Bible Strands
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet Jeremiah addresses the exiled people of Israel during a period of impending divine judgment against the Chaldean empire. The command follows a warning that Babylon's enemies will soon surround and capture the city from the north.
The words — נֻדוּ (Nudu) translates literally to "take flight," and עַתּוּדִים (Atudim) means "he-goats." The text commands physical departure from Babylon and uses the image of he-goats leading a flock to describe the manner of their escape.
The thread — Isaiah 48:20 commands departure from Babylon alongside a call to proclaim redemption to the ends of the earth. Jeremiah 51:6 warns against being destroyed in the coming punishment, while Revelation 18:4 urges separation to avoid sharing in sins, each passage framing the departure with distinct structural purposes.
Why it lands — The text demands immediate physical separation from a doomed political and religious center. It requires the reader to recognize the urgency of divine judgment and act decisively to preserve life.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
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!”
- Jeremiah 51:6 Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! Do not be destroyed in her punishment. For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves.
- 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.
- Jeremiah 51:45 Come out of her, My people! Save your lives, each of you, from the fierce anger of the LORD.
- Numbers 16:26 And he warned the congregation, “Move away now from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”
- Proverbs 30:31 a strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him.
- Isaiah 52:1 Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.
- Zechariah 2:6 “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.
- 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.”