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Jeremiah 50:14

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50:14“Take up your battle positions all around Babylon,

all you soldiers who are armed with bows.35

Shoot36 all your arrows at her! Do not hold any back!37

For she has sinned against the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 35 Heb “all you who draw the bow.”
  2. 36 The verb here should probably be read as a Qal imperative יְרוּ (yéru) from יָרָה (yarah) with a few Hebrew rather than a Qal imperative יְדוּ (yidu) from יָדָה (yadah) with the majority of Hebrew . The verb יָדָה (yadah) does not otherwise occur in the Qal and only elsewhere in the Piel with a meaning “cast” (cf. 363 I יָדָה). The verb יָרָה (yarah) is common in both the Qal and the Hiphil with the meaning of shooting arrows (cf. 435 יָרָה Qal.3 and Hiph.2). The confusion between ד (dalet) and ר (resh) is very common.
  3. 37 Heb “Shoot at her! Don’t save any arrows!”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Set yourselves in array against Babylon all around,

all you who bend the bow;

shoot at her, spare no arrows,

for she has sinned against the Lord.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Take up your positions around Babylon,

all you who draw the bow.

Shoot at her! Spare no arrows,

for she has sinned against the Lord.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Line up in battle formation around Babylon,

all you archers!

Shoot at her! Do not spare an arrow,

for she has sinned against the Lord.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Yes, prepare to attack Babylon,

all you surrounding nations.

Let your archers shoot at her; spare no arrows.

For she has sinned against the Lord.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Draw up a battle formation at Babylon all around,

all those who bend the bow, shoot at her.

You must not spare arrows,

for she has sinned against Yahweh.

KJV 1900King James Version

Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about:

All ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows:

For she hath sinned against the Lord.