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Her images will be put to shame and her idols filled with terror.&#8217 <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/50.htm">New Living Translation</a> This is what the LORD says: “Tell the whole world, and keep nothing back. Raise a signal flag to tell everyone that Babylon will fall! Her images and idols will be shattered. Her gods Bel and Marduk will be utterly disgraced. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/50.htm">English Standard Version</a> “Declare among the nations and proclaim, set up a banner and proclaim, conceal it not, and say: ‘Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed. Her images are put to shame, her idols are dismayed.’ <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/50.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “Announce and declare to the nations; lift up a banner and proclaim it; hold nothing back when you say, ‘Babylon is captured; Bel is put to shame; Marduk is shattered, her images are disgraced, her idols are broken in pieces.’ <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/50.htm">King James Bible</a> Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/50.htm">New King James Version</a> “Declare among the nations, Proclaim, and set up a standard; Proclaim—do not conceal it— Say, ‘Babylon is taken, Bel is shamed. Merodach is broken in pieces; Her idols are humiliated, Her images are broken in pieces.’ <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/50.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Declare and proclaim among the nations. Proclaim it and lift up a flag, Do not conceal it. Say, ‘Babylon has been captured, Bel has been put to shame, Marduk has been shattered; Her idols have been put to shame, her images have been shattered.’ <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/50.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Declare and proclaim among the nations. Proclaim it and lift up a standard. Do not conceal it but say, &#8216Babylon has been captured, Bel has been put to shame, Marduk has been shattered; Her images have been put to shame, her idols have been shattered.&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/50.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Declare and proclaim among the nations. Proclaim it and lift up a standard. Do not conceal it but say, ‘Babylon has been captured, Bel has been put to shame, Marduk has been shattered; Her images have been put to shame, her idols have been shattered.’ <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/50.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Declare and make it heard among the nations. Make it heard and lift up a standard. Do not conceal it but say, ‘Babylon has been captured; Bel has been put to shame; Marduk has been shattered; Her images have been put to shame; her idols have been shattered.’ <a href="/amp/jeremiah/50.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Declare among the nations. Lift up a signal [to spread the news]—publish and proclaim it, Do not conceal it; say, ‘Babylon has been taken, Bel [the patron god] has been shamed, Marduk (Bel) has been shattered. Babylon’s images have been shamed, her [worthless] idols have been thrown down.’ <a href="/csb/jeremiah/50.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Announce to the nations; proclaim and raise up a signal flag; proclaim, and hide nothing. Say, “Babylon is captured; Bel is put to shame; Marduk is terrified.” Her idols are put to shame; her false gods, devastated. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/50.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Announce to the nations; proclaim and raise up a signal flag; proclaim, and hide nothing. Say: Babylon is captured; Bel is put to shame; Marduk is devastated; her idols are put to shame; her false gods, devastated. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/50.htm">American Standard Version</a> Declare ye among the nations and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed; her images are put to shame, her idols are dismayed. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/50.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Raise the signal flags; shout so all nations can hear--Babylon will be captured! Marduk, Babylon's god, will be ashamed and terrified, and his idols broken. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/50.htm">English Revised Version</a> Declare ye among the nations and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed; her images are put to shame, her idols are dismayed. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/50.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Announce this among the nations, and spread the news. Raise a flag, and announce it. Don't hide anything. Say, 'Babylon will be captured. Bel will be put to shame. Marduk will be filled with terror. Babylon's statues will be put to shame. Its idols will be filled with terror.' <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/50.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Tell the news to the nations! Proclaim it! Give the signal and announce the news! Do not keep it a secret! Babylon has fallen! Her god Marduk has been shattered! Babylon's idols are put to shame; her disgusting images are crushed! <a href="/isv/jeremiah/50.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Declare and proclaim among the nations. Lift up a banner and proclaim. Don't conceal anything. Say, 'Babylon will be captured. Bel will be disgraced, and Marduk will be destroyed. Her idols will be disgraced, and her filthy images will be destroyed.' <a href="/msb/jeremiah/50.