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Jeremiah 50:42

They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Babylon.

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ASV

They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.

KJV

They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
קֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetbowH7198 →
וְכִידֹ֞ןve.khi.Donand javelinH3591 →
יַחֲזִ֗יקוּya.cha.Zi.kuthey will take hold ofH2388 →
אַכְזָרִ֥י'akh.za.Ri[will be] cruelH394 →
הֵ֙מָּה֙he.mahtheyH1992 →
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
יְרַחֵ֔מוּye.ra.Che.muthey will have mercyH7355 →
קוֹלָם֙ko.Lamsound theirH6963 →
כַּיָּ֣םkai.Yam[will be] like the seaH3220 →
יֶהֱמֶ֔הye.he.Meh[which] it roarsH1993 →
וְעַל־ve.'al-and onH5921 →
סוּסִ֖יםsu.SimhorsesH5483 →
יִרְכָּ֑בוּyir.Ka.vuthey will rideH7392 →
עָר֗וּךְ'a.RukharrangedH6186 →
כְּאִישׁ֙ke.'Ishlike a manH376 →
לַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.Mahfor <the> battleH4421 →
עָלַ֖יִךְ'a.La.yikhon youH5921 →
בַּת־bat-O daughter ofH1323 →
בָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelBabylonH894 →

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Isaiah 47:1“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of Chaldea! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate.Isaiah 5:30In that day they will roar over it, like the roaring of the sea. If one looks over the land, he will see darkness and distress; even the light will be obscured by clouds.Isaiah 47:6I was angry with My people; I profaned My heritage, and I placed them under your control. You showed them no mercy; even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke.Isaiah 13:17–18Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold.Jeremiah 47:3at the sound of the galloping hooves of stallions, the rumbling of chariots, and the clatter of their wheels. The fathers will not turn back for their sons; their hands will hang limp.Jeremiah 8:16The snorting of enemy horses is heard from Dan. At the sound of the neighing of mighty steeds, the whole land quakes. They come to devour the land and everything in it, the city and all who dwell in it.Jeremiah 6:23They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Zion.”Psalms 74:20Consider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.Jeremiah 6:22–23This is what the LORD says: “Behold, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is stirred up from the ends of the earth.Revelation 19:14–18The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses.Psalms 46:2–3Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas,Isaiah 14:6It struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows; it subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution.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.Revelation 16:6For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.”Habakkuk 1:6–8For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans—that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own.Isaiah 5:28Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are strung. The hooves of their horses are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind.Psalms 137:8–9O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is he who repays you as you have done to us.Psalms 46:6Nations rage, kingdoms crumble; the earth melts when He lifts His voice.

About Jeremiah

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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