Jeremiah 51:50
48 Then heaven and earth and all that is in them will shout for joy over Babylon because the destroyers from the north will come against her,” declares the LORD.
49 “Babylon must fall on account of the slain of Israel, just as the slain of all the earth have fallen because of Babylon.
You who have escaped the sword, depart and do not linger! Remember the LORD from far away, and let Jerusalem come to mind.”
51 “We are ashamed because we have heard reproach; disgrace has covered our faces, because foreigners have entered the holy places of the LORD’s house.”
52 “Therefore, behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will punish her idols, and throughout her land the wounded will groan.
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
- You who have escaped the sword, depart and do not linger! Remember the LORD from far away, and let Jerusalem come to mind.”
- KJV
- Ye that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember the LORD afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.
- WEB
- You who have escaped the sword, go! Don’t stand still! Remember the LORD from afar, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.”
- ASV
- Ye that have escaped the sword, go ye, stand not still; remember Jehovah from afar, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.
- DARBY
- Ye that have escaped the sword, go, stand not still: remember Jehovah from afar, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.
- BLB
- Escapees from the sword, go, do not stand still! Remember YHWH from far off, and let Jerusalem come up upon your⁺ heart.”
- ÅB
- Dere som er undkommet fra sverdet, dra bort, stans ikke, kom Herren i hu fra det fjerne land og minnes Jerusalem!
- OTB
- Men de vil bli fanget, deres pil vil ikke bli vendt tilbake, Og buestrengen vil bli brutt, For Herren er en Gud av gjengjeldelse; Han vil gjengjelde fullt ut.
- B1930
- I som er undkommet fra sverdet, dra bort, stans ikke, kom Herren i hu fra det fjerne land og minnes Jerusalem!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 44:28
Those who escape the sword will return from Egypt to Judah, few in number, and the whole remnant of Judah who went to dwell in the land of Egypt will know whose word will stand, Mine or theirs!
Read in contextPsalms 122:6
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper.
Read in contextRevelation 18:4
Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.
Read in contextJeremiah 51:45
Come out of her, My people! Save your lives, each of you, from the fierce anger of the LORD.
Read in contextEzra 1:3–5
Whoever among you belongs to His people, may his God be with him, and may he go to Jerusalem in Judah and build the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem.
Read in contextIsaiah 51:11
So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
Read in contextIsaiah 52:11–12
Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.
Read in contextDaniel 9:2–3
in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the sacred books, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years.
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