Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version A sword against her false prophets! They will become fools. A sword against her warriors! They will be filled with terror. New Living Translation The sword will strike her wise counselors, and they will become fools. The sword will strike her mightiest warriors, and panic will seize them. English Standard Version A sword against the diviners, that they may become fools! A sword against her warriors, that they may be destroyed! Berean Standard Bible A sword is against her false prophets, and they will become fools. A sword is against her warriors, and they will be filled with terror. Berean Literal Bible A sword is against the diviners, that they should become fools! A sword is against her mighty ones, that they should be dismayed! King James Bible A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed. New King James Version A sword is against the soothsayers, and they will be fools. A sword is against her mighty men, and they will be dismayed. New American Standard Bible “A sword against the oracle priests, and they will become fools! A sword against her warriors, and they will be shattered! NASB 1995 “A sword against the oracle priests, and they will become fools! A sword against her mighty men, and they will be shattered! NASB 1977 “A sword against the oracle priests, and they will become fools! A sword against her mighty men, and they will be shattered! Legacy Standard Bible A sword against the oracle priests, and they will become fools! A sword against her mighty men, and they will be shattered! Amplified Bible “A sword against the oracle priests (the babbling liars), and they will become fools! A sword against her mighty warriors, and they will be shattered and destroyed! Berean Annotated Bible A sword is against her false prophets, and they will become fools. A sword is against her warriors, and they will be filled with terror. Christian Standard Bible A sword is against the diviners, and they will act foolishly. A sword is against her heroic warriors, and they will be terrified. Holman Christian Standard Bible A sword is against the diviners, and they will act foolishly. A sword is against her heroic warriors, and they will be terrified. American Standard Version A sword is upon the boasters, and they shall become fools; a sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed. Contemporary English Version This war will prove that your prophets are liars and fools. And it will frighten your warriors. English Revised Version A sword is upon the boasters, and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed. GOD'S WORD® Translation A sword will kill the false prophets. They will become fools. A sword will kill their soldiers and defeat them. Good News Translation Death to its lying prophets--what fools they are! Death to its soldiers--how terrified they are! International Standard Version A sword against the diviners. They'll be made fools. A sword against her warriors. They'll be shattered. NET Bible Destructive forces will come against her false prophets; they will be shown to be fools! Destructive forces will come against her soldiers; they will be filled with terror! New Heart English Bible A sword is on the boasters, and they shall become fools; a sword is on her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed. Webster's Bible Translation A sword is upon the liars; and they shall be sottish: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleA sword is against her false prophets, and they will become fools. A sword is against her warriors, and they will be filled with terror. World English Bible A sword is on the boasters, and they will become fools. A sword is on her mighty men, and they will be dismayed. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionA sword [is] on the princes, "" And they have become foolish; A sword [is] on her mighty ones, "" And they have been broken down; Berean Literal Bible A sword is against the diviners, that they should become fools! A sword is against her mighty ones, that they should be dismayed! Young's Literal Translation A sword is on the princes, And they have become foolish; A sword is on her mighty ones, And they have been broken down; Smith's Literal Translation A sword against the liars; and they were foolish: a sword against her strong ones, and they were broken. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleA sword upon her diviners, and they shall be foolish: a sword upon her valiant ones, and they shall be dismayed. Catholic Public Domain Version A sword is for her diviners, who will be fooled. A sword is for her strong ones, who will be afraid. New American Bible A sword upon the soothsayers, and they become fools! A sword upon the warriors, and they tremble; New Revised Standard Version A sword against the diviners, so that they may become fools! A sword against her warriors, so that they may be destroyed! Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleA sword is upon her soothsayers, and they shall be dismayed; a sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be defeated. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated A sword on her Soothsayers and her mighty men shall be stricken with a sword, and they shall be defeated OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917A sword is upon the boasters, and they shall become fools; A sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed. Brenton Septuagint Translation a sword upon her warriors, and they shall be weakened: a sword upon their horses, and upon their chariots: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Destruction of Babylon…35A sword is against the Chaldeans, declares the LORD, against those who live in Babylon, and against her officials and wise men. 36A sword is against her false prophets, and they will become fools. A sword is against her warriors, and they will be filled with terror. 