Jeremiah 50:10

What does Jeremiah 50:10 mean?

A plain-English look at Jeremiah 50:10 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Chaldea shall be a prey: all that prey upon her shall be satisfied, saith Jehovah.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Chaldea shall be a spoil: all that spoil her shall be satisfied, saith the Lord.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Chaldea shall be a prey: all that prey upon her shall be satisfied, saith Jehovah.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the wealth of Chaldaea will come into the hands of her attackers: all those who take her wealth will have enough, says the Lord.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Chaldea hath been for a spoil, All her spoilers are satisfied, An affirmation of Jehovah.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And Chaldea shall be made a prey: all that waste her shall be filled, saith the Lord.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Chaldea shall be a spoil: all the spoilers thereof shall be satiated, saith Jehovah.

Context

v.9For, lo, I will stir up and cause to come up against Babylon a company of great nations from the north country; and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of an expert mighty man; none shall return in vain.

v.10This passage

v.11Because ye are glad, because ye rejoice, O ye that plunder my heritage, because ye are wanton as a heifer that treadeth out the grain, and neigh as strong horses;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Jeremiah 27:7

    And all the nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son’s son, until the time of his own land come: and then many nations and great kings shall make him their bondman.

  • Isaiah 33:4

    And your spoil shall be gathered as the caterpillar gathereth: as locusts leap shall men leap upon it.

  • Revelation 17:16

    And the ten horns which thou sawest, and the beast, these shall hate the harlot, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and shall burn her utterly with fire.

  • Isaiah 33:23

    Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not strengthen the foot of their mast, they could not spread the sail: then was the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame took the prey.

  • Jeremiah 25:12

    And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith Jehovah, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans; and I will make it desolate for ever.

  • Isaiah 45:3

    and I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that it is I, Jehovah, who call thee by thy name, even the God of Israel.

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