Jeremiah 50:28

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

ק֥וֹל נָסִ֛ים וּפְלֵטִ֖ים מֵאֶ֣רֶץ בָּבֶ֑ל לְהַגִּ֣יד בְּצִיּ֗וֹן אֶת־נִקְמַת֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ נִקְמַ֖ת הֵיכָלֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

qol nasim and pəletim from ʾerets bavel to haggid in tsiyyon ʾet-niqmat YHWH ʾeloheynu niqmat hekhalo.

Grammar Details

• *qol*: noun, masculine singular construct - sound of
• *nasim*: participle, masculine plural - fleeing ones
• *pəletim*: participle, masculine plural - escaping ones
• *ʾerets*: noun, feminine singular construct - land of
• *bavel*: proper noun - Babylon
• *haggid*: Hiphil infinitive construct - to declare/tell
• *tsiyyon*: proper noun - Zion
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *niqmat*: noun, feminine singular construct - vengeance of
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
• *ʾeloheynu*: noun, masculine plural + 1st person plural suffix - our God
• *hekhalo*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his temple

Word Meanings

• *qol*: sound/voice/noise
• *nasim*: fleeing ones/fugitives
• *pəletim*: escaped ones/fugitives/survivors
• *haggid*: to declare/announce/proclaim
• *niqmat*: vengeance/retribution/revenge
• *hekhalo*: his temple/palace/sanctuary

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  The 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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  The voice of those who flee and escape from the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance of his temple.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  The 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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  The voice{H6963} of them that flee{H5127} and escape out{H6405} of the land{H776} of Babylon,{H894} to declare{H5046} in Zion{H6726} the vengeance{H5360} of Jehovah{H3068} our God,{H430} the vengeance{H5360} of his temple.{H1964}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  The voice{H6963} of them that flee{H5127}{(H8801)} and escape out{H6405} of the land{H776} of Babylon{H894}, to declare{H5046}{(H8687)} in Zion{H6726} the vengeance{H5360} of the LORD{H3068} our God{H430}, the vengeance{H5360} of his temple{H1964}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Me thinke I heare already a crie, of them that be fled & escaped out of the londe of Babilon, which shewe in Sion the vengeaunce of the LORDE oure God, the vengeaunce of his temple: Yee a voyce of them, that crie agaynst Babilon:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The voyce of them that flee, and escape out of the lande of Babel to declare in Zion the vengeance of the Lorde our God, and the vengeance of his Temple.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Me thynke I heare alredy a crye of them that be fled and escaped out of the lande of Babylon, which shewe in Sion the vengeaunce of the Lorde our God, the vengeaunce of his temple, yea a voyce of them that crye agaynst Babylon

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  The 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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The voice of those who flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of Yahweh our God, the vengeance of his temple.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  A voice of fugitives and escaped ones `Is' from the land of Babylon, To declare in Zion the vengeance of Jehovah our God, The vengeance of His temple.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  The 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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  The 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The 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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The voice of those who flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of Yahweh our God, the vengeance of his temple.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Listen! Fugitives and refugees are coming from the land of Babylon. They are coming to Zion to declare there how the LORD our God is getting revenge, getting revenge for what they have done to his temple.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 48:20 : 20 Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with shouts of joy; proclaim it and make this known to the ends of the earth: The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!
• Jer 50:15 : 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.
• Lam 1:10 : 10 The enemy has laid hands on all her treasures; she saw nations enter her sanctuary—those you had forbidden to enter your assembly.
• Lam 2:6-7 : 6 He has violently done away with his dwelling, as if it were a garden, destroying his appointed meeting place. The LORD has caused Zion to forget its appointed times and Sabbaths. In his fierce anger, he has despised king and priest alike. 7 The Lord has rejected his altar and disowned his sanctuary. He has delivered into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces. They raised their voices in the house of the LORD as on a day of appointed festival.
• Dan 5:23 : 23 Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. You had the vessels from His house brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives, and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which cannot see, hear, or understand. But the God who holds your breath in His hand and controls all your ways, you have not glorified.
• Jer 51:10-11 : 10 The Lord has brought about our vindication. Come, let us declare in Zion the work of the Lord our God. 11 Sharpen the arrows; fill the quivers! The Lord has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His purpose is against Babylon to destroy her. This is the Lord's vengeance, the vengeance for His temple.
• Ps 149:6-9 : 6 May the high praises of God be in their throats and a two-edged sword in their hands, 7 to execute vengeance on the nations and punishments on the peoples, 8 to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with iron shackles, 9 to carry out the judgment written against them. This is the glory of all His faithful ones. Praise the LORD!
• Jer 51:50-51 : 50 You who have escaped the sword, go! Do not linger. Remember the Lord from afar, and let Jerusalem come to your mind. 51 We are ashamed because we have heard reproach; disgrace has covered our faces because foreigners have entered the holy places of the Lord's house.
• Zech 12:2-3 : 2 Behold, I am making Jerusalem a cup of reeling for all the surrounding nations. Even Judah will be besieged as Jerusalem is attacked. 3 And on that day, I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples. All who try to lift it will be severely injured, and all the nations of the earth will gather against her.
• Dan 5:3-5 : 3 So the gold vessels taken from the temple of God in Jerusalem were brought in, and the king, his nobles, his wives, and his concubines drank from them. 4 They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone. 5 At that very moment, the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall near the lampstand in the royal palace. The king watched the hand as it wrote.