Jeremiah 50:31
New International Version
“See, I am against you, you arrogant one,” declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty, “for your day has come, the time for you to be punished.

New Living Translation
“See, I am your enemy, you arrogant people,” says the Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. “Your day of reckoning has arrived— the day when I will punish you.

English Standard Version
“Behold, I am against you, O proud one, declares the Lord GOD of hosts, for your day has come, the time when I will punish you.

Berean Standard Bible
“Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you.

King James Bible
Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, saith the Lord GOD of hosts: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee.

New King James Version
“Behold, I am against you, O most haughty one!” says the Lord GOD of hosts; “For your day has come, The time that I will punish you.

New American Standard Bible
“Behold, I am against you, arrogant one,” Declares the Lord GOD of armies, “For your day has come, The time when I will punish you.

NASB 1995
“Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” Declares the Lord GOD of hosts, “For your day has come, The time when I will punish you.

NASB 1977
“Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” Declares the Lord GOD of hosts, “For your day has come, The time when I shall punish you.

Legacy Standard Bible
“Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” Declares Lord Yahweh of hosts, “For your day has come, The time when I will punish you.

Amplified Bible
“Behold, I am against you, [O Babylon, you] arrogant one, [you who are pride and presumption personified],” Says the Lord GOD of hosts, “For your day has come, The time when I will punish you.

Christian Standard Bible
Look, I am against you, you arrogant one — this is the declaration of the Lord GOD of Armies — for your day has come, the time when I will punish you.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Look, I am against you, you arrogant one— this is the declaration of the Lord GOD of Hosts— because your day has come, the time when I will punish you.

American Standard Version
Behold, I am against thee, O thou proud one, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts; for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee.

Contemporary English Version
Babylon, you should be named, "The Proud One." But the time has come when I, the LORD All-Powerful, will punish you.

English Revised Version
Behold, I am against thee, O thou proud one, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"I'm against you, you arrogant city," declares the Almighty LORD of Armies. "Your day has come, the time when I will punish you.

Good News Translation
"Babylonia, you are filled with pride, so I, the Sovereign LORD Almighty, am against you! The time has come for me to punish you.

International Standard Version
"Look, I'm against you, arrogant one," declares the LORD God of the Heavenly Armies. "Indeed your day is coming, the time of your judgment.

Majority Standard Bible
“Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you.

NET Bible
"Listen! I am opposed to you, you proud city," says the Lord GOD who rules over all. "Indeed, your day of reckoning has come, the time when I will punish you.

New Heart English Bible
"Look, I am against you, you proud one," says the Lord, the LORD of hosts; for your day has come, the time that I will visit you.

Webster's Bible Translation
Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, saith the Lord GOD of hosts: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee.

World English Bible
“Behold, I am against you, you proud one,” says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies; “for your day has come, the time that I will visit you.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
“Behold, I [am] against you, O pride,” "" A declaration of Lord YHWH of Hosts, "" “For your day has come, the time of your inspection.

Young's Literal Translation
Lo, I am against thee, O pride, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah of Hosts, For thy day hath come, the time of thy inspection.

Smith's Literal Translation
Behold me against thee, O pride, says the Lord Jehovah of armies: for thy day came, the time I reviewed thee.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Behold I come against thee, O proud one, saith the Lord the God of hosts: for thy day is come, the time of thy visitation.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Behold, I am against you, O proud one, says the Lord, the God of hosts. For your day has arrived, the time of your visitation.

New American Bible
I am against you, O Insolence— oracle of the Lord GOD of hosts; For your day has come, the time for me to punish you.

New Revised Standard Version
I am against you, O arrogant one, says the Lord GOD of hosts; for your day has come, the time when I will punish you.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Behold, I am against you, O boaster, says the LORD God of hosts; for your day has come, the time of your punishment.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Behold I am against you, insolent one, says LORD JEHOVAH, God of Hosts, because your day, the time of your sentencing, has arrived
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Behold, I am against thee, O thou most arrogant, Saith the Lord GOD of hosts; For thy day is come, The time that I will punish thee.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Behold, I am against thee the haughty one, saith the Lord: for thy day is come, and the time of thy retribution.
Audio Bible



Context
The Destruction of Babylon
30Therefore, her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warriors will be silenced in that day,” declares the LORD. 31“Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you. 32The arrogant one will stumble and fall with no one to pick him up. And I will kindle a fire in his cities to consume all those around him.”…

Cross References
Isaiah 13:11
I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.

Isaiah 47:10-11
You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’ / But disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly.

Revelation 18:7-8
As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’ / Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”

Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Obadiah 1:3-4
The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ / Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.

Daniel 5:20-23
But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him. / He was driven away from mankind, and his mind was like that of a beast. He lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind, setting over it whom He wishes. / But you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this. ...

