NASB — Jeremiah 50 — KJV

Prophecy against Babylon

1 The word° which° the LORD° spoke° concerning° aBabylon°, the land° of the Chaldeans°, through° Jeremiah° the prophet°:
  2aDeclare° and proclaim° among the nations°.
  Proclaim° it and blift° up a standard°.
  Do not conceal° [it but] say°,
  ‘cBabylon° has been captured°,
  dBel° has been° put° to shame°, IMarduk° has been° IIshattered°;
  Her eimages° have been° put° to shame°, her idols° have been° shattered°.’
3 For a nation° has come° up against° her out of the anorth°; it will make° her land° ban object° of horror°, and there will be cno° inhabitant° in it. Both° man° and beast° have wandered° off, they have gone° away!

[1] aGn 10:10; 11:9; 2K 17:24; Is 13:1; 47:1; Dn 1:1; Rv 14:8
[2] IHeb Merodach IIOr dismayed aJr 4:16 bJr 51:27 cJr 51:31 dIs 46:1 eJr 51:47
[3] aIs 13:17; Jr 50:9; 51:11, 27 bIs 14:22, 23; Jr 50:13 cJr 9:10, 11; Zp 1:3

4 ¶ “In those° days° and at that time°,” declares° the LORD°, “the sons° of Israel° will come°, [both] they and the sons° of Judah° aas well°; they will go° along bweeping° as they go°, and it will be cthe LORD° their God° they will seek°. 5 They will aask° for the way° to Zion°, [turning] their faces° Iin its direction°; IIthey IIIwill come° that they may join° themselves to the LORD° [in] an beverlasting° covenant° that will not be forgotten°.

[4] aIs 11:12, 13; Jr 3:18; 31:31; 33:7; Ho 1:11 bEzr 3:12, 13; Ps 126:5; Jr 31:9 cHo 3:5
[5] ILit hither IIM.T. reads come ye! IIIOr will have come aIs 35:8; Jr 6:16 bIs 55:3; Jr 32:40; He 8:6-10

  6 ¶ “My people° have become° alost° sheep°;
  bTheir shepherds° have led° them astray°.
  They have made them turn° aside° [on] the cmountains°;
  They have gone° along from mountain° to hill°
  And have forgotten° their dresting° place°.
  7 “All° who came° upon them have devoured° them;
  And their adversaries° have said°, ‘aWe are not guilty°,
  Inasmuch°° as they have sinned° against the LORD° [who is] the bhabitation° of righteousness°,
  Even the LORD°, the chope° of their fathers°.’

[6] aIs 53:6; Ezk 34:15, 16; Mt 9:36; 10:6 bJr 23:11-14 cJr 13:16; Ezk 34:6 dJr 33:12; 50:19
[7] aJr 2:3; Zc 11:5 bJr 31:23; 40:2, 3 cPs 22:4; Jr 14:8; 17:13

  8 ¶ “Wander° away from the amidst° of Babylon°
  And Igo° forth° from the land° of the Chaldeans°;
  Be also like male° goats° IIat the head° of the flock°.
  9 “For behold°, I am going to aarouse° and bring° up against° Babylon°
  A horde° of great° nations° from the land° of the north°,
  And they will draw° up [their] battle° lines° against her;
  From there° she will be taken° captive°.
  Their arrows° will be like Ian expert° warrior°
  Who does not return° empty-handed°.
  10IaChaldea° will become° plunder°;
  All° who plunder° her will have° enough°,” declares° the LORD°.

[8] IAnother reading is let them go forth IIOr in front of aIs 48:20; Jr 51:6; Rv 18:4
[9] ISo some mss and versions; M.T. reads a warrior who makes childless aJr 51:1
[10] IOr the Chaldeans aJr 51:24, 35; Ezk 11:24

  11 ¶ “Because° you are glad°, because° you are jubilant°,
  O you who apillage° My heritage°,
  Because° you skip° about° Ilike a threshing° bheifer°
  And neigh° like IIstallions°,
  12 Your amother° Iwill be greatly° ashamed°,
  She who gave° you birth° Iwill be humiliated°.
  Behold°, [she will be] the least° of the nations°,
  A bwilderness°, a parched° land° and a desert°.
  13 “Because° of the indignation° of the LORD° she will anot be inhabited°,
  But she will be bcompletely° desolate°;
  Everyone° who passes° by Babylon° cwill be horrified°
  And will hiss° because° of all° her wounds°.
  14 “Draw° up your battle° lines° against° Babylon° on every° side°,
  All° you who Ibend° the bow°;
  Shoot° at her, do not be sparing° with [your] arrows°,
  For she has asinned° against the LORD°.
  15 “Raise° your battle° cry° against° her on every° side°!
  She has agiven° Iherself° up, her pillars° have fallen°,
  Her bwalls° have been torn° down°.
  For this° is the cvengeance° of the LORD°:
  Take° vengeance° on her;
  dAs she has done° [to others, so] do° to her.
  16 “Cut° off° the asower° from Babylon°
  And the one who wields° the sickle° at the time° of harvest°;
  From before° Ithe bsword° of the oppressor°
  cThey will each° turn° back° to his own people°
  And they will each° flee° to his own land°.

