Jeremiah 51:24-26

New International Version

²⁴“Before your eyes I will repay^(A) Babylon^(B) and all who live in Babylonia^[a] for all the wrong they have done in Zion,” declares the Lord.

²⁵“I am against^(C) you, you destroying mountain,
    you who destroy the whole earth,”^(D)
declares the Lord.
“I will stretch out my hand^(E) against you,
    roll you off the cliffs,
    and make you a burned-out mountain.^(F)
²⁶No rock will be taken from you for a cornerstone,
    nor any stone for a foundation,
    for you will be desolate^(G) forever,”
declares the Lord.

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 51:24 Or Chaldea; also in verse 35

Jeremiah 51:42-43

New International Version

⁴²The sea will rise over Babylon;
    its roaring waves^(A) will cover her.
⁴³Her towns will be desolate,
    a dry and desert^(B) land,
a land where no one lives,
    through which no one travels.^(C)

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Jeremiah 51:55-56

New International Version

⁵⁵The Lord will destroy Babylon;
    he will silence^(A) her noisy din.
Waves^(B) of enemies will rage like great waters;
    the roar of their voices will resound.
⁵⁶A destroyer^(C) will come against Babylon;
    her warriors will be captured,
    and their bows will be broken.^(D)
For the Lord is a God of retribution;
    he will repay^(E) in full.