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Йеремия 50
1940 Bulgarian Bible
Йеремия 50
1940 Bulgarian Bible
50 Словото, което Господ говори чрез пророк Еремия за Вавилон, за Халдейската земя:
2 Известете между народите, Прогласете, и дигнете знаме; Прогласете, не крийте; Казвайте: Превзе се Вавилон, Посрами се Вил, Разруши се Меродах, Посрамиха се изваяните му, Строшиха се идолите му;
3 Защото от север възлиза против него народ, Който ще запусти земята му Тъй щото да няма кой да живее в нея; От човек до животно бягат и ги няма,
4 В ония дни и в онова време, казва Господ, Ще дойдат израилтяните Заедно с юдеите; Като ходят ще плачат И ще потърсят Господа своя Бог.
5 Ще питат за Сион С лицата си <обърнати> към него, <и ще казват>: Дойдете, да се присъединим към Господа Във вечен завет, който няма да се забрави,
6 Людете Ми станаха изгубени овце; Пастирите им ги заблудиха, Накараха ги да се скитат по планините; Те отидоха от планина на хълм, Забравиха кошарата си.
7 Всички, които ги намираха изяждаха ги; И противниците им рекоха: Не сме ние виновни, Защото те съгрешиха против Господа, обиталището на правдата, Да! против Господа, надеждата на бащите им.
8 Бягайте изсред Вавилон, Излезте из земята на халдейците, И бъдете като козли пред стадо.
9 Защото, ето, Аз ще подигна И ще направя да възходят против Вавилон Големи народи, събрани от северната земя, Които ще се опълчат против него; От там ще се превземе; Стрелите им ще бъдат като на силен изтребител, Който не се връща празен.
10 И Халдея ще бъде разграбена; Всичките й грабители ще се наситят, казва Господ.
11 При все, че се радвате, при все, че се веселите, Вие обирачи на наследството Ми, При все, че скачате като юница на трева, И цвилите като яки коне,
12 Пак майка ви ще се посрами много, Родителката ви ще се смути; Ето, тя ще бъде последна между народите Земя пуста, суха и непроходима.
13 Поради гнева Господен тя няма да бъде населена. Но цяла ще запустее; Всеки, който минава през Вавилон, ще се учуди, И ще подсвирне за всичките негови язви.
14 Опълчете се против Вавилон отвред, Всички, които запъвате лък; Стреляйте против него, не жалете стрели, Защото той съгреши на Господа.
15 Възкликнете поради него отвред, <Защото> той се покори {Еврейски: Си даде ръката.}; Укрепленията му паднаха, Стените му се събориха; Защото това е въздаянието Господно; Отплатете му; Както той е направил, така му направете.
16 Отсечете от Вавилон сеяча И онзи, който държи сърп в жетвено време; Поради страха от лютия меч Всеки <от тях> ще се върне при людете си, И всеки ще бяга в земята си.
17 Израил е изгонена овца, Която лъвове гониха; Първо асирийският цар я изяде, А после тоя вавилонски цар Навуходоносор Сгриза костите й.
18 Затова, така казва Господ на Силите, Израилевият Бог: Ето, Аз ще накажа вавилонския цар и земята му, Както наказах асирийския цар.
19 И ще доведа Израиля пак в пасбището му; Той ще пасе в Кармил и Васан, И душата му ще се насити Върху Ефремовата гора и в Галаад.
20 В ония дни и в онова време казва Господ, Беззаконието на Израиля ще се потърси, и не ще го има, И греховете на Юда, и няма да се намерят; Защото ще простя на оцелелите, които оставям.
21 Възлез против земята, която двойно се е разбунтувала, - Против нея и против жителите, които ще бъдат наказани; Разори и, подир <разорените>, обречи на изтребление, казва Господ, Като извършиш всичко, както ти заповядах.
22 Боен вик има в страната, <Вик> и на страшно разорение.
23 Как се счупи и сломи Чукът на целия свят! Как се обърна Вавилон на пустота между народите!
24 Поставих ти примка, и ти се хвана, Вавилоне, без да се сетиш; Намерен биде, още и уловен, Защото си се възпротивил на Господа.
