Jeremiah 50:21

¹⁹ I will return Israel to his pasture, and he will graze on Carmel and Bashan; his soul will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead.

²⁰ In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, a search will be made for Israel’s guilt, but there will be none, and for Judah’s sins, but they will not be found; for I will forgive the remnant I preserve.

Go up against the land of Merathaim, and against the residents of Pekod. Kill them and devote them to destruction. Do all that I have commanded you,” declares the LORD.

²² “The noise of battle is in the land— the noise of great destruction.

²³ How the hammer of the whole earth lies broken and shattered! What a horror Babylon has become among the nations!

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: Go up against the land of Merathaim, and against the residents of Pekod. Kill them and devote them to destruction. Do all that I have commanded you,” declares the LORD.
KJV: Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the LORD, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.
WEB: “Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod. Kill and utterly destroy after them,” says the LORD, “and do according to all that I have commanded you.
ASV: Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: slay and utterly destroy after them, saith Jehovah, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.
DARBY: Go up against the land of double rebellion, against it, and against the inhabitants of visitation; waste and utterly destroy after them, saith Jehovah, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.
BLB: Go up against the land of Merathaim, against it and against those dwelling in Pekod! Slay and devote them to destruction,” a declaration of YHWH, “and do according to all that I have commanded you.”

ÅB: Dra opp mot Merata'ims[^3] land og mot Pekods[^3] innbyggere! Forfølg dem, ødelegg dem og slå dem med bann, sier Herren, og gjør i alle deler som jeg har befalt deg!
OTB: "Gå mot landet Meratajim og de som bor i Pekod. Forfølg, slå, og ødelegg dem fullstendig," erklærer Herren. "Utfør alt jeg har befalt deg.
B1930: Dra op mot Merata'ims land og mot Pekods innbyggere! Forfølg dem, ødelegg dem og slå dem med bann, sier Herren, og gjør i alle deler som jeg har befalt dig! / < Merata'im (dobbelt gjenstridighet) og Pekod (hjemsøkelse) er billedlige navn på Babel; sml. ESK 23, 23.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ezekiel 23:23
the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, the men of Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them—all desirable young men, governors and commanders, officers and men of renown, mounted on horses.
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Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse me, for the LORD has told him so.
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1 Samuel 15:11–24
“I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.
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Jeremiah 48:10
Cursed is the one who is remiss in doing the work of the LORD, and cursed is he who withholds his sword from bloodshed.
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Jeremiah 50:9
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.
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2 Kings 18:25
So now, was it apart from the LORD that I have come up against this place to destroy it? The LORD Himself said to me, ‘Go up against this land and destroy it.’”
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Jeremiah 50:15
Raise a war cry against her on every side! She has thrown up her hands in surrender; her towers have fallen; her walls are torn down. Since this is the vengeance of the LORD, take out your vengeance upon her; as she has done, do the same to her.
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Isaiah 44:28
who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”
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