Jeremiah 50:27
What does Jeremiah 50:27 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 50:27 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Put all her oxen to the sword; let them go down to death: sorrow is theirs, for their day has come, the time of their punishment.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Slay all her kine, they go down to slaughter, Woe <FI>is<Fi> on them, for come hath their day, The time of their inspection.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Destroy all her valiant men, let them go down to the slaughter: woe to them, for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
Context
v.26Come against her from the utmost border; open her store-houses; cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly; let nothing of her be left.
v.27This passage
v.28The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of Jehovah our God, the vengeance of his temple.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 48:44
He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon him, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith Jehovah.
- Revelation 19:17
And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in mid heaven, Come and be gathered together unto the great supper of God;
- Psalms 22:12
Many bulls have compassed me; Strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
- Revelation 16:17
And the seventh poured out his bowl upon the air; and there came forth a great voice out of the temple, from the throne, saying, It is done:
- 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.
- Revelation 18:10
standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
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