25 Господ отвори оръжейницата Си Та извади оръжията на гнева Си; Защото Иеова, Господ на Силите, има <да извърши> дело В земята на халдейците.
26 Дойдете против него от най-далечния край, Отворете житниците му, Натрупайте го като купове и го обречете на изтребление; Нищо да не остане от него.
27 Изколете всичките му телци; Нека слязат на клане; Горко им! Защото дойде денят им, Времето за наказанието им.
28 Глас на ония, които бягат, И които са се отървали от вавилонската земя, За да извести в Сион Въздаянието от Господа нашия Бог, Въздаянието за храма Му!
29 Свикайте стрелците против Вавилон, Всички, които запъват лък; Разположете стан изоколо против него, Та да не се отърве никой от него; Въздайте му според делата му, Според всичко що е направил, така му направете; Защото се е възгордял против Господа, Против Светия Израилев.
30 Затова младежите му ще паднат в улиците му, И всичките му военни мъже Ще загинат в оня ден, казва Господ.
31 Ето, Аз съм против тебе, о <граде> горделиви, Казва Господ, Иеова на Силите; Защото настана денят ти, Времето, когато ще те накажа.
32 Горделивият ще се препъне и падне, И не ще има кой да го дигне; И ще запаля огън в градовете му, Който ще погълне всичко около него.
33 Така казва Господ на Силите: Израилтяните и юдейците се угнетяват заедно; Всички, които ги заплениха, задържат ги, Отказват да ги пуснат.
34 <Но> Изкупителят им е мощен; Господ на Силите е името Му; Непременно ще се застъпи за делото им, За да успокои света. И да смути вавилонските жители.
35 Меч има върху халдейците, казва Господ, И върху жителите на Вавилон, И върху първенците му, и върху мъдрите му!
36 Меч има върху измамниците! и те ще избезумеят; Меч върху юнаците му! и те ще се ужасяват;
37 Меч има върху конете им, върху колесниците им, И върху всичките разноплеменни люде, които са всред него! И ще станат като жени; Меч върху съкровищата му! и ще се разграбят;
38 Суша има върху водите му; и ще пресъхнат; Защото е земя <предадена> на изваяни, И <жителите й> са полудели за страшилищата си {Т.е., идолите си.}.
39 Затова зверове от пустинята и хиени Живеят там, И камилоптици ще живеят там; И не ще бъде населен вече до века, Нито обитаем из род в род.
40 Както когато Бог разори Содома и Гомора И ближните им градове, казва Господ, <Така> никой човек няма да живее там, Нито ще пришелствува там човешки син.
41 Ето, люде ще дойдат от север, Да! голям народ и много царе Ще се издигнат от краищата на света.
42 Лък и копие ще държат; Жестоки са и немилостиви; Гласът им бучи като морето; Възседнали са на коне, Всеки опълчен като мъж за бой Против тебе, дъщерьо вавилонска.
43 Вавилонският цар чу вестта за тях, И ръцете му ослабнаха; Мъки го обзеха, Болки като на жена, която ражда.
44 Ето, като лъв от прииждането на Иордан, Той ще възлезе против богатото пасбище; Защото Аз мигновено ще изпъдя <Халдея> от там, И онзи, който бъде избран, ще поставя над нея. Защото кой е подобен на Мене, и кой ще Ми определи време <за съд>? И кой е оня овчар, който ще застане против Мене?
45 Затова слушайте решението, Което Господ е взел против Вавилон, И намеренията, които е намислил против земята на халдейците: Непременно ще повлекат и най-малките от стадото; Непременно ще направи да запустее пасбището им заедно с тях.
46 От слуха за превземането на Вавилон Земята се потресе, И вопълът се разчу между народите.
Jeremías 50
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
Jeremías 50
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
Mensaje para Babilonia(A)
50 La palabra del Señor acerca de los babilonios y de su país vino al profeta Jeremías:
2 «¡Anunciad y proclamad entre las naciones!
¡Proclamadlo, levantad un estandarte!
No ocultéis nada, sino decid:
“¡Babilonia será conquistada!
¡Bel quedará en vergüenza!
¡Marduc quedará aterrado!
¡Sus imágenes quedan humilladas,
y aterrados sus ídolos!”
3 Porque la ataca una nación del norte,
que dejará desolada a su tierra.