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?Announce and declare to the nations; lift up a banner and proclaim it; hold nothing back when you say, ?Babylon is captured; Bel is put to shame; Marduk is shattered, her images are disgraced, her idols are broken in pieces.? <a href="/net/jeremiah/50.htm">NET Bible</a> "Announce the news among the nations! Proclaim it! Signal for people to pay attention! Declare the news! Do not hide it! Say: 'Babylon will be captured. Bel will be put to shame. Marduk will be dismayed. Babylon's idols will be put to shame. Her disgusting images will be dismayed. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/50.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Declare among the nations and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and do not conceal: say, 'Babylon is taken, Bel is disappointed, Marduk is dismayed; her images are disappointed, her idols are dismayed. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/50.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces. <a href="/web/jeremiah/50.htm">World English Bible</a> “Declare among the nations and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and don’t conceal; say, ‘Babylon has been taken, Bel is disappointed, Merodach is dismayed! Her images are disappointed. Her idols are dismayed.’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/50.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “Declare among nations, and sound, "" And lift up an ensign, sound, do not hide, "" Say, Babylon has been captured, "" Bel has been put to shame, "" Merodach has been broken, "" Her grievous things have been put to shame, "" Her idols have been broken. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/50.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'Declare ye among nations, and sound, And lift up an ensign, sound, do not hide, Say ye: Captured hath been Babylon, Put to shame hath been Bel, Broken hath been Merodach, Put to shame have been her grievous things, Broken have been her idols. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/50.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Announce ye in the nations, and cause to be heard, and lift up a signal; cause to be heard, ye shall not hide: say, Babel was taken, Bel was ashamed, Merodach was broken; her images were ashamed, her blocks were broken.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/50.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Declare ye among the nations, and publish it, lift up a standard: proclaim, and conceal it not: say: Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is overthrown, their graven things are confounded, their idols are overthrown. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/50.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “Announce it among the Gentiles, and make it known. Lift up a sign. Proclaim it and do not conceal it. Say this: ‘Babylon has been captured. Bel has been confounded. Merodach has been conquered. Their graven things have been confounded. Their idols have not survived.’ <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/50.htm">New American Bible</a> Proclaim this among the nations, announce it! Announce it, do not hide it, but say: Babylon is captured, Bel put to shame, Marduk terrified; its images are put to shame, its idols shattered. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/50.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Declare among the nations and proclaim, set up a banner and proclaim, do not conceal it, say: Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed. Her images are put to shame, her idols are dismayed.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/50.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Declare among the nations and publish and raise an ensign; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is fallen, Merodach is put to shame, her idols are confounded and her graven images are broken in pieces. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/50.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> “Show among the Gentiles and make heard and pick up standards and make heard, and you shall not conceal. Say, ‘Babel has been seized! Beyl has fallen, and Merudak is put to shame! Her idols are ashamed and her carved images are broken!’<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/50.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Declare ye among the nations and announce, And set up a standard; Announce, and conceal not; Say: 'Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed; Her images are put to shame, her idols are dismayed.' <a href="/sep/jeremiah/50.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Proclaim ye among the Gentiles, and cause the tidings to be heard, and suppress them not: say ye, Babylon is taken, Belus is confounded; the fearless, the luxurious Maerodach is delivered up. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/50-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=15219" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/50.htm">Prophecies against Babylon</a> 1This is the word that the LORD spoke through Jeremiah the prophet concerning Babylon and the land of the Chaldeans: 2<a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: hag·gî·ḏū (V-Hifil-Imp-mp) -- To be conspicuous. ">“Announce</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: wə·haš·mî·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-Imp-mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">and declare</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: ḇag·gō·w·yim (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">to the nations;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: ū·śə·’ū- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">lift up</a> <a href="/hebrew/5251.htm" title="5251: nês (N-ms) -- From nacac; a flag; also a sail; by implication, a flagstaff; generally a signal; figuratively, a token.">a banner</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: haš·mî·‘ū (V-Hifil-Imp-mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">and proclaim it;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3582.htm" title="3582: