Jeremiah 50:14
Context50:14 “Take up your battle positions all around Babylon,
all you soldiers who are armed with bows. 1
Shoot 2 all your arrows at her! Do not hold any back! 3
For she has sinned against the Lord.
Jeremiah 50:29
Context50:29 “Call for archers 4 to come against Babylon!
Summon against her all who draw the bow!
Set up camp all around the city!
Do not allow anyone to escape!
Pay her back for what she has done.
Do to her what she has done to others.
For she has proudly defied me, 5
the Holy One of Israel. 6
1 tn Heb “all you who draw the bow.”
2 tc The verb here should probably be read as a Qal imperative יְרוּ (yÿru) from יָרָה (yarah) with a few Hebrew
3 tn Heb “Shoot at her! Don’t save any arrows!”
4 tn For this word see BDB 914 s.v. III רַב and compare usage in Prov 26:10 and Job 16:12 and compare the usage of the verb in Gen 49:23. Based on this evidence, it is not necessary to emend the form to רֹבִים (rovim) as many commentators contend.
5 tn Heb “for she has acted insolently against the
6 sn The Holy One of Israel is a common title for the