[11] IAnother reading is in the grass IILit mighty ones aJr 12:14 bJr 46:20
[12] IOr has become aJr 15:9 bJr 22:6; 51:43
[13] aJr 34:22 bJr 51:26 cJr 18:16; 49:17
[14] ILit tread (in order to string) aHab 2:8, 17
[15] ILit her hand a1Ch 29:24; 2Ch 30:8; Lm 5:6 bJr 50:44; 51:58 cJr 46:10 dPs 137:8; Rv 18:6
[16] IOr the oppressing sword aJol 1:11 bJr 25:38; 46:16 cIs 13:14

17 ¶ “Israel° is a ascattered° Iflock°, the blions° have driven° [them] away°. The first° one° [who] devoured° him was the cking° of Assyria°, and this° last° one° [who] has broken° his bones° is dNebuchadnezzar° 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 apunished° the king° of Assyria°. 19 And I will abring° Israel° back° to his pasture° and he will graze° on Carmel° and Bashan°, and his Idesire° will be satisfied° in the bhill° 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 athere° will be none°; and for the sins° of Judah°, but they will not be found°; for I will pardon° those bwhom° I leave° as a remnant°.’

[17] ILit sheep aJol 3:2 bJr 2:15; 4:7 c2K 15:19; 17:6; 18:9-13 d2K 24:1, 10-12; 25:1-7
[18] aIs 10:12; Ezk 31:3, 11, 12; Na 3:7, 18, 19
[19] ILit soul aIs 65:10; Jr 31:10; 33:12; Ezk 34:13 bJr 31:6
[20] aIs 43:25; Jr 31:34; Mi 7:19 bIs 1:9

  21 ¶ “Against° the land° of IMerathaim°, go° up against° it,
  And against° the inhabitants° of IIaPekod°.
  Slay° and IIIutterly° destroy° them,” declares° the LORD°,
  “And do° according to all° that I have commanded° you.
  22 “The anoise° of battle° is in the land°,
  And great° destruction°.
  23 “How° the ahammer° of the whole° earth°
  Has been cut° off° and broken°!
  How° Babylon° has become°
  An object° of horror° among the nations°!
  24 “I aset° a snare° for you and you were also° bcaught°, O Babylon°,
  While you yourself° were not aware°;
  You have been found° and also° seized°
  Because° you have engaged° in cconflict° with the LORD°.”
  25 The LORD° has opened° His armory°
  And has brought° forth° the aweapons° of His indignation°,
  For it is a bwork° of the Lord° IGOD° of hosts°
  In the land° of the Chaldeans°.
  26 Come° to her from the Ifarthest° border°;
  aOpen° up her barns°,
  Pile° her up like° heaps°
  And IIbutterly° destroy° her,
  Let nothing° be left° to her.
  27 aPut° all° her young° bulls° to the sword°;
  Let them bgo° down° to the slaughter°!
  Woe° be upon them, for their cday° has come°,
  The time° of their punishment°.

[21] IOr Double Rebellion IIOr Punishment IIILit put under the ban aEzk 23:23
[22] aJr 4:19-21; 51:54-56
[23] aJr 51:20-24
[24] aJr 48:43, 44 bJr 51:31; Dn 5:30, 31 cJb 9:4; 40:2, 9
[25] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD aIs 13:5 bJr 50:15; 51:12, 25, 55
[26] ILit end IILit put under the ban aIs 45:3; Jr 50:10 bIs 14:23
[27] aIs 34:7 bJr 48:10 cPs 37:13; Jr 46:21; 48:44; Ezk 7:7

  28 ¶ There is a asound° of fugitives° and refugees° from the land° of Babylon°,
  To declare° in Zion° the bvengeance° of the LORD° our God°,
  Vengeance° for His ctemple°.

