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This
is
the word that the
LORD
spoke
through
Jeremiah
the
prophet
concerning Babylon and
the land of the Chaldeans :
The word that Jehovah
spake
concerning Babylon ,
concerning
the land of the Chaldeans ,
by
Jeremiah
the
prophet.
“Announce
and
declare to
the nations ;
lift
up a banner
and
proclaim
it
; hold
nothing
back
when
you
say, ‘
Babylon is captured;
Bel is put to shame ;
Marduk
is
shattered
, her images are disgraced
, her idols are broken
in
pieces
. ’
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
.
For a
nation
from
the north will
come
against her ;
it
will
make her land a
desolation.
No
one
will
live
in
it;
both man and beast will
flee
. ”
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.
“
In those days and at
that time, declares
the
LORD
, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will
come
together ,
weeping
as
they come
, and will
seek the
LORD
their God.
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.
They will
ask
the
way
to
Zion and
turn
their faces toward
it.
They
will
come and join themselves
to the
LORD
in an everlasting covenant that will
never
be forgotten.
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.
My people are
lost sheep ;
their shepherds have led
them astray ,
causing
them to
roam
the mountains .
They have wandered
from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place.
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.
All who
found them devoured them ,
and their enemies
said, ‘
We are not guilty, for
they have sinned against the
LORD,
their
true
pasture
, the LORD
, the hope of their fathers. ’
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.
Flee from
the midst of Babylon ;
depart
from
the land of the Chaldeans ;
be like
the he-goats that
lead
the flock
.
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
.
For behold
, I stir up and bring
against Babylon an
assembly
of great nations from the land
of
the
north .
They will
line
up
against her; from the
north
she will
be captured.
Their arrows will
be like
skilled
warriors
who
do
not
return empty-handed
.
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
.
Chaldea will
be plundered;
all who
plunder
her will
have
their
fill
, ”
declares
the
LORD
.
And
Chaldea shall
be a
prey:
all that
prey
upon
her shall
be
satisfied
, saith
Jehovah
.
“
Because you
rejoice
, because you
sing
in
triumph—
you
who
plunder My inheritance—
because you
frolic
like
a heifer treading
grain and neigh like
stallions,
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;
your mother will
be greatly
ashamed
; she who
bore
you will
be disgraced.
Behold, she will
be the least
of the nations, a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.
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.
Because of the wrath of the
LORD,
she will
not be inhabited ;
she will
become
completely
desolate .
All
who
pass
through
Babylon will
be horrified
and will
hiss at all her wounds
.
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
.
Line
up
in formation
around
Babylon, all you
who
draw
the bow !
Shoot at her !
Spare no arrows !
For she has
sinned against the
LORD
.
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
.
Raise
a
war
cry
against her on
every
side!
She has
thrown
up
her
hands
in
surrender
; her towers
have
fallen ;
her walls are torn
down .
Since
this
is the vengeance of the
LORD,
take out
your
vengeance upon her; as she has
done, do the
same
to
her.
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.
Cut off the sower from Babylon, and the
one
who
wields
the sickle at
harvest
time.
In the face
of the oppressor’s
sword ,
each
will
turn to his own
people, each
will
flee 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 scattered
flock,
chased
away
by
lions.
The first
to
devour
him was
the king of Assyria; the
last to
crush
his
bones
was
Nebuchadnezzar
king of Babylon. ”
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
.
Therefore this
is
what
the
LORD
of Hosts, the God of Israel ,
says
: “
I will punish the king of Babylon and his land as I punished the king of Assyria.
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.
I will return
Israel to his pasture, and he will
graze
on Carmel and Bashan ;
his soul will
be satisfied on
the hills of Ephraim and Gilead.
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.
In those days and at
that time, declares
the
LORD
, a
search
will
be made
for Israel’s
guilt
, but
there will
be none ,
and for
Judah’s
sins, but
they will
not be found ;
for I will forgive
the
remnant
I preserve
.
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
.
Go up against the land of Merathaim, and against the residents
of Pekod .
Kill
them
and devote
them to
destruction.
