Jeremiah 50:29
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it 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 the Lord, against the Holy One of Israel.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
עָשָׂה
it has done
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עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
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קֶשֶׁת
of a bow
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קֶשֶׁת
Bow, rainbow. Qesheth. I set my bow in the cloud as a sign of the covenant. The warrior's bow laid down. God promises never to destroy the earth again.
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שָׁמַע
summon
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שָׁמַע
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
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חָנָה
encamp
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חָנָה
To encamp, to pitch a tent. Chanah. The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him. God surrounds His people with His protective presence.
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שָׁלַם
repay
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שָׁלַם
To be complete, to make whole, to pay. Shalam. God's salvation is not partial. He makes everything whole and brings everything to completion.
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קָדוֹשׁ
the holy one of
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קָדוֹשׁ
Holy, set apart. Qadosh. God alone is truly qadosh. He calls His people to share in His holiness. To be set apart for His purposes.
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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עַל
on/ it
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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סָבִיב
all around
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סָבִיב
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
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דָּרַךְ
those who bend
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דָּרַךְ
to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string abow (by treading on it in bending)
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פְּלֵיטָה
escape
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פְּלֵיטָה
deliverance; concretely, an escaped portion
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זוּד
it has defied proudly
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זוּד
to seethe; figuratively, to be insolent
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רַב
archers
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רַב
an archer
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