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Jeremiah 50:42

They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.

KJV

Arcum et scutum apprehendent : crudeles sunt, et immisericordes : vox eorum quasi mare sonabit, et super equos ascendent, sicut vir paratus ad prælium contra te, filia Babylon.

Vulgate

They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.

ASV

קֶ֣שֶׁת וְ/כִידֹ֞ן יַחֲזִ֗יקוּ אַכְזָרִ֥י הֵ֨מָּה֙ וְ/לֹ֣א יְרַחֵ֔מוּ קוֹלָ/ם֙ כַּ/יָּ֣ם יֶהֱמֶ֔ה וְ/עַל סוּסִ֖ים יִרְכָּ֑בוּ עָר֗וּךְ כְּ/אִישׁ֙ לַ/מִּלְחָמָ֔ה עָלַ֖יִ/ךְ בַּת בָּבֶֽל

Hebrew

They shall take the bow and the shield: they are cruel and unmerciful: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses: like a man prepared for battle against thee, O daughter of Babylon.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Hebrew

18 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אַכְזָרִ֥י
'kzry
adjective · 8×
בַּת
bt
noun · 585×
בָּבֶ֖ל
bbl
proper_noun · 262×
ה
h
noun · 393×
הֵ֖מָּה
hmh
pronoun · 560×
הֶחֱזִ֗יק
hchzyq
verb · 289×
וֹ
v
verb · 78×
יַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ
y'rk
verb · 76×
כִיד֥וֹן
kydvn
noun · 9×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
verb · 45×
מִּלְחָמָ֔ה
mlchmh
noun · 316×
ן
n
verb · 33×
סוּסִ֖ים
svsym
noun · 141×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
ק֣וֹל
qvl
noun · 503×
קֶ֣שֶׁת
qsht
noun · 76×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Isa 5:30 — And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.
  • Isa 13:17 — Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.
  • Isa 47:1 — Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.
  • Isa 47:6 — I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.
  • Jer 6:23 — They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.
  • Jer 8:16 — The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city,
  • Jer 47:3 — At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of h
  • Jer 50:14 — Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about: all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the LORD.