Jeremiah 50:42 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.”
Jeremiah 50:42 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 50:42 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 50:42 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They take up bow and spear. They are cruel, and have no mercy. Their voice roars like the sea. They ride on horses, everyone set in array, as a man to the battle, against you, daughter of Babylon.”
Jeremiah 50:42 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 50:42 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon. ”
Jeremiah 50:42 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 50:42 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Bow and halbert they seize, Cruel <FI>are<Fi> they, and they have no mercy, Their voice as a sea soundeth, and on horses they ride, Set in array as a man for battle, Against thee, O daughter of Babylon.”
Jeremiah 50:42 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 50:42 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“They lay hold of bow and spear; they are cruel, and will not shew mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses — set in array like a man for the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon. ”
Jeremiah 50:42 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 50:42 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“They shall holde the bowe and the buckeler: they are cruell and vnmercifull: their voyce shall roare like the sea, and they shall ride vpon horses, and be put in aray like men to the battell against thee, O daughter of Babel.”
Jeremiah 50:42 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 50:42 in Context — Jeremiah 50
40 As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the Lord; so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein.
41 Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
42 They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.
43 The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed feeble: anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail.
44 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
What Does Jeremiah 50:42 Mean?
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