Jeremiah 51:50
New International Version
You who have escaped the sword, leave and do not linger! Remember the LORD in a distant land, and call to mind Jerusalem.”

New Living Translation
Get out, all you who have escaped the sword! Do not stand and watch—flee while you can! Remember the LORD, though you are in a far-off land, and think about your home in Jerusalem.”

English Standard Version
“You who have escaped from the sword, go, do not stand still! Remember the LORD from far away, and let Jerusalem come into your mind:

Berean Standard Bible
You who have escaped the sword, depart and do not linger! Remember the LORD from far away, and let Jerusalem come to mind.”

King James Bible
Ye that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember the LORD afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.

New King James Version
You who have escaped the sword, Get away! Do not stand still! Remember the LORD afar off, And let Jerusalem come to your mind.

New American Standard Bible
You who have escaped the sword, Go! Do not stay! Remember the LORD from far away, And let Jerusalem come to your mind.

NASB 1995
You who have escaped the sword, Depart! Do not stay! Remember the LORD from afar, And let Jerusalem come to your mind.

NASB 1977
You who have escaped the sword, Depart! Do not stay! Remember the LORD from afar, And let Jerusalem come to your mind.

Legacy Standard Bible
You who have escaped the sword, Go! Do not stand around! Remember Yahweh from afar, And let Jerusalem come upon your heart.

Amplified Bible
You who have escaped the sword, Go away! Do not stay! Remember the LORD from far away, And let [desolate] Jerusalem come into your mind.

Christian Standard Bible
You who have escaped the sword, go and do not stand still! Remember the LORD from far away, and let Jerusalem come to your mind.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You who have escaped the sword, go and do not stand still! Remember the LORD from far away, and let Jerusalem come to your mind.

American Standard Version
Ye that have escaped the sword, go ye, stand not still; remember Jehovah from afar, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.

Contemporary English Version
My people, you escaped death when Jerusalem fell. Now you live far from home, but you should trust me and think about Jerusalem. Leave Babylon! Don't stay!

English Revised Version
Ye that have escaped the sword, go ye, stand not still; remember the LORD from afar, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You people who escaped from the sword, leave! Don't just stand there. Remember the LORD in a distant land, and think about Jerusalem.

Good News Translation
The LORD says to his people in Babylonia: "You have escaped death! Now go! Don't wait! Though you are far from home, think about me, your LORD, and remember Jerusalem.

International Standard Version
Go, you who escaped the sword! Don't stand around! Remember the LORD from far away, and let Jerusalem come to your mind.

Majority Standard Bible
You who have escaped the sword, depart and do not linger! Remember the LORD from far away, and let Jerusalem come to mind.”

NET Bible
You who have escaped the sword, go, do not delay. Remember the LORD in a faraway land. Think about Jerusalem.

New Heart English Bible
You who have escaped the sword, go, do not stand still; remember the LORD from afar, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.

Webster's Bible Translation
Ye that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember the LORD afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.

World English Bible
You who have escaped the sword, go! Don’t stand still! Remember Yahweh from afar, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
You escaped of the sword, go on, do not stand, "" Remember YHWH from afar, "" And let Jerusalem come up on your heart.

Young's Literal Translation
Ye escaped of the sword, go on, stand not, Remember ye from afar Jehovah, And let Jerusalem come up on your heart.

Smith's Literal Translation
Being saved from the sword, go: ye shall not stand: remember from far off Jehovah, and Jerusalem shall come up upon your heart.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
You that have escaped the sword, come away, stand not still: remember the Lord afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.

Catholic Public Domain Version
You who have fled from the sword, approach, do not stand still. Remember from afar the Lord, and let Jerusalem rise up in your heart.

New American Bible
You who have escaped the sword, go, do not stand idle; Remember the LORD from far away, let Jerusalem come to mind.

New Revised Standard Version
You survivors of the sword, go, do not linger! Remember the LORD in a distant land, and let Jerusalem come into your mind:
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
You that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still; remember the LORD from afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Those who escaped from the sword, go, and do not stand still. Remember LORD JEHOVAH from a distance and bring up Jerusalem to your heart
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Ye that have escaped the sword, Go ye, stand not still; Remember the LORD from afar, And let Jerusalem come into your mind.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Go forth of the land, ye that escape, and stay not; ye that are afar off, remember the Lord, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.
Audio Bible



Context
Babylon's Punishment
49“Babylon must fall on account of the slain of Israel, just as the slain of all the earth have fallen because of Babylon. 50You who have escaped the sword, depart and do not linger! Remember the LORD from far away, and let Jerusalem come to mind.” 51“We are ashamed because we have heard reproach; disgrace has covered our faces, because foreigners have entered the holy places of the LORD’s house.”…

Cross References
Isaiah 48:20
Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with a shout of joy, proclaim it, let it go out to the ends of the earth, saying, “The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!”

Zechariah 2:6-7
“Get up! Get up! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the LORD, “for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven,” declares the LORD. / “Get up, O Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the Daughter of Babylon!”

Revelation 18:4
Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.

Isaiah 52:11-12
Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD. / For you will not leave in a hurry nor flee in haste, for the LORD goes before you, and the God of Israel is your rear guard.

