Jeremiah 50:16
Cut off the sower from Babylon, and the one who handles the sickle at harvest time. Because of the oppressing sword, let each one return to his own people, and let every one flee to his own land.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.
KJV1611 – Modern English
Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handles the sickle in the harvest time: for fear of the oppressing sword everyone shall turn to his own people, and they shall flee to their own land.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
Cut off{H3772} the sower{H2232} from Babylon,{H894} and him that handleth{H8610} the sickle{H4038} in the time{H6256} of harvest:{H7105} for fear{H6440} of the oppressing{H3238} sword{H2719} they shall turn{H6437} every one{H376} to his people,{H5971} and they shall flee{H5127} every one{H376} to his own land.{H776}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Cut off{H3772}{(H8798)} the sower{H2232}{(H8802)} from Babylon{H894}, and him that handleth{H8610}{(H8802)} the sickle{H4038} in the time{H6256} of harvest{H7105}: for fear{H6440} of the oppressing{H3238}{(H8802)} sword{H2719} they shall turn{H6437}{(H8799)} every one{H376} to his people{H5971}, and they shall flee{H5127}{(H8799)} every one{H376} to his own land{H776}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
They shal rote out the sower from Babilon, & him yt handleth the sickle in haruest. For feare of the swearde of the enemie, euery man shall get him to his owne people, & euery man shal fle to his owne londe.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Destroy the sower from Babel, and him that handleth the sieth in the time of haruest: because of the sworde of the oppressor they shall turne euery one to his people, and they shall flee euery one to his owne land.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Roote out the sower from Babylon, & hym that handleth the sicle in haruest: for feare of the sworde of the enemie euery man shall get hym to his owne people, and euery man shall flee to his owne lande.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him who handles the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn everyone to his people, and they shall flee everyone to his own land.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
Cut off the sower from Babylon, And him handling the sickle in the time of harvest, Because of the oppressing sword, Each unto his people -- they turn, And each to his land -- they flee.
American Standard Version (1901)
Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.
American Standard Version (1901)
Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Let the planter of seed be cut off from Babylon, and everyone using the curved blade at the time of the grain-cutting: for fear of the cruel sword, everyone will be turned to his people, everyone will go in flight to his land.
World English Bible (2000)
Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him who handles the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn everyone to his people, and they shall flee everyone to his own land.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Kill all the farmers who sow the seed in the land of Babylon. Kill all those who wield the sickle at harvest time. Let all the foreigners return to their own people. Let them hurry back to their own lands to escape destruction by that enemy army.
Referenced Verses
- Isa 13:14 : 14 Like a hunted gazelle, like sheep without a shepherd, each will return to his own people, each will flee to his own land.
- Jer 46:16 : 16 He caused many to stumble; they fell one upon another. They said, 'Get up! Let us return to our own people and our homeland, away from the oppressing sword.'
- Jer 51:9 : 9 We tried to heal Babylon, but she could not be healed. Leave her, and let each one go to his own land, for her judgment has reached to the heavens and has risen to the skies.
- Joel 1:11 : 11 Be ashamed, you farmers; wail, you vinekeepers, for the wheat and the barley, because the harvest of the field has perished.
- Amos 5:16 : 16 Therefore, this is what the Lord, the God of Hosts, the Lord says: There will be wailing in all the open squares, and in all the streets they will say, 'Woe, woe!' They will summon the farmer to mourning and professional mourners to lamentation.
- Jer 51:23 : 23 With you, I shatter shepherd and flock; with you, I shatter farmer and oxen; with you, I shatter governors and officials.
- Jer 25:38 : 38 Like a lion leaving its lair, He has left His den, for their land has become a desolation because of the oppressor's wrath and the LORD's fierce anger.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Jer 51:6-94 verses80%
6 Flee from Babylon! Save your lives! Do not perish in her punishment, for it is the time of the Lord's vengeance; He will repay her what she has done.
7 Babylon was a golden cup in the hand of the Lord, intoxicating the whole earth. The nations drank her wine; therefore, they have gone mad.
8 Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered. Wail for her! Take balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed.
9 We tried to heal Babylon, but she could not be healed. Leave her, and let each one go to his own land, for her judgment has reached to the heavens and has risen to the skies.
- Jer 51:49-502 verses78%
49 Babylon must fall because of the slain of Israel, just as the slain of all the earth have fallen because of Babylon.
50 You who have escaped the sword, go! Do not linger. Remember the Lord from afar, and let Jerusalem come to your mind.
- Jer 50:26-305 verses77%
26 Come against her from the farthest borders; open her granaries. Heap her up like piles of grain and destroy her completely. Let nothing be left of her.
27 Slaughter all her young bulls; let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them, for their day has come, the time of their punishment.
28 Listen to the voice of those fleeing and escaping from the land of Babylon, proclaiming in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance for His temple.
