Jeremiah 50:16
Cut off the sower from Babylon, and the one who wields the sickle at harvest time. In the face of the oppressor’s sword, each will turn to his own people, each will flee to his own land.
Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.
Note sickle: or, scythe
Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him who handles the sickle in the time of harvest. For fear of the oppressing sword, they will each return to their own people, and they will each flee to their own land.
Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- the sower
- Jeremiah 51:23; Joel 1:11; Amos 5:16
- sickle
- or, scythe. they shall turn every one.
- Jeremiah 46:16; Jeremiah 51:9; Isaiah 13:14