Jeremiah 50:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

Declare among the nations and publish, and set up a banner; publish, and do not hide it: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הַגִּ֨ידוּ בַגּוֹיִ֤ם וְהַשְׁמִ֙יעוּ֙ וּֽשְׂאוּ־נֵ֔ס הַשְׁמִ֖יעוּ אַל־תְּכַחֵ֑דוּ אִמְרוּ֩ נִלְכְּדָ֨ה בָבֶ֜ל הֹבִ֥ישׁ בֵּל֙ חַ֣ת מְרֹדָ֔ךְ הֹבִ֣ישׁוּ עֲצַבֶּ֔יהָ חַ֖תּוּ גִּלּוּלֶֽיהָ׃

Transliteration

Haggîdû in-the-gôyim and-hašmîʿû and-śĕʾû-nēs hašmîʿû not-tĕkahēdû ʾimrû nilkĕdâ Bābel hôbîš Bēl ḥat Mĕrōdāk hôbîšû ʿăṣabbêhā ḥattû gillûlêhā.

Grammar Details

• *Haggîdû*: hiphil imperative, masculine plural - declare/tell/announce
• *gôyim*: definite noun, masculine plural - nations/gentiles
• *hašmîʿû*: hiphil imperative, masculine plural - cause to hear/proclaim
• *śĕʾû*: qal imperative, masculine plural - lift up/raise
• *nēs*: noun, masculine singular - banner/standard/signal
• *tĕkahēdû*: piel imperfect, 2nd masculine plural with negative prefix - do not conceal/hide
• *ʾimrû*: qal imperative, masculine plural - say/speak
• *nilkĕdâ*: niphal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is captured/seized
• *hôbîš*: hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - is put to shame/confounded
• *Bēl*: proper noun - Bel (Babylonian deity)
• *ḥat*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - is broken/dismayed/terrified
• *Mĕrōdāk*: proper noun - Merodach (Babylonian deity)
• *hôbîšû*: hiphil perfect, 3rd common plural - are put to shame/confounded
• *ʿăṣabbêhā*: noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her idols
• *ḥattû*: qal perfect, 3rd common plural - are broken/dismayed/terrified
• *gillûlêhā*: noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her idols/images

Word Meanings

• *nēs*: banner/standard/signal/pole
• *nilkĕdâ*: is captured/taken/seized
• *hôbîš*: is put to shame/confounded/dismayed
• *ḥat*: is broken/dismayed/terrified/shattered
• *ʿăṣabbêhā*: her idols/images/carved figures
• *gillûlêhā*: her idols/images (contemptuous term implying dung-like nature)

