Jeremiah 50:8

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“Flee from the midst of Babylon; depart from the land of the Chaldeans; be like the he-goats that lead the flock.”

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BSBPD

“Flee from the midst of Babylon; depart from the land of the Chaldeans; be like the he-goats that lead the flock.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Remove out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he goats before the flocks.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he-goats before the flocks.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Move ye from the midst of Babylon, And from the land of the Chaldeans go out. And be as he-goats before a flock.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 50:8 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 16:26And he warned the congregation, “Move away now from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”
  2. Proverbs 30:31a strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him.
  3. Isaiah 48:20Leave 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!”
  4. Isaiah 52:1Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.
  5. Jeremiah 51:6Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! Do not be destroyed in her punishment. For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves.
  6. Jeremiah 51:45Come out of her, My people! Save your lives, each of you, from the fierce anger of the LORD.
  7. Zechariah 2:6“Get up! Get up! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the LORD, “for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven,” declares the LORD.
  8. Zechariah 2:11“On that day many nations will join themselves to the LORD, and they will become My people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you.
  9. 2 Corinthians 6:17“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
  10. Revelation 18:4Then 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.

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