Hombres y animales saldrán huyendo,
y no habrá nadie que la habite.
4 »En aquellos días, en aquel tiempo,
la gente de Israel y de Judá
irá llorando en busca del Señor, su Dios
—afirma el Señor—.
5 Preguntarán por el camino de Sión,
y hacia allá se encaminarán.
Vendrán y se aferrarán al Señor
en un pacto eterno, que ya no olvidarán.
6 »Mi pueblo ha sido como un rebaño perdido;
sus pastores lo han descarriado,
lo han hecho vagar por las montañas.
Ha ido de colina en colina,
y se ha olvidado de su redil.
7 Todos los que lo encuentran lo devoran;
“No somos culpables —decían sus enemigos—,
porque ellos pecaron contra el Señor;
¡él es morada de justicia,
esperanza de sus antepasados!”
8 »¡Huid de Babilonia;
abandonad ese país!
Sed como los machos cabríos
que guían a las ovejas.
9 Porque yo movilizo contra Babilonia
una alianza de grandes naciones del norte.
Se alistarán contra ella,
y desde el norte será conquistada.
Sus flechas son como expertos guerreros
que no vuelven con las manos vacías.
10 Babilonia será saqueada,
y todos sus saqueadores se saciarán
—afirma el Señor—.
11 »¡Vosotros, que saqueáis mi heredad,
alegraos y regocijaos!
¡Saltad como terneros en la pradera,
relinchad como sementales!
12 Pero vuestra patria
quedará humillada;
la que os dio la vida quedará en vergüenza.
Será la última de las naciones;
se convertirá en sequedal, desierto y estepa.
13 Por el enojo del Señor,
no será habitada,
sino que quedará en desolación.
Todo el que pase por Babilonia
quedará pasmado al ver todas sus heridas.
14 »¡Tomad posiciones alrededor de Babilonia,
todos los que tensáis el arco!
¡Disparadle, no escatiméis flechas,
porque ha pecado contra el Señor!
15 Gritad en torno de ella:
¡Babilonia se rinde!
¡Cayeron sus torres,
se derrumbaron sus muros!
¡Esta es la venganza del Señor!
¡Vengaos de ella!
¡Pagadle con la misma moneda!
16 Exterminad al que siembra en Babilonia,
y al que maneja la hoz en la cosecha.
Ante la espada del opresor,
cada uno retorna a su pueblo,
cada cual huye a su país.
17 »Israel es como un rebaño descarriado,
acosado por los leones.
Primero lo devoró el rey de Asiria,
y luego Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia,
le quebró todos los huesos».
18 Por eso, así dice el Señor Todopoderoso, el Dios de Israel:
«Castigaré al rey de Babilonia y a su país
como castigué al rey de Asiria.
19 Haré que Israel vuelva a su prado
y que se alimente en el Carmelo y en Basán.
Su apetito quedará saciado
en las montañas de Efraín y Galaad.
20 En aquellos días se buscará la iniquidad de Israel,
pero ya no se encontrará.
En aquel tiempo se buscarán los pecados de Judá,
pero ya no se hallarán,
porque yo perdonaré a los que deje con vida
—afirma el Señor—.
21 »¡Ataca el país de Meratayin
y a los que viven en Pecod!
¡Mátalos, destrúyelos por completo!
¡Cumple con todas mis órdenes!
—afirma el Señor—.
22 ¡En el país hay estruendo de guerra
y de impresionante destrucción!
23 ¡Cómo ha sido quebrado y derribado
el martillo de toda la tierra!
¡Babilonia ha quedado desolada
en medio de las naciones!
24 Te tendí una trampa, y en ella caíste
antes de que te dieras cuenta.
Fuiste sorprendida y apresada,
porque te opusiste al Señor.
25 El Señor ha abierto su arsenal,
y ha sacado las armas de su ira;
el Señor omnipotente, el Todopoderoso,
tiene una tarea que cumplir
en el país de los babilonios.
26 ¡Atacadla desde los confines de la tierra!
¡Abrid sus graneros!
¡Amontonadla como las gavillas!
¡Destruidla por completo!
¡Que no quede nada de ella!
27 ¡Matad a todos sus novillos!
¡Llevadlos al matadero!
