Jeremiah 50:21 KJV
Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the LORD, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.
Matthew Henry
- Jeremiah 50:21–32The forces are mustered and empowered to destroy Babylon. Let them do what God demands, and they shall bring to pass what he threatens. The pride of men's...
Thompson Chains
- Instruments of JudgmentSee the chain from Deuteronomy 28:50 · 9 links
- Destruction (2)See the chain from Isaiah 34:2 · 5 links
Cross References
- Ezekiel 23:23 The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding upon horses.
- Numbers 31:14–18 And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle. …
- 1 Samuel 15:3 Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
- 1 Samuel 15:11–24 It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night. …
- 2 Samuel 16:11 And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him.
- 2 Kings 18:25 Am I now come up without the LORD against this place to destroy it? The LORD said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
- 2 Chronicles 36:23 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The LORD his God be with him, and let him go up.
- Isaiah 10:6 I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
- Isaiah 44:28 That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
- Isaiah 48:14 All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared these things? The LORD hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.
- Jeremiah 34:22 Behold, I will command, saith the LORD, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without an inhabitant.
- Jeremiah 48:10 Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
- Jeremiah 50:3 For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast.
- Jeremiah 50:9 For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain.
- Jeremiah 50:15 Shout against her round about: she hath given her hand: her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it is the vengeance of the LORD: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.
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Topics
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible629–588 BC · Jeremiah, in the days of Josiah, Jehoiakim, and Zedekiah
Places
- MerathaimTown · today Babylon · Location well established
- PekodRegion · today mouth of Nahr al Kassarah · Location well established
- Places in Jeremiah 50 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- MerathaimDouble rebellion, probably a symbolical name given to Babylon (Jer 50:21), denoting rebellion exceeding that of other nations.
- PekodProbably a place in Babylonia (Jer 50:21; Ezek 23:23). It is the opinion, however, of some that this word signifies “visitation,”...
- LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
Hebrew and Strong’s
- Go up עֲלֵה ʿălê עָלָה Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine singular
- against the land עַל ʿal Preposition הָאָרֶץ hāʾāreṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
- of Merathaim מְרָתַיִם mĕrātayim מְרָתַיִם Proper name
- against it, and against the inhabitants עָלֶיהָ ʿālêhā Preposition · with suffix: third person feminine singular וְאֶל wĕʾel Preposition · with and יוֹשְׁבֵי yôšĕbê יָשַׁב Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural construct
- of Pekod פְּקוֹד pĕqôd פְּקוֹד Proper name
- waste חֲרֹב ḥărōb חָרַב Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine singular
- and utterly destroy וְהַחֲרֵם wĕhaḥărēm חָרַם Verb · hiphil imperative, second person masculine singular · with and
- after אַחֲרֵיהֶם ʾaḥărêhem אַחַר Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine plural
- them, saith נְאֻם nĕʾum נְאֻם Noun · masculine singular construct
- the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- and do וַעֲשֵׂה waʿăśê עָשָׂה Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine singular · with and
- according to all that I have commanded כְּכֹל kĕkōl Noun · masculine singular · with preposition אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative צִוִּיתִיךָ ṣiwwîtîkā צָוָה Verb · piel perfect, first person common singular · with suffix: second person masculine singular
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