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Jeremiah 50:31–33

31  Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud,

Saith the Lord God of hosts:

dFor thy day is come, dethe time that I will visit thee.

32  And the most proud shall stumble and fall,

And none shall raise him up:

fAnd gI will kindle a fire in his cities,

fAnd it shall devour all round about him.

33  Thus saith the Lord of hosts;

hThe children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together:

And all that took them captives held them fast;

iThey refused to let them go.

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Jeremiah 50:31–33 — The New International Version (NIV)

31 “See, I am against you, you arrogant one,”

declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty,

“for your day has come,

the time for you to be punished.

32 The arrogant one will stumble and fall

and no one will help her up;

I will kindle a fire in her towns

that will consume all who are around her.”

33 This is what the Lord Almighty says:

“The people of Israel are oppressed,

and the people of Judah as well.

All their captors hold them fast,

refusing to let them go.

Jeremiah 50:31–33 — English Standard Version (ESV)

31 “Behold, I am against you, O proud one,

declares the Lord God of hosts,

for your day has come,

the time when I will punish you.

32 The proud one shall stumble and fall,

with none to raise him up,

and I will kindle a fire in his cities,

and it will devour all that is around him.

33 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: The people of Israel are oppressed, and the people of Judah with them. All who took them captive have held them fast; they refuse to let them go.

Jeremiah 50:31–33 — New Living Translation (NLT)

31 “See, I am your enemy, you arrogant people,”

says the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

“Your day of reckoning has arrived—

the day when I will punish you.

32 O land of arrogance, you will stumble and fall,

and no one will raise you up.

For I will light a fire in the cities of Babylon

that will burn up everything around them.”

33 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says:

“The people of Israel and Judah have been wronged.

Their captors hold them and refuse to let them go.

Jeremiah 50:31–33 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

31 “Behold, I am against you,

O most haughty one!” says the Lord God of hosts;

“For your day has come,

The time that I will punish you.

32 The most proud shall stumble and fall,

And no one will raise him up;

I will kindle a fire in his cities,

And it will devour all around him.”

33 Thus says the Lord of hosts:

“The children of Israel were oppressed,

Along with the children of Judah;

All who took them captive have held them fast;

They have refused to let them go.

Jeremiah 50:31–33 — New Century Version (NCV)

31 “Babylon, you are too proud, and I am against you,”

says the Lord God All-Powerful.

“The time has come

for you to be punished.

32 Proud Babylon will stumble and fall,

and no one will help her get up.

I will start a fire in her towns,

and it will burn up everything around her.”

33 This is what the Lord All-Powerful says:

“The people of Israel

and Judah are slaves.

The enemy took them as prisoners

and won’t let them go.

Jeremiah 50:31–33 — American Standard Version (ASV)

31 Behold, I am against thee, O thou proud one, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts; for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee. 32 And the proud one shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up; and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all that are round about him.

33 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The children of Israel and the children of Judah are oppressed together; and all that took them captive hold them fast; they refuse to let them go.

Jeremiah 50:31–33 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

31 Behold, I am against thee, proud one, saith the Lord Jehovah of hosts; for thy day is come, the time that I visit thee: 32 and the proud one shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up; yea, I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all that are round about him.

33 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The children of Israel and the children of Judah were together oppressed; and all that took them captives held them fast: they refused to let them go.

Jeremiah 50:31–33 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

31 “I’m against you, you arrogant city,” 

declares the Almighty Lord of Armies. 

“Your day has come, the time when I will punish you. 

32 Those arrogant people will stumble and fall, 

and there will be no one to help them get up. 

I will light a fire in their cities 

that will burn up everything around them.” 

33 This is what the Lord of Armies says: 

All the people of Israel and Judah are oppressed. 

All their enemies have captured them. 

They refuse to let them go. 

Jeremiah 50:31–33 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

31 Look, I am against you, you arrogant one—

this is the declaration of

the Lord God of Hosts—

because your day has come,

the time when I will punish you.

32 The arrogant will stumble and fall

with no one to pick him up.

I will set fire to his cities,

and it will consume everything around him.”

33 This is what the Lord of Hosts says:

Israelites and Judeans alike have been oppressed.

All their captors hold them fast;

they refuse to release them.

Jeremiah 50:31–33 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

31 I am against you, O arrogant one,

says the Lord God of hosts;

for your day has come,

the time when I will punish you.

32 The arrogant one shall stumble and fall,

with no one to raise him up,

and I will kindle a fire in his cities,

and it will devour everything around him.

33 Thus says the Lord of hosts: The people of Israel are oppressed, and so too are the people of Judah; all their captors have held them fast and refuse to let them go.

Jeremiah 50:31–33 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

31 “Look, I am against you, O arrogant one,”

declares Lord Yahweh of hosts,

“for your day has come,

the time when I will punish you.

32 And the arrogant one will stumble and fall,

and there is no one who raises him up.

And I will kindle a fire in his cities,

and it will devour everything around him.”

33 Thus says Yahweh of hosts:

“The people of Israel are oppressed,

and the people of Judah likewise,

for all their captors have seized them,

they refuse to let them go free.

Jeremiah 50:31–33 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

31 “Proud Babylonians, I am against you,”

announces the Lord.

The Lord who rules over all says,

“Your day to be judged has come.

It is time for you to be punished.

32 You proud people will trip and fall.

No one will help you up.

I will start a fire in your towns.

It will burn up everyone who is around you.”

33 The Lord who rules over all says,

“The people of Israel are being treated badly.

So are the people of Judah.

Those who have captured them are holding them.

They refuse to let them go.

Jeremiah 50:31–33 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

31 Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,”

Declares the Lord God of hosts,

“For your day has come,

The time when I will punish you.

32 “The arrogant one will stumble and fall

With no one to raise him up;

And I will set fire to his cities

And it will devour all his environs.”

33 Thus says the Lord of hosts,

“The sons of Israel are oppressed,

And the sons of Judah as well;

And all who took them captive have held them fast,

They have refused to let them go.


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