Jeremiah 50:10

10 So Babylonia^[a] will be plundered; all who plunder her will have their fill,” declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 50:10 in Other Translations

10 And Chaldea shall be a spoil: all that spoil her shall be satisfied, saith the LORD.

10 Chaldea shall be plundered; all who plunder her shall be sated, declares the LORD.

10 Babylonia will be looted until the attackers are glutted with loot. I, the LORD, have spoken!

10 Babylon is ripe for picking! All her plunderers will fill their bellies!" God's Decree.

10 And Chaldea shall be a prey: all that prey upon her shall be satisfied, saith Jehovah.

10 The Babylonians will become the prize. All who loot them will get everything they want," declares the LORD.

10 The Chaldeans will become plunder; all her plunderers will be fully satisfied. [This is]*The bracketed text has been added for clarity. the Lord's declaration.

10 So the riches of Babylonia will be taken away. All those who steal from it will have more than enough," announces the Lord.

Jeremiah 50:10 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 50:10

And Chaldea shall be a spoil
The land of the Chaldeans, as the Targum, should become a spoil to the enemy, and be plundered of all its riches and treasures; not only Babylon principally, but the whole country it was the metropolis of: all that spoil her shall be satisfied, saith the Lord;
for though spoilers are generally insatiable, yet so great should be the riches found in Babylon and in Chaldea, that they should have enough, and desire no more; see ( Revelation 18:17 ) .

Jeremiah 50:10 In-Context

8 “Flee out of Babylon; leave the land of the Babylonians, and be like the goats that lead the flock.

9 For I will stir up and bring against Babylon an alliance of great nations from the land of the north. They will take up their positions against her, and from the north she will be captured. Their arrows will be like skilled warriors who do not return empty-handed.

10 So Babylonia will be plundered; all who plunder her will have their fill,” declares the LORD.

11 “Because you rejoice and are glad, you who pillage my inheritance, because you frolic like a heifer threshing grain and neigh like stallions,

12 your mother will be greatly ashamed; she who gave you birth will be disgraced. She will be the least of the nations— a wilderness, a dry land, a desert.

Cross References

• 1. Isaiah 47:11; S Jeremiah 30:16

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "Chaldea"