tə·ḵa·ḥê·ḏū (V-Piel-Imperf-2mp) -- To hide. A primitive root; to secrete, by act or word; hence to destroy.">hold</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">nothing back</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’im·rū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">when you say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: ḇā·ḇel (N-proper-fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.">‘Babylon</a> <a href="/hebrew/3920.htm" title="3920: nil·kə·ḏāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- To capture, seize, take. A primitive root; to catch; generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose; figuratively, to cohere.">is captured;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1078.htm" title="1078: bêl (N-proper-ms) -- A chief Bab. deity. By contraction for Ba'al; Bel, the Baal of the Babylonians.">Bel</a> <a href="/hebrew/954.htm" title="954: hō·ḇîš (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To be ashamed. A primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. By implication to be ashamed; also to be disappointed or delayed.">is put to shame;</a> <a href="/hebrew/4781.htm" title="4781: mə·rō·ḏāḵ (N-proper-ms) -- A god worshiped by the Bab. Of foreign derivation; Merodak, a Babylonian idol.">Marduk</a> <a href="/hebrew/2865.htm" title="2865: ḥaṯ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either by violence, or by confusion and fear.">is shattered,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6091.htm" title="6091: ‘ă·ṣab·be·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- An idol. From atsab; an image.">her images</a> <a href="/hebrew/954.htm" title="954: hō·ḇî·šū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To be ashamed. A primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. By implication to be ashamed; also to be disappointed or delayed.">are disgraced,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1544.htm" title="1544: gil·lū·le·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- An idol. Or gillul; from galal; properly, a log; by implication, an idol.">her idols</a> <a href="/hebrew/2865.htm" title="2865: ḥat·tū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either by violence, or by confusion and fear.">are broken in pieces.’</a> 3For a nation from the north will come against her; it will make her land a desolation. No one will live in it; both man and beast will flee.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/21-9.htm">Isaiah 21:9</a> Look, here come the riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one answered, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods lie shattered on the ground!” <a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a> And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast. <a href="/isaiah/13-1.htm">Isaiah 13:1-22</a> This is the burden against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz received: / Raise a banner on a barren hilltop; call aloud to them. Wave your hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles. / I have commanded My sanctified ones; I have even summoned My warriors to execute My wrath and exult in My triumph. ... <a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">Revelation 14:8</a> Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.” <a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1-15</a> “Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate. / Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams. / Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.” ... <a href="/revelation/17-5.htm">Revelation 17:5</a> And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. <a href="/jeremiah/51-8.htm">Jeremiah 51:8</a> Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered. Wail for her; get her balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed. <a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10</a> In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.” <a href="/isaiah/48-20.htm">Isaiah 48:20</a> Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with a shout of joy, proclaim it, let it go out to the ends of the earth, saying, “The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!” <a href="/revelation/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21</a> Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again. <a href="/isaiah/46-1.htm">Isaiah 46:1-2</a> Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal. / The gods cower; they crouch together, unable to relieve the burden; but they themselves go into captivity. <a href="/revelation/18-4.htm">Revelation 18:4</a> Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues. <a href="/jeremiah/25-12.htm">Jeremiah 25:12</a> But when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, declares the LORD, and I will make it an everlasting desolation. <a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Revelation 16:19</a> The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath. <a href="/isaiah/14-4.htm">Isaiah 14:4-23</a> you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended! / The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers. / It struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows; it subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Declare you among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.Declare<a href="/ezekiel/31-10.htm">Ezekiel 31:10</a> Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;<a href="/ezekiel/46-14.htm">Ezekiel 46:14</a> And thou shalt prepare a meat offering for it every morning, the sixth part of an ephah, and the third part of an hin of oil, to temper with the fine flour; a meat offering continually by a perpetual ordinance unto the LORD.<a href="/psalms/64-9.htm">Psalm 64:9</a> And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.set up [heb] lift up<a href="/isaiah/13-2.htm">Isaiah 13:2</a> Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.Babylon<a href="/jeremiah/51-8.htm">Jeremiah 51:8</a> Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.