Jeremiah 50:28
What does Jeremiah 50:28 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 50:28 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the Lord our God, the vengeance of his temple.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The voice of those who are in flight, who have got away safe from the land of Babylon, to give news in Zion of punishment from the Lord our God, even payment for his Temple.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862A voice of fugitives and escaped ones <FI>Is<Fi> from the land of Babylon, To declare in Zion the vengeance of Jehovah our God, The vengeance of His temple.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The voice of them that flee, and of them that have escaped out of the land of Babylon: to declare in Sion the revenge of the Lord our God, the revenge of his temple.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of Jehovah ourGod, the vengeance of his temple.
Context
v.27Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
v.28This passage
v.29Call together the archers against Babylon, all them that bend the bow; encamp against her round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her; for she hath been proud against Jehovah, against the Holy One of Israel.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 48:20
Go ye forth from Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans; with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth: say ye, Jehovah hath redeemed his servant Jacob.
- Daniel 5:3
Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines, drank from them.
- Jeremiah 51:50
Ye that have escaped the sword, go ye, stand not still; remember Jehovah from afar, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.
- Jeremiah 51:10
Jehovah hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of Jehovah our God.
- Jeremiah 50:15
Shout against her round about: she hath submitted herself; her bulwarks are fallen, her walls are thrown down; for it is the vengeance of Jehovah: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.
- Daniel 5:23
but hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou and thy lords, thy wives and thy concubines, have drunk wine from them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know; and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified.
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