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The word that Yahweh
spoke
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 you
among the nations and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and don't
conceal: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is disappointed
, Merodach is dismayed
; her images
are disappointed
, 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 comes
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 animal
.
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, says
Yahweh
, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together ;
they shall go on
their
way
weeping
, and shall
seek Yahweh
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 turned
toward
it
, [
saying ]
, Come you
, and join yourselves
to Yahweh
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 who
found them have devoured them ;
and their adversaries said, We are
not guilty
, because they have sinned against Yahweh
, the habitation of righteousness
, even Yahweh
, 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 male
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, behold
, 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 there
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.
Chaldea shall be a prey
: all who
prey
on
her shall be satisfied, says
Yahweh
.
And
Chaldea shall be a spoil
: all that
spoil
her shall be satisfied, saith
the
LORD
.
Because you
are
glad, because you
rejoice
, O you
who
plunder
my
heritage, because you
are wanton
as a
heifer
that
treads
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
disappointed
; she who
bore
you shall be confounded
: behold, she
shall
be
the least
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 Yahweh
she
shall not be inhabited, but she
shall be wholly desolate: everyone
who
goes
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 you
who
bend the bow ;
shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she has
sinned against Yahweh
.
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 has
submitted
herself;
her bulwarks
are fallen, her walls are thrown down ;
for it is the vengeance of Yahweh
: take vengeance on
her; as she has
done, do to
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 who
handles
the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn everyone
to his people, and they shall flee everyone
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 has
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 says
Yahweh
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.
I will bring Israel again to his pasture
, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied on
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, says
Yahweh
, 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: kill
and utterly destroy after them, says
Yahweh
, and do according to all that I have commanded you
.
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 apart
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 you
, and you
are
also taken, Babylon, and you
weren't
aware: you
are
found, and also caught, because you
have
striven against Yahweh
.
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
.
Yahweh
has
opened his armory
, and has
brought forth the weapons of his indignation ;
for the Lord ,
Yahweh
of Hosts ,
has
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.
Kill
all her bulls
; let them go down to the slaughter: woe to
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 those
who
flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of Yahweh
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 those
who
bend the bow ;
encamp
against her
round about; let none of
it
escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she has
done, do to
her ;
for she has
been proud against Yahweh
, 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, says
Yahweh
.
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 you
, you
proud one
, says
the Lord ,
Yahweh
of Hosts ;
for your
day is come, the time that I will visit you
.
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
.
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 who
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 says
Yahweh
of hosts :
The children of Israel and the children of Judah are
oppressed together ;
and all who
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; Yahweh
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 on
the Chaldeans, says
Yahweh
, and on
the inhabitants of Babylon, and on
her princes, and on
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 on
the boasters,
and they shall become
fools;
a sword is on
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 on
their horses, and on
their chariots, and on
all the mixed
people who
are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is on
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 on
her waters ,
and they shall be dried up ;
for it is a
land of engraved
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 animals
of the desert with the wolves
shall dwell there, and the ostriches
shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited forever
; neither shall it be lived
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 of
it,
says
Yahweh
, 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 comes
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 roars
like the sea ;
and they ride on
horses, everyone
set
in array, as
a man to the battle, against you
, 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 has
heard the news
of them, and his hands wax
feeble: anguish has
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 whoever
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 who
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 the counsel of Yahweh
, that he has
taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he has
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 trembles
, 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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