[28] aIs 48:20 bPs 149:6-9; Jr 50:15; 51:10 cLm 1:10; 2:6, 7

  29 ¶ “Summon° Imany° against° Babylon°,
  All° those who IIbend° the bow°:
  Encamp° against° her on every° side°,
  Let there be no° escape°III.
  Repay° her according to her work°;
  aAccording to all° that she has done°, [so] do° to her;
  For she has become° barrogant° against° the LORD°,
  Against° the Holy° One° of Israel°.
  30 “Therefore° her ayoung° men° will fall° in her streets°,
  And all° her men° of war° will be Ibsilenced° in that day°,” declares° the LORD°.
  31 “Behold°, aI am against° you, O Iarrogant° one,”
  Declares° the Lord° IIGOD° of hosts°,
  “For your day° has come°,
  The time° IIIwhen I will punish° you.
  32 “The Iaarrogant° one will stumble° and fall°
  With no° one° to raise° him up;
  And I will bset° fire° to his cities°
  And it will devour° all° his environs°.”

[29] IAnother reading is archers IILit tread (in order to string) IIISome mss add to her aPs 137:8; Jr 50:15; 51:56; 2Th 1:6 bEx 10:3; Jr 49:16; Dn 4:37
[30] IOr made lifeless or destroyed aIs 13:17, 18; Jr 9:21; 18:21; 49:26; 51:4 bJr 51:57
[31] ILit arrogance IIHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD IIIAnother reading is of your punishment aJr 21:13; Na 2:13
[32] ILit arrogance aIs 10:12-15 bJr 21:14; 49:27

  33 ¶ Thus° says° the LORD° of hosts°,
  “The sons° of Israel° are oppressed°,
  And the sons° of Judah° as well°;
  And aall° who took° them captive° have held° them fast°,
  They have refused° to let° them go°.
  34 “Their aRedeemer° is strong°, bthe LORD° of hosts° is His name°;
  He will vigorously° cplead° their case°
  So° that He may dbring° rest° to Ithe earth°,
  But turmoil° to the inhabitants° of Babylon°.
  35 “A asword° against° the Chaldeans°,” declares° the LORD°,
  “And against° the inhabitants° of Babylon°
  And against° her bofficials° and her cwise° men°!
  36 “A sword° against° the aoracle° priests°, and they will become° fools°!
  A sword° against° her bmighty° men°, and they will be Icshattered°!
  37 “A sword° against° Itheir ahorses° and against° Itheir chariots°
  And against° all° the IIbforeigners° who° are in the midst° of her,
  And they will become° cwomen°!
  A sword° against° her treasures°, and they will be plundered°!
  38 “A Iadrought° on her waters°, and they will be dried° up!
  For it is a land° of bidols°,
  And they are mad° over fearsome° idols.

[33] aIs 14:17; 58:6
[34] IOr their land aPv 23:11; Is 43:14; Jr 15:21; 31:11; Rv 18:8 bIs 47:4; Jr 32:18; 51:19 cJr 51:36; Mi 7:9 dIs 14:3-7
[35] aJr 47:6; Ho 11:6 bDn 5:1, 2 cDn 5:7, 8
[36] IOr dismayed aIs 44:25 bJr 49:22 cNa 3:13
[37] ILit his IILit mixed multitude aPs 20:7, 8; Jr 51:21, 22 bJr 25:20; Ezk 30:5 cJr 48:41; 51:30; Na 3:13
[38] IAnother reading is sword aIs 44:27; Jr 51:32, 36; Rv 16:12 bIs 46:1, 6, 7

  39 ¶ “Therefore° the adesert° creatures° will live° [there] along° with the jackals°;
  The ostriches° also will live° in it,
  And it will bnever° again° be inhabited°
  Or dwelt° in from generation° to generation°.
  40 “As when God° overthrew° aSodom°
  And Gomorrah° with its neighbors°,” declares° the LORD°,
  “No° man° will live° there°,
  Nor° will [any] son° of man° reside° in it.

[39] aIs 13:21; 34:14; Rv 18:2 bIs 13:20; Jr 25:12
[40] aGn 19:24, 25; Is 13:19; Jr 49:18; Lk 17:28-30; 2P 2:6; Jde 7

  41 ¶ “Behold°, a people° is coming° afrom the north°,
  And a great° nation° and many° kings°
  Will be aroused° from the remote° parts° of the earth°.
  42 “They aseize° [their] bow° and javelin°;
  They are bcruel° and have° no° mercy°.
  Their cvoice° roars° like the sea°;
  And they ride° on dhorses°,
  eMarshalled° like a man° for the battle°
  Against° you, O daughter° of Babylon°.
  43 “The aking° of Babylon° has heard° the report° about them,
  And his hands° hang° limp°;
  bDistress° has gripped° him,
  Agony° like a woman in childbirth°.

