Jeremiah 50:11

9 For behold, I stir up and bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the land of the north. They will line up against her; from the north she will be captured. Their arrows will be like skilled warriors who do not return empty-handed.

10 Chaldea will be plundered; all who plunder her will have their fill,” declares the LORD.

“Because you rejoice, because you sing in triumph— you who plunder My inheritance— because you frolic like a heifer treading grain and neigh like stallions,

12 your mother will be greatly ashamed; she who bore you will be disgraced. Behold, she will be the least of the nations, a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.

13 Because of the wrath of the LORD, she will not be inhabited; she will become completely desolate. All who pass through Babylon will be horrified and will hiss at all her wounds.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Because you rejoice, because you sing in triumph— you who plunder My inheritance— because you frolic like a heifer treading grain and neigh like stallions,
KJV
Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;
WEB
“Because you are glad, because you rejoice, O you who plunder my heritage, because you are wanton as a heifer that treads out the grain, and neigh as strong horses,
ASV
Because ye are glad, because ye rejoice, O ye that plunder my heritage, because ye are wanton as a heifer that treadeth out [the grain], and neigh as strong horses;
DARBY
For ye rejoiced, for ye triumphed, ye plunderers of my heritage; for ye have been wanton as the heifer at grass, and neighed as steeds.
BLB
“Though you⁺ are glad, though you⁺ rejoice, O spoilers of My heritage, though you⁺ leap like a heifer treading, and bellow like mighty ones,
ÅB
Ja, gled dere bare, ja, juble bare, dere som plyndrer min arv! Ja, hopp bare som en treskende kvige[^2] og vrinsk som de sterke hester!
OTB
"Fordi dere gleder dere og er jublende, dere som plyndrer min arv, fordi dere leker som en treske-ku og vrinsker som hingster,
B1930
Ja, gled eder bare, ja, juble bare, I som plyndrer min arv! Ja, hopp bare som en treskende kvige og vrinsk som de sterke hester! / < 5MO 25, 4. HSE 10, 11.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 47:6

    I 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.

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  • Deuteronomy 32:15

    But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked— becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.

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  • Jeremiah 50:17

    Israel is a scattered flock, chased away by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”

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  • Jeremiah 5:8

    They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing after his neighbor’s wife.

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  • Jeremiah 46:21

    Even the mercenaries among her are like fattened calves. They too will turn back; together they will flee, they will not stand their ground, for the day of calamity is coming upon them— the time of their punishment.

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  • Lamentations 1:21

    People have heard my groaning, but there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that You have caused it. May You bring the day You have announced, so that they may become like me.

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  • Psalms 22:12

    Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.

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  • Isaiah 10:6–7

    I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.

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