Isaiah 2:12
For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—

James 4:6
But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

1 Peter 5:5
Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Isaiah 14:13-15
You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” / But you will be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit.

Ezekiel 28:2-10
“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god. / Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you! / By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries. ...

Luke 14:11
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Matthew 23:12
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

Isaiah 10:12
So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes.

Isaiah 13:19
And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.


Treasury of Scripture

Behold, I am against you, O you most proud, said the Lord GOD of hosts: for your day is come, the time that I will visit you.

I am

Jeremiah 21:13
Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the LORD; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?

Jeremiah 51:25
Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith the LORD, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain.

Ezekiel 5:8
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.

O thou

Jeremiah 50:29,32
Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the LORD, against the Holy One of Israel…

Jeremiah 48:29
We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.

Jeremiah 49:16
Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD.

most proud [heb] proud

Jeremiah 50:27
Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.

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1. The judgment of Babylon and the redemption of Israel














Behold
The Hebrew word for "behold" is "הִנֵּה" (hinneh), which serves as an attention-grabbing exclamation. It is often used in the Bible to signal the importance of what follows. In this context, it underscores the seriousness of God's message to Babylon. The use of "behold" invites the reader to pause and consider the gravity of the divine pronouncement, emphasizing that this is not a mere human declaration but a divine intervention.

I am against you
This phrase is a direct declaration of opposition from God. The Hebrew root "נגד" (nagad) implies a stance of confrontation. In the biblical narrative, when God declares Himself against a nation or individual, it signifies impending judgment and the withdrawal of divine favor. This phrase serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of pride and rebellion against God, highlighting His sovereignty and justice.

O arrogant one
The term "arrogant one" is translated from the Hebrew word "זָדוֹן" (zadon), which denotes pride and insolence. Historically, Babylon was known for its pride and self-sufficiency, often exalting itself above other nations and even God. This pride is a recurring theme in Scripture, where it is consistently condemned as a sin that leads to downfall. The address to the "arrogant one" serves as a warning against the dangers of hubris and the importance of humility before God.

declares the Lord GOD of Hosts
This phrase emphasizes the authority and power behind the message. "The Lord GOD of Hosts" is a translation of "יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת" (YHWH Tseva'ot), a title that portrays God as the commander of heavenly armies. It underscores His supreme authority over all creation, including the mighty Babylon. The declaration is not merely a prophetic utterance but a divine decree from the highest authority, ensuring its fulfillment.

for your day has come
The phrase "your day has come" indicates the arrival of a predetermined time of judgment. In biblical terms, "day" often refers to a specific time appointed by God for action, whether for blessing or judgment. This reflects the biblical theme of divine timing, where God’s plans unfold according to His perfect schedule. It serves as a reminder that while God is patient, His justice will ultimately prevail.

the time when I will punish you
The word "punish" comes from the Hebrew root "פָּקַד" (paqad), which can mean to visit, attend to, or reckon with. In this context, it signifies divine retribution. The historical context of Babylon's fall illustrates the fulfillment of this prophecy, as God used the Medes and Persians to execute His judgment. This phrase reinforces the biblical principle that God holds nations and individuals accountable for their actions, and His justice is both inevitable and righteous.

(31) O thou most proud.--Literally, O Pride, the prophet using the word (Zadon) as a proper name for Babylon, as he had before used Merathaim and Pekod (Jeremiah 50:21). It is analogous in its meaning to the Rahab of Isaiah 51:9; Psalm 87:4; Psalm 89:10, as the name of Egypt. The word points, perhaps, to the self-exaltation of Nebuchadnezzar as embodying that of his people (Daniel 4:30).

Verse 31. - O thou most proud; rather, O Pride! Just as in ver. 21 Babylon is called Merathaim, and as Egypt is, in Hebrew poetry, called Rahab, i.e. "boisterousness" or "arrogance" (Isaiah 30:7; Isaiah 51:9; Job 26:12; Psalm 87:4; Psalm 89:10).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
“Behold,
הִנְנִ֤י (hin·nî)
Interjection | first person common singular
Strong's 2005: Lo! behold!

I am against you,
אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ (’ê·le·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

O arrogant one,
זָד֔וֹן (zā·ḏō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2087: Insolence, presumptuousness

declares
נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5002: An oracle

the Lord
אֲדֹנָ֥י (’ă·ḏō·nāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 136: The Lord

GOD
יְהוִ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3069: YHWH

of Hosts,
צְבָא֑וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ)
Noun - common plural
Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign

because
כִּ֛י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

your day
יוֹמְךָ֖ (yō·wm·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

has come,
בָּ֥א (bā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

the time
עֵ֥ת (‘êṯ)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 6256: Time, now, when

when I will punish you.
פְּקַדְתִּֽיךָ׃ (pə·qaḏ·tî·ḵā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit


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