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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 50:8 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 50:8 |
Strong Concordance |
Remove [05110] out of the midst [08432] of Babylon [0894], and go forth [03318] [03318] out of the land [0776] of the Chaldeans [03778], and be as the he goats [06260] before [06440] the flocks [06629]. |
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King James |
Remove out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he goats before the flocks. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
(Jer 51:6, Jer 51:45; Isa 48:20; Zac 2:6-7; Rev 18:4). Immediately avail yourselves of the opportunity of escape.
be as . . . he-goats before . . . flocks--Let each try to be foremost in returning, animating the weak, as he-goats lead the flock; such were the companions of Ezra (Ezr 1:5-6). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
So firmly did the Jews settle themselves in Babylon under Jeremiah's counsels, that they were the last to abandon the place.
He goats - See Isa 14:9 note. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Remove - God commands his people to remove out of Babylon, and to go forth chearfully like the he - goats of a flock leading the way. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Remove out of the midst of Babylon - The sentence of destruction is gone out against it; prepare for your flight, that ye be not overwhelmed in its ruin.
Be as the he-goats before the flocks - Who always run to the head of the flock, giving the example for others to follow. This may be addressed to the elders and persons of authority among the people. |
5 Then rose up [06965] the chief [07218] of the fathers [01] of Judah [03063] and Benjamin [01144], and the priests [03548], and the Levites [03881], with all them whose spirit [07307] God [0430] had raised [05782], to go up [05927] to build [01129] the house [01004] of the LORD [03068] which is in Jerusalem [03389].
6 And all they that were about [05439] them strengthened [02388] their hands [03027] with vessels [03627] of silver [03701], with gold [02091], with goods [07399], and with beasts [0929], and with precious things [04030], beside all that was willingly offered [05068].
4 And [2532] I heard [191] another [243] voice [5456] from [1537] heaven [3772], saying [3004], Come [1831] out of [1537] her [846], my [3450] people [2992], that [3363] ye be [4790] not [3363] partakers [4790] of her [846] sins [266], and [2532] that [3363] ye receive [2983] not [3363] of [1537] her [846] plagues [4127].
6 Ho [01945], ho [01945], come forth, and flee [05127] from the land [0776] of the north [06828], saith [05002] the LORD [03068]: for I have spread you abroad [06566] as the four [0702] winds [07307] of the heaven [08064], saith [05002] the LORD [03068].
7 Deliver [04422] thyself, O [01945] Zion [06726], that dwellest [03427] with the daughter [01323] of Babylon [0894].
20 Go ye forth [03318] of Babylon [0894], flee [01272] ye from the Chaldeans [03778], with a voice [06963] of singing [07440] declare [05046] ye, tell [08085] this, utter [03318] it even to the end [07097] of the earth [0776]; say [0559] ye, The LORD [03068] hath redeemed [01350] his servant [05650] Jacob [03290].
45 My people [05971], go ye out [03318] of the midst [08432] of her, and deliver [04422] ye every man [0376] his soul [05315] from the fierce [02740] anger [0639] of the LORD [03068].
6 Flee out [05127] of the midst [08432] of Babylon [0894], and deliver [04422] every man [0376] his soul [05315]: be not cut off [01826] in her iniquity [05771]; for this is the time [06256] of the LORD'S [03068] vengeance [05360]; he will render [07999] unto her a recompence [01576].
9 Hell [07585] from beneath is moved [07264] for thee to meet [07125] thee at thy coming [0935]: it stirreth up [05782] the dead [07496] for thee, even all the chief ones [06260] of the earth [0776]; it hath raised up [06965] from their thrones [03678] all the kings [04428] of the nations [01471].