Jeremiah 50:24 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the Lord.”

Jeremiah 50:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 50:24 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 50:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I have laid a snare for you, and you are also taken, Babylon, and you weren’t aware. You are found, and also caught, because you have fought against Yahweh.”

Jeremiah 50:24 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 50:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against Jehovah. ”

Jeremiah 50:24 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 50:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“I have laid a snare for thee, And also--thou art captured, O Babylon, And thou--thou hast known, Thou hast been found, and also art caught, For against Jehovah thou hast stirred thyself up.”

Jeremiah 50:24 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 50:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I have laid a snare for thee, and thou, Babylon, art also taken, and thou wast not aware; thou art found, and also caught, for thou hast contended with Jehovah. ”

Jeremiah 50:24 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 50:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I haue snared thee, and thou art taken, O Babel, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striuen against the Lord.”

Jeremiah 50:24 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 50:24 in Context — Jeremiah 50

22 A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.

23 How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!

24 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the Lord.

25 The Lord hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation: for this is the work of the Lord God of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.

26 Come against her from the utmost border, open her storehouses: cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly: let nothing of her be left.

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What Does Jeremiah 50:24 Mean?

Jeremiah 50:24 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 50. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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