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You are caught, for you have fought against the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/50.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I set a snare for you and you were taken, O Babylon, and you did not know it; you were found and caught, because you opposed the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/50.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I laid a snare for you, O Babylon, and you were caught before you knew it. You were found and captured because you challenged the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/50.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/50.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I have laid a snare for you; You have indeed been trapped, O Babylon, And you were not aware; You have been found and also caught, Because you have contended against the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/50.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I set a trap for you and you were also caught, Babylon, While you yourself were not aware; You have been found and also seized Because you have engaged in conflict with the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/50.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I set a snare for you and you were also caught, O Babylon, While you yourself were not aware; You have been found and also seized Because you have engaged in conflict with the LORD.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/50.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I set a snare for you, and you were also caught, O Babylon, While you yourself were not aware; You have been found and also seized Because you have engaged in conflict with the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/50.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I set a snare for you, and you were also caught, O Babylon, But you yourself did not know; You have been found and also seized Because you have engaged in conflict with Yahweh.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/50.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I set a trap for you and you also were caught, O Babylon, And you did not know it; You have been found and also seized Because you have struggled against the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/50.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Babylon, I laid a trap for you, and you were caught, but you did not even know it. You were found and captured because you pitted yourself against the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/50.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Babylon, I laid a trap for you, and you were caught, but you did not even know it. You were found and captured because you fought against the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/50.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/50.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Babylonia challenged me, the LORD God All-Powerful, but that nation doesn't know it is caught in a trap that I set. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/50.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/50.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will set traps for you, Babylon. You will be caught, but you won't know it. You will be found and captured because you have opposed the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/50.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Babylonia, you fought against me, and you have been caught in the trap I set for you, even though you did not know it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/50.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'll set a trap for you, and you will be caught, Babylon, but you don't realize it. You will be found and also seized, because you challenged the LORD!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/50.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I laid a snare for you, O Babylon, and you were caught before you knew it. You were found and captured because you challenged the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/50.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I set a trap for you, Babylon; you were caught before you knew it. You fought against me. So you were found and captured. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/50.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I have laid a snare for you, and you are also taken, Babylon, and you weren't aware: you are found, and also caught, because you have striven against the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/50.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/50.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I have laid a snare for you, and you are also taken, Babylon, and you weren’t aware. You are found, and also caught, because you have fought against Yahweh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/50.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I have laid a snare for you, "" And you are also captured, O Babylon, "" And you have known, "" You have been found, and are also caught, "" For you have stirred yourself up against YHWH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/50.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I have laid a snare for thee, And also -- thou art captured, O Babylon, And thou -- thou hast known, Thou hast been found, and also art caught, For against Jehovah thou hast stirred thyself up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/50.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I laid snares for thee and also thou wert taken, O Babel, and thou knewest not: thou wert found and thou wert also taken, for thou didst contend against Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/50.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I have caused thee to fall into a snare, and thou art taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware of it: thou art found and caught, because thou hast provoked the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/50.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I have ensnared you, and you have been captured, O Babylon, and you did not realize it. You have been discovered and seized, because you provoked the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/50.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You ensnared yourself and were caught, Babylon, before you knew it! You were discovered and seized, because you challenged the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/50.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You set a snare for yourself and you were caught, O Babylon, but you did not know it; you were discovered and seized, because you challenged the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/50.