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Jeremiah 50:36

A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.

KJV

Gladius ad divinos ejus, qui stulti erunt : gladius ad fortes illius, qui timebunt.

Vulgate

A sword is upon the boasters, and they shall become fools; a sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed.

ASV

חֶ֥רֶב אֶל הַ/בַּדִּ֖ים וְ/נֹאָ֑לוּ חֶ֥רֶב אֶל גִּבּוֹרֶ֖י/הָ וָ/חָֽתּוּ

Hebrew

A sword upon her diviners, and they shall be foolish: a sword upon her valiant ones, and they shall be dismayed.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
גִּבּ֥וֹר
gbvr
adjective · 157×
ו
v
noun · 6×
חֶ֖רֶב
chrb
noun · 409×
חַ֖תּוּ
chtv
verb · 51×
נֽוֹאֲלוּ֙
nv'lv
verb · 4×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Isa 44:25 — That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
  • Isa 44:25 — That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
  • Jer 48:30 — I know his wrath, saith the LORD; but it shall not be so; his lies shall not so effect it.
  • Jer 49:22 — Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
  • Jer 51:30 — The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.
  • Nah 3:13 — Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.