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Jeremiah 50:46

Babylon
Judgment

44 Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered pasture. For in an instant I will chase Babylon from her land. Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this? For who is like Me, and who can challenge Me? What shepherd can stand against Me?”

45 Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Babylon and the strategies He has devised against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.

At the sound of Babylon’s capture the earth will quake; a cry will be heard among the nations.
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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
At the sound of Babylon’s capture the earth will quake; a cry will be heard among the nations.
KJV
At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations.
WEB
The earth trembles at the noise of the taking of Babylon. The cry is heard among the nations.
ASV
At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth trembleth, and the cry is heard among the nations.
DARBY
At the sound of the taking of Babylon the earth hath quaked, and the cry is heard among the nations.
BLB
From the sound of Babylon being captured, the earth is shaken, and the outcry among the nations is heard.
ÅB
Ved det rop: Babel er inntatt, bever jorden, og det høres skrik blant folkene.
[^1]: neml. for der å dyrke avguder; JER 3, 6. 23.
[^2]: 5MO 25, 4. HSE 10, 11.
[^3]: Merata'im (dobbelt gjenstridighet) og Pekod (hjemsøkelse) er billedlige navn på Babel; sml. ESK 23, 23.
[^4]: d.e. dets veldige menn.
[^5]: Sadon (overmot) er et billedlig navn på Babel; sml. ESK 7, 10.
[^6]: d.e. de falske spåmenn, stjernetyderne og lign.; JES 44, 25; 47, 12. 13.
[^7]: Babels fiende.
[^8]: babylonierne.
OTB
Ved lyden av Babylons erobring vil jorden skjelve; hennes rop vil bli hørt blant nasjonene.
B1930
Ved det rop: Babel er inntatt, bever jorden, og det høres skrik blandt folkene.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Jeremiah 49:21

    At the sound of their fall the earth will quake; their cry will resound to the Red Sea.

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  • Revelation 18:9–19

    Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.

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  • Ezekiel 26:18

    Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your downfall; the islands in the sea are dismayed by your demise.”’

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  • Ezekiel 31:16

    I made the nations quake at the sound of its downfall, when I cast it down to Sheol with those who descend to the Pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, all the well-watered trees, were consoled in the earth below.

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  • Isaiah 14:9–10

    Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you— all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones.

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  • Ezekiel 32:10

    I will cause many peoples to be appalled over you, and their kings will shudder in horror because of you when I brandish My sword before them. On the day of your downfall each of them will tremble every moment for his life.’

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