Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
and they will act foolishly.
A sword is against her heroic warriors,
and they will be terrified.
New American Standard Bible
A sword against her
King James Version
A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.
International Standard Version
A sword against the diviners. They'll be made fools. A sword against her warriors. They'll be shattered.
A Conservative Version
A sword is upon the boasters, and they shall become fools. A sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed.
American Standard Version
A sword is upon the boasters, and they shall become fools; a sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed.
Amplified
“A sword against the oracle priests (the babbling liars), and they will become fools!
A sword against her mighty warriors, and they will be shattered and destroyed!
Bible in Basic English
A sword is on the men of pride, and they will become foolish: a sword is on her men of war, and they will be broken.
Darby Translation
the sword is upon the liars, and they shall become fools; the sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed;
Julia Smith Translation
A sword against the liars; and they were foolish: a sword against her strong ones, and they were broken.
King James 2000
A sword is upon the diviners; and they shall become fools: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A sword against the oracle priests, and they will become foolish. A sword against her warriors, and they will be filled with terror.
Modern King James verseion
A sword is on the liars, and they shall become fools. A sword is on her mighty men, and they shall be afraid.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The sword upon their soothsayers: as for those, they shall become fools. The sword upon their worthies: so that they shall stand in fear.
NET Bible
Destructive forces will come against her false prophets; they will be shown to be fools! Destructive forces will come against her soldiers; they will be filled with terror!
New Heart English Bible
A sword is on the boasters, and they shall become fools; a sword is on her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed.
The Emphasized Bible
A sword, is against the praters, And they shall be shewn to be foolish, A sword, is against her heroes And they shall be dismayed:
Webster
A sword is upon the liars; and they shall be sottish: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.
World English Bible
A sword is on the boasters, and they shall become fools; a sword is on her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed.
Youngs Literal Translation
A sword is on the princes, And they have become foolish; A sword is on her mighty ones, And they have been broken down;
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 50:36
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Message Concerning Babylon
35
this is the Lord’s declaration—
against those who live in Babylon,
against her officials, and against her sages.
and they will act foolishly.
A sword is against her heroic warriors,
and they will be terrified.
and against all the foreigners among them,
and they will be like women.
A sword is against her treasuries,
and they will be plundered.
Cross References
Jeremiah 49:22
Look! It will be like an eagle soaring upward, then swooping down and spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman with contractions.
Isaiah 44:25
and makes fools of diviners;
who confounds the wise
and makes their knowledge foolishness;
Nahum 3:13
the gates of your land
are wide open to your enemies.
Fire will devour the bars of your gates.
2 Samuel 15:31
Then someone reported to David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.”
“Lord,” David pleaded, “please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
2 Samuel 17:14
Since the Lord had decreed
2 Chronicles 25:16
While he was still speaking to him, the king asked, “Have we made you the king’s counselor? Stop, why should you lose your life?”
So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God intends to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my advice.”
Isaiah 43:14
This is what the Lord, your Redeemer,
and bring all of them as fugitives,
even the Chaldeans
Isaiah 47:10-15
you said, ‘No one sees me.’
Your wisdom and knowledge
led you astray.
You said to yourself,
‘I exist, and there is no one else.’
Jeremiah 48:30
This is the Lord’s declaration.
It is empty.
His boast is empty.
Jeremiah 50:30
in her public squares;
all the warriors will perish in that day.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Jeremiah 51:23
with you I will smash the farmer and his ox-team.
With you I will smash governors and officials.
Jeremiah 51:30
they sit in their strongholds.
Their might is exhausted;
they have become like women.
Babylon’s homes have been set ablaze,
her gate bars are shattered.
Jeremiah 51:32
the marshes set on fire,
and the soldiers are terrified.
Nahum 2:8
from her first days,
but they are fleeing.
“Stop! Stop!” they cry,
but no one turns back.
Nahum 3:7
“Nineveh is devastated;
who will show sympathy to her?”
Where can I find anyone to comfort you?
Nahum 3:17-18
and your scribes like clouds of locusts,
which settle on the walls on a cold day;
when the sun rises, they take off,
and no one knows where they are.
2 Thessalonians 2:9-11
The coming of the lawless one is based on Satan’s working, with all kinds of false miracles, signs, and wonders,
1 Timothy 4:2
through the hypocrisy
1 Timothy 6:4
he is conceited, understanding nothing, but has a sick interest in disputes and arguments over words.
Revelation 19:20
But the beast was taken prisoner, and along with him the false prophet, who had performed the signs in his presence. He deceived those who accepted the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image with these signs.
Revelation 21:8
But the cowards, unbelievers,
Revelation 22:15