Jeremiah 50:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Your mother shall be sore confounded; she that bare you shall be ashamed: behold, the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.”

Jeremiah 50:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 50:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 50:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“your mother will be utterly disappointed. She who bore you will be confounded. Behold, she will be the least of the nations, a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.”

Jeremiah 50:12 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 50:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“your mother shall be utterly put to shame; she that bare you shall be confounded: behold, she shall be the hindermost of the nations, a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert. ”

Jeremiah 50:12 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 50:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Ashamed hath been your mother greatly, Confounded hath she been that bare you, Lo, the hindermost of nations <FI>is<Fi> a wilderness, A dry land, and a desert.”

Jeremiah 50:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 50:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Your mother hath been sorely put to shame; she that bore you hath been covered with reproach: behold, [she is become] hindmost of the nations, a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert. ”

Jeremiah 50:12 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 50:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Therefore your mother shall bee sore confounded, and she that bare you, shall be ashamed: beholde, the vttermost of the nations shalbe a desert, a drie land, and a wildernes.”

Jeremiah 50:12 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 50:12 in Context — Jeremiah 50

10 And Chaldea shall be a spoil: all that spoil her shall be satisfied, saith the Lord.

11 Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;

12 Your mother shall be sore confounded; she that bare you shall be ashamed: behold, the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.

13 Because of the wrath of the Lord it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.

14 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.

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What Does Jeremiah 50:12 Mean?

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