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35 A sword against the Chaldeans, says the Lord,
    and against the inhabitants of Babylon,
    and against her officials and her sages!
36 A sword against the diviners,
    so that they may become fools!
A sword against her warriors,
    so that they may be destroyed!
37 A sword against her[a] horses and against her[b] chariots,
    and against all the foreign troops in her midst,
    so that they may become women!
A sword against all her treasures,
    that they may be plundered!

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 50:37 Cn: Heb his
  2. Jeremiah 50:37 Cn: Heb his

35 “A sword(A) against the Babylonians!”(B)
    declares the Lord
“against those who live in Babylon
    and against her officials and wise(C) men!
36 A sword against her false prophets!
    They will become fools.
A sword against her warriors!(D)
    They will be filled with terror.(E)
37 A sword against her horses and chariots(F)
    and all the foreigners in her ranks!
    They will become weaklings.(G)
A sword against her treasures!(H)
    They will be plundered.

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