Jeremiah 50:36

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

A sword is against her diviners, and they will act foolishly. A sword is against her warriors, and they will be shattered.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    A sword is upon the liars; and they shall turn foolish: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    A sword{H2719} is upon the boasters,{H907} and they shall become fools;{H2973} a sword{H2719} is upon her mighty men,{H1368} and they shall be dismayed.{H2865}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    A sword{H2719} is upon the liars{H907}; and they shall dote{H2973}{(H8738)}: a sword{H2719} is upon her mighty men{H1368}; and they shall be dismayed{H2865}{(H8804)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The swearde vpon their soythsayers, (as for those, they shall become fooles.) The swearde vpo their worthies, so that they shal stonde in feare:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    A sworde is vpon the soothsaiers, and they shall dote: a sword is vpon her strong men, & they shalbe afraide.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The sworde vpon their soothsayers, as for those they shall become fooles: the sworde vpon their worthies, so that they shall stande in feare.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    A sword [is] upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword [is] upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    A sword is on the boasters, and they shall become fools; a sword is on her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    A sword `is' on the princes, And they have become foolish; A sword `is' on her mighty ones, And they have been broken down;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    A sword is upon the boasters, and they shall become fools; a sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    A sword is upon the boasters, and they shall become fools; a sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    A sword is on the men of pride, and they will become foolish: a sword is on her men of war, and they will be broken.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    A sword is on the boasters, and they shall become fools; a sword is on her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Destructive forces will come against her false prophets; they will be shown to be fools! Destructive forces will come against her soldiers; they will be filled with terror!

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 49:22 : 22 Behold, an eagle will come up and swoop down, spreading its wings over Bozrah. On that day, the hearts of Edom's warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
  • Nah 3:13 : 13 Look, your people are like women within you. The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies, and fire has consumed your bars.
  • Isa 44:25 : 25 I frustrate the signs of false prophets and make fools of diviners; I turn wise men backward and make their knowledge foolish.
  • Isa 47:10-15 : 10 You felt secure in your wickedness and said, 'No one sees me.' Your wisdom and your knowledge have led you astray, and you said in your heart, 'I am, and there is no one besides me.' 11 But disaster will come upon you, and you will not know how to charm it away; calamity will fall upon you that you cannot ward off; and devastation will come upon you suddenly, without warning. 12 Persist then with your spells and your many sorceries, with which you have labored from your youth—perhaps you might succeed, perhaps you might cause terror. 13 You are wearied with your many counsels; let those who divide the heavens, those who gaze at the stars, those who announce the months, stand now and save you from what is coming upon you. 14 Behold, they are like stubble; fire consumes them. They cannot deliver themselves from the power of the flame. There will be no coal for warming oneself, nor fire to sit before. 15 This is how it will be for those with whom you have labored, those who have traded with you from your youth; each one wanders to his own way—there is no one to save you.
  • Jer 48:30 : 30 I know his fury, declares the LORD, but it is empty; his boasts accomplish nothing.
  • Nah 3:17-18 : 17 Your crowned guards are like locusts, and your officials are like swarms of locusts camping in the walls on a cold day. When the sun rises, they flee away, and no one knows where they are. 18 Your shepherds are asleep, O king of Assyria; your nobles lie down in slumber. Your people are scattered on the mountains, and there is no one to gather them.
  • 2 Thess 2:9-9 : 9 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the workings of Satan, with all kinds of power, false signs, and wonders, 10 and with every kind of deceit targeting those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason, God sends them a powerful delusion, so that they will believe the lie,
  • 1 Tim 4:2 : 2 They will speak lies with hypocrisy, and their consciences will be seared as with a hot iron.
  • 1 Tim 6:4 : 4 he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and arguments about words, which result in envy, strife, slander, and evil suspicions.
  • Rev 19:20 : 20 But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the signs on his behalf. By these signs he had deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur.
  • Rev 21:8 : 8 But as for the cowardly, the unbelieving, the detestable, murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.
  • Rev 22:15 : 15 Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
  • Jer 50:30 : 30 Therefore, her young men will fall in her streets, and all her soldiers will perish on that day, declares the LORD.
  • 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 51:30 : 30 The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting; they remain in their strongholds. Their strength has failed; they have become like women. Her dwellings are set on fire; the bars of her gates are broken.
  • Jer 51:32 : 32 The river crossings have been seized, the marshes have been set on fire, and the soldiers are terrified.
  • Nah 2:8 : 8 It is decreed: she is uncovered, she is carried away. Her maidservants moan like doves and beat upon their breasts.
  • Nah 3:7 : 7 Everyone who sees you will flee from you, saying, 'Nineveh is devastated! Who will mourn for her? Where can I find anyone to comfort you?'
  • 2 Sam 15:31 : 31 Then someone told David, 'Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.' So David prayed, 'O LORD, turn Ahithophel’s counsel into foolishness.'
  • 2 Sam 17:14 : 14 Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, 'The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.' For the LORD had ordained to thwart the good advice of Ahithophel, so that the LORD might bring disaster upon Absalom.
  • 2 Chr 25:16 : 16 While the prophet was still speaking, Amaziah said to him, 'Have we made you the king's counselor? Stop! Why should you be struck down?' The prophet stopped but said, 'I know that God has determined to destroy you because you have done this and have not listened to my advice.'
  • Isa 43:14 : 14 This is what the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, says: 'For your sake, I will send to Babylon and bring down as fugitives all of them, even the Chaldeans, in the ships of their rejoicing.'

