Jeremiah 51:11

Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device [is] against Babylon, to destroy it; because it [is] the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance of his temple.

Make bright {H1305} the arrows {H2671}; gather {H4390} the shields {H7982}: the LORD {H3068} hath raised up {H5782} the spirit {H7307} of the kings {H4428} of the Medes {H4074}: for his device {H4209} is against Babylon {H894}, to destroy {H7843} it; because it is the vengeance {H5360} of the LORD {H3068}, the vengeance {H5360} of his temple {H1964}.

Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! ADONAI roused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because he plans to destroy Bavel. This is the vengeance of ADONAI vengeance over his temple.

Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of the LORD— vengeance for His temple.

Make sharp the arrows; hold firm the shields: Jehovah hath stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes; because his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it: for it is the vengeance of Jehovah, the vengeance of his temple.

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Cross-References

  • Jeremiah 46:4 (5 votes)

    Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with [your] helmets; furbish the spears, [and] put on the brigandines.

  • Jeremiah 50:45 (4 votes)

    Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make [their] habitation desolate with them.

  • Jeremiah 50:9 (3 votes)

    ¶ For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows [shall be] as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain.

  • Jeremiah 46:9 (3 votes)

    Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle [and] bend the bow.

  • 1 Kings 11:14 (2 votes)

    ¶ And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he [was] of the king's seed in Edom.

  • Isaiah 21:5 (2 votes)

    Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, [and] anoint the shield.

  • Jeremiah 51:24 (2 votes)

    And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, saith the LORD.