Jeremiah 50:41–43
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50:41“Look! An army is about to come from the north.
A mighty nation and many kings107 are stirring into action
in faraway parts of the earth.
50:42Its soldiers are armed with bows and spears.
They are cruel and show no mercy.
They sound like the roaring sea
as they ride forth on their horses.
Lined up in formation like men going into battle,
they are coming against you, fair Babylon!108
50:43The king of Babylon will become paralyzed with fear109
when he hears news of their coming.110
Anguish will grip him,
agony like that of a woman giving birth to a baby.111
Footnotes
- 107 A mighty nation and many kings is an allusion to the Medo-Persian empire and the vassal kings who provided forces for the Medo-Persian armies.
- 108 Heb “daughter Babylon.” The word “daughter” is a personification of the city of Babylon and its inhabitants.
- 109 Heb “his hands will drop/hang limp.” For the meaning of this idiom see the translator’s note on .
- 110 Heb “The king of Babylon hears report of them and his hands hang limp.” The verbs are translated as future because the passage is prophetic and the verbs may be interpreted as prophetic perfects (the action viewed as if it were as good as done). In the parallel passage in 6:24 the verbs could be understood as present perfects because the passage could be viewed as in the present. Here it is future.
- 111 Compare Jer 6:22–24 where almost the same exact words as 50:41–43 are applied to the people of Judah. The repetition of prophecies here and in the following verses emphasizes the talionic nature of God’s punishment of Babylon; as they have done to others, so it will be done to them (cf. 25:14; 50:15).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
“Behold, a people comes from the north;
a mighty nation and many kings
are stirring from the farthest parts of the earth.
They lay hold of bow and spear;
they are cruel and have no mercy.
The sound of them is like the roaring of the sea;
they ride on horses,
arrayed as a man for battle
against you, O daughter of Babylon!
“The king of Babylon heard the report of them,
and his hands fell helpless;
anguish seized him,
pain as of a woman in labor.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
“Look! An army is coming from the north;
a great nation and many kings
are being stirred up from the ends of the earth.
They are armed with bows and spears;
they are cruel and without mercy.
They sound like the roaring sea
as they ride on their horses;
they come like men in battle formation
to attack you, Daughter Babylon.
The king of Babylon has heard reports about them,
and his hands hang limp.
Anguish has gripped him,
pain like that of a woman in labor.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Look! A people comes from the north.
A great nation and many kings will be stirred up
from the remote regions of the earth.
They grasp bow and javelin.
They are cruel and show no mercy.
Their voice roars like the sea,
and they ride on horses,
lined up like men in battle formation
against you, Daughter Babylon.
The king of Babylon has heard about them;
his hands have become weak.
Distress has seized him—
pain, like a woman in labor.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
“Look! A great army is coming from the north.
A great nation and many kings
are rising against you from far-off lands.
They are armed with bows and spears.
They are cruel and show no mercy.
As they ride forward on horses,
they sound like a roaring sea.
They are coming in battle formation,
planning to destroy you, Babylon.
The king of Babylon has heard reports about the enemy,
and he is weak with fright.
Pangs of anguish have gripped him,
like those of a woman in labor.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Look, a people is about to come
from the north,
and a great nation and many kings are woken up
from the remotest part of the earth.
They keep hold of bow and short sword.
They are cruel and they have no mercy.
Their sound is like the sea, it roars,
and upon horses they ride.
Drawn up for battle as a man for the battle,
against you, O daughter of Babylon.
The king of Babylon heard their report
and his hands grew slack.
Anxiety has seized him,
fear and pain like the woman who gives birth.
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KJV 1900King James Version
Behold, a people shall come from the north,
And a great nation, and many kings
Shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
They shall hold the bow and the lance:
They are cruel, and will not shew mercy:
Their voice shall roar like the sea,
And they shall ride upon horses,
Every one put in array, like a man to the battle,
Against thee, O daughter of Babylon.
The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them,
And his hands waxed feeble:
Anguish took hold of him,
And pangs as of a woman in travail.
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