Jeremiah 50:44

“Look, like a lion he comes up from the thicket of the Jordan against the perennial fold; for in an instant I will make them run from it, and whoever is chosen I will appoint over it; for who is like me? And who will summon me? And who is this shepherd who will stand before me?”

Jeremiah 50:44 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 50:44, word by word

like a lionאַרְיֵהarye

lion

Lion.

Where else “arye” appears
he comes upיַעֲלֶהyaale

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

Where else “yaale” appears
from the thicketגְּאוֹןgeon

thicket

The dense brush by the Jordan.

Where else “geon” appears
of the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden

Jordan

See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appears
against the perennial foldנְוֵהneve

pasture

Where the flock rests.

Where else “neve” appears
against the perennial foldאֵיתָןetan

enduring

Firm, lasting.

Where else “etan” appears
in an instantאַרְגִּעָהargia

moment

Used to say 'in the blink of an eye'.

Where else “argia” appears
I will make them runאֲרִיצֵaritse

run

To move quickly on foot, at a run.

Where else “aritse” appears
and whoever is chosenבָחוּרvachur

chosen one

A chosen young man, the best among the others.

Where else “vachur” appears
I will appointאֶפְקֹדefkod

appoint

To put someone in charge.

Where else “efkod” appears
will summon meיוֹעִדֶyoide

appoint

To designate beforehand for whom, when or where something falls.

Where else “yoide” appears
shepherdרֹעֶהroe

shepherd

One who looks after sheep; or one who leads a people, like YHWH.

Where else “roe” appears
will standיַעֲמֹדyaamod

stand

To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.

Where else “yaamod” appears
before meפָנָfana

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “fana” appears

Places in this verse

JerusalemJordan
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jordan

    Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea

    Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.

    Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).

    Joshua 3:172 Kings 5:14Matthew 3:13Mark 1:9

The context

43The king of Babylon has heard the report of them, and his hands go limp; anguish has seized him, pain as of a woman giving birth.

44 · This verse (above)

45Therefore hear the counsel of YHWH which he has counseled against Babylon, and his plans which he has planned against the land of the Chaldeans: surely they will drag them away, the little ones of the flock; surely he will make desolate their fold because of them.

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