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The word that Jehovah
spake concerning
Babylon ,
concerning
the land of the Chaldeans ,
by Jeremiah the prophet.
The word that the
LORD
spake against
Babylon and
against
the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet.
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
.
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
.
For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they are
fled
, they are
gone
, both man and beast.
For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall
remove
, they shall
depart
, both man and beast.
In those days, and in that time, saith Jehovah
, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together ;
they shall go on
their
way
weeping
, and shall
seek Jehovah
their God.
In those days, and in that time, saith the
LORD
, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together ,
going
and
weeping:
they shall go, and seek the
LORD
their God.
They shall inquire
concerning
Zion with their faces thitherward, `
saying '
, Come ye
, and join yourselves
to Jehovah
in an
everlasting
covenant that shall not be forgotten.
They shall ask
the
way
to
Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let
us
join ourselves
to the
LORD
in a
perpetual
covenant that shall not be forgotten.
My people have
been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray ;
they have turned them away on the mountains ;
they have gone from mountain to hill ;
they have forgotten their resting-place
.
My people hath
been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray ,
they have turned them away on the mountains :
they have gone from mountain to hill ,
they have forgotten their restingplace
.
All that found them have devoured them ;
and their adversaries said, We are
not guilty
, because they have sinned against Jehovah
, the habitation of righteousness
, even Jehovah
, the hope of their fathers.
All that found them have devoured them :
and their adversaries said, We offend
not, because they have sinned against the
LORD
, the habitation of justice
, even the
LORD
, the hope of their fathers.
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.
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.
For, lo, I will stir
up
and cause to come up against Babylon a
company
of great nations from the north country ;
and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of an
expert
mighty man; none shall return in vain.
For, lo, I will raise
and cause to come up against Babylon an
assembly
of great nations from the north country :
and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a
mighty expert
man; none shall return in vain.
And Chaldea shall be a prey
: all that prey
upon
her shall be satisfied, saith Jehovah
.
And Chaldea shall be a spoil
: all that spoil
her shall be satisfied, saith the
LORD
.
Because ye are
glad, because ye rejoice
, O ye that
plunder
my
heritage, because ye are wanton
as a
heifer
that
treadeth
out
`
the grain'
, and neigh
as strong
horses
;
Because ye were
glad, because ye rejoiced
, O ye destroyers
of
mine
heritage, because ye are grown
fat
as the heifer
at
grass
, and bellow
as bulls
;
your mother shall be utterly
put
to
shame
; she that bare you shall be confounded
: behold, she
shall
be
the hindermost of the nations ,
a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.
Your mother shall be sore
confounded
; she that bare you shall be ashamed
: behold, the hindermost of the nations shall
be
a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.
Because of the wrath of Jehovah
she
shall not be inhabited, but she
shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.
Because of the wrath of the
LORD
it
shall not be inhabited, but it
shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.
Set
yourselves in array against Babylon round about ,
all ye that bend the bow ;
shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against Jehovah
.
Put
yourselves in array against Babylon round about :
all ye that bend the bow ,
shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the
LORD
.
Shout against her round about: she hath submitted
herself;
her bulwarks
are fallen, her walls are thrown down ;
for it is the vengeance of Jehovah
: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.
Shout against her round about: she hath given
her hand:
her
foundations
are fallen, her walls are thrown down :
for it is the vengeance of the
LORD
: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.
Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.
Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.
Israel is a hunted
sheep; the lions have driven him away: first ,
the king of Assyria devoured him; and now
at
last Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.
Israel is a scattered
sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath
devoured him; and last this
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.
Therefore thus saith Jehovah
of hosts, the God of Israel :
Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria.
Therefore thus saith the
LORD
of hosts, the God of Israel ;
Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria.
And I will bring Israel again to his pasture
, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon the
hills
of
Ephraim and in
Gilead.
And I will bring Israel again to his habitation
, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount
Ephraim and Gilead.
In those days, and in that time, saith Jehovah
, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I leave
as
a
remnant
.
In those days, and in that time, saith the
LORD
, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve
.
Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: slay
and utterly destroy after them, saith Jehovah
, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.
Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste
and utterly destroy after them, saith the
LORD
, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.
A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
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
.
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
.
Jehovah
hath opened his armory
, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation ;
for the Lord ,
Jehovah
of hosts ,
hath
a
work
`to
do'
in the land of the Chaldeans.
The
LORD
hath opened his armoury
, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation :
for this
is
the work
of
the
Lord GOD
of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.