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Babylon has stumbled and she is taken; she did not know that she stood up against the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/50.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Babel has stumbled, she also is seized, and she has not known that she has stood against LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/50.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, And thou wast not aware; Thou art found, and also caught, Because thou hast striven against the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/50.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They shall come upon thee, and thou shalt not know it, Babylon, that thou wilt even be taken captive: thou art found and taken, because thou didst resist the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/50-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=15515" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/50.htm">The Destruction of Babylon</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>How the hammer of the whole earth lies broken and shattered! What a horror Babylon has become among the nations! <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3369.htm" title="3369: yā·qō·šə·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To lay a bait or lure. A primitive root; to ensnare.">I laid a snare</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">for you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: bā·ḇel (N-proper-fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.">O Babylon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">and you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3920.htm" title="3920: nil·kaḏt (V-Nifal-Perf-2fs) -- To capture, seize, take. A primitive root; to catch; generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose; figuratively, to cohere.">were caught</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at (Conj-w:: Pro-2fs) -- You (masc. sing.). ">before you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏā·‘at (V-Qal-Perf-2fs) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">knew it.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: nim·ṣêṯ (V-Nifal-Perf-2fs) -- To attain to, find. ">You were found</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/8610.htm" title="8610: niṯ·paśt (V-Nifal-Perf-2fs) -- A primitive root; to manipulate, i.e. Seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably.">and captured</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/1624.htm" title="1624: hiṯ·gā·rîṯ (V-Hitpael-Perf-2fs) -- To stir up (strife), engage in strife. A primitive root; properly, to grate, i.e. to anger.">you challenged</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>The LORD has opened His armory and brought out His weapons of wrath, for this is the work of the Lord GOD of Hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-11.htm">Isaiah 47:11</a></span><br />But disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-4.htm">Isaiah 14:4-6</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Revelation 18:7-8</a></span><br />As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’ / Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-7.htm">Habakkuk 2:7</a></span><br />Will not your creditors suddenly arise and those who disturb you awaken? Then you will become their prey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-17.htm">Isaiah 13:17-19</a></span><br />Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold. / Their bows will dash young men to pieces; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; they will not look with pity on the children. / And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-16.htm">Revelation 17:16-17</a></span><br />And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire. / For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/21-9.htm">Isaiah 21:9</a></span><br />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!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/5-30.htm">Daniel 5:30-31</a></span><br />That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain, / and Darius the Mede received the kingdom at the age of sixty-two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-1.htm">Isaiah 45:1-2</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut: / “I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-8.htm">Jeremiah 51:8</a></span><br />Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered. Wail for her; get her balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-1.htm">Isaiah 13:1-3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Revelation 16:19</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-11.htm">Isaiah 46:11</a></span><br />I summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, and I will surely do it.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I have laid a snare for you, and you are also taken, O Babylon, and you were not aware: you are found, and also caught, because you have striven against the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">snare</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-12.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:12</a></b></br> For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so <i>are</i> the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.</p><p class="hdg">and thou wast</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-8.htm">Jeremiah 51:8,31-39,57</a></b></br> Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/21-3.htm">Isaiah 21:3-5</a></b></br> Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing <i>of it</i>; I was dismayed at the seeing <i>of it</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/5-30.htm">Daniel 5:30,31</a></b></br> In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain… </p><p class="hdg">because</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/10-3.htm">Exodus 10:3</a></b></br> And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-4.htm">Job 9:4</a></b></br> <i>He is</i> wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened <i>himself</i> against him, and hath prospered?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/40-2.htm">Job 40:2,9</a></b></br> Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct <i>him</i>? he that reproveth God, let him answer it… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/40-14.htm">Aware</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-23.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-41.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-44.