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 35 A sword is against the Chaldeans, declares the LORD, against the inhabitants of Babylon, against her officials and wise men.

  • Jer 50:37-38
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    37 A sword is against her horses and her chariots, and against all the mixed multitude in her midst. They will become like women. A sword is against her treasures, and they will be plundered.

    38 A drought is upon her waters; they will dry up. For it is a land of idols, and they go mad over terrifying images.

  • 77%

    10 I will cause many peoples to be appalled at you, and their kings will shudder in horror over you when I brandish my sword before them. They will tremble every moment, each for their lives, on the day of your downfall.

    11 For this is what the Lord GOD says: 'The sword of the king of Babylon will come against you.'

    12 By the swords of mighty warriors, the most ruthless of all nations, I will bring down your horde. They will ravage the pride of Egypt, and all its hordes will be destroyed.

  • Jer 50:29-30
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    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.

  • 16 They will drink, stagger, and act like madmen because of the sword I am sending among them.

  • 20 They will fall among those slain by the sword. The sword is drawn; drag her down along with all her multitudes.

  • 42 They hold bows and spears; they are cruel and show no mercy. Their roar is like the roaring sea, and they ride on horses, arrayed like men ready for battle against you, Daughter of Babylon.

  • 7 They return in the evening, snarling like dogs as they prowl the city.

  • 40 They will bring a crowd against you, stone you to death, and cut you to pieces with their swords.

  • Jer 50:25-27
    3 verses
    72%

    25 The LORD has opened His armory and brought out the weapons of His wrath, for the Sovereign LORD of Hosts has a task to accomplish in the land of the Chaldeans.

    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.

  • 25 Your men will fall by the sword, and your warriors in battle.

  • Jer 51:3-4
    2 verses
    72%

    3 Do not let the archer bend his bow or put on his armor. Do not spare her young men; completely destroy her entire army.

    4 The slain will fall in the land of the Chaldeans, those pierced by the sword in her streets.

  • 15 sharpened to slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! Should we rejoice in the scepter of My son, which despises every tree?'

  • 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.

  • 8 You have feared the sword, so I will bring the sword against you, declares the Lord God.

  • Jer 50:22-23
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    72%

    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.

  • 25 Outside, the sword will bring bereavement, and inside, there will be terror. It will affect both the young man and the young woman, the nursing child with the gray-haired man.

  • Isa 13:15-16
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    15 Whoever is found will be pierced through, and whoever is caught will fall by the sword.

    16 Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses will be plundered, and their wives will be violated.

  • Jer 50:15-16
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    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.

    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.

  • 7 therefore, behold, I will bring strangers upon you, the most ruthless of nations. They will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom, and they will defile your splendor.

  • 10 Then I said, 'Ah, Lord GOD, surely you have utterly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘You will have peace,’ when the sword is at their throats.'

  • 12 Her rich men are full of violence; her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.

  • 29 Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you have brought your guilt to remembrance by exposing your transgressions for all to see—your sins revealed in all your actions—because you have been brought to mind, you will be captured.

  • 37 I will shatter Elam before their enemies and before those who seek their lives. I will bring disaster upon them, my fierce anger, declares the LORD. I will send the sword after them until I have finished them off.

  • 32 The river crossings have been seized, the marshes have been set on fire, and the soldiers are terrified.

  • 8 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am bringing a sword against you, and I will cut off both man and beast from among you.

  • Jer 51:56-57
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    71%

    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.

    57 I will make her officials, wise men, governors, commanders, and warriors drunk, and they will sleep a perpetual sleep and not wake, declares the King, whose name is the Lord of Hosts.

  • 15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

  • 6 A sword will whirl through their cities; it will destroy their gates and consume them because of their plans.

  • 9 Because I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will go out from its sheath against all flesh, from the south to the north.

  • 5 They are coming to fight the Chaldeans, but only to fill these places with the corpses of those I have slain in my anger and my wrath, for I have hidden my face from this city because of all their evil.

  • 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.

  • 10 Chaldea will become plunder; all who plunder her will be satisfied,' declares the LORD.

  • 11 And you, son of man, groan with the breaking of your heart and with bitterness. Sigh in their sight.

  • 16 Their quiver is like an open grave; all of them are mighty warriors.

  • 3 Beware of your neighbor; do not trust even a brother. Every brother utterly deceives, and every friend spreads slander.

  • 30 The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting; they remain in their strongholds. Their strength has failed; they have become like women. Her dwellings are set on fire; the bars of her gates are broken.

  • 36 Now therefore, this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says concerning this city about which you are saying, 'It has been handed over to the king of Babylon through sword, famine, and plague':

  • 15 The sword is outside, and the plague and famine are inside. Those in the field will die by the sword, and those in the city will be devoured by famine and plague.