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Jeremiah 50:22

Judgment

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.

21 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.

“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!

24 I laid a snare for you, O Babylon, and you were caught before you knew it. You were found and captured because you challenged the LORD.

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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.

Compare

BSB
“The noise of battle is in the land— the noise of great destruction.
KJV
A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
WEB
A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
ASV
A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
DARBY
A sound of battle is in the land, and great destruction.
BLB
“The voice of battle [is] in the land, and of great destruction!
ÅB
Det er larm av krig i landet og stor ødeleggelse.
OTB
Lyden av kamp er i landet, lyden av stor ødeleggelse!
B1930
Det er larm av krig i landet og stor ødeleggelse.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 4:19–21

    My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.

    Read in context

  • Jeremiah 51:54–56

    “The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!

    Read in context

  • Isaiah 21:2–4

    A dire vision is declared to me: “The traitor still betrays, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media! I will put an end to all her groaning.”

    Read in context