37A sword is against her horses and chariots and against all the foreigners in her midst, and they will become like women. A sword is against her treasuries, and they will be plundered.… Cross References A sword is against her false prophets, Jeremiah 14:15 Therefore this is what the LORD says about the prophets who prophesy in My name: I did not send them, yet they say, ‘No sword or famine will touch this land.’ By sword and famine these very prophets will meet their end! Zechariah 13:3 And if anyone still prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, ‘You shall not remain alive, because you have spoken falsely in the name of the LORD.’ When he prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will pierce him through. Deuteronomy 18:20 But if any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or to speak in the name of other gods, that prophet must be put to death.” and they will become fools. Ezekiel 13:3 This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit yet have seen nothing. Hosea 9:7 The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived—let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility. Isaiah 44:25 who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense, A sword is against her warriors, Isaiah 13:15 Whoever is caught will be stabbed, and whoever is captured will die by the sword. Ezekiel 32:12 I will make your hordes fall by the swords of the mighty, the most ruthless of all nations. They will ravage the pride of Egypt and all her multitudes will be destroyed. Jeremiah 48:14 How can you say, ‘We are warriors, mighty men ready for battle’? and they will be filled with terror. Isaiah 13:7-8 Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt. / Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear. Jeremiah 46:5 Why am I seeing this? They are terrified, they are retreating; their warriors are defeated, they flee in haste without looking back; terror is on every side!” declares the LORD. Ezekiel 21:7 And when they ask, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit will faint, and every knee will turn to water.’ Yes, it is coming and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD.” Isaiah 47:10-11 You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’ / But disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly. Isaiah 29:14 Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.” Isaiah 19:11-14 The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”? / Where are your wise men now? Let them tell you and reveal what the LORD of Hosts has planned against Egypt. / The princes of Zoan have become fools; the princes of Memphis are deceived. The cornerstones of her tribes have led Egypt astray. … 1 Corinthians 1:19-20 For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.” / Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? Treasury of Scripture A sword is on the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is on her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed. upon the liars. Jeremiah 48:30 I know his wrath, saith the LORD; but it shall not be so; his lies shall not so effect it. Isaiah 43:14 Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships. Isaiah 44:25 That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish; dote 2 Samuel 15:31 And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. 2 Samuel 17:14 And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom. 2 Chronicles 25:16 And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel. Jump to Previous Boasters Broken Destroyed Dismayed Diviners False. Filled Foolish Fools Liars Mighty Ones Oracle Pride Priests Princes Prophets Shattered Sottish Sword Terror War WarriorsJump to Next Boasters Broken Destroyed Dismayed Diviners False. Filled Foolish Fools Liars Mighty Ones Oracle Pride Priests Princes Prophets Shattered Sottish Sword Terror War WarriorsJeremiah 50 1. The judgment of Babylon and the redemption of IsraelA sword is against her false prophets This phrase indicates divine judgment against the false prophets of Babylon. In the biblical context, false prophets were those who claimed to speak for God but led people astray with lies and deceit. The sword symbolizes God's instrument of judgment. In Jeremiah's time, false prophets often contradicted true prophets like Jeremiah, offering false hope and security (Jeremiah 23:16-17). The judgment against them underscores the seriousness of misleading God's people. This aligns with other scriptures where false prophets face severe consequences (Deuteronomy 18:20, Ezekiel 13:9). and they will become fools A sword is against her warriors and they will be filled with terror Persons / Places / Events 1. JeremiahA major prophet in the Old Testament, Jeremiah is known for his prophecies concerning the judgment of God upon Judah and other nations, including Babylon. 2. Babylon A powerful empire during the time of Jeremiah, known for its conquest of Judah and the destruction of Jerusalem. In this chapter, Babylon is the subject of God's impending judgment. 3. Diviners Individuals in Babylon who practiced divination, attempting to predict the future or gain insight through supernatural means, often contrary to God's will. 4. Warriors The military forces of Babylon, known for their strength and conquests, but here prophesied to face defeat and terror. 