¡Ay de ellos, pues les ha llegado el día,
el día de su castigo!
28 Se oye la voz de los fugitivos,
de los que escaparon de Babilonia;
vienen a anunciar en Sión
la venganza del Señor, nuestro Dios,
la venganza por su templo.
29 »Reclutad contra Babilonia a los arqueros,
a todos los que tensan el arco;
acampad a su alrededor,
y que no escape ninguno.
Retribuidle según sus obras,
pagadle con la misma moneda.
Porque ella ha desafiado al Señor,
al Santo de Israel.
30 Por eso en aquel día
caerán sus jóvenes en las calles
y perecerán todos sus soldados
—afirma el Señor—.
31 »Estoy contra ti, nación arrogante
—afirma el Señor, el Señor Todopoderoso—;
al fin ha llegado el día,
el día de tu castigo.
32 El arrogante tropezará y caerá,
y no habrá quien lo ayude a levantarse.
Prenderé fuego a todas sus ciudades,
fuego que consumirá cuanto le rodea».
33 Así dice el Señor Todopoderoso:
«Israel y Judá son pueblos oprimidos;
sus enemigos los tienen apresados,
no los dejan en libertad.
34 Pero su redentor es fuerte,
su nombre es el Señor Todopoderoso.
Con vigor defenderá su causa;
traerá la paz a la tierra,
pero a Babilonia, el terror.
35 »¡Muerte a[a] los babilonios!
¡Muerte a sus jefes y sabios!
—afirma el Señor—.
36 ¡Muerte a sus falsos profetas!
¡Que pierdan la razón!
¡Muerte a sus guerreros!
¡Que queden aterrorizados!
37 ¡Muerte a sus caballos y carros!
¡Muerte a todos sus mercenarios!
¡Que se vuelvan como mujeres!
¡Muerte a sus tesoros!
¡Que sean saqueados!
38 ¡Muerte a sus aguas!
¡Que queden secas!
Porque Babilonia es un país de ídolos,
de ídolos terribles que provocan la locura.
39 »Por eso las fieras del desierto
vivirán allí con las hienas;
también los avestruces harán allí su morada.
Nunca más volverá a ser habitada;
quedará despoblada para siempre.
40 Será como cuando Dios destruyó a Sodoma y Gomorra,
y a sus ciudades vecinas;
allí nadie volverá a vivir,
ni la habitará ningún ser humano
—afirma el Señor—.
41 »Del norte viene un ejército;
desde los confines de la tierra
se preparan una gran nación y muchos reyes.
42 Vienen armados con arcos y lanzas;
son crueles y desalmados.
Vienen montados a caballo;
su estruendo es como el bramido del mar.
Contra ti, bella Babilonia, contra ti
marchan en formación de combate,
alineados como un solo hombre.
43 El rey de Babilonia ha escuchado la noticia,
y sus brazos flaquean;
de él se apodera la angustia
y le vienen dolores de parto.
44 Como león que sale de los matorrales del Jordán
hacia praderas de verdes pastos,
en un instante espantaré de su tierra a los de Babilonia,
y sobre ellos nombraré a mi elegido.
Porque, ¿quién como yo?
¿Quién me puede desafiar?
¿Qué pastor se me puede oponer?»
45 Por eso, escuchad el plan que el Señor
ha diseñado contra Babilonia,
escuchad lo que tiene proyectado
en contra del país de los babilonios:
Serán arrastrados
los más pequeños del rebaño;
por causa de ellos,
sus praderas quedarán asoladas.
46 Tiembla la tierra
por la estruendosa caída de Babilonia;
resuenan sus gritos
en medio de las naciones.
Footnotes
- 50:35 Muerte a. Lit. Espada contra; también en vv. 36 y 37.
Jeremiah 50
New King James Version
Jeremiah 50
New King James Version
Judgment on Babylon and Babylonia
50 The word that the Lord spoke (A)against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet.
2 “Declare among the nations,
Proclaim, and [a]set up a standard;
Proclaim—do not conceal it—
Say, ‘Babylon is (B)taken, (C)Bel is shamed.
[b]Merodach is broken in pieces;
(D)Her idols are humiliated,
Her images are broken in pieces.’
