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 · 2000

Arise, 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 · 1611

Arise, 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 · 1901

Arise, 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 · 1949

Up! 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 · 1862

Rise 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) · 1752

Arise, 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 · 1890

Arise, 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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