<a href="/isaiah/21-9.htm">Isaiah 21:9</a> And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.<a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">Revelation 14:8</a> And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.Bel<a href="/jeremiah/51-44.htm">Jeremiah 51:44</a> And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.<a href="/isaiah/46-1.htm">Isaiah 46:1</a> Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.Merodach<a href="/jeremiah/52-31.htm">Jeremiah 52:31</a> And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison,<a href="/isaiah/39-1.htm">Isaiah 39:1</a> At that time Merodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered.her idols<a href="/jeremiah/51-47.htm">Jeremiah 51:47</a> Therefore, behold, the days come, that I will do judgment upon the graven images of Babylon: and her whole land shall be confounded, and all her slain shall fall in the midst of her.<a href="/jeremiah/43-12.htm">Jeremiah 43:12,13</a> And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace… <a href="/isaiah/37-19.htm">Isaiah 37:19</a> And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/50-1.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-10.htm">Banner</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-1.htm">Bel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-35.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-10.htm">Conceal</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-23.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-20.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-20.htm">Disappointed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-37.htm">Dismayed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-34.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-13.htm">Images</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-1.htm">Merodach</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-15.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-12.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-14.htm">Publish</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-23.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-21.htm">Standard</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/50-8.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-7.htm">Banner</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-44.htm">Bel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-17.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/daniel/12-4.htm">Conceal</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-12.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-28.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-12.htm">Disappointed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-36.htm">Dismayed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-38.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-38.htm">Images</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-1.htm">Merodach</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-9.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-20.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/amos/3-9.htm">Publish</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-17.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-12.htm">Standard</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 50</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/50-1.htm">The judgment of Babylon and the redemption of Israel</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This phrase emphasizes the importance of making a public proclamation. In the context of ancient Israel, prophets often served as God's messengers, delivering His word not only to Israel but to surrounding nations. The call to announce to the nations signifies the universal scope of God's sovereignty and judgment. This mirrors the Great Commission in <a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19</a>, where Jesus instructs His followers to make disciples of all nations.lift up a banner and proclaim it; Banners were used in ancient times as signals or standards in battle, representing a call to gather or a declaration of victory. Here, lifting a banner symbolizes a clear and visible declaration of God's message. This imagery is also seen in <a href="/isaiah/11-12.htm">Isaiah 11:12</a>, where a banner is raised for the nations, indicating a gathering of God's people.hold nothing back when you say, The instruction to hold nothing back underscores the urgency and completeness of the message. Prophets were often tasked with delivering difficult truths, and this phrase emphasizes the need for full disclosure of God's impending judgment. This reflects the prophetic responsibility seen in <a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm">Ezekiel 3:17-19</a>, where the prophet is warned to deliver God's message fully.‘Babylon is captured; Babylon, a dominant empire known for its wealth and power, is prophesied to fall. This prophecy is significant as Babylon was seen as a symbol of human pride and opposition to God. The fall of Babylon is a recurring theme in Scripture, symbolizing the ultimate defeat of worldly powers opposed to God, as seen in <a href="/revelation/18.htm">Revelation 18</a>.Bel is put to shame; Bel, also known as Baal, was a major deity in Babylonian religion. The shaming of Bel signifies the impotence of false gods before the true God of Israel. This echoes the narrative of Elijah and the prophets of Baal in <a href="/1_kings/18.htm">1 Kings 18</a>, where the powerlessness of Baal is exposed.Marduk is shattered, Marduk was the chief god of Babylon, often associated with creation and order. The shattering of Marduk represents the dismantling of Babylon's religious and cultural identity. This act of divine judgment highlights the futility of idolatry, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/46.htm">Isaiah 46:1-2</a>, where Babylonian gods are depicted as burdensome idols.her images are disgraced, The disgrace of Babylon's images points to the humiliation of its religious symbols. In ancient cultures, the destruction or desecration of idols was a powerful statement against the gods they represented. This is reminiscent of the account in <a href="/1_samuel/5.htm">1 Samuel 5</a>, where the idol Dagon falls before the Ark of the Covenant.her idols are broken in pieces.’ The breaking of idols signifies the complete overthrow of Babylon's spiritual and political power. This act of divine judgment serves as a reminder of the first commandment in <a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-4</a>, which prohibits idolatry. It also foreshadows the ultimate triumph of God's kingdom over all earthly powers, as depicted in <a href="/daniel/2-44.htm">Daniel 2:44</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a> A significant empire in biblical history, known for its power and influence. In this context, it represents a symbol of pride and opposition to God. 2. <a href="/topical/b/bel.htm">Bel</a> A title for the Babylonian god Marduk, considered the chief deity of Babylon. His name means "lord" and he was associated with creation and order. 3. <a href="/topical/m/marduk.htm">Marduk</a> The chief god of Babylon, often associated with judgment and kingship. His defeat symbolizes the fall of Babylon's power and false religion. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> The prophet who conveyed God's messages to the people of Judah and the surrounding nations, including the prophecy of Babylon's fall. 5. <a href="/topical/n/nations.htm">Nations</a> Refers to the surrounding peoples and kingdoms who are to hear the proclamation of Babylon's downfall.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> God is in control of all nations and their destinies. No empire, regardless of its power, can stand against His will. <a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_idolatry.htm">The Futility of Idolatry</a> The defeat of Babylon's gods illustrates the impotence of idols. Trust should be placed in the living God, not in man-made images. <a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Certainty of God's Judgment</a> God's judgment is sure and will come to pass. This should encourage believers to live righteously and warn others of the coming judgment. <a href="/topical/p/proclaiming_god's_truth_boldly.htm">Proclaiming God's Truth Boldly</a> Just as Jeremiah was instructed to announce Babylon's fall, believers are called to proclaim God's truth without fear or concealment. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Hope in God's Deliverance</a> The fall of Babylon signifies the deliverance of God's people. Believers can have hope in God's promise to rescue and restore.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_50.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 50</a> <a href="/q/who_was_marduk_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Marduk in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_zebulun_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Marduk in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_jeremiah_50_15-16_call_for_babylon's_desolation.htm">In Jeremiah 50:15-16, why does the prophecy call for Babylon's complete desolation if archaeological evidence shows some continued habitation after its fall?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_skeptics_view_coniah's_fate_change.htm">How do skeptics reconcile Jeremiah 22:24-27's prophecy against Coniah with his later release and royal favor in Babylon (2 Kings 25:27-30)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/50.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) Set up a standard.--Better, lift up a signal. The noun is the same as in <a href="/jeremiah/4-6.htm" title="Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.">Jeremiah 4:6</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/4-21.htm" title="How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?">Jeremiah 4:21</a>. Here, however, its use is not that of furnishing a rallying point for an army, but that of a means of rapid communication, like the succession of beacon-fires in the opening of the Agamemnon of 'schylus (Agam., 272-307). The tidings of the fall of Babylon are to be proclaimed as quickly as may be throughout the world.Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces.--Strictly speaking these, as found in the inscriptions, were names of the same deity (see Note on <a href="/isaiah/46-1.htm" title="Bel bows down, Nebo stoops, their idols were on the beasts, and on the cattle: your carriages were heavy laden; they are a burden to the weary beast.">Isaiah 46:1</a>). The name of Bel appears in the names of the two great walls of Babylon, Imgur-Bel and Nimetti-Bel (Records of the Past, v. 125). The latter name, sometimes in the form of Marduk, appears as lord of heaven and earth, and Nebo is subordinate to him. Nebuchadnezzar's devotion to him is indicated by the name he gave his son, Evil-merodach (<a href="/jeremiah/52-31.htm" title="And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison.">Jeremiah 52:31</a>), and by describing himself in his inscriptions as "worshipper of Marduk" (Records of the Past, v. 113). So we have among Chaldaean names Merodach-baladan (<a href="/2_kings/20-12.htm" title="At that time Berodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.">2Kings 20:12</a>; <a href="/isaiah/39-1.htm" title="At that time Merodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered.">Isaiah 39:1</a>), Kurdur-Marduk, and others. The inscriptions at Borsippa speak of him as "the great lord, the most ancient of the gods, the lord of the gates of heaven," and so on (Rawlinson's Herodotus, i. 627-631). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/50.