Jeremiah 49:31
What does Jeremiah 49:31 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 49:31 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Arise, get you up unto a nation that is at ease, that dwelleth without care, saith Jehovah; that have neither gates nor bars, that dwell alone.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the Lord, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Arise, get you up unto a nation that is at ease, that dwelleth without care, saith Jehovah; that have neither gates nor bars, that dwell alone.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Up! go against a nation which is living in comfort and without fear of danger, says the Lord, without doors or locks, living by themselves.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Rise ye, go up unto a nation at rest, Dwelling confidently, an affirmation of Jehovah, It hath no two-leaved doors nor bar, Alone they do dwell.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Arise, and go up to a nation that is at ease, and that dwelleth securely, saith the Lord: they have neither gates, nor bars: they dwell alone.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Arise, get you up against the nation at ease, that dwelleth securely, saith Jehovah, which hath neither gates nor bars: they dwell alone.
Context
v.30Flee ye, wander far off, dwell in the depths, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith Jehovah; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you.
v.31This passage
v.32And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter unto all winds them that have the corners of their hair cut off; and I will bring their calamity from every side of them, saith Jehovah.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Micah 7:14
Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thy heritage, which dwell solitarily, in the forest in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
- Psalms 123:4
Our soul is exceedingly filled With the scoffing of those that are at ease, And with the contempt of the proud.
- Ezekiel 39:6
And I will send a fire on Magog, and on them that dwell securely in the isles; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.
- Numbers 23:9
For from the top of the rocks I see him, And from the hills I behold him: Lo, it is a people that dwelleth alone, And shall not be reckoned among the nations.
- Isaiah 32:9
Rise up, ye women that are at ease, andhear my voice; ye careless daughters, give ear unto my speech.
- Isaiah 47:8
Now therefore hear this, thou that art given to pleasures, that sittest securely, that sayest in thy heart, I am, and there is none else besides me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:
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