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Declare among the nations and proclaim it; raise a banner and proclaim it! Do not hide it. Say, 'Babylon has been captured; Bel is put to shame, Marduk is dismayed. Her idols are disgraced, her images shattered.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Declare{H5046} ye among the nations{H1471} and publish,{H8085} and set up{H5375} a standard;{H5251} publish,{H8085} and conceal{H3582} not: say,{H559} Babylon{H894} is taken,{H3920} Bel{H1078} is put to shame,{H3001} Merodach{H4781} is dismayed;{H2865} her images{H6091} are put to shame,{H3001} her idols{H1544} are dismayed.{H2865}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Declare{H5046}{(H8685)} ye among the nations{H1471}, and publish{H8085}{(H8685)}, and set up{H5375}{(H8798)} a standard{H5251}; publish{H8085}{(H8685)}, and conceal{H3582}{(H8762)} not: say{H559}{(H8798)}, Babylon{H894} is taken{H3920}{(H8738)}, Bel{H1078} is confounded{H3001}{(H8689)}, Merodach{H4781} is broken in pieces{H2865}{(H8804)}; her idols{H6091} are confounded{H3001}{(H8689)}, her images{H1544} are broken in pieces{H2865}{(H8804)}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Preach amonge the Gentiles, let youre voyce be herde, make a toke: crie out, kepe no sylence, but saye: Babilon shal be wonne, Bel shalhe cofounded, and Merodach shalbe ouer come. Yee their goddes shal be brought to shame, and their ymages shall stonde in feare.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Declare among the nations, and publish it, and set vp a standart, proclaime it and conceale it not: say, Babel is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken downe: her idols are confounded, and their images are burst in pieces.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Preache among the gentiles, let your voyce be hearde, make a token, crye out, kepe no scilence, but say, Babylon is wonne, Bel is confounded, and Merodach is ouercome, yea their gods be brought to shame, and their images burst in peeces:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, [and] conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Declare you among the nations and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and don't conceal: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is disappointed, Merodach is dismayed; her images are disappointed, her idols are dismayed.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Declare ye among nations, and sound, And lift up an ensign, sound, do not hide, Say ye: Captured hath been Babylon, Put to shame hath been Bel, Broken hath been Merodach, Put to shame have been her grievous things, Broken have been her idols.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Declare ye among the nations and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed; her images are put to shame, her idols are dismayed.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Declare ye among the nations and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed; her images are put to shame, her idols are dismayed.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Give it out among the nations, make it public, and let the flag be lifted up; give the word and keep nothing back; say, Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is broken, her images are put to shame, her gods are broken.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Declare among the nations and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and don't conceal: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is disappointed, Merodach is dismayed; her images are disappointed, her idols are dismayed.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “Announce the news among the nations! Proclaim it! Signal for people to pay attention! Declare the news! Do not hide it! Say:‘Babylon will be captured. Bel will be put to shame. Marduk will be dismayed. Babylon’s idols will be put to shame. Her disgusting images will be dismayed.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 46:1 : 1 Bel bows down, Nebo stoops, their idols are upon the beasts and upon the cattle; your carriages are heavily loaded; they are a burden to the weary animal.
• Isa 21:9 : 9 And, behold, here comes a chariot of men with a pair of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the carved images of her gods he has shattered to the ground.
• Jer 51:44 : 44 And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth what he has swallowed; and the nations shall no longer gather to him; indeed, the wall of Babylon shall fall.
• Jer 51:47 : 47 Therefore behold, the days come that I will execute judgment upon the graven images of Babylon; her whole land shall be confounded, and all her slain shall fall in her midst.
• Jer 51:52 : 52 Therefore, behold, the days come, says the LORD, that I will execute judgment upon her graven images; and through all her land the wounded shall groan.
• Jer 52:31 : 31 And it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth day of the month, that Evil-Merodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him out of prison,
• Zeph 2:11 : 11 The LORD will be awesome to them: for he will starve all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the nations.
• Rev 14:6-8 : 6 And I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth, to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people. 7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea, and the springs of water. 8 And another angel followed, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
• Rev 18:2 : 2 And he cried out mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become the dwelling of demons, and the prison of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
• Ps 64:9 : 9 And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider His doing.
• Ps 96:3 : 3 Declare his glory among the nations, his wonders among all people.
• Isa 12:4 : 4 And in that day you shall say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his deeds among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.
• Isa 13:2 : 2 Lift up a banner on the high mountain, exalt the voice to them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.
• Isa 48:6 : 6 You have heard; see all this. And will you not declare it? I have shown you new things from this time, even hidden things, and you did not know them.
• Isa 66:18-19 : 18 For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory. 19 And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the distant isles, that have not heard my fame, nor seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.
• Jer 4:16 : 16 Make mention to the nations; behold, proclaim against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and raise their voice against the cities of Judah.
• Jer 6:18 : 18 Therefore hear, you nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.
• Jer 31:10 : 10 Hear the word of the LORD, O nations, and declare it in the distant isles, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd does his flock.
• Jer 43:12-13 : 12 And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captive: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd puts on his garment; and he shall go forth from there in peace. 13 He shall also break the images of Bethshemesh, which is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians shall he burn with fire.
• Jer 46:14 : 14 Declare in Egypt, and proclaim in Migdol, and proclaim in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say, Stand fast, and prepare yourself; for the sword shall devour around you.
• Jer 50:46 : 46 At the noise of the capture of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations.
• Jer 51:8 : 8 Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed; howl for her, take balm for her pain, if perhaps she may be healed.
• Jer 51:31 : 31 One runner shall meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken wholly,
• Isa 37:19 : 19 And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.
• Isa 39:1 : 1 At that time Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard that he had been sick and had recovered.