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The word that the LORD spake
against
Babylon and against
the land of the Chaldeans by
Jeremiah
the
prophet.
This
is
the word that the LORD spoke
through
Jeremiah
the
prophet
concerning
Babylon and the land of the Chaldeans :
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.
“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. ’
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.
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
. ”
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.
“
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.
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.
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.
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
.
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
.
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.
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. ’
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
.
Flee
from
the midst of Babylon ;
depart
from
the land of the Chaldeans ;
be like
the he -
goats that
lead
the flock
.
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
.
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
.
And
Chaldea shall
be a
spoil:
all that
spoil
her shall
be
satisfied
, saith
the LORD.
Chaldea will
be plundered;
all who
plunder
her will
have
their
fill
, ”
declares
the LORD.
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;
“
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,
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.
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.
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
.
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
.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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
.
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. ”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
A
sound
of battle is in the land ,
and
of great destruction.
“The
noise
of battle is in the land —
the
noise
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 the hammer of the whole earth lies
broken and
shattered
! What
a
horror
Babylon has
become 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
the LORD.
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.
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.
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.
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
.
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
.
Slay
all her bullocks
; let them go down to the slaughter :
woe unto
them !
for their day is
come ,
the time of their visitation
.
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
.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Therefore ,
her young men will
fall in the streets, and all her warriors
will
be silenced
in that day, ”
declares
the LORD.
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
.
“
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
.
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.
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. ”
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
.
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.
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.
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.
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 against
the Chaldeans, declares
the LORD, against
those
who
live
in
Babylon, and against
her officials
and wise men.
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 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
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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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
.
As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along
with
their
neighbors
, ”
declares
the LORD ,
“no
one
will
dwell
there
; no man will
abide there.
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.
Behold, an
army
is
coming
from the north ;
a great nation and many kings are
stirred
up from the ends
of the earth.
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.
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.
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
.
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
.
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?
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? ”
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.
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.
At the noise
of
the
taking
of Babylon
the earth is
moved,
and
the
cry is
heard among the nations.
At the sound
of Babylon’s
capture
the earth will
quake;
a
cry will
be
heard among the nations.
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