Jeremiah 50 · Verse 36

Jeremiah 50:36

A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.
Jeremiah 50:36, King James Version

Jeremiah 50:36 in other translations

BSBA sword is against her false prophets, and they will become fools. A sword is against her warriors, and they will be filled with terror.
WEBA sword is on the boasters, and they will become fools. A sword is on her mighty men, and they will be dismayed.
ASVA sword is upon the boasters, and they shall become fools; a sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed.
YLTA sword is on the princes, And they have become foolish; A sword is on her mighty ones, And they have been broken down;
DARBYthe sword is upon the liars, and they shall become fools; the sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed;
BBEA sword is on the men of pride, and they will become foolish: a sword is on her men of war, and they will be broken.
WebsterA sword is upon the liars; and they shall be sottish: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.

What does Jeremiah 50:36 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 50:35-37

35-37. The repetition of "A sword" in the beginning of each verse, by the figure anaphora, heightens the effect; the reiterated judgment is universal; the same sad stroke of the sword is upon each and all connected with guilty Babylon. wise men--(Is 47:13). Babylon boasted that it was the peculiar seat of wisdom and wise men, especially in astronomy and astrology.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 50:33-46

It 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 sin and corruption, and of their own weakness and manifold infirmities. Their Redeemer is able to keep what they commit to him; and sin shall not have dominion over them. He will give them that rest which remains for the people of God. Also here is Babylon's sin…

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Jeremiah 50:36 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

חֶ֥רֶבChe.reva swordH2719
אֶל\־'el-againstH413
הַבַּדִּ֖יםha.ba.Dimthe empty talkersH907
וְנֹאָ֑לוּve.no.'A.luand they will become foolsH2973
חֶ֥רֶבChe.reva swordH2719
אֶל\־'el-againstH413
גִּבּוֹרֶ֖יהָgi.bo.Rei.hawarriors itsH1368
וָחָֽתּוּ\׃va.Cha.tuand they will be shatteredH2865

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 50:36

  • 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.

  • Revelation 22:15

    For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

  • 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11

    Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

  • 2 Chronicles 25:16

    And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king’s counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.

  • Isaiah 47:10-15

    For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me. Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know. Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail. Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee. …

  • 1 Timothy 4:2

    Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

  • Nahum 2:8

    But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back.

  • Jeremiah 51:32

    And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.

  • Nahum 3:7

    And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?

  • Jeremiah 51:30

    The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
upon the liars. or, upon the chief stays. Heb. bars.
48:30; Isa 43:14; *marg:
Isa 44:25; 2Th 2:9-11; 1Ti 4:2; Re 19:20; 21:8; 22:15
dote.
2Sa 15:31; 17:14; 2Ch 25:16; Isa 47:10-15; 1Ti 6:4
her mighty.
30; 49:22; 51:23,30,32; Na 2:8; 3:7,13,17,18

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Context

  • Jeremiah 50:35

    A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the Lord, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men.

  • Jeremiah 50:36

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

  • Jeremiah 50:37

    A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed.

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Jeremiah 50:36 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Cuchillo sobre los adivinos, y se atontarán; cuchillo sobre sus valientes, y serán quebrantados.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
l’épée est sur les menteurs, et ils deviendront insensés; l’épée est sur ses hommes forts, et ils seront terrifiés;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Das Schwert über die Schwätzer daß sie zu Narren werden! das Schwert über seine Helden, daß sie verzagen!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Gladius ad divinos ejus, qui stulti erunt: gladius ad fortes illius, qui timebunt.