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Jeremiah 51:4

Judgment

2 I will send strangers to Babylon to winnow her and empty her land; for they will come against her from every side in her day of disaster.

3 Do not let the archer bend his bow or put on his armor. Do not spare her young men; devote all her army to destruction!

And they will fall slain in the land of the Chaldeans, and pierced through in her streets.

5 For Israel and Judah have not been abandoned by their God, the LORD of Hosts, though their land is full of guilt before the Holy One of Israel.”

6 Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! Do not be destroyed in her punishment. For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves.

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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
And they will fall slain in the land of the Chaldeans, and pierced through in her streets.
KJV
Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets.
WEB
They will fall down slain in the land of the Chaldeans, and thrust through in her streets.
ASV
And they shall fall down slain in the land of the Chaldeans, and thrust through in her streets.
DARBY
And the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets.
BLB
And the slain will fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and the pierced in her streets.
ÅB
Og drepte menn skal falle i kaldeernes land, og gjennomborede menn på dets gater.
OTB
«‘I de dager og på den tiden,’ erklærer Herren, ‘vil lydene av raslende vinger bli hørt i landet til babylonerne, for jeg bringer ødeleggelse over dem fra landet i nord.
B1930
Og drepte menn skal falle i kaldeernes land, og gjennemborede menn på dets gater.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 49:26

    For her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warriors will be silenced in that day,” declares the LORD of Hosts.

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  • Jeremiah 50:30

    Therefore, her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warriors will be silenced in that day,” declares the LORD.

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  • Isaiah 13:15

    Whoever is caught will be stabbed, and whoever is captured will die by the sword.

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  • Jeremiah 50:37

    A sword is against her horses and chariots and against all the foreigners in her midst, and they will become like women. A sword is against her treasuries, and they will be plundered.

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  • Isaiah 14:19

    But you are cast out of your grave like a rejected branch, covered by those slain with the sword, and dumped into a rocky pit like a carcass trampled underfoot.

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