[41] aIs 13:2-5; Jr 6:22; 50:3, 9; 51:27, 28
[42] aJr 6:23 bIs 13:17, 18; 47:6 cIs 5:30 dJr 8:16; 47:3; Hab 1:8 eJr 50:9, 14; Jol 2:5
[43] aJr 51:31 bJr 30:6; 49:24

44 ¶ “aBehold°, one will come° up like a lion° from the Ithicket° of the Jordan° to IIa perennially° watered pasture°; for in an instant° I will make them run° away° from it, and whoever° is bchosen° I will appoint° over° it. For who° is clike° Me, and who° will summon° Me [into court]? And who° then° is the shepherd° who° can dstand° before° Me?” 45 Therefore° hear° the aplan° of the LORD° which° He has planned° against° Babylon°, and His purposes° which° He has purposed° against° the land° of the Chaldeans°: bsurely°° they will drag° them off°, [even] the little° ones° of the flock°; surely°° He will make° their Ipasture° desolate° because° of them. 46 At the Ishout°, “Babylon° has been seized°!” the aearth° is shaken°, and an boutcry° is heard° among the nations°.

[44] ILit pride IIOr an enduring habitation aJr 49:19-21 bNu 16:5 cIs 46:9 dJb 41:10; Jr 30:21
[45] IOr habitation aPs 33:11; Is 14:24; Jr 51:10, 11 bJr 49:20
[46] ILit voice aJr 10:10; 49:21; Ezk 26:18; 31:16 bIs 5:7; 15:5; Jr 46:12; 51:54; Ezk 27:28


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The judgment of Babylon.

1 ¶ The wordº that² the LORDº spakeºª against² Babylonº [and] against² the landº of the Chaldeansº byº Jeremiahº the prophet.º 2 Declareºª ye among the nations,º and publish,ºª and set upºª a standard;º publish,ºª [and] concealºª not:² say,ºª Babylonº is taken,ºª Belº is confounded,ºª Merodachº is broken in pieces;¹ª² her idolsº are confounded,ºª her imagesº are broken in pieces.ºª 3 For² out of the northº² there cometh upºª a nationº against² her, which² shall makeºª² her landº desolate,º and none² shall² dwellºª therein: they shall remove,ºª they shall depart,ºª both manº² and beast.º

[1] Gn 11:31; 2S 23:2; Jb 1:17; Ps 137:8; Is 13:1; 14:4; 21:1; 23:13; 47:1; Jr 25:26; 27:7; 51:1; Hab 2:5; Ac 7:4; 2P 1:21; Rv 18:1.
[2] Ezr 1:7; Ps 64:9; 96:3; Is 12:4; 13:2; 21:9; 37:19; 39:1; 46:1; 48:6; 66:18; Jr 6:18; 31:10; 43:12; 46:14; 50:2, 46; 51:8, 44, 47, 52; 52:31; Dn 1:2; Zp 2:11; Rv 14:6, 8; 18:2.
[3] Gn 6:7; Ex 12:12; Is 13:5, 6, 17, 19, 20; 14:22; Jr 7:20; 21:6; 50:9, 12, 35, 41; 51:8, 11, 25, 27, 37, 48, 62; Zp 1:3; Rv 18:21.

The redemption of Israel.

4 ¶ In those² days,º and in that² time,º saithºª the LORD,º the childrenº of Israelº shall come,ºª they² and the childrenº of Judahº together,º goingºª and weeping:ºª they shall go,¹ª² and seekºª the LORDº their God.º 5 They shall askºª the wayº to Zionº with their facesº thitherward,º [saying], Come,ºª and let us join¹ª ourselves² to² the LORDº in a perpetualº covenantº [that] shall not² be forgotten.ºª 6 My peopleº hath been² lostºª sheep:º their shepherdsºª have caused them to go astray,ºª they have turned them awayºªª¹ [on] the mountains:º they have goneºª from mountainº² to² hill,º they have forgottenºª their restingplace.º 7 All² that foundºª them have devouredºª them: and their adversariesº said,ºª We offendºª not,² because²² they have sinnedºª against the LORD,º the habitationº of justice,º even the LORD,º the hopeº of their fathers.º 8 Removeºª out of the midstº² of Babylon,º and go forthºªªª out of the landº² of the Chaldeans,º and be² as the he goatsº beforeº the flocks.º

