Jeremiah 49:26
What does Jeremiah 49:26 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 49:26 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be brought to silence in that day, saith Jehovah of hosts.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the Lord of hosts.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be brought to silence in that day, saith Jehovah of hosts.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949So her young men will be falling in her streets, and all the men of war will be cut off in that day, says the Lord of armies.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Therefore fall do her young men in her broad places, And all the men of war are cut off in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets: and all the men of war shall be silent in that day, saith the Lord of hosts.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Therefore shall her young men fall in her streets, and all the men of war be cut off in that day, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 51:3
Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his coat of mail: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her host.
- Jeremiah 9:21
For death is come up into our windows, it is entered into our palaces; to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.
- Lamentations 2:21
The youth and the old man lie on the ground in the streets; My virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword: Thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger; thou hast slaughtered, and not pitied.
- Amos 4:10
I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have carried away your horses; and I have made the stench of your camp to come up even into your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.
- Jeremiah 50:30
Therefore shall her young men fall in her streets, and all her men of war shall be brought to silence in that day, saith Jehovah.
- Jeremiah 11:22
therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine;
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