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Jeremiah 50:16 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 50 · verse 16
Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.Jeremiah 50:16 · King James Version
Jeremiah 50:16 in context
14Put 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.
15Shout 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.
16Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.
17Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.
18Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- oppressingyânâhto rage or be violentH3238 →
- handlethtâphasto manipulateH8610 →
- BabylonBâbelBabel , including Babylonia and the Babylonian empireH894 →
- harvestqâtsîyrseveredH7105 →
- sicklemaggâla sickleH4038 →
- sowerzâraʻto sowH2232 →
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God is here by his prophet, as afterwards in his providence, proceeding in his controversy with Babylon. Observe, I. The commission and charge given to the instruments that were to be employed in destroying Babylon.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-20