Jeremiah 51:11
Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The Lord has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of the Lord— vengeance for His temple.
Note LXX and some translations of the Hebrew; literally Fill the hand with the shields! or Take up the shields!
Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the Lord hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance of his temple.
Note bright: Heb. pure
“Make the arrows sharp! Hold the shields firmly! The Lord has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it; for it is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance of his temple.
Make sharp the arrows; hold firm the shields: Jehovah hath stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes; because his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it: for it is the vengeance of Jehovah, the vengeance of his temple.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Make
- Jeremiah 46:4, 9; Jeremiah 50:9, 14, 25, 28, 29; Isaiah 21:5
- bright
- Heb. pure. the Lord hath.
- Jeremiah 51:27, 28; 1 Kings 11:14, 23; 1 Chronicles 5:26; 2 Chronicles 36:22; Ezra 1:1; Isaiah 10:26; Isaiah 13:17; Isaiah 13:18; Isaiah 21:2; Isaiah 41:25; Isaiah 45:1, 5; Isaiah 46:11; Revelation 17:16, 17
- his device
- Jeremiah 51:12, 29; Jeremiah 50:45
- the vengeance
- Jeremiah 51:24, 35; Jeremiah 50:15, 28; Psalm 74:3–11; Psalm 83:3–9; Habakkuk 2:17–20; Zechariah 12:2, 3; Zechariah 14:2, 12