[4] Ezr 3:12; Ps 105:4; 126:4; Is 11:12; 14:1; 45:19; 55:6; 63:4; Jr 3:16, 18; 29:12; 30:10; 31:6, 9, 31; 33:6, 7, 15; 50:19, 20, 33; 51:47; Ezk 37:16; 39:25; Ho 1:11; 3:5; Jol 2:12; Zc 8:21; 12:10; Jm 4:9.
[5] Gn 17:7; 2S 23:5; 1K 19:10, 14; Ps 25:8; 84:7; Is 2:3; 35:8; 55:3; 56:6; Jr 6:16; 31:31; 32:40; Mi 4:1; Jn 7:17; Ac 11:23; 2Co 8:5; He 8:6.
[6] Ps 23:2; 32:7; 90:1; 91:1; 116:7; 119:176; So 1:7; Is 30:15; 32:2; 53:6; 56:10; Jr 2:20, 32; 3:6, 23; 10:21; 23:11; 50:17; Ezk 34:4, 6, 14, 25; Zc 11:4; Mt 9:36; 10:6; 15:24; 18:11; Lk 15:4; 1P 2:25.
[7] Ps 22:4; 79:7; 90:1; 91:1; Is 9:12; 47:6; 56:9; Jr 2:3; 12:7; 14:8; 31:23; 40:2; 50:17, 33; Dn 9:6, 16; Zc 1:15; 11:5; 1Ti 1:1.
[8] Nu 16:26; Pv 30:31; Is 48:20; 52:1; Jr 51:6, 45; Zc 2:6; 2Co 6:17; Rv 18:4.

The judgment of Babylon.

9 ¶ For,² lo,² I² will raiseºª and cause to come upºª against² Babylonº an assemblyº of greatº nationsº from the northº country:º² and they shall set themselves in arrayºª against her; from thence²² she shall be taken:ºª their arrowsº [shall be] as of a mightyº expert² man;ª¹ª¹ none² shall returnºª in vain.º 10 And Chaldeaº shall be² a spoil:¹² all² that spoil¹ª² her shall be satisfied,ºª saithºª the LORD.º 11 Because² ye were glad,ºª because² ye rejoiced,ºª O ye destroyersºª of mine heritage,º because² ye are grown fatºª as the heiferº at grass,ºª¹ª and bellowºª as bulls;º 12 Your motherº shall be soreº confounded;ºª she that bareºª you shall be ashamed:ºª behold,² the hindermostº of the nationsº [shall be] a wilderness,º a dry land,º and a desert.º 13 Because of the wrathº² of the LORDº it shall not² be inhabited,ºª but it shall be² wholly² desolate:º every one² that goethºª by² Babylonº shall be astonished,ºª and hissºª at² all² her plagues.º 14 Put yourselves in arrayºª against² Babylonº round about:º all² ye that bendºª the bow,º shootºª at² her, spareºª no² arrows:º for² she hath sinnedºª against the LORD.º 15 Shoutºª against² her round about:º she hath givenºª her hand:º her foundationsº are fallen,ºª her wallsº are thrown down:ºª for² it² [is] the vengeanceº of the LORD:º take vengeanceºª upon her; as² she hath done,ºª doºª unto her. 16 Cut offºª the sowerºª from Babylon,º² and him that handlethºª the sickleº in the timeº of harvest:º for fearº² of the oppressingºª swordº they shall turnºª every oneº to² his people,º and they shall fleeºª every oneº to his own land.º

[9] 2S 1:22; Ezr 1:1; Is 13:2, 17, 18; 21:2; 41:25; 45:1; Jr 15:14; 50:3, 14, 21, 26, 29, 41; 51:1, 11, 27.
[10] Is 33:4, 23; 45:3; Jr 25:12; 27:7; Rv 17:16.
[11] Dt 32:15; Ps 22:12; 74:2; 79:1; 83:1; Pv 17:5; Is 10:6; 47:6; Jr 5:8, 28; 46:21; 50:17, 27; 51:34; Lm 1:21; 2:15; 4:21; Ezk 25:3, 15; 26:2; Ho 10:11; Am 4:1; Ob 1:12; Zc 2:8; 14:1, 12.
[12] Is 13:20; 14:22; 23:13; Jr 25:12, 26; 49:2; 50:35; 51:25, 43, 62; Ga 4:26; Rv 17:5; 18:21.
[13] Jb 27:23; Is 14:4; Jr 18:16; 19:8; 25:12; 49:17; 51:37; Lm 2:15; Hab 2:6; Zp 2:15; Zc 1:15.
[14] 1S 17:20; 2S 10:9; Ps 51:4; Is 5:28; 13:4, 17; Jr 46:9; 49:35; 50:7, 9, 11, 29, 42; 51:2, 11, 27; Hab 2:8, 17; Rv 17:5.
[15] Dt 32:35, 41, 43; Jsh 6:5, 20; Jg 1:6; 1S 15:33; 1Ch 29:24; 2Ch 30:8; Ps 94:1; 137:8; 149:7; Is 59:17; 61:2; 63:4; Jr 46:10; 50:14, 28, 29; 51:6, 11, 14, 25, 36, 44, 58, 64; Lm 5:6; Ezk 17:18; 21:22; Na 1:2; Mt 7:2; Lk 21:22; Ro 3:5; 12:19; 2Th 1:8; Jm 2:13; Rv 16:6; 18:6; 19:2.
[16] Is 13:14; Jr 46:16; 51:9, 23; Jol 1:11; Am 5:16.