Do all that I have commanded you,”
declares
the
LORD
.
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
.
“The
noise
of battle is in the land —
the
noise
of great destruction.
A
sound
of battle is in the land ,
and
of great destruction.
How the hammer of the whole earth lies
broken
and shattered
! What
a
horror
Babylon has
become 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 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
.
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
.
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.
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.
Come against her from the farthest
border .
Break
open her granaries
; pile
her up like
mounds
of
grain.
Devote
her to
destruction
; leave
her no
survivors
.
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
.
Kill
all her young
bulls
; let them go down to the slaughter .
Woe to
them ,
for their day has
come —
the time of their punishment
.
Slay
all her bullocks
; let them go down to the slaughter :
woe unto
them !
for their day is
come ,
the time of their visitation
.
Listen
to
the fugitives
and refugees
from
the land of Babylon, declaring
in Zion the vengeance of the
LORD
our God, the vengeance for
His temple.
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.
Summon
the archers against Babylon, all who
string
the bow .
Encamp all
around
her; let no
one
escape .
Repay
her according to her deeds
; do
to her
as
she has
done .
For she has
defied
the
LORD
, the Holy One of Israel.
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.
Therefore ,
her young men will
fall in the
streets, and all her warriors
will
be silenced
in that day, ”
declares
the
LORD
.
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
.
“
Behold, I am against you
, O arrogant
one, ”
declares
the Lord GOD
of Hosts ,
“
for your
day has
come, the time when
I will punish
you
.
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
.
The arrogant
one will
stumble and fall with
no
one
to
pick
him up .
And I will kindle a fire in his cities to
consume
all those
around
him. ”
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.
This
is
what
the
LORD
of Hosts says
: “
The sons
of Israel are
oppressed,
and the sons
of Judah as
well.
All their
captors
hold them fast ,
refusing
to release
them.
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
.
Their Redeemer is strong; the
LORD
of Hosts is His name .
He will fervently
plead their case
so
that He may bring
rest to the earth, but
turmoil
to
those
who
live
in
Babylon.
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.
A sword is against
the Chaldeans, declares
the
LORD
, against
those
who
live
in
Babylon, and against
her officials
and wise men.
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 against
her
false
prophets
, and they will
become fools .
A sword is against
her warriors
, and they will
be filled
with
terror
.
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 against
her
horses and chariots and against
all the foreigners
in her
midst ,
and they will
become like
women .
A sword is against
her treasuries
, and they will
be plundered
.
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 will
be dried up .
For it is a land of graven images, and the
people
go
mad over idols.
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.
So
the desert creatures
and
hyenas
will
live
there and ostriches will
dwell there.
It will
never
again
be inhabited or
lived
in from generation to generation.
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.
As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along
with
their
neighbors,”
declares
the LORD
, “
no one
will
dwell there ;
no
man will
abide
there
.
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
.
Behold, an
army
is
coming
from the north; a great nation and many kings are
stirred up from the ends
of the earth.
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.
They grasp
the
bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless.
Their voice roars
like the sea ,
and they ride upon horses, lined
up
like
men
in formation
against you
, O Daughter of Babylon.
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.
The king of Babylon has
heard the report
, and his hands hang
limp.
Anguish has
gripped
him, pain
like
that
of a woman in labor
.
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
.
Behold, one
will
come up like a lion from the thickets
of the Jordan to
the watered
pasture.
For in
an
instant
I will chase
Babylon
from her
land.
Who
is the
chosen one
I
will appoint for
this?
For who is like Me ,
and who can
challenge
Me? What
shepherd can stand against
Me? ”
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?
Therefore hear the plans
that the
LORD
has
drawn
up
against Babylon and the
strategies
He has
devised
against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the little ones of the flock will
be
dragged
away
; certainly
their pasture
will
be
made
desolate because
of
them.
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.
At the sound
of Babylon’s
capture
the earth will
quake;
a
cry will
be
heard among the nations.
At the noise
of the taking
of
Babylon
the
earth trembleth,
and
the
cry is
heard among the nations.
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