Jeremiah 50:8
in Jeremiah 50Flee from the midst of Babylon; depart from the land of the Chaldeans; be like the he-goats that lead the flock.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he-goats before the flocks.
KJV
Remove out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he goats before the flocks.
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This verse in Jeremiah 50
Commentary
6 notes on this verseRemove out of the midst of Babylon - The sentence of destruction is gone out against it; prepare for your flight, that ye be not overwhelmed in its ruin. Be as the he-goats before the flocks - Who always run to the head of the flock, giving the example for others to follow. This may be addressed to the elders and persons of authority among the people.
This site's exposition
the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together
on Jeremiah 50:4-9
Israel and Judah “will come together, weeping as they come,” and join the LORD “in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.” The cause of the exile is named: “their shepherds have led them astray,” the charge in 23:1-2. The exiles are told, “Flee from the midst of Babylon.”
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
14 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 L ORD . 15 Shout against her round about: she hath given her hand: her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it is the vengeance of the L ORD : take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.
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Remove out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans,....
And these being set the one against the other, it is easy to say which one would choose to take one's lot with, the persecuting Babylonians, who, though now in pomp, are reserved for so great a ruin, or the persecuted Israelites, who, though now in thraldom, are reserved for so great a glory.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
So firmly did the Jews settle themselves in Babylon under Jeremiah’s counsels, that they were the last to abandon the place. He goats - See Isa 14:9 note.
The words behind it
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| נֻ֚דוּ | nudu | take flight | H5110 → | 24 times |
| מִתּ֣וֹךְ | mitokh | from [the] midst of | H8432 → | 418 times |
| בָּבֶ֔ל | bavel | Babylon | H894 → | 262 times |
| וּמֵאֶ֥רֶץ | umeeretz | and from [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| כַּשְׂדִּ֖ים | kasdim | [the] Chaldeans | H3778 → | 80 times |
| צֵ֑אוּ | yatzeu | go forth | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| וִהְי֕וּ | vihyu | and be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| כְּעַתּוּדִ֖ים | keatudim | like male goats | H6260 → | |
| לִפְנֵי־ | lifnei- | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| צֹֽאן׃ | tzon | [the] flock | H6629 → | 274 times |
נֻ֚דוּtake flight
nuduH5110 →24 times
מִתּ֣וֹךְfrom [the] midst of
mitokhH8432 →418 times
בָּבֶ֔לBabylon
bavelH894 →262 times
וּמֵאֶ֥רֶץand from [the] land of
umeeretzH776 →2504 times
כַּשְׂדִּ֖ים[the] Chaldeans
kasdimH3778 →80 times
צֵ֑אוּgo forth
yatzeuH3318 →1067 times
וִהְי֕וּand be
vihyuH1961 →3559 times
כְּעַתּוּדִ֖יםlike male goats
keatudimH6260 →
לִפְנֵי־<to> before
lifnei-H6440 →2123 times
צֹֽאן׃[the] flock
tzonH6629 →274 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
Revelation 18:4Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 51:6
Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! Do not be destroyed in her punishment. For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 51:45
Come out of her, My people! Save your lives, each of you, from the fierce anger of the LORD.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- 2 Corinthians 6:17
“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
- Isaiah 52:11
Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.
- Isaiah 48:20
Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with a shout of joy, proclaim it, let it go out to the ends of the earth, saying, “The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 51:6
Through
Jeremiah 51:45Come out of her, My people! Save your lives, each of you, from the fierce anger of the LORD.
it leads to
- Revelation 18:4
Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Revelation 18:4
Through
Jeremiah 51:6Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! Do not be destroyed in her punishment. For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves.
it leads to
- Numbers 16:26
And he warned the congregation, “Move away now from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 16:26
Through
Isaiah 48:20Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with a shout of joy, proclaim it, let it go out to the ends of the earth, saying, “The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!”
it leads to
- Isaiah 52:9
Break forth in joy, sing together, O ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted His people; He has redeemed Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 52:9
About Jeremiah
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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; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.