Jeremiah 51:28

Judgment

²⁶ No one shall retrieve from you a cornerstone or a foundation stone, because you will become desolate forever,” declares the LORD.

²⁷ “Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms against her— Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a captain against her; bring up horses like swarming locusts.

Prepare the nations for battle against her— the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their officials, and all the lands they rule.

²⁹ The earth quakes and writhes because the LORD’s intentions against Babylon stand: to make the land of Babylon a desolation, without inhabitant.

³⁰ The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting; they sit in their strongholds. Their strength is exhausted; they have become like women. Babylon’s homes have been set ablaze, the bars of her gates are broken.

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: Prepare the nations for battle against her— the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their officials, and all the lands they rule.
KJV: Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes, the captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and all the land of his dominion.
WEB: Prepare against her the nations, the kings of the Medes, its governors, and all its deputies, and all the land of their dominion!
ASV: Prepare against her the nations, the kings of the Medes, the governors thereof, and all the deputies thereof, and all the land of their dominion.
DARBY: Prepare nations against her, the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their rulers, yea, all the land of their dominion.
BLB: Prepare against her the nations—the kings of the Medes with their governors, and all their rulers, and every land of his dominion.

ÅB: Innvi folkeslag til kamp mot det, kongene i Media, dets stattholdere og alle dets landshøvdinger og hele det land han[^3] råder over!
OTB: «‘Ja, samle sammen mot henne rikene av Ararat, Minni og Askenas; Utpek en bueskytter mot henne; Gi kommandoen om å ødelegge henne! Send hestene, sett dem i bevegelse! Gå opp, krigere, og pakk dere inn i deres skam!
B1930: Innvi folkeslag til kamp mot det, kongene i Media, dets stattholdere og alle dets landshøvdinger og hele det land han råder over! / < d.e. mederkongen.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Jeremiah 51:11
Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of the LORD— vengeance for His temple.
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Jeremiah 25:25
all the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media;
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Daniel 6:8
Therefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”
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Jeremiah 51:27
“Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms against her— Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a captain against her; bring up horses like swarming locusts.
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Daniel 8:3–4
Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a ram with two horns standing beside the canal. The horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one grew up later.
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1 Chronicles 1:5
The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
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Isaiah 13:17
Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold.
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Esther 1:3
In the third year of his reign, Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants. The military leaders of Persia and Media were there, along with the nobles and princes of the provinces.
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