Jeremiah 51:14 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁴ יהוה  of hosts has sworn by Himself, “I shall certainly fill you with men, as with locusts, and they shall lift up a shout against you.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ The LORD of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout against thee.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ The Lord of hosts has sworn by Himself, saying, Surely I will fill you with men, as with [a swarm of] locusts [who strip a land clean], and they will lift up a song and shout [of victory] over you.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ Jehovah of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with the canker-worm; and they shall lift up a shout against thee.

Common English Bible

¹⁴ The LORD of heavenly forces has sworn by his own name: I’m going to fill your cities with soldiers like a swarm of locusts; they will celebrate their victory over you.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ The Lord of hosts has sworn by himself, saying: "For I will fill you with men as with locusts, and they will sing a rhythmic chant against you."

Jeremiah 51:14 Cross References

Psalm 105:34

He spoke, and locusts came, And larvae, innumerable,

Jeremiah 44:26

“Therefore hear the word of יהוה, all Yehuḏ

Jeremiah 46:23

“They shall cut down her forest,” declares יהוה, “for it is not searched, because they are more numerous than locusts, and without number.

Jeremiah 49:13

“For I have sworn by Myself,” declares יהוה, “that Botsrah is to become a ruin, a reproach, a waste, and a curse, and all its cities become everlasting wastes.”

Jeremiah 50:15

“Shout against her all around. She has given her hand, her foundations have fallen, her walls are thrown down, for it is the vengeance of יהוה. Take vengeance on her. As she has done, so do to her.

Jeremiah 51:27

Lift up a banner in the land, blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her, call the reigns together against her: Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a commander against her, bring up horses like hairy locusts.

Joel 2:25

“Then I shall repay you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the crawling locust, and the consuming locust, and the gnawing locust, My great army which I sent among you.

Amos 6:8

The Master יהוה  has sworn by Himself, יהוה  Elohim of hosts declares, “I am loathing the pride of Yaʽ

Hebrews 6:13

For Elohim, having promised Aḇ

Judges 6:5

For they came up with their livestock and their tents, coming in as numerous as locusts. And they and their camels were without number. And they came into the land to destroy it.