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Jeremiah 50:13 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Jeremiah 50:13 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 50 verse 13 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Jeremiah 50:13 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 50:13
Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited—the cause is explicitly divine wrath (qetseph, קֶצֶף), God's intense anger against sin. Unlike natural disasters or military misfortunes, this desolation comes directly from Yahweh's judgment. The permanence is emphasized: 'it shall not be inhabited'—Babylon would never be rebuilt to its former glory.Every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues—travelers will express shock (shamem, שָׁמֵם, astonished/appalled) and scornful contempt (hissing, sharaq, שָׁרַק, a gesture of derision). The great city beco...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 50:13
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“and a perpetual hissing; everyone who passes thereby shall be astonished”
“and shall hiss at all the plagues of it.”
“and say”
“when seventy years are accomplished”
“but they added to the calamity.,And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction., וְקֶצֶף גָּדוֹל אֲנִי קֹצֵף עַל־הַגּוֹיִם הַשַּׁאֲנַנִּים אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי קָצַפְתִּי מְּעָט וְהֵמָּה עָזְרוּ לְרָעָה׃ ,and I am very sore displeased with the nations that are at ease; for I was but a little displeased, and they helped for evil.,καὶ ὀργὴν μεγάλην ἐγὼ ὀργίζομαι ἐπὶ τὰ ἔθνη τὰ συνεπιτιθέμενα ἀνθ' ὧν ἐγὼ μὲν ὠργίσθην ὀλίγα αὐτοὶ δὲ συνεπέθεντο εἰς κακά,And I am very angry with the heathen that combine to attack her: forasmuch as I indeed was a little angry, but they combined to attack her for evil.,,,,”
“and a hissing; everyone who passes thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues of it.”
“a dwelling place for jackals”
“that said in her heart”
“and a taunting proverb against him”
“and shall hiss him out of his place.”