3 (E)For out of the north (F)a nation comes up against her,
Which shall make her land desolate,
And no one shall dwell therein.
They shall [c]move, they shall depart,
Both man and beast.
4 “In those days and in that time,” says the Lord,
“The children of Israel shall come,
(G)They and the children of Judah together;
(H)With continual weeping they shall come,
(I)And seek the Lord their God.
5 They shall ask the way to Zion,
With their faces toward it, saying,
‘Come and let us join ourselves to the Lord
In (J)a perpetual covenant
That will not be forgotten.’
6 “My people have been (K)lost sheep.
Their shepherds have led them (L)astray;
They have turned them away on (M)the mountains.
They have gone from mountain to hill;
They have forgotten their resting place.
7 All who found them have (N)devoured them;
And (O)their adversaries said, (P)‘We have not offended,
Because they have sinned against the Lord, (Q)the habitation of justice,
The Lord, (R)the hope of their fathers.’
8 “Move(S) from the midst of Babylon,
Go out of the land of the Chaldeans;
And be like the [d]rams before the flocks.
9 (T)For behold, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon
An assembly of great nations from the north country,
And they shall array themselves against her;
From there she shall be captured.
Their arrows shall be like those of [e]an expert warrior;
(U)None shall return in vain.
10 And Chaldea shall become plunder;
(V)All who plunder her shall be satisfied,” says the Lord.
11 “Because(W) you were glad, because you rejoiced,
You destroyers of My heritage,
Because you have grown fat (X)like a heifer threshing grain,
And you [f]bellow like bulls,
12 Your mother shall be deeply ashamed;
She who bore you shall be ashamed.
Behold, the least of the nations shall be a (Y)wilderness,
A dry land and a desert.
13 Because of the wrath of the Lord
She shall not be inhabited,
(Z)But she shall be wholly desolate.
(AA)Everyone who goes by Babylon shall be horrified
And hiss at all her plagues.
14 “Put(AB) yourselves in array against Babylon all around,
All you who bend the bow;
Shoot at her, spare no arrows,
For she has sinned against the Lord.
15 Shout against her all around;
She has (AC)given her hand,
Her foundations have fallen,
(AD)Her walls are thrown down;
For (AE)it is the vengeance of the Lord.
Take vengeance on her.
As she has done, so do to her.
16 Cut off the sower from Babylon,
And him who handles the sickle at harvest time.
For fear of the oppressing sword
(AF)Everyone shall turn to his own people,
And everyone shall flee to his own land.
17 “Israel is like (AG)scattered sheep;
(AH)The lions have driven him away.
First (AI)the king of Assyria devoured him;
Now at last this (AJ)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has broken his bones.”
18 Therefore thus says 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 (AK)Assyria.
19 (AL)But I will bring back Israel to his home,
And he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan;
His soul shall be satisfied on Mount Ephraim and Gilead.
20 In those days and in that time,” says the Lord,
(AM)“The iniquity of Israel shall be sought, but there shall be none;
And the sins of Judah, but they shall not be found;
For I will pardon those (AN)whom I preserve.
21 “Go up against the land of Merathaim, against it,
And against the inhabitants of (AO)Pekod.
[g]Waste and utterly destroy them,” says the Lord,
“And do (AP)according to all that I have commanded you.
22 (AQ)A sound of battle is in the land,
And of great destruction.
23 How (AR)the hammer of the whole earth has been cut apart and broken!
How Babylon has become a desolation among the nations!
24 I have laid a snare for you;
You have indeed been (AS)trapped, O Babylon,
And you were not aware;
You have been found and also caught,
Because you have (AT)contended against the Lord.
25 The Lord has opened His armory,
And has brought out (AU)the weapons of His indignation;
For this is the work of the Lord God of hosts
In the land of the Chaldeans.
26 Come against her from the farthest border;
Open her storehouses;
Cast her up as heaps of ruins,
And destroy her utterly;
Let nothing of her be left.
27 Slay all her (AV)bulls,
Let them go down to the slaughter.
Woe to them!
For their day has come, the time of (AW)their punishment.
28 The voice of those who flee and escape from the land of Babylon
(AX)Declares in Zion the vengeance of the Lord our God,
The vengeance of His temple.
29 “Call together the archers against Babylon.