The redemption of Israel.

17 ¶ Israelº [is] a scatteredºª sheep;º the lionsº have driven [him] away:ºª firstº the kingº of Assyriaº hath devouredºª him; and lastº this² Nebuchadrezzarº kingº of Babylonº hath broken his bones.ºª 18 Therefore² thus² saithºª the LORDº of hosts,º the Godº of Israel;º Behold,² I will punishºª² the kingº of Babylonº and his land,º as² I have punishedºª² the kingº of Assyria.º 19 And I will bringºª² Israelº again¹ª to² his habitation,º and he shall feedºª on Carmelº and Bashan,º and his soulº shall be satisfiedºª upon mountº Ephraimº and Gilead.º 20 In those² days,º and in that² time,º saithºª the LORD,º² the iniquityº of Israelº shall be sought for,ºª and [there shall be] none;² and the sinsº of Judah,º and they shall not² be found:ºª for² I will pardonºª them whom² I reserve.ºª

[17] 2K 15:29; 17:6; 18:9; 24:1; 2Ch 28:20; 32:1; 33:11; 36:1; Is 7:17; 8:7; 10:5; 36:1; 47:6; Jr 2:15; 5:6; 23:1; 39:1; 49:19; 50:6; 51:34, 38; 52:1; Ezk 34:5, 12; Dn 6:24; Jol 3:2; Mt 9:36; Lk 15:4; Jn 10:10; 1P 2:25.
[18] Is 37:36; Ezk 31:3; Na 1:1; Zp 2:13.
[19] Nu 32:1; Jsh 17:15; So 6:5; Is 33:9; 35:2; 65:9, 10; Jr 3:18; 23:3; 24:6; 30:10, 18; 31:6, 8, 14, 25; 32:37; 33:7; 50:4; Ezk 11:17; 34:13; 36:24, 33; 37:21; 38:8; 39:25; Am 9:14; Ob 1:17, 19; Mi 7:14, 18.
[20] Nu 23:21; Ps 103:12; Is 1:9; 11:1; 43:25; 44:22; Jr 31:34; 33:15; 44:14; 50:4; Mi 7:19; Ac 3:19, 26; Ro 5:16; 6:13; 8:33; 11:6, 26; He 8:10; 10:17; 2P 3:15.

The judgment of Babylon.

21 ¶ Go upºª against² the landº of Merathaim,º [even] against² it, and against² the inhabitantsºª of Pekod:º wasteºª and utterly destroyºª afterº them, saithºª the LORD,º and doºª according to all² that² I have commandedºª thee. 22 A soundº of battleº [is] in the land,º and of greatº destruction.º 23 How² is the hammerº of the whole² earthº cut asunderºª and broken!ºª how² is Babylonº become² a desolationº among the nations!º 24 I have laid a snareºª for thee, and thou art also² taken,ºª O Babylon,º and thou² wast not² aware:ºª thou art found,ºª and also² caught,ºª because² thou hast strivenºª against the LORD.º 25 The LORDº hath openedºª² his armoury,º and hath brought forthºª² the weaponsº of his indignation:º for² this² [is] the workº of the Lordº GODº of hostsº in the landº of the Chaldeans.º 26 Comeºª against her from the utmost border,º² openºª her storehouses:º cast her upºª as heaps,º and destroy² her utterly:¹ª let nothing² of her be² left.º 27 Slayºª all² her bullocks;º let them go downºª to the slaughter:º woeº unto² them! for² their dayº is come,ºª the timeº of their visitation.º 28 The voiceº of them that fleeºª and escape² out¹ of the landº² of Babylon,º to declareºª in Zionº² the vengeanceº of the LORDº our God,º the vengeanceº of his temple.º 29 Call togetherºª the archersº against² Babylon:º all² ye that bendºª the bow,º campºª against² it round about;º let² none² thereof escape:º recompenseºª her according to her work;º according to all² that² she hath done,ºª doºª unto her: for² she hath been proudºª against² the LORD,º against² the Holy Oneº of Israel.º 30 Therefore² shall her young menº fallºª in the streets,º and all² her men¹² of warº shall be cut offºª in that² day,º saithºª the LORD.º 31 Behold,² I [am] against² thee, [O thou] most proud,º saithºª the Lordº GODº of hosts:º for² thy dayº is come,ºª the timeº [that] I will visitºª thee. 32 And the most proudº shall stumbleºª and fall,ºª and none² shall raise him up:ºª and I will kindleºª a fireº in his cities,º and it shall devourºª all² round aboutº him.

