Jeremiah 50:30
28 The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance of his temple.
29 Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the LORD, against the Holy One of Israel.
Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets, and all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD.
31 Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, saith the Lord GOD of hosts: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee.
32 And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him.
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
- Therefore, her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warriors will be silenced in that day,” declares the LORD.
- KJV
- Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets, and all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD.
- WEB
- Therefore her young men will fall in her streets. All her men of war will be brought to silence in that day,” says the LORD.
- ASV
- Therefore shall her young men fall in her streets, and all her men of war shall be brought to silence in that day, saith Jehovah.
- DARBY
- Therefore shall her young men fall in her streets; and all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith Jehovah.
- BLB
- Therefore her young men will fall in the streets, and all [her] men of war will be cut off on that day!” A declaration of YHWH.
- ÅB
- Derfor skal dets unge menn falle på dets gater, og alle dets krigsmenn skal tilintetgjøres på den dag, sier Herren.
- OTB
- Derfor vil hennes unge menn falle i gatene; alle hennes soldater vil bli tause den dagen," erklærer Herren.
- B1930
- Derfor skal dets unge menn falle på dets gater, og alle dets krigsmenn skal tilintetgjøres på den dag, sier Herren.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 49:26
Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts.
Read in contextJeremiah 18:21
Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.
Read in contextJeremiah 9:21
For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.
Read in contextIsaiah 13:15–18
Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword.
Read in contextJeremiah 50:36
A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.
Read in contextJeremiah 48:15
Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.
Read in contextJeremiah 51:56–57
Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the LORD God of recompences shall surely requite.
Read in contextRevelation 6:15
And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
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