All you who bend the bow, encamp against it all around;
Let none of them [h]escape.
(AY)Repay her according to her work;
According to all she has done, do to her;
(AZ)For she has been proud against the Lord,
Against the Holy One of Israel.
30 (BA)Therefore her young men shall fall in the streets,
And all her men of war shall be cut off in that day,” says the Lord.
31 “Behold, I am against you,
O most haughty one!” says the Lord God of hosts;
“For your day has come,
[i]The time that I will punish you.
32 The most (BB)proud shall stumble and fall,
And no one will raise him up;
(BC)I will kindle a fire in his cities,
And it will devour all around him.”
33 Thus says the Lord of hosts:
“The children of Israel were oppressed,
Along with the children of Judah;
All who took them captive have held them fast;
They have refused to let them go.
34 (BD)Their Redeemer is strong;
(BE)The Lord of hosts is His name.
He will thoroughly plead their (BF)case,
That He may give rest to the land,
And disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
35 “A sword is against the Chaldeans,” says the Lord,
“Against the inhabitants of Babylon,
And (BG)against her princes and (BH)her wise men.
36 A sword is (BI)against the soothsayers, and they will be fools.
A sword is against her mighty men, and they will be dismayed.
37 A sword is against their horses,
Against their chariots,
And against all (BJ)the mixed peoples who are in her midst;
And (BK)they will become like women.
A sword is against her treasures, and they will be robbed.
38 (BL)A [j]drought is against her waters, and they will be dried up.
For it is the land of carved images,
And they are insane with their idols.
39 “Therefore(BM) the wild desert beasts shall dwell there with the jackals,
And the ostriches shall dwell in it.
(BN)It shall be inhabited no more forever,
Nor shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
40 (BO)As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah
And their neighbors,” says the Lord,
“So no one shall reside there,
Nor son of man (BP)dwell in it.
41 “Behold,(BQ) a people shall come from the north,
And a great nation and many kings
Shall be raised up from the ends of the earth.
42 (BR)They shall hold the bow and the lance;
(BS)They are cruel and shall not show mercy.
(BT)Their voice shall roar like the sea;
They shall ride on horses,
Set in array, like a man for the battle,
Against you, O daughter of Babylon.
43 “The king of Babylon has (BU)heard the report about them,
And his hands grow feeble;
Anguish has taken hold of him,
Pangs as of a woman in (BV)childbirth.
44 “Behold,(BW) he shall come up like a lion from the [k]floodplain of the Jordan
Against the dwelling place 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?
Who will arraign Me?
And (BX)who is that shepherd
Who will withstand Me?”
45 Therefore hear (BY)the counsel of the Lord that He has taken against Babylon,
And His (BZ)purposes that He has proposed against the land of the Chaldeans:
(CA)Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out;
Surely He will make their dwelling place desolate with them.
46 (CB)At the noise of the taking of Babylon
The earth trembles,
And the cry is heard among the nations.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 50:2 lift
- Jeremiah 50:2 Or Marduk; a Babylonian god
- Jeremiah 50:3 Or wander
- Jeremiah 50:8 male goats
- Jeremiah 50:9 So with some Heb. mss., LXX, Syr.; MT, Tg., Vg. a warrior who makes childless
- Jeremiah 50:11 Or neigh like steeds
- Jeremiah 50:21 Or Attack with the sword
- Jeremiah 50:29 Qr., some Heb. mss., LXX, Tg. add to her
- Jeremiah 50:31 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Vg. The time of your punishment
- Jeremiah 50:38 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; Syr. sword; LXX omits A drought is
- Jeremiah 50:44 Or thicket
Jeremiah 50
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Jeremiah 50
King James Version
50 The word that the Lord spake against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet.
2 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.
3 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.
4 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.
5 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.
6 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.
7 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.
8 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.
9 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.
10 And Chaldea shall be a spoil: all that spoil her shall be satisfied, saith the Lord.
11 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;
12 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.
13 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.
14 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.
15 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.
16 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.
17 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.
18 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.
19 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.
20 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.
21 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.
22 A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
23 How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
24 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.
25 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.
26 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.
27 Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
28 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.
29 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.
30 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.
31 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.
32 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.
33 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.