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-18.htm">Conflict</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-12.htm">Contended</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-21.htm">Engaged</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-20.htm">Found</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-10.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-44.htm">Net</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-24.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-44.htm">Snare</a> <a href="/job/33-13.htm">Striven</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-11.htm">Strove</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-3.htm">Thou</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-44.htm">Trap</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-10.htm">Uncovered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-36.htm">Wast</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-10.htm">Weren't</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/12-15.htm">Aware</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-28.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-46.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-41.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-3.htm">Conflict</a> <a href="/hosea/12-3.htm">Contended</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-17.htm">Engaged</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-25.htm">Found</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-10.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-13.htm">Net</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-43.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-47.htm">Snare</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-7.htm">Striven</a> <a href="/daniel/7-2.htm">Strove</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-62.htm">Thou</a> <a href="/amos/3-5.htm">Trap</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-14.htm">Uncovered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-4.htm">Wast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-4.htm">Weren't</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 50</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/50-1.htm">The judgment of Babylon and the redemption of Israel</a></span><br></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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/50.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/50.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I laid a snare for you, O Babylon</b><br>This phrase indicates divine intervention and judgment. In the biblical context, God often uses the imagery of a snare to describe how He traps the wicked (<a href="/psalms/9-15.htm">Psalm 9:15-16</a>). Babylon, a symbol of pride and idolatry, is being targeted by God for its arrogance and oppression of His people. Historically, Babylon was a powerful empire known for its military might and cultural achievements, yet it was also notorious for its cruelty and idolatry. The snare represents God's sovereign control over nations, fulfilling prophecies such as those found in <a href="/isaiah/13.htm">Isaiah 13</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/25.htm">Jeremiah 25</a>, where Babylon's downfall is foretold.<p><b>and you were caught before you knew it</b><br>This highlights the suddenness and unexpected nature of Babylon's downfall. Despite its strength and strategic prowess, Babylon was unable to foresee or prevent its capture. This reflects the biblical theme that human wisdom and power are ultimately futile against God's plans (<a href="/proverbs/21-30.htm">Proverbs 21:30</a>). Historically, Babylon fell to the Medes and Persians under Cyrus the Great in 539 BC, an event that occurred swiftly and unexpectedly, fulfilling prophecies like those in <a href="/daniel/5.htm">Daniel 5</a>.<p><b>You were found and captured</b><br>The phrase underscores the inevitability of divine judgment. Babylon's capture was not just a military defeat but a fulfillment of God's righteous decree. This echoes the biblical principle that God sees all actions and will hold nations accountable (<a href="/jeremiah/32-19.htm">Jeremiah 32:19</a>). The capture of Babylon serves as a type of the ultimate judgment against all worldly powers that oppose God, pointing forward to the eschatological defeat of evil as described in <a href="/revelation/18.htm">Revelation 18</a>.<p><b>because you challenged the LORD</b><br>This phrase identifies the root cause of Babylon's downfall: its defiance against God. Babylon's challenge to the LORD is seen in its idolatry, pride, and persecution of God's people (<a href="/isaiah/47-10.htm">Isaiah 47:10-11</a>). Theologically, this reflects the broader biblical narrative of rebellion against God leading to judgment. Babylon's challenge is reminiscent of other biblical figures who opposed God, such as Pharaoh in Exodus. This serves as a warning to all nations and individuals about the consequences of opposing God's will.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>A powerful empire known for its wealth and military might, often seen as a symbol of pride and opposition to God. In this context, Babylon represents the forces that challenge God's authority.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is sovereign over all nations and executes judgment against those who oppose Him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>The prophet through whom God delivers this message of judgment against Babylon. He is known for his prophecies concerning the fall of Jerusalem and the eventual restoration of Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_trap.htm">The Trap</a></b><br>Symbolic of God's judgment and the unexpected downfall of Babylon. It signifies divine intervention and the futility of opposing God's will.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_capture.htm">The Capture</a></b><br>Represents the fulfillment of God's judgment against Babylon, highlighting the certainty of divine prophecy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>God's plans cannot be thwarted by human power or pride. Babylon's fall serves as a reminder of God's ultimate control over history.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a></b><br>Babylon's challenge against the LORD highlights the destructive nature of pride. Believers are called to humility, recognizing God's authority in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_justice.htm">Divine Justice</a></b><br>God's judgment is certain and just. The capture of Babylon illustrates that those who oppose God will face consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>The unexpected nature of Babylon's downfall encourages believers to trust in God's timing and His ability to bring about justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_obedience.htm">Repentance and Obedience</a></b><br>The passage calls for self-examination and a return to obedience, avoiding the pitfalls of pride and rebellion against God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_50.