Jeremiah 51 · Verse 28

Jeremiah 51:28

Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes, the captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and all the land of his dominion.
Jeremiah 51:28, King James Version

Jeremiah 51:28 in other translations

BSBPrepare the nations for battle against her— the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their officials, and all the lands they rule.
WEBPrepare against her the nations, the kings of the Medes, its governors, and all its deputies, and all the land of their dominion!
ASVPrepare against her the nations, the kings of the Medes, the governors thereof, and all the deputies thereof, and all the land of their dominion.
YLTSanctify against it the nations with the kings of Media, Its governors and all its prefects, And all the land of its dominion.
DARBYPrepare nations against her, the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their rulers, yea, all the land of their dominion.
BBEMake the nations ready for war against her, the king of the Medes and his rulers and all his captains, and all the land under his rule.
WebsterPrepare against her the nations with the kings of Media, her captains, and all her rulers, and all the land of his dominion.

What does Jeremiah 51:28 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
28. kings of ... Medes--(Jr 51:11). The satraps and tributary kings under Darius, or Cyaxares. his dominion--the king of Media's dominion.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 51:1-58

Babylon's doom; God's controversy with her; encouragements from thence to the Israel of God. (Jr 51:1-58) The confirming of this. (Jr 51:59-64) Verses 1-58 The particulars of this prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same things left and returned to again. Babylon is abundant in treasures, yet neither her waters nor her wealth shall secure her. Destruction comes when they did not think of it. Wherever we…

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Jeremiah 51:28 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.

קַדְּשׁ֨וּka.de.ShuconsecrateH6942
עָלֶ֤יהָ'a.Lei.haon itH5921
גוֹיִם֙go.YimnationsH1471
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מַלְכֵ֣יmal.Khei[the] kings ofH4428
מָדַ֔יma.DaiMediaH4074
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
פַּחוֹתֶ֖יהָpa.cho.Tei.hagovernors itsH6346
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
סְגָנֶ֑יהָse.ga.Nei.haofficials itsH5461
וְאֵ֖תve.'Etand <obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
אֶ֥רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776
מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ\׃mem.shal.Todominion hisH4475

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Cross references for Jeremiah 51:28

  • Jeremiah 51:11

    Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the Lord hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance of his temple.

  • Jeremiah 25:25

    And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes,

  • Daniel 6:8

    Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.

  • Jeremiah 51:27

    Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers.

  • Daniel 8:3-4

    Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last. I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:5

    The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

  • Isaiah 13:17

    Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.

  • Esther 1:3

    In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:

  • Isaiah 21:2

    A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.

  • Esther 10:2

    And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?

  • Daniel 9:1

    In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;

  • Daniel 8:20

    The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the kings.
11; 25:25; Ge 10:2; 1Ch 1:5
Madia.
Es 1:3; 10:2; Isa 13:17; 21:2; Da 5:28-30; 6:8; 8:3,4,20; 9:1

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Context

  • Jeremiah 51:27

    Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers.

  • Jeremiah 51:28

    Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes, the captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and all the land of his dominion.

  • Jeremiah 51:29

    And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the Lord shall be performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desolation without an inhabitant.

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Jeremiah 51:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Apercibid contra ella gentes; á reyes de Media, á sus capitanes, y á todos sus príncipes, y á toda la tierra de su señorío.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Préparez contre elle les nations, les rois des Mèdes, leurs capitaines, et tous leurs chefs, et tout le pays de leur domination.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Weihet Nationen wider dasselbe, die Könige von Medien, dessen Landpfleger und alle seine Statthalter und das ganze Land ihrer Herrschaft!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Sanctificate contra eam gentes, reges Mediæ, duces ejus, et universos magistratus ejus, cunctamque terram potestatis ejus.