Bible Strands
Jeremiah 50:35
A sword is against the Chaldeans, declares the LORD, against those who live in Babylon, and against her officials and wise men.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD speaks through Jeremiah in a prophetic oracle announcing judgment on the Chaldeans and Babylon during a moment of national crisis.
The words — חֶרֶב (ḥerev) translates to "sword," and עַל (ʿal) means "against," framing the verse as a direct declaration of violent judgment.
The thread — The sword oracle continues in Jeremiah 50:36 against Babylon's warriors and false prophets, while Jeremiah 47:6 questions how long the sword of the LORD will rest.
Why it lands — The text states that God will bring turmoil to Babylon's inhabitants and officials, requiring the reader to acknowledge that human power yields to divine intervention.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the Lord, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 47:6 ‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’
- Jeremiah 51:57 I will make her princes and wise men drunk, along with her governors, officials, and warriors. Then they will fall asleep forever and not wake up,” declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.
- Daniel 5:1 Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.
- Daniel 5:7 The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”
- Daniel 5:30 That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain,
- Hosea 11:6 A sword will flash through their cities; it will destroy the bars of their gates and consume them in their own plans.
- Leviticus 26:25 And I will bring a sword against you to execute the vengeance of the covenant. Though you withdraw into your cities, I will send a plague among you, and you will be delivered into the hand of the enemy.
- Isaiah 19:11 The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?
- Isaiah 29:14 Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”
- Isaiah 41:25 I have raised up one from the north, and he has come—one from the east who calls on My name. He will march over rulers as if they were mortar, like a potter who treads the clay.