Isaiah 21:8-9
Common English Bible
8 Then the seer[a] called out:
“Upon a watchtower, Lord,
I’m standing all day;
and upon my observation post
I’m stationed throughout the night.
9 Here they come:
charioteers, pairs of horsemen!”
One spoke up and said,
“Fallen, fallen is Babylon,
and all the images of her gods
are shattered on the ground!”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 21:8 DSS (1QIsaa), Syr; MT a lion
Jeremiah 50:38-39
Common English Bible
38 A sword[a] against the water supplies
so that they dry up.
It is truly the land of idols,
idols about which they have gone utterly mad!
39 Therefore, Babylon will become a ghost town,
a place for desert animals,
hyenas, and ravenous birds.[b]
No one will live there again;
no one will make it their home.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 50:38 Or A drought
- Jeremiah 50:39 Heb uncertain
Jeremiah 51:8-9
Common English Bible
8 But suddenly Babylon fell
and shattered into pieces.
Wail for her!
Bring medicine for her pain;
perhaps she will recover.
9 We tried to cure Babylon,
but she was beyond help.
Let’s depart from her
and return to your own country, each of you.
Her punishment reaches to heaven
and extends to the clouds.
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