[21] Nu 31:14; 1S 15:3, 11; 2S 16:11; 2K 18:25; 2Ch 36:23; Is 10:6; 44:28; 48:14; Jr 34:22; 48:10; 50:3, 9, 15; Ezk 23:23.
[22] Is 21:2; Jr 4:19; 51:54.
[23] Is 14:4, 12; Jr 51:20; Rv 18:16.
[24] Ex 10:3; Jb 9:4; 40:2, 9; Ec 9:12; Is 13:11; 21:3; 45:9; Jr 51:8, 31, 57; Dn 5:30; 2Th 2:4; Rv 18:7.
[25] Ps 45:3, 5; Is 13:2, 17; 14:22; 21:7; 46:10; 48:14; Jr 50:15, 35; 51:11, 12, 20, 25, 55; Am 3:6; Rv 18:8.
[26] Is 5:26; 10:6; 14:23; 25:10; 45:3; 63:3; Jr 50:10, 13, 15, 23, 41; 51:25, 27, 44, 64; Mi 7:10; Rv 14:19; 18:21; 19:15.
[27] Ps 22:12; 37:13; Is 34:7; Jr 27:7; 46:21; 48:44; 50:11, 31; Lm 1:21; Ezk 7:5; 39:17; Rv 16:17; 18:10; 19:17.
[28] Ps 149:6; Is 48:20; Jr 50:15; 51:10, 50; Lm 1:10; 2:6; Dn 5:3, 23; Zc 12:2.
[29] Ex 10:3; Ps 137:8; Is 14:13; 37:23; 47:10; Jr 50:9, 14, 15, 24, 26, 32; 51:56; Dn 4:37; 5:23; 11:36; 2Th 2:4; Rv 13:5; 16:6; 18:6.
[30] Is 13:15; Jr 9:21; 18:21; 48:15; 49:26; 50:36; 51:3, 56; Rv 6:15; 19:18.
[31] Jb 40:11; Jr 21:13; 48:29; 49:16; 50:27, 29, 32; 51:25; Ezk 5:8; 29:3, 9; 38:3; 39:1; Dn 4:30; Na 2:13; 3:5; Hab 2:4; Jm 4:6; 1P 5:5.
[32] Dt 32:22; Pv 16:18; 18:12; Is 10:12; 14:13; Jr 21:14; 49:27; 51:26, 64; Ezk 28:2; Dn 5:20, 23; Am 1:4, 7, 10, 12, 14; 2:2, 5; Rv 18:8.

The redemption of Israel.

33 ¶ Thus² saithºª the LORDº of hosts;º The childrenº of Israelº and the childrenº of Judahº [were] oppressedºª together:º and all² that took them captivesºª held them fast;ºª they refusedºª to let them go.ºª 34 Their Redeemerºª [is] strong;º the LORDº of hostsº [is] his name:º he shall throughly¹ª pleadºª² their cause,º that² he may give restºª² to the land,º and disquietºª the inhabitantsºª of Babylon.º

[33] Ex 5:2; 8:2; 9:2, 17; Is 14:17; 47:6; 49:24; 51:23; 52:4; 58:6; Jr 34:15; 50:7, 17; 51:34; Zc 1:15.
[34] Ex 6:6; Ps 35:1; 43:1; Pv 22:23; 23:11; Is 14:3; 41:14; 43:14; 44:6, 23; 47:4; 51:22; 54:5; Jr 51:36; Mi 4:10; 7:9; 2Th 1:6; Rv 18:8; 19:1.

The judgment of Babylon.

