Jeremiah 51:28

28 Prepare the nations for battle against her— the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their officials, and all the countries they rule.

Jeremiah 51:28 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
28 Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes, the captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and all the land of his dominion.
English Standard Version (ESV)
28 Prepare the nations for war against her, the kings of the Medes, with their governors and deputies, and every land under their dominion.
New Living Translation (NLT)
28 Bring against her the armies of the nations— led by the kings of the Medes and all their captains and officers.
The Message Bible (MSG)
28 Consecrate the nations for holy work against her - the king of the Medes, his leaders and people.
American Standard Version (ASV)
28 Prepare against her the nations, the kings of the Medes, the governors thereof, and all the deputies thereof, and all the land of their dominion.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
28 Prepare nations to attack Babylon. Prepare the king of the Medes, their governors, all their deputies, and all the countries that they rule.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
28 Set apart the nations for battle against her- the kings of Media, her governors and all her officials, and all the lands they rule.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
28 Prepare yourselves for battle against Babylonia. Prepare the kings of the Medes. Prepare their governors and all of their officials. Prepare all of the countries they rule over.

Jeremiah 51:28 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 51:28

Prepare against her the nations, with the kings of the Medes,
&c.] At the head of them, Darius and Cyrus. The Syriac version has it in the singular number, the king of the Modes: the captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and all the land of
his dominions;
that is, the inhabitants of it, the common people, with their princes, nobles, governors, as captains of them, under Cyrus, their generalissimo.

Jeremiah 51:28 In-Context

26 No rock will be taken from you for a cornerstone, nor any stone for a foundation, for you will be desolate forever,” declares the LORD.
27 “Lift up a banner in the land! Blow the trumpet among the nations! Prepare the nations for battle against her; summon against her these kingdoms: Ararat, Minni and Ashkenaz. Appoint a commander against her; send up horses like a swarm of locusts.
28 Prepare the nations for battle against her— the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their officials, and all the countries they rule.
29 The land trembles and writhes, for the LORD’s purposes against Babylon stand— to lay waste the land of Babylon so that no one will live there.
30 Babylon’s warriors have stopped fighting; they remain in their strongholds. Their strength is exhausted; they have become weaklings. Her dwellings are set on fire; the bars of her gates are broken.

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