Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The arrogant one will stumble and fall and no one will help her up; I will kindle a fire in her towns that will consume all who are around her.” New Living Translation O land of arrogance, you will stumble and fall, and no one will raise you up. For I will light a fire in the cities of Babylon that will burn up everything around them.” English Standard Version The proud one shall stumble and fall, with none to raise him up, and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it will devour all that is around him. Berean Standard Bible The arrogant one will stumble and fall with no one to pick him up. And I will kindle a fire in his cities to consume all those around him.” King James Bible And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him. New King James Version The most proud shall stumble and fall, And no one will raise him up; I will kindle a fire in his cities, And it will devour all around him.” New American Standard Bible “The arrogant one will stumble and fall With no one to raise him up; And I will set fire to his cities, And it will devour all his surroundings.” NASB 1995 “The arrogant one will stumble and fall With no one to raise him up; And I will set fire to his cities And it will devour all his environs.” NASB 1977 “And the arrogant one will stumble and fall With no one to raise him up; And I shall set fire to his cities, And it will devour all his environs.” Legacy Standard Bible The arrogant one will stumble and fall With no one to raise him up; And I will set fire to his cities, And it will devour him on every side.” Amplified Bible “The arrogant (proud) one will stumble and fall With no one to raise him up; And I will set fire to his cities And it will devour all who are around him.” Christian Standard Bible The arrogant will stumble and fall with no one to pick him up. I will set fire to his cities, and it will consume everything around him. Holman Christian Standard Bible The arrogant will stumble and fall with no one to pick him up. I will set fire to his cities, and it will consume everything around him.” American Standard Version And the proud one shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up; and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all that are round about him. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the insolent one shall be overthrown, and he shall fall, and there is no one who lifts him, and I shall set fire in his cities and it shall devour all of them around him Brenton Septuagint Translation And thy pride shall fail, and fall, and there shall be no one to set it up again: and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all things round about her. Contemporary English Version You are proud, but you will stumble and fall, and no one will help you up. I will set your villages on fire, and everything around you will go up in flames. Douay-Rheims Bible And the proud one shall fall, he shall fall down, and there shall be none to lift him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him. English Revised Version And the proud one shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all that are round about him. GOD'S WORD® Translation Those arrogant people will stumble and fall, and there will be no one to help them get up. I will light a fire in their cities that will burn up everything around them." Good News Translation Your proud nation will stumble and fall, and no one will help you up. I will set your cities on fire, and everything around will be destroyed." International Standard Version The arrogant one will stumble and fall, and there will be no one to lift him up. I'll set fire to his cities, and it will devour everything around him." JPS Tanakh 1917 And the most arrogant shall stumble and fall, And none shall raise him up; And I will kindle a fire in his cities, And it shall devour all that are round about him. Literal Standard Version And pride has stumbled, | And he has fallen, and has none raising up, | And I have kindled a fire in his cities, | And it has devoured all around him. Majority Standard Bible The arrogant one will stumble and fall with no one to pick him up. And I will kindle a fire in his cities to consume all those around him.” New American Bible Insolence stumbles and falls; there is no one to raise him up. I will kindle a fire in his cities to devour everything around him. NET Bible You will stumble and fall, you proud city; no one will help you get up. I will set fire to your towns; it will burn up everything that surrounds you." New Revised Standard Version The arrogant one shall stumble and fall, with no one to raise him up, and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it will devour everything around him. New Heart English Bible The proud one shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up; and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all who are around him." Webster's Bible Translation And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all around him. World English Bible The proud one will stumble and fall, and no one will raise him up. I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it will devour all who are around him.” Young's Literal Translation And stumbled hath pride, And he hath fallen, and hath no raiser up, And I have kindled a fire in his cities, And it hath devoured all round about him. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Destruction of Babylon…31“Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you. 32The arrogant one will stumble and fall with no one to pick him up. And I will kindle a fire in his cities to consume all those around him.” 33This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “The sons of Israel are oppressed, and the sons of Judah as well. All their captors hold them fast, refusing to release them.… Cross References Psalm 119:78 May the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie; I will meditate on Your precepts. Isaiah 10:12 So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, "I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes. Jeremiah 21:14 I will punish you as your deeds deserve, declares the LORD. I will kindle a fire in your forest that will consume everything around you.'" Jeremiah 49:27 "I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-hadad." Amos 5:2 "Fallen is Virgin Israel, never to rise again. She lies abandoned on her land, with no one to raise her up." Treasury of Scripture And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him. the most proud [heb] pride Proverbs 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 18:12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility. Isaiah 10:12-15 Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks… none Jeremiah 51:26,64 And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the LORD… Revelation 18:8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. kindle Jeremiah 21:14 But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the LORD: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it. Jeremiah 49:27 And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad. Deuteronomy 32:22 For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains. Jump to Previous Arrogant Burning Cities Consume Devour Devoured Environs Fall Fallen Fire Help Kindle Kindled Pride Proud Raise Raiser Round Steps Stumble Stumbled Towns UncertainJump to Next Arrogant Burning Cities Consume Devour Devoured Environs Fall Fallen Fire Help Kindle Kindled Pride Proud Raise Raiser Round Steps Stumble Stumbled Towns UncertainJeremiah 50 1. The judgment of Babylon and the redemption of Israel(32) And the most proud shall stumble . . .--As before, Pride. The gender of the pronoun in "none shall raise him up" is determined by that of the Hebrew noun. The words furnish a striking illustration of the teaching of Proverbs 16:18.Verse 32. - The most proud; rather, Pride. Raise him up. For the sake of uniformity, "her" would be better; for it is Babylon who is spoken cf. There is an inconsistency in the use of the persons in the original. Elsewhere in this description Babylon is feminine; here it is masculine, to agree with "Pride." Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The arrogant oneזָדוֹן֙ (zā·ḏō·wn) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2087: Insolence, presumptuousness will stumble וְכָשַׁ֤ל (wə·ḵā·šal) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3782: To totter, waver, to falter, stumble, faint, fall and fall וְנָפַ֔ל (wə·nā·p̄al) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5307: To fall, lie with no וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle one to pick him up. מֵקִ֑ים (mê·qîm) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand And I will kindle וְהִצַּ֤תִּי (wə·hiṣ·ṣat·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 3341: To burn, set on fire, to desolate a fire אֵשׁ֙ (’êš) Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire in his cities בְּעָרָ֔יו (bə·‘ā·rāw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement to consume וְאָכְלָ֖ה (wə·’ā·ḵə·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 398: To eat all those כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every around him.” סְבִיבֹתָֽיו׃ (sə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯāw) Adverb | third person masculine singular Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around Links Jeremiah 50:32 NIVJeremiah 50:32 NLT Jeremiah 50:32 ESV Jeremiah 50:32 NASB Jeremiah 50:32 KJV Jeremiah 50:32 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 50:32 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 50:32 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 50:32 French Bible Jeremiah 50:32 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 50:32 The proud one shall stumble and fall (Jer.) |