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ULT Arrange yourselves against Babylon all around her. Everyone who bends a bow must shoot at her.
⇔ Do not keep back any of your arrows, for she has sinned against Yahweh.

UST All you nations that surround Babylon,
⇔ prepare to attack it!
⇔ Tell your archers to shoot at their enemies;
⇔ shoot all of your arrows at them and do not hold back,
⇔ because the people of Babylon have sinned against me, Yahweh.

BSB ⇔ Line up in formation around Babylon,
⇔ all you who draw the bow!
⇔ Shoot at her! Spare no arrows!
⇔ For she has sinned against the LORD.

OEB Set your array round Babylon,
⇔ All ye that bend the bow;
⇔ Shoot your arrows at her without stint,
⇔ She hath sinned against Jehovah.

WEBBE Set yourselves in array against Babylon all around,
⇔ all you who bend the bow;
⇔ shoot at her.
⇔ Spare no arrows,
⇔ for she has sinned against the LORD.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “Take up your battle positions all around Babylon,
⇔ all you soldiers who are armed with bows.
⇔ Shoot all your arrows at her! Do not hold any back!
⇔ For she has sinned against the Lord.

LSV Set yourselves in array against Babylon all around,
All you treading a bow,
Shoot at her, have no pity on the arrow,
For she has sinned against YHWH.

FBV All you archers, line up ready for battle around Babylon. Shoot at her! Don't save your arrows, because she has sinned against the Lord.

T4T ⇔ All you nations that surround Babylon,
⇔ prepare to attack it!
⇔ Tell your archers to shoot at their enemies;
⇔ shoot all of your arrows at them [LIT],
⇔ because the people/leaders of Babylon have sinned against me, Yahweh.

LEB • all those who bend the bow, shoot at her. • You must not spare arrows,[fn] • for she has sinned against Yahweh.

50:1 Hebrew “arrow”

BBE Put your armies in position against Babylon on every side, all you bowmen; let loose your arrows at her, not keeping any back: for she has done evil against the Lord.

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS Set yourselves in array against Babylon round about, all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows; for she hath sinned against the LORD.

ASV Set yourselves in array against Babylon round about, all ye that bend the bow; shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against Jehovah.

DRA Prepare yourselves against Babylon round about, all you that bend the bow: fight against her, spare not arrows: because she hath sinned against the Lord.

YLT Set yourselves in array against Babylon round about, All ye treading a bow, Shoot at her, have no pity on the arrow, For against Jehovah she hath sinned.

Drby Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about, all ye that bend the bow; shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against Jehovah.

RV Set yourselves in array against Babylon round about, all ye that bend the bow; shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the LORD.

Wbstr Put yourselves in array against Babylon on every side: all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the LORD.

KJB-1769 Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about: all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the LORD.
(Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about: all ye/you_all that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath/has sinned against the LORD. )

KJB-1611 Put your selues in aray against Babylon round about: all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her; spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the LORD,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Go foorth in your aray agaynst Babylon rounde about all ye that can handle bowes, shoote at her, spare no arrowes: for she hath sinned agaynst the Lorde.
(Go forth in your array against Babylon round about all ye/you_all that can handle bowes, shoote at her, spare no arrows: for she hath/has sinned against the Lord.)

Gnva Put your selues in aray against Babel rounde about: all ye that bende the bowe, shoote at her, spare no arrowes: for shee hath sinned against the Lord.
(Put yourselves in array against Babel round about: all ye/you_all that bende the bowe, shoote at her, spare no arrows: for she hath/has sinned against the Lord. )

Cvdl Go forth in yor araye agaynst Babilon rounde aboute, all ye that can hadle bowes: shute as her, spare no arowes, for she hath synned agaynst the LORDE.
(Go forth in yor araye against Babilon round about, all ye/you_all that can hadle bowes: shute as her, spare no arrows, for she hath/has sinned against the LORD.)

Wycl Alle ye that beenden bowe, be maad redi ayens Babiloyne bi cumpas; ouercome ye it, spare ye not arowis, for it synnede to the Lord.
(All ye/you_all that beenden bowe, be made ready against Babiloyne by cumpas; overcome ye/you_all it, spare ye/you_all not arowis, for it sinned to the Lord.)

Luth Rüstet euch wider Babel umher, alle Schützen; schießet in sie, sparet der Pfeile nicht; denn sie hat wider den HErr’s gesündiget.
(Rüstet you against Babel umher, all Schützen; schießet in sie, sparet the/of_the Pfeile not; because they/she/them has against the LORD’s gesündiget.)

ClVg Præparamini contra Babylonem per circuitum, omnes qui tenditis arcum: debellate eam, non parcatis jaculis, quia Domino peccavit.
(Præparamini on_the_contrary Babylonem through circuitum, everyone who tenditis arcum: debellate eam, not/no parcatis yaculis, because Master peccavit. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

General Information:

Yahweh tells the other nations to attack Babylon.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) Arrange yourselves against Babylon

(Some words not found in UHB: take_up_~_positions on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Babel all_around all/each/any/every bend bow shoot to=her/it not spare to/towards arrows that/for/because/then/when to/for=YHWH sinned )

Yahweh is speaking to the enemies of Babylon. Alternate translation: “You enemies of Babylon arrange yourselves against her”

(Occurrence 0) Arrange yourselves

Alternate translation: “Line up in military formation” or “Form battle lines”

(Occurrence 0) Everyone who bends a bow

This refers to the soldiers who use bows and arrows to fight.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

(Occurrence 0) shoot at her

Jeremiah speaks of the people who live in the city of Babylon as if they were the city itself, and he speaks of the city as if it were a woman. Alternate translation: “shoot at the people in the city”

(Occurrence 0) Do not keep back any of your arrows

This emphasizes that they should shoot all their arrows. Alternate translation: “Shoot every one of your arrows at her”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

(Occurrence 0) she has sinned

Jeremiah speaks of the people who live in the city of Babylon as if they were the city itself. Alternate translation: “the people of the city”

Parallel JER 50:14

General Information: