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Jeremiah 50:27

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 50:27 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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

Context — Jeremiah 50

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
24I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against Jehovah.
25Jehovah hath opened his armory, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation; for the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, hath a work [to do] in the land of the Chaldeans.
26Come against her from the utmost border; open her store-houses; cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly; let nothing of her be left.
27Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
28The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of Jehovah our God, the vengeance of his temple.
29Call together the archers against Babylon, all them that bend the bow; encamp against her 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 Jehovah, against the Holy One of Israel.
30Therefore shall her young men fall in her streets, and all her men of war shall be brought to silence in that day, saith Jehovah.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Slay all her bullocks, etc.] Or, “all her mighty ones”, as the Targum and Vulgate Latin version; her princes and great men, as Jarchi, Kimchi, and Abarbinel; compared to bullocks for their strength, fatness, and fierceness; (see <192212>Psalm 22:12,13); this may well be applied to the slaughter of kings, captains, and mighty men, at the battle of Armageddon, (<661918>Revelation 19:18); let them go down to the slaughter; to the place slaughter, as oxen do, insensible, and whether they will or not: woe unto them, for their day is come, the time of their visitation; the time of their destruction, of visiting or punishing them for their sins, appointed by the Lord, which they could not pass; and…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“bullocks--that is, princes and strong warriors (Jer 46:21; Psa 22:12; Isa 34:7). go down to . . . slaughter--The slaughterhouses lay low beside the river; therefore it is said, "go down"; appropriate to Babylon on the Euphrates, the avenue through which the slaughterers entered the city.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Her bullocks - Her strong youths. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Bullocks - The great and rich men of Babylon. Jeremiah 50:28”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“bullocks: Jer 50:11, Jer 46:21; Psa 22:12; Isa 34:7; Eze 39:17-20; Rev 19:17 their day: Jer 50:31, Jer 27:7, Jer 48:44; Psa 37:13; Lam 1:21; Eze 7:5-7; Rev 16:17-19, Rev 18:10 Jeremiah 50:28”
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