34 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.
35 A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the Lord, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men.
36 A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.
37 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.
38 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.
39 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.
40 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.
41 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.
42 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.
43 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.
44 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?
45 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.
46 At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations.
Jeremiah 50
New International Version
Jeremiah 50
New International Version
A Message About Babylon(A)
50 This is the word the Lord spoke through Jeremiah the prophet concerning Babylon(B) and the land of the Babylonians[a]:
2 “Announce and proclaim(C) among the nations,
lift up a banner(D) and proclaim it;
keep nothing back, but say,
‘Babylon will be captured;(E)
Bel(F) will be put to shame,(G)
Marduk(H) filled with terror.
Her images will be put to shame
and her idols(I) filled with terror.’
3 A nation from the north(J) will attack her
and lay waste her land.
No one will live(K) in it;
both people and animals(L) will flee away.
4 “In those days, at that time,”
declares the Lord,
“the people of Israel and the people of Judah together(M)
will go in tears(N) to seek(O) the Lord their God.
5 They will ask the way(P) to Zion
and turn their faces toward it.
They will come(Q) and bind themselves to the Lord
in an everlasting covenant(R)
that will not be forgotten.
6 “My people have been lost sheep;(S)
their shepherds(T) have led them astray(U)
and caused them to roam on the mountains.
They wandered over mountain and hill(V)
and forgot their own resting place.(W)
7 Whoever found them devoured(X) them;
their enemies said, ‘We are not guilty,(Y)
for they sinned against the Lord, their verdant pasture,
the Lord, the hope(Z) of their ancestors.’
8 “Flee(AA) out of Babylon;(AB)
leave the land of the Babylonians,
and be like the goats that lead the flock.
9 For I will stir(AC) up and bring against Babylon
an alliance of great nations(AD) from the land of the north.(AE)
They will take up their positions against her,
and from the north she will be captured.(AF)
Their arrows(AG) will be like skilled warriors
who do not return empty-handed.
10 So Babylonia[b] will be plundered;(AH)
all who plunder her will have their fill,”
declares the Lord.
11 “Because you rejoice and are glad,
you who pillage my inheritance,(AI)
because you frolic like a heifer(AJ) threshing grain
and neigh like stallions,
12 your mother will be greatly ashamed;
she who gave you birth will be disgraced.(AK)
She will be the least of the nations—
a wilderness, a dry land, a desert.(AL)
13 Because of the Lord’s anger she will not be inhabited
but will be completely desolate.(AM)
All who pass Babylon will be appalled;(AN)
they will scoff(AO) because of all her wounds.(AP)
14 “Take up your positions around Babylon,
all you who draw the bow.(AQ)
Shoot at her! Spare no arrows,(AR)
for she has sinned against the Lord.
15 Shout(AS) against her on every side!
She surrenders, her towers fall,
her walls(AT) are torn down.
Since this is the vengeance(AU) of the Lord,
take vengeance on her;
do to her(AV) as she has done to others.(AW)
16 Cut off from Babylon the sower,
and the reaper with his sickle at harvest.
Because of the sword(AX) of the oppressor
let everyone return to their own people,(AY)
let everyone flee to their own land.(AZ)
17 “Israel is a scattered flock(BA)
that lions(BB) have chased away.
The first to devour(BC) them
was the king(BD) of Assyria;
the last to crush their bones(BE)
was Nebuchadnezzar(BF) king(BG) of Babylon.”
18 Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says:
“I will punish the king of Babylon and his land
as I punished the king(BH) of Assyria.(BI)
19 But I will bring(BJ) Israel back to their own pasture,
and they will graze on Carmel and Bashan;
their appetite will be satisfied(BK)
on the hills(BL) of Ephraim and Gilead.(BM)
20 In those days, at that time,”
declares the Lord,
“search will be made for Israel’s guilt,
but there will be none,(BN)
and for the sins(BO) of Judah,
but none will be found,
for I will forgive(BP) the remnant(BQ) I spare.
21 “Attack the land of Merathaim
and those who live in Pekod.(BR)
Pursue, kill and completely destroy[c] them,”
declares the Lord.
“Do everything I have commanded you.
22 The noise(BS) of battle is in the land,
the noise of great destruction!