Come against her from the utmost border ;
open her store-houses;
cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly ;
let nothing of her be left.
Come against her from the utmost border ,
open her storehouses:
cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly :
let nothing of her be left.
Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of Jehovah
our God, the vengeance of his temple.
The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the
LORD
our God, the vengeance of his temple.
Call together the archers against Babylon ,
all them
that bend the bow ;
encamp
against her
round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her ;
for she hath been proud against Jehovah
, against the Holy One of Israel.
Call together the archers against Babylon :
all ye
that bend the bow ,
camp
against it
round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her :
for she hath been proud against the
LORD
, against the Holy One of Israel.
Therefore shall her young men fall in her
streets, and all her men of war shall be brought
to
silence
in that day, saith Jehovah
.
Therefore shall her young men fall in the
streets, and all her men of war shall be cut
off
in that day, saith the
LORD
.
Behold, I am against thee, O thou proud one
, saith the Lord ,
Jehovah
of hosts ;
for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee.
Behold, I am against thee, O thou most
proud, saith the Lord GOD
of hosts :
for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee.
And the proud one
shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up ;
and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all that
are
round about him.
And the most
proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up :
and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him.
Thus saith Jehovah
of hosts :
The children of Israel and the children of Judah are
oppressed together ;
and all that took them captive
hold
them fast; they refuse
to let them go.
Thus saith the
LORD
of hosts ;
The children of Israel and the children of Judah were
oppressed together :
and all that took them captives
held
them fast; they refused
to let them go.
Their Redeemer is strong; Jehovah
of hosts is his name: he will
thoroughly
plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth
, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
Their Redeemer is strong; the
LORD
of hosts is his name: he shall
throughly
plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land
, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith Jehovah
, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men.
A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the
LORD
, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men.
A sword is upon the boasters,
and they shall become
fools;
a sword is upon her mighty men ,
and they shall be dismayed.
A sword is upon the liars;
and they shall dote:
a sword is upon her mighty men ;
and they shall be dismayed.
A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures ,
and they shall be robbed.
A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures ;
and they shall be robbed.
A drought is upon her waters ,
and they shall be dried up ;
for it is a
land of graven images, and they are mad over
idols.
A drought is upon her waters ;
and they shall be dried up :
for it is the
land of graven images, and they are mad upon
their
idols.
Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wolves
shall dwell there, and the ostriches
shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild
beasts
of
the
islands
shall dwell there, and the owls
shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
As when
God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbor
cities thereof, saith Jehovah,
so shall no man dwell
there, neither shall any son of man sojourn
therein.
As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour
cities thereof, saith the
LORD;
so shall no man abide
there, neither shall any son of man dwell
therein.
Behold, a people cometh
from the north ;
and a great nation and many kings shall be stirred
up from the uttermost
parts
of the earth.
Behold, a people shall
come
from the north ,
and a great nation ,
and many kings shall be raised
up from the coasts
of the earth.
They lay
hold on
bow and spear;
they are cruel, and have
no
mercy ;
their voice roareth
like the sea ;
and they ride upon horses, every one set
in array, as
a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.
They shall
hold the
bow and the
lance:
they are cruel, and will
not
shew
mercy :
their voice shall
roar
like the sea ,
and they shall
ride upon horses, every one put
in array, like
a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.
The king of Babylon hath heard the tidings
of them, and his hands wax
feeble: anguish hath
taken
hold of him, `
and '
pangs as of a woman in travail.
The king of Babylon hath heard the report
of them, and his hands waxed
feeble: anguish took
hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail.
Behold, `the
enemy'
shall come up like a lion from the pride
of the
Jordan against
the strong
habitation: for
I will suddenly
make them run away from it;
and whoso
is chosen, him
will
I appoint over it:
for who is like me? and who will appoint me a
time? and who is the
shepherd that can
stand before me?
Behold, he
shall come up like a lion from the swelling
of Jordan unto
the habitation of
the
strong
: but
I will make them suddenly
run away from her:
and who
is a
chosen man
, that
I may
appoint over her?
for who is like me? and who will appoint me the
time? and who is that
shepherd that will
stand before me?
Therefore hear ye the counsel of Jehovah
, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely they
shall
drag
them
away,
`even'
the little
ones
of the flock ;
surely he shall make their habitation desolate over
them.
Therefore hear ye the counsel of the
LORD
, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least
of the flock shall
draw
them
out:
surely he shall make their habitation desolate with
them.
At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth trembleth
, and the cry is heard among the nations.
At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is
moved
, and the cry is heard among the nations.
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