Jeremiah 50:36 KJV

A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.

Words Then and Now

  • dote to be foolish; to love excessively Still heard today: dotes on her grandchildren, loves them, maybe too much Webster’s 1828 · Dote

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Matthew Henry

  • Jeremiah 50:33–46It is Israel's comfort in distress, that, though they are weak, their Redeemer is strong. This may be applied to believers, who complain of the dominion of...

Thompson Chains

  • Mighty MenSee the chain from Genesis 10:8 · 2 links

Cross References

  • Jeremiah 49:22 Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
  • Isaiah 44:25 That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
  • Nahum 3:13 Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.
  • 2 Samuel 15:31 And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.
  • 2 Samuel 17:14 And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • A sword חֶרֶב ḥereb חֶרֶב Noun · feminine singular
  • upon the liars אֶל ʾel Preposition הַבַּדִּים habbaddîm בַּד Noun · masculine plural · with the
  • and they shall dote וְנֹאָלוּ wĕnōʾālû יָאַל Verb · niphal sequential perfect, third person common plural · with and
  • a sword חֶרֶב ḥereb חֶרֶב Noun · feminine singular
  • upon her mighty men אֶל ʾel Preposition גִּבּוֹרֶיהָ gibbôrêhā גִּבּוֹר Adjective · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person feminine singular
  • and they shall be dismayed וָחָתּוּ wāḥāttû חָתַת Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person common plural · with and

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