29 Summon archers against Babylon, all who draw the bow. Encamp around her on every side, and let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
30 Therefore, her young men will fall in her streets, and all her soldiers will perish on that day, declares the LORD.
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3 For a nation has come against her from the north; it will make her land desolate. No one will live there—neither man nor beast—all will flee and be gone.
- Jer 50:13-153 verses76%
13 Because of the LORD's wrath, she will not be inhabited but will become completely desolate. Everyone who passes by Babylon will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.
14 Take your positions around Babylon, all you who draw the bow. Shoot at her! Spare no arrows, for she has sinned against the LORD.
15 Raise a shout against her on every side! She has surrendered; her towers have fallen, her walls are torn down. This is the vengeance of the LORD. Take vengeance on her; do to her as she has done to others.
- Jer 50:45-462 verses76%
45 Therefore, hear the counsel of the LORD that He has purposed against Babylon and the plans He has devised against the land of the Chaldeans. Surely, the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; surely, their pasture will be appalled at their fate.
46 At the sound of Babylon’s capture, the earth will quake, and the outcry will be heard among the nations.
- Jer 50:17-182 verses76%
17 Israel is a scattered sheep chased by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to gnaw at his bones was Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon.
18 Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'I will punish the king of Babylon and his land just as I punished the king of Assyria.'
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35 A sword is against the Chaldeans, declares the LORD, against the inhabitants of Babylon, against her officials and wise men.
- Jer 51:32-332 verses76%
32 The river crossings have been seized, the marshes have been set on fire, and the soldiers are terrified.
33 This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time it is trampled; in a little while her harvest time will come.'
- Isa 13:14-152 verses76%
14 Like a hunted gazelle, like sheep without a shepherd, each will return to his own people, each will flee to his own land.
15 Whoever is found will be pierced through, and whoever is caught will fall by the sword.
- Jer 50:8-103 verses76%
8 Flee from Babylon, leave the land of the Chaldeans, and be like male goats leading the flock.
9 For behold, I am stirring up and bringing against Babylon a coalition of great nations from the north. They will line up for battle against her; from there she will be captured. Their arrows are like skilled warriors; they will not return empty-handed.
10 Chaldea will become plunder; all who plunder her will be satisfied,' declares the LORD.
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29 The earth trembles and writhes because the Lord’s plans against Babylon stand firm—to make the land of Babylon a desolate wasteland, without an inhabitant.
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2 I will send strangers against Babylon to scatter her and empty her land, for they will surround her on the day of calamity.
- Jer 51:44-452 verses75%
44 'I will punish Bel in Babylon and make him spew out what he has swallowed. The nations will no longer stream to him, and even the wall of Babylon will fall.
45 Come out of her, My people! Save your lives, each of you, from the fierce anger of the Lord.
- Jer 50:22-232 verses75%
22 The sound of battle is in the land—a great destruction.
23 How the hammer of the whole earth has been cut down and broken! Babylon has become an object of horror among the nations.
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47 Therefore, behold, the days are coming when I will punish the idols of Babylon. Her whole land will be disgraced, and all her slain will fall within her.
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54 The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans.
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5 For before the harvest, when the blossom is gone and the flower becomes a ripening grape, the branches will be cut with pruning knives, and the spreading branches will be removed and discarded.
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8 But any nation or kingdom that will not serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon or place its neck under his yoke—I will punish that nation with sword, famine, and plague, declares the LORD, until I destroy it by his hand.
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24 Before your eyes, I will repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea for all the evil they have done in Zion, declares the Lord.
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22 'I will rise up against them,' declares the LORD of Hosts, 'and I will cut off from Babylon her name and survivors, her offspring and descendants,' declares the LORD.
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4 The slain will fall in the land of the Chaldeans, those pierced by the sword in her streets.
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16 He caused many to stumble; they fell one upon another. They said, 'Get up! Let us return to our own people and our homeland, away from the oppressing sword.'
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56 For a destroyer has come against Babylon; her warriors are captured, their bows are broken. For the Lord is a God of retribution; He will fully repay.
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30 Flee! Wander far away! Hide deep in caves, you who live in Hazor, declares the LORD, for Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, has planned a strategy against you; he has devised a scheme against you.
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16 But all who devour you will be devoured, and all your adversaries will go into captivity. Those who plunder you will be plundered, and all who loot you I will give as loot.
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26 I will hand them over to those who want to take their lives, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his servants. But afterward, Egypt will be inhabited again as in ancient days,' declares the Lord.
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11 For this is what the Lord GOD says: 'The sword of the king of Babylon will come against you.'
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11 But the nation that willingly brings its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serves him, I will let dwell on its land, declares the LORD, to work it and live on it.
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35 May the violence done to me and my flesh be upon Babylon, says the inhabitant of Zion. May my blood be on the inhabitants of Chaldea, says Jerusalem.
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2 And if they ask you, 'Where should we go?' tell them, 'This is what the LORD says: Those destined for death, to death; those for the sword, to the sword; those for famine, to famine; and those for captivity, to captivity.'
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1 This is the word that the LORD spoke concerning Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, through the prophet Jeremiah.