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Jeremiah 50:38

Judgment

36 A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.

37 A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed.

A drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols.

39 Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell there, and the owls shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.

40 As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD; so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein.

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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.

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BSB
A drought is upon her waters, and they will be dried up. For it is a land of graven images, and the people go mad over idols.
KJV
A drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols.
WEB
A drought is on her waters, and they will be dried up; for it is a land of engraved images, and they are mad over idols.
ASV
A drought is upon her waters, and they shall be dried up; for it is a land of graven images, and they are mad over idols.
DARBY
a drought is upon her waters, and they shall be dried up; for it is a land of graven images, and they are mad after frightful idols.
BLB
A drought [is] against her waters, that they should be dried up! For it [is] a land of graven images, and over idols they go mad!
ÅB
Tørke over dets vann! De skal tørkes ut. For det er et land med avgudsbilder, og med sine gruelige avguder ter de seg som rasende.
OTB
En tørke over hennes vann! De vil tørke opp. For det er et land av avguder, og de blir gale av frykt.
B1930
Tørke over dets vann! De skal tørkes ut. For det er et land med avgudsbilleder, og med sine gruelige avguder ter de sig som rasende.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 50:2

    Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.

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  • Isaiah 44:27

    That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:

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  • Revelation 16:12

    And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.

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  • Jeremiah 51:52

    Wherefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will do judgment upon her graven images: and through all her land the wounded shall groan.

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  • Jeremiah 51:47

    Therefore, behold, the days come, that I will do judgment upon the graven images of Babylon: and her whole land shall be confounded, and all her slain shall fall in the midst of her.

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  • Jeremiah 50:12

    Your mother shall be sore confounded; she that bare you shall be ashamed: behold, the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.

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  • Daniel 5:4

    They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.

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  • Acts 17:16

    Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.

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