Jeremiah 51:32
30 The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.
31 One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end,
And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.
33 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon is like a threshingfloor, it is time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.
34 Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.
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 fords have been seized, the marshes set on fire, and the soldiers are terrified.”
- KJV
- And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.
- WEB
- So the passages are seized. They have burned the reeds with fire. The men of war are frightened.”
- ASV
- and the passages are seized, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.
- DARBY
- and the passages are seized, and the reedy places are burnt with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.
- BLB
- the fords have been seized, and the marshes they have burned with fire, and the men of war are terrified.”
- ÅB
- vadestedene er i fiendens vold, vanndammene uttørket med ild, og krigsmennene forferdet.
- OTB
- Havet har steget opp over Babylon; Hun er dekket med sine brølende bølger.
- B1930
- vadestedene er i fiendens vold, vanndammene uttørket med ild, og krigsmennene forferdet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 51:30
The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.
Read in contextIsaiah 44:27
That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:
Read in contextJeremiah 50:37–38
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.
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