23 How broken and shattered
is the hammer(BT) of the whole earth!(BU)
How desolate(BV) is Babylon
among the nations!
24 I set a trap(BW) for you, Babylon,
and you were caught before you knew it;
you were found and captured(BX)
because you opposed(BY) the Lord.
25 The Lord has opened his arsenal
and brought out the weapons(BZ) of his wrath,
for the Sovereign Lord Almighty has work to do
in the land of the Babylonians.(CA)
26 Come against her from afar.(CB)
Break open her granaries;
pile her up like heaps of grain.(CC)
Completely destroy(CD) her
and leave her no remnant.
27 Kill all her young bulls;(CE)
let them go down to the slaughter!(CF)
Woe to them! For their day(CG) has come,
the time(CH) for them to be punished.
28 Listen to the fugitives(CI) and refugees from Babylon
declaring in Zion(CJ)
how the Lord our God has taken vengeance,(CK)
vengeance for his temple.(CL)
29 “Summon archers against Babylon,
all those who draw the bow.(CM)
Encamp all around her;
let no one escape.(CN)
Repay(CO) her for her deeds;(CP)
do to her as she has done.
For she has defied(CQ) the Lord,
the Holy One(CR) of Israel.
30 Therefore, her young men(CS) will fall in the streets;
all her soldiers will be silenced in that day,”
declares the Lord.
31 “See, I am against(CT) you, you arrogant one,”
declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty,
“for your day(CU) has come,
the time for you to be punished.
32 The arrogant(CV) one will stumble and fall(CW)
and no one will help her up;(CX)
I will kindle a fire(CY) in her towns
that will consume all who are around her.”
33 This is what the Lord Almighty says:
“The people of Israel are oppressed,(CZ)
and the people of Judah as well.
All their captors hold them fast,
refusing to let them go.(DA)
34 Yet their Redeemer(DB) is strong;
the Lord Almighty(DC) is his name.
He will vigorously defend their cause(DD)
so that he may bring rest(DE) to their land,
but unrest to those who live in Babylon.
35 “A sword(DF) against the Babylonians!”(DG)
declares the Lord—
“against those who live in Babylon
and against her officials and wise(DH) men!
36 A sword against her false prophets!
They will become fools.
A sword against her warriors!(DI)
They will be filled with terror.(DJ)
37 A sword against her horses and chariots(DK)
and all the foreigners in her ranks!
They will become weaklings.(DL)
A sword against her treasures!(DM)
They will be plundered.
38 A drought on[d] her waters!(DN)
They will dry(DO) up.
For it is a land of idols,(DP)
idols that will go mad with terror.
39 “So desert creatures(DQ) and hyenas will live there,
and there the owl will dwell.
It will never again be inhabited
or lived in from generation to generation.(DR)
40 As I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah(DS)
along with their neighboring towns,”
declares the Lord,
“so no one will live there;
no people will dwell in it.(DT)
41 “Look! An army is coming from the north;(DU)
a great nation and many kings
are being stirred(DV) up from the ends of the earth.(DW)
42 They are armed with bows(DX) and spears;
they are cruel(DY) and without mercy.(DZ)
They sound like the roaring sea(EA)
as they ride on their horses;
they come like men in battle formation
to attack you, Daughter Babylon.(EB)
43 The king of Babylon has heard reports about them,
and his hands hang limp.(EC)
Anguish has gripped him,
pain like that of a woman in labor.(ED)
44 Like a lion coming up from Jordan’s thickets(EE)
to a rich pastureland,
I will chase Babylon from its land in an instant.
Who is the chosen(EF) one I will appoint for this?
Who is like me and who can challenge me?(EG)
And what shepherd can stand against me?”
45 Therefore, hear what the Lord has planned against Babylon,
what he has purposed(EH) against the land of the Babylonians:(EI)
The young of the flock will be dragged away;
their pasture will be appalled at their fate.
46 At the sound of Babylon’s capture the earth will tremble;(EJ)
its cry(EK) will resound among the nations.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 50:1 Or Chaldeans; also in verses 8, 25, 35 and 45
- Jeremiah 50:10 Or Chaldea
- Jeremiah 50:21 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verse 26.
- Jeremiah 50:38 Or A sword against
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