Isaiah 21:2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 A harsh vision has been announced to me:
“The traitor betrays,
the despoiler spoils.(A)
Go up, O Elam; besiege, O Media;[a]
put an end to all its groaning!”(B)
Footnotes
- 21:2 Elam…Media: nations which, under the leadership of Cyrus, captured Babylon in 539 B.C. End to all its groaning: those who were captive of Babylon will be freed.
Jeremiah 51:11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
11 Sharpen the arrows,
fill the quivers;
The Lord has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes,[a]
for his resolve is Babylon’s destruction.
Yes, it is retribution from the Lord,
retribution for his temple.(A)
Footnotes
- 51:11 Kings of the Medes: the Medes and the Persians lived in the area known today as Iran.
Jeremiah 51:28
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
28 Dedicate nations for war against her:
the king of the Medes,
Its governors and all its officers,
every land in its domain.
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