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Jeremiah 50:31

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 50:31 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
Jeremiah 50:31 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 50

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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.
31Behold, 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.
32And the proud one shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up; and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all that are round about him.
33Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The children of Israel and the children of Judah are oppressed together; and all that took them captive hold them fast; they refuse to let them go.
34Their Redeemer is strong; Jehovah of hosts is his name: he will thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
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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
“Behold, I [am] against thee, [O thou] most proud, saith the Lord God of hosts, etc.] Or, O “pride”, or O “man of pride”f994; intolerably proud, superlatively so, as the kings of Babylon were, as Nebuchadnezzar, and Belshazzar likewise, the present king; so the Targum interprets it of a king, “behold, I send my fury against thee, O wicked king;” and is applicable enough to the man of sin, that monster of pride, that exalts himself above all that is called God, or is worshipped, (<530204>2 Thessalonians 2:4); and therefore it is no wonder that the Lord is against him, who resists all that are proud; and woe to him and them that he is against: for the day is come, the time [that] I will visit…”
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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
“most proud--literally, "pride"; that is, man of pride; the king of Babylon. visit--punish (Jer 50:27).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Babylon is here called Pride, just as in Jeremiah 50:21 she was called Double-rebellion. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“50:31-32 Because of the Lord’s decree, the arrogant Babylonian Empire would never rise again as a mighty power in the world.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“I am: Jer 21:13, Jer 51:25; Eze 5:8, Eze 29:3, Eze 29:9, Eze 29:10, Eze 38:3, Eze 39:1; Nah 2:13, Nah 3:5 O thou: Jer 50:29, Jer 50:32, Jer 48:29, Jer 49:16; Job 40:11, Job 40:12; Dan 4:30, Dan 4:31; Hab 2:4, Hab 2:5; Jam 4:6; Pe1 5:5 most proud: Heb. pride for: Jer 50:27 Jeremiah 50:32”
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