Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 50:36 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Jeremiah 50:36 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 50 verse 36 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed. liars: or, chief stays: Heb. bars”
Jeremiah 50:36 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 50:36
A sword is upon the liars (חֶרֶב אֶל־הַבַּדִּים, cherev el-habbaddim)—The baddim were diviners, false prophets, practitioners of Babylonian occult arts (Isaiah 44:25). Babylon's religious system depended on omens, astrology, dream interpretation—all condemned as lies by Scripture. And they shall dote (וְנֹאָלוּ, v'no'alu)—they will become foolish, lose their minds. Their vaunted predictive powers will fail spectacularly.A sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed (חֶרֶב אֶל־גִּבּוֹרֶיהָ וָחָתּוּ, cherev el-gibboreha v'chattu)—Babylon's elite warriors (gibborim) will be shattered...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 50:36
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“he shall come up and fly as the eagle”
“your troops in your midst are women. The gates of your land are set wide open to your enemies. The fire has devoured your bars.”
“and makes diviners mad; who turns wise men backward”
“branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron;”
“as he talked with him”
“and the reeds they have burned with fire”
“None sees me; your wisdom and your knowledge”
“says Yahweh”
“I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers.”
“and with him the false prophet who worked the signs in his sight”