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 2-10. - Babylon's fall and Israel's deliverance. Verses 2, 3. - The prophet, with the eye of faith, sees his revelation accomplished. Babylon (like Moab) is taken; her idols are destroyed. In his exuberant joy, he calls on the bystanders to proclaim the good news to the sympathetic nations, and to set up (or rather, lift up) a standard (as <a href="/jeremiah/4-6.htm">Jeremiah 4:6</a>), to call the attention of those who might not be within hearing of the proclamation. The idols have been convicted of false pretensions; they are ashamed and dismayed (so we should render rather than confounded and broken in pieces) at the terrible result to their worshippers. Bel and Merodach are not different deifies, but merely different names of one of the two principal gods of the later Babylonian empire. Bel, it is true, was originally distinct from Merodach, but ultimately identified with him. Merodach was the tutelary god of Babylon, and Nebuchadnezzar seems to have been specially addicted to his worship, though, indeed, he mentions Nebo also with hardly less honour. This is the beginning of an inscription of this king's, preserved at the India House: - "Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, glorious prince, worshipper of Marduk, adorer of the lofty one, glorifier of Nabu, the exalted, the possessor of intelligence" (Mr. Rodwell's translation, 'Records of the Past,' 5:113). Elsewhere Nebuchadnezzar speaks of Marduk as "the god my maker," "the chief of the gods," and of himself as "his (Marduk's) eldest son, the chosen of his heart." Her images. It is a very peculiar word (gillulim), specially frequent in Ezekiel, and also found in a chapter of Leviticus with which Ezekiel has affinities (<a href="/leviticus/26-30.htm">Leviticus 26:30</a>). It evidently involves a sore disparagement of idol worship. The etymological meaning is "things rolled," which may be variously interpreted as "idol blocks" (Gesenius), or "doll images" (Ewald). <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/50-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“Announce הַגִּ֨ידוּ (hag·gî·ḏū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> To be conspicuous and declare וְהַשְׁמִ֙יעוּ֙ (wə·haš·mî·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently to the nations; בַגּוֹיִ֤ם (ḇag·gō·w·yim) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts lift up וּֽשְׂאוּ־ (ū·śə·’ū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take a banner נֵ֔ס (nês) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5251.htm">Strong's 5251: </a> A flag, a sail, a flagstaff, a signal, a token and proclaim it; הַשְׁמִ֖יעוּ (haš·mî·‘ū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently hold תְּכַחֵ֑דוּ (tə·ḵa·ḥê·ḏū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3582.htm">Strong's 3582: </a> To secrete, by act, word, to destroy nothing back אַל־ (’al-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> Not when you say, אִמְרוּ֩ (’im·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘Babylon בָבֶ֜ל (ḇā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_894.htm">Strong's 894: </a> Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city is captured; נִלְכְּדָ֨ה (nil·kə·ḏāh) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3920.htm">Strong's 3920: </a> To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere Bel בֵּל֙ (bêl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1078.htm">Strong's 1078: </a> Bel -- a chief Babylonian deity is put to shame; הֹבִ֥ישׁ (hō·ḇîš) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3001.htm">Strong's 3001: </a> To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither Marduk מְרֹדָ֔ךְ (mə·rō·ḏāḵ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4781.htm">Strong's 4781: </a> A god worshiped by the Babylononians is shattered, חַ֣ת (ḥaṯ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2865.htm">Strong's 2865: </a> To prostrate, to break down, either, by violence, by confusion and fear her images עֲצַבֶּ֔יהָ (‘ă·ṣab·be·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6091.htm">Strong's 6091: </a> An, image are disgraced, הֹבִ֣ישׁוּ (hō·ḇî·šū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3001.htm">Strong's 3001: </a> To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither her idols גִּלּוּלֶֽיהָ׃ (gil·lū·le·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1544.htm">Strong's 1544: </a> A log, an idol are broken in pieces.’ חַ֖תּוּ (ḥat·tū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2865.htm">Strong's 2865: </a> To prostrate, to break down, either, by violence, by confusion and fear <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/50-2.htm">Jeremiah 50:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/50-2.htm">Jeremiah 50:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/50-2.htm">Jeremiah 50:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/50-2.htm">Jeremiah 50:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/50-2.htm">Jeremiah 50:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/50-2.htm">Jeremiah 50:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/50-2.htm">Jeremiah 50:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/50-2.htm">Jeremiah 50:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/50-2.htm">Jeremiah 50:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/50-2.htm">Jeremiah 50:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-2.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 50:2 Declare you among the nations and publish (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/50-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 50:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 50:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/50-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 50:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 50:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>