2 Corinthians 6:17
“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”

Micah 4:10
Writhe in agony, O Daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor. For now you will leave the city and camp in the open fields. You will go to Babylon; there you will be rescued; there the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies!

Isaiah 51:11
So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.

Revelation 18:20
Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.

Isaiah 44:23
Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.

Psalm 137:5-6
If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand cease to function. / May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!

Isaiah 35:10
So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.

Jeremiah 50:8
Flee from the midst of Babylon; depart from the land of the Chaldeans; be like the he-goats that lead the flock.

Jeremiah 31:21
“Set up the road markers, put up the signposts. Keep the highway in mind, the road you have traveled. Return, O Virgin Israel, return to these cities of yours.

Isaiah 62:6-7
On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves, / nor give Him any rest until He establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.

Revelation 14:12
Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints, who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.


Treasury of Scripture

You that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember the LORD afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.

escaped

Jeremiah 51:6,45
Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence…

Jeremiah 31:21
Set thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.

Jeremiah 44:28
Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or theirs.

remember

Jeremiah 29:12-14
Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you…

Deuteronomy 4:29-31
But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul…

Deuteronomy 30:1-4
And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee, …

Jerusalem

Psalm 122:6
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

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Jeremiah 51
1. The severe judgment of God against Babylon, in revenge of Israel
59. Jeremiah delivers the book of this prophecy to Seraiah, to be cast into Euphrates,
64. in token of the perpetual sinking of Babylon














You who have escaped the sword
This phrase addresses the remnant of God's people who have survived the judgment and destruction that has come upon Babylon. The "sword" symbolizes warfare and divine judgment. In the Hebrew context, the word for "sword" (חֶרֶב, chereb) often signifies not just physical warfare but also the execution of God's justice. Historically, this refers to the Israelites who were not killed during the Babylonian conquest and captivity. Spiritually, it speaks to those who have been preserved by God's grace through trials and tribulations.

depart!
The command to "depart" is a call to action, urging the survivors to leave Babylon. The Hebrew root for "depart" (יָצָא, yatsa) implies a physical and spiritual exodus. This is reminiscent of the Israelites' exodus from Egypt, symbolizing liberation from bondage. In a broader theological sense, it is a call for God's people to separate themselves from worldly influences and return to a life of holiness and obedience to God.

Do not linger!
This phrase emphasizes urgency and immediacy. The Hebrew word for "linger" (עָמַד, amad) can mean to stand still or delay. The instruction not to linger suggests that remaining in Babylon poses a spiritual danger. It is a warning against complacency and a reminder of the need for prompt obedience to God's commands. Historically, it reflects the urgency for the Israelites to return to their homeland and rebuild their lives according to God's covenant.

Remember the LORD in a distant land
Here, the call to "remember the LORD" is a directive to keep God at the forefront of their minds and hearts, even when they are far from their homeland. The Hebrew word for "remember" (זָכַר, zakar) implies an active, intentional recalling of God's character, promises, and past acts of deliverance. This is crucial for maintaining faith and identity in a foreign land. It serves as a reminder that God's presence and faithfulness transcend geographical boundaries.

and let Jerusalem come to mind
This phrase encourages the exiles to keep Jerusalem, the city of God, in their thoughts. Jerusalem represents not just a physical location but the spiritual center of their faith and identity. The Hebrew word for "come to mind" (עָלָה, alah) suggests an elevation or ascent, indicating that thoughts of Jerusalem should rise above other concerns. This reflects a longing for restoration and a return to worship in the temple, symbolizing hope and future redemption.

(50) Ye that have escaped the sword . . .--The words call on the people to fulfil the prediction of Jeremiah 50:4-5. Even in that distant land, "afar off" from the Temple of Jehovah, they are to remember that they are Israelites, and to think of Jerusalem as their home. In Psalm 137:5-6 we have, as it were, by anticipation, the answer of the exiles. They had not forgotten Jerusalem in the revelry of their conquerors. They were not likely to forget her when their conquerors were, in their turn, conquered.

Verses 50-58. - Conclusion of the prophecy. Verse 50. - Ye that have escaped the sword. Evidently Jews are the persons addressed. It is not, however, perfectly clear whether the escape is from the sword of Babylon or from that of Divine vengeance. The parallel of Isaiah 24:14 would suggest the latter; but in the following verses the fall of Babylon is described as still to come. Stand not still. Lest ye be overtaken by the judgment.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
You who have escaped
פְּלֵטִ֣ים (pə·lê·ṭîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6412: Escaped one, fugitive

the sword,
מֵחֶ֔רֶב (mê·ḥe·reḇ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword

depart
הִלְכ֖וּ (hil·ḵū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

and do not
אַֽל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

linger!
תַּעֲמֹ֑דוּ (ta·‘ă·mō·ḏū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations

Remember
זִכְר֤וּ (ziḵ·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male

the LORD
יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

from far away,
מֵֽרָחוֹק֙ (mê·rā·ḥō·wq)
Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7350: Remote, of place, time, precious

and let Jerusalem
וִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (wî·rū·šā·lim)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

come
תַּעֲלֶ֥ה (ta·‘ă·leh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

to
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

mind.
לְבַבְכֶֽם׃ (lə·ḇaḇ·ḵem)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart


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