Jeremiah 50:46
At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth quaketh, and the cry is heard among the nations.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations.
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 14:9The nether-world from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming; the shades are stirred up for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; all the kings of the nations are raised up from their thrones.
Jeremiah 49:21The earth quaketh at the noise of their fall; there is a cry, the noise whereof is heard in the Red Sea.
Ezekiel 31:16I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to the nether-world with them that descend into the pit; and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, were comforted in the nether parts of the earth.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 50:34-46
The Judgment of Babylon. ( b. c. 595.) 33 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go. 34 Their Redeemer is strong; the Lord of hosts is his name: he shall thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon. 35 A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the Lord , and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon… Read the whole commentary →