD is a God of retribution; He will repay in full.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 pride.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.Jeremiah 50:14–15Line up in formation around Babylon, all you who draw the bow! Shoot at her! Spare no arrows! For she has sinned against the LORD.Exodus 10:3So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.Isaiah 46:11I 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.Jeremiah 50:31“Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you.Jeremiah 51:49“Babylon must fall on account of the slain of Israel, just as the slain of all the earth have fallen because of Babylon.2 Thessalonians 2:4He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.Jeremiah 50:26Come against her from the farthest border. Break open her granaries; pile her up like mounds of grain. Devote her to destruction; leave her no survivors.Isaiah 14:13–14You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north.Revelation 16:6For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.”Revelation 13:5–6The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.Isaiah 37:23Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!Psalms 137:8–9O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is he who repays you as you have done to us.

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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