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Jeremiah 49:31

Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the LORD, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone.

KJV

Consurgite, et ascendite ad gentem quietam, et habitantem confidenter, ait Dominus : non ostia, nec vectes eis : soli habitant.

Vulgate

Arise, get you up unto a nation that is at ease, that dwelleth without care, saith Jehovah; that have neither gates nor bars, that dwell alone.

ASV

ק֣וּמוּ עֲל֗וּ אֶל גּ֥וֹי שְׁלֵ֛יו יוֹשֵׁ֥ב לָ/בֶ֖טַח נְאֻם יְהוָ֑ה לֹא דְלָתַ֧יִם וְ/לֹֽא בְרִ֛יחַ ל֖/וֹ בָּדָ֥ד יִשְׁכֹּֽנוּ

Hebrew

Arise, and go up to a nation that is at ease, and that dwelleth securely, saith the Lord: they have neither gates, nor bars: they dwell alone.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
בֶ֖טַח
btch
noun · 41×
בָּדָ֣ד
bdd
noun · 9×
גּוֹיִ֔ם
gvym
noun · 557×
דַּלְת֣וֹת
dltvt
noun · 89×
ו
v
noun · 42×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י
yshby
verb · 1088×
יַּ֥עַל
y'l
verb · 885×
יָּ֣קָם
yqm
verb · 626×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
נְאֻם
n'm
noun · 374×
שַׁכֵּ֥ן
shkn
verb · 123×
שָׁלֵ֣ו
shlv
adjective · 8×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Amos 6:1 — Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!
  • Deut 33:28 — Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.
  • Ezek 38:11 — And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
  • Isa 47:8 — Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the los
  • Mic 7:14 — Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
  • Num 23:9 — For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.