Prophecy against Babylon
1 The word which the Lord spoke concerning (A)Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, through Jeremiah the prophet:
3 For a nation has come up against her out of the (G)north; it will make her land (H)an object of horror, and there will be (I)no inhabitant in it. Both man and beast have wandered off, they have gone away!
4 “In those days and at that time,” declares the Lord, “the sons of Israel will come, both they and the sons of Judah (J)as well; they will go along (K)weeping as they go, and it will be (L)the Lord their God they will seek.
5 They will (M)ask for the way to Zion, turning their faces (c)in its direction; (d)they (e)will come that they may join themselves to the Lord in an (N)everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.
17 “Israel is a (AN)scattered (q)flock, the (AO)lions have driven them away. The first one who devoured him was the (AP)king of Assyria, and this last one who has broken his bones is (AQ)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
18 Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Behold, I am going to punish the king of Babylon and his land, just as I (AR)punished the king of Assyria.
19 And I will (AS)bring Israel back to his pasture and he will graze on Carmel and Bashan, and his (r)desire will be satisfied in the (AT)hill country of Ephraim and Gilead.
20 In those days and at that time,’ declares the Lord, ‘search will be made for the iniquity of Israel, but (AU)there will be none; and for the sins of Judah, but they will not be found; for I will pardon those (AV)whom I leave as a remnant.’
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“How the (AY)hammer of the whole earth
Has been cut off and broken!
How Babylon has become
An object of horror among the nations!
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Has been cut off and broken!
How Babylon has become
An object of horror among the nations!
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Thus says the Lord of hosts,
“The sons of Israel are oppressed,
And the sons of Judah as well;
And (BT)all who took them captive have held them fast,
They have refused to let them go.
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“The sons of Israel are oppressed,
And the sons of Judah as well;
And (BT)all who took them captive have held them fast,
They have refused to let them go.
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“As when God overthrew (CL)Sodom
And Gomorrah with its neighbors,” declares the Lord,
“No man will live there,
Nor will any son of man reside in it.
And Gomorrah with its neighbors,” declares the Lord,
“No man will live there,
Nor will any son of man reside in it.
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“Behold, a people is coming (CM)from the north,
And a great nation and many kings
Will be aroused from the remote parts of the earth.
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And a great nation and many kings
Will be aroused from the remote parts of the earth.
44 “(CU)Behold, one will come up like a lion from the (am)thicket of the Jordan to (an)a perennially watered pasture; for in an instant I will make them run away from it, and whoever is (CV)chosen I will appoint over it. For who is (CW)like Me, and who will summon Me into court? And who then is the shepherd who can (CX)stand before Me?”
45 Therefore hear the (CY)plan of the Lord which He has planned against Babylon, and His purposes which He has purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: (CZ)surely they will drag them off, even the little ones of the flock; surely He will make their (ao)pasture desolate because of them.
46 At the (ap)shout, “Babylon has been seized!” the (DA)earth is shaken, and an (DB)outcry is heard among the nations.
Footnotes:
a.
Jeremiah 50:2: ['Heb ', Merodach]
b.
Jeremiah 50:2: ['Or ', dismayed]
c.
Jeremiah 50:5: ['Lit ', hither]
d.
Jeremiah 50:5: ['M.T. reads ', come ye, '!']
e.
Jeremiah 50:5: ['Or ', will have come]
f.
Jeremiah 50:8: ['Another reading is ', let them go forth]
g.
Jeremiah 50:8: ['Or ', in front of]
h.
Jeremiah 50:9: ['So some mss and versions; M.T. reads ', a warrior who makes childless]
i.
Jeremiah 50:10: ['Or ', the Chaldeans]
j.
Jeremiah 50:11: ['Another reading is ', in the grass]
k.
Jeremiah 50:11: ['Lit ', mighty ones]
l.
Jeremiah 50:12: ['Or ', has become]
m.
Jeremiah 50:12: ['Or ', has become]
n.
Jeremiah 50:14: ['Lit ', tread, ' (in order to string)']
o.
Jeremiah 50:15: ['Lit ', her hand]
p.
Jeremiah 50:16: ['Or ', the oppressing sword]
q.
Jeremiah 50:17: ['Lit ', sheep]
r.
Jeremiah 50:19: ['Lit ', soul]
s.
Jeremiah 50:21: ['Or ', Double Rebellion]
t.
Jeremiah 50:21: ['Or ', Punishment]
u.
Jeremiah 50:21: ['Lit ', put under the ban]
v.
Jeremiah 50:25: ['Heb ', YHWH, ', usually rendered ', Lord]
w.
Jeremiah 50:26: ['Lit ', end]
x.
Jeremiah 50:26: ['Lit ', put under the ban]
y.
Jeremiah 50:29: ['Another reading is ', archers]
z.
Jeremiah 50:29: ['Lit ', tread, ' (in order to string)']
aa.
Jeremiah 50:29: ['Some mss add ', to her]
ab.
Jeremiah 50:30: ['Or ', made lifeless, ' or ', destroyed]
ac.
Jeremiah 50:31: ['Lit ', arrogance]
ad.
Jeremiah 50:31: ['Heb ', YHWH, ', usually rendered ', Lord]
ae.
Jeremiah 50:31: ['Another reading is ', of your punishment]
af.
Jeremiah 50:32: ['Lit ', arrogance]
ag.
Jeremiah 50:34: ['Or their ', land]
ah.
Jeremiah 50:36: ['Or ', dismayed]
ai.
Jeremiah 50:37: ['Lit ', his]
aj.
Jeremiah 50:37: ['Lit ', his]
ak.
Jeremiah 50:37: ['Lit ', mixed multitude]
al.
Jeremiah 50:38: ['Another reading is ', sword]
am.
Jeremiah 50:44: ['Lit ', pride]
an.
Jeremiah 50:44: ['Or ', an enduring habitation]
ao.
Jeremiah 50:45: ['Or ', habitation]
ap.
Jeremiah 50:46: ['Lit ', voice]
Cross references:
A.
Jeremiah 50:1:
Genesis 10:10; Genesis 11:9; Isaiah 13:1; Isaiah 47:1; Daniel 1:1; Revelation 14:8
J.
Jeremiah 50:4:
Isaiah 11:12; Isaiah 11:13; Jeremiah 3:18; Jeremiah 31:31; Jeremiah 33:7; Hosea 1:11
AK.
Jeremiah 50:16:
Joel 1:11
AN.
Jeremiah 50:17:
Joel 3:2
AR.
Jeremiah 50:18:
Isaiah 10:12; Ezekiel 31:3; Ezekiel 31:11; Ezekiel 31:12; Nahum 3:7; Nahum 3:18; Nahum 3:19
AV.
Jeremiah 50:20:
Isaiah 1:9
BO.
Jeremiah 50:30:
Isaiah 13:17; Isaiah 13:18; Jeremiah 9:21; Jeremiah 18:21; Jeremiah 49:26; Jeremiah 51:4
CD.
Jeremiah 50:36:
Nahum 3:13
CL.
Jeremiah 50:40:
Genesis 19:24; Genesis 19:25; Isaiah 13:19; Jeremiah 49:18; Luke 17:28-30; 2 Peter 2:6; Jude 1:7