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 50</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happens_when_wells_run_dry.htm">What do the two baskets of figs symbolize?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where's_proof_exiles_thrived_and_returned.htm">Jeremiah 24:5 - If God favored those taken into exile, where is the clear evidence that they flourished in Babylon and returned as promised?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_prophecies_of_babylon's_fall_align.htm">How do the prophecies about Babylon's permanent destruction in Jeremiah 50:13 reconcile with references to Babylon's later existence mentioned elsewhere in the Bible?</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>(24) <span class= "bld">I have laid a snare for thee.</span>--The two captures of Babylon by Cyrus and Darius both answered to this description. Cyrus turned aside the waters of the Euphrates into another channel, and entered by the river-bed, so that the city was taken before those who lived in the middle of the city knew that it was attacked (Herod. i. 191). In the latter case the gates were opened to Darius by the treachery of the Babylonian general Zopyrus (Herod. iii. 158). (Comp. <a href="/daniel/5-30.htm" title="In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.">Daniel 5:30</a>; <a href="/isaiah/45-1.htm" title="Thus said the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;">Isaiah 45:1</a>.) In <a href="/context/jeremiah/51-31.htm" title="One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end,">Jeremiah 51:31-32</a> we have the same fact more vividly described.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/50.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I have laid a snare for thee.</span> It was very natural, as long as Cyrus's own account of the capture of Babylon was unknown, to refer for a fulfilment to the stratagem which, as Herodotus relates, that king employed, viz. diverting the waters of the Euphrates into an already existing reservoir, and entering the city unexpectedly by the river channel (Herod., 1:191). But the cylinder inscription, translated by Sir H. Rawlinson in 1880, shows that Babylon opened its gates of its own accord, on hearing the defeat and capture of Nabonidus. There is no occasion to look for any further fulfilment of the prophecy than the surprise which must ever come upon the bystander when he sees a mighty empire suddenly pass into the hands of its enemies. The tenses in this verse are not very happily rendered. It would be better to translate, <span class="accented">I</span> <span class="accented">laid a snare for thee, and thou wast taken, O Babylon, unawares</span>; <span class="accented">thou wast found, etc., because thou hadst striven against the Lord.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/50-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I laid a snare</span><br /><span class="heb">יָקֹ֨שְׁתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(yā·qō·šə·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3369.htm">Strong's 3369: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay a bait or lure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for you,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֤ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(lāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">O Babylon,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּבֶ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(bā·ḇel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_894.htm">Strong's 894: </a> </span><span class="str2">Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and you</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגַם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were caught</span><br /><span class="heb">נִלְכַּדְתְּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(nil·kaḏt)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3920.htm">Strong's 3920: </a> </span><span class="str2">To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before you</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַ֖תְּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’at)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">knew it.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדָ֑עַתְּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏā·‘at)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You were found</span><br /><span class="heb">נִמְצֵאת֙</span> <span class="translit">(nim·ṣêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and captured</span><br /><span class="heb">נִתְפַּ֔שְׂתְּ</span> <span class="translit">(niṯ·paśt)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8610.htm">Strong's 8610: </a> </span><span class="str2">To manipulate, seize, chiefly to capture, wield, to overlay, to use unwarrantably</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you challenged</span><br /><span class="heb">הִתְגָּרִֽית׃</span> <span class="translit">(hiṯ·gā·rîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1624.htm">Strong's 1624: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stir up (strife), engage in strife</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַֽיהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/50-24.htm">Jeremiah 50:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/50-24.htm">Jeremiah 50:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/50-24.htm">Jeremiah 50:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/50-24.htm">Jeremiah 50:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/50-24.htm">Jeremiah 50:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/50-24.htm">Jeremiah 50:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/50-24.htm">Jeremiah 50:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/50-24.htm">Jeremiah 50:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/50-24.htm">Jeremiah 50:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/50-24.htm">Jeremiah 50:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/50-24.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 50:24 I have laid a snare for you (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/50-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 50:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 50:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/50-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 50:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 50:25" /></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>