5. Sword Symbolic of God's judgment and the instrument of His wrath against Babylon, representing both literal and metaphorical destruction. Teaching Points The Futility of False WisdomThe diviners of Babylon, despite their claims to wisdom, are rendered foolish by God's judgment. This serves as a reminder that human wisdom, apart from God, is ultimately futile. The Power of God's Judgment The prophecy against Babylon's warriors illustrates that no earthly power can stand against the judgment of God. This encourages believers to trust in God's sovereignty over all nations and powers. The Consequences of Pride Babylon's reliance on its own strength and wisdom leads to its downfall. This warns against the dangers of pride and self-reliance, urging believers to seek humility and dependence on God. The Certainty of God's Word The fulfillment of prophecies against Babylon demonstrates the reliability of God's Word. Believers can have confidence in the promises and warnings found in Scripture. Spiritual Warfare The imagery of the sword against Babylon's diviners and warriors can be applied to the spiritual battles believers face, reminding them to rely on God's truth and strength. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Jeremiah 50:36?2. How does Jeremiah 50:36 illustrate the power of God's word against falsehoods? 3. What lessons can we learn about divine judgment from Jeremiah 50:36? 4. How does Jeremiah 50:36 connect with Ephesians 6:17 about the "sword of the Spirit"? 5. In what ways can we apply the warning in Jeremiah 50:36 today? 6. How does Jeremiah 50:36 encourage us to discern truth in our daily lives? 7. What is the significance of the sword against the diviners in Jeremiah 50:36? 8. How does Jeremiah 50:36 reflect God's judgment on false prophets? 9. Why does Jeremiah 50:36 emphasize the punishment of Babylon's wise men? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 50? 11. In Jeremiah 20:3-6, is there any historical or archeological evidence to confirm Pashur's exile and death in Babylon? 12. In Jeremiah 50:15-16, why does the prophecy call for Babylon's complete desolation if archaeological evidence shows some continued habitation after its fall? 13. Jeremiah 34:3 - How could God promise Zedekiah would not die by the sword if 2 Kings 25:7 says Nebuchadnezzar blinded him and took him captive? 14. Who is the author of the Book of Jeremiah? What Does Jeremiah 50:36 Mean A sword is against her false prophets, and they will become fools“ A sword is against her diviners, and they will become fools” (Jeremiah 50:36a). • God targets the very people who claimed to speak in His name yet led Babylon deeper into idolatry. Their proud predictions will be exposed as empty when the invader’s sword arrives (Jeremiah 27:9–10; Ezekiel 13:6–9). • The term “fools” points to moral and spiritual bankruptcy (Psalm 14:1). When judgment falls, their supposed wisdom collapses, echoing the showdown on Mount Carmel where false prophets were shamed before Elijah’s God (1 Kings 18:38–40). • The “sword” symbolizes literal military conquest (Isaiah 13:17–19) and God’s decisive Word that severs truth from deception (Jeremiah 23:29; Hebrews 4:12). • Babylon once silenced Judah’s prophets; now God silences Babylon’s. This reversal reminds us that every boast opposed to divine truth is temporary (2 Corinthians 10:4–5). A sword is against her warriors, and they will be filled with terror “ A sword is against her mighty men, and they will be dismayed” (Jeremiah 50:36b). • The empire’s elite troops—proud of their victories over nations like Judah—will panic when God directs the Medo-Persian forces against them (Jeremiah 51:11; Daniel 5:30–31). • Fear overtakes the strongest when God removes courage (Jeremiah 46:5; Isaiah 13:7–8). Babylon’s warriors, fearless in their own strength, crumble because the Lord of hosts fights against them (Jeremiah 50:29). • This fulfills earlier warnings that trust in chariots and human might fails (Psalm 20:7; Isaiah 31:3). God alone grants security; without Him, even fortified walls and seasoned soldiers offer no refuge (Proverbs 21:31). summary Jeremiah 50:36 announces double judgment: deceiving voices are unmasked as foolish, and defiant strength melts into terror. God’s sword—both His spoken verdict and the literal armies He sends—cuts down lies and pride alike. The verse reassures believers that the Lord defends truth and humbles every power that exalts itself against Him, proving again that His Word never fails. (36) A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote.--The Hebrew word for "liars"--literally, boastings--implies the falsehood of folly rather than of purpose. Better, perhaps, the prating fools. The marginal readings "chief stays" and "bars" rest on no adequate authority. Here the word applies to the diviners and magicians (comp. Isaiah 44:25).Hebrew A swordחֶ֥רֶב (ḥe·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword [is] against אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to her diviners, הַבַּדִּ֖ים (hab·bad·dîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 907: A brag, lie, a liar and they will become fools. וְנֹאָ֑לוּ (wə·nō·’ā·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2973: To be slack, to be foolish A sword חֶ֥רֶב (ḥe·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword is against אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to her warriors, גִּבּוֹרֶ֖יהָ (gib·bō·w·re·hā) Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 1368: Powerful, warrior, tyrant and they will be filled with terror. וָחָֽתּוּ׃ (wā·ḥāt·tū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2865: To prostrate, to break down, either, by violence, by confusion and fear Links Jeremiah 50:36 NIVJeremiah 50:36 NLT Jeremiah 50:36 ESV Jeremiah 50:36 NASB Jeremiah 50:36 KJV Jeremiah 50:36 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 50:36 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 50:36 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 50:36 French Bible Jeremiah 50:36 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 50:36 A sword is on the boasters (Jer.) |
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