35 ¶ A swordº [is] upon² the Chaldeans,º saithºª the LORD,º and upon² the inhabitantsºª of Babylon,º and upon² her princes,º and upon² her wiseº [men]. 36 A swordº [is] upon² the liars;º and they shall dote:ºª a swordº [is] upon² her mighty men;º and they shall be dismayed.ºª 37 A swordº [is] upon² their horses,º and upon² their chariots,º and upon² all² the mingled people¹² that² [are] in the midstº of her; and they shall become² as women:º a swordº [is] upon² her treasures;º and they shall be robbed.ºª 38 A droughtº [is] upon² her waters;º and they shall be dried up:ºª for² it [is] the landº of graven images,º and they² are madºª upon [their] idols.º 39 Therefore² the wild beasts of the desertº with² the wild beasts of the islandsº shall dwellºª [there], and the owlsºº shall dwellºª therein: and it shall be no² more² inhabitedºª for ever;º neither² shall it be dwelt¹ª in² from² generationº to generation.º 40 As Godº overthrewº² Sodomº and Gomorrahº and the neighbourº [cities] thereof, saithºª the LORD;º [so] shall no² manº abideºª there,² neither² shall any sonº of manº dwellºª therein. 41 Behold,² a peopleº shall comeºª from the north,º² and a greatº nation,º and manyº kingsº shall be raised upºª from the coastsº² of the earth.º 42 They shall holdºª the bowº and the lance:º they² [are] cruel,º and will not² shew mercy:ºª their voiceº shall roarºª like the sea,º and they shall rideºª upon² horses,º [every one] put in array,ºª like a manº to the battle,º against² thee, O daughterº of Babylon.º 43 The kingº of Babylonº hath heardºª² the reportº of them, and his handsº waxed feeble:ºª anguishº took holdºª of him, [and] pangsº as of a woman in travail.ºª 44 Behold,² he shall come upºª like a lionº from the swellingº² of Jordanº unto² the habitationº of the strong:º but² I will make¹ª them suddenlyºª run awayºªªª from²² her: and who² [is] a chosenºª [man, that] I may appointºª over² her? for² who² [is] like me?² and who² will appoint me the time?ºª and who² [is] that² shepherdºª that² will standºª beforeº me? 45 Therefore² hearºª ye the counselº of the LORD,º that² he hath takenºª against² Babylon;º and his purposes,º that² he hath purposedºª against² the landº of the Chaldeans:º Surely²² the leastº of the flockº shall draw them out:ºª surely²² he shall make [their] habitationº desolateºª with² them. 46 At the noiseº² of the takingºª of Babylonº the earthº is moved,ºª and the cryº is heardºª among the nations.º

[35] Lv 26:25; Is 19:11; 29:14; 41:25; 44:25; 47:13; 66:16; Jr 8:9; 10:7; 47:6; 50:27, 30; 51:39, 57; Ezk 14:2; Dn 5:1, 7, 30; Ho 11:6; Zc 11:17.
[36] 2S 15:31; 17:14; 2Ch 25:16; Is 43:14; 44:25; 47:10; Jr 48:30; 49:22; 50:30; 51:23, 30, 32; Na 2:8; 3:7, 13, 17; 2Th 2:9; 1Ti 4:2; 6:4; Rv 19:20; 21:8; 22:15.
[37] Ps 20:7; 46:9; 76:6; Is 19:16; 45:3; Jr 25:20, 24; 48:41; 50:26; 51:21, 30; Ezk 30:5; 39:20; Na 2:2, 13; 3:13; Hg 2:22.
[38] Is 44:25, 27; 46:1; Jr 50:2, 12; 51:7, 32, 44, 47, 52; Dn 3:1; 5:4; Hab 2:18; Ac 17:16; Rv 16:12; 17:5, 15.
[39] Is 13:20; 14:23; 34:11; Jr 25:12; 50:12; 51:26, 37, 43, 62; Rv 18:2, 21.
[40] Gn 19:24; Dt 29:23; Is 1:9; 13:19; Jr 49:18; 51:26; Ho 11:8; Am 4:11; Zp 2:9; Lk 17:28; 2P 2:6; Jde 1:7; Rv 11:8; 18:8.
[41] Is 13:2, 17; Jr 6:22; 25:14; 50:2, 9; 51:1, 11, 27; Rv 17:16.
[42] Ps 46:2, 6; 74:20; 137:8; Is 5:28, 30; 13:17; 14:6; 47:6; Jr 6:22; 8:16; 47:3; Hab 1:6, 8; Jm 2:13; Rv 16:6; 19:14.
[43] Is 13:6; 21:3; Jr 49:22, 24; 51:31; Dn 5:5.
[44] Ex 15:11; Jb 41:10; Ps 89:6, 8; Is 40:18, 25; 41:25; 43:10; 46:11; Jr 25:38; 49:19.
[45] Ps 33:10; Is 13:18; 14:24; 46:10; Jr 37:10; 49:20; 51:10; Ac 4:28; Ep 1:11; Rv 17:16.
[46] Is 14:9; Jr 49:21; Ezk 26:18; 31:16; 32:10; Rv 18:9.


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