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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 over 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 neighbor cities thereof,” saith the Lord, “so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein.

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35 A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith Jehovah, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men. 36 A sword is upon the [a]boasters, and they shall become fools; 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 a land of graven images, and they are mad over [b]idols. 39 Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the [c]wolves shall dwell there, and the ostriches shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation. 40 As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbor cities thereof, saith Jehovah, so shall no man dwell there, neither shall any son of man sojourn therein.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 50:36 Hebrew boastings.
  2. Jeremiah 50:38 Hebrew terrors.
  3. Jeremiah 50:39 Hebrew howling creatures.

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.
38 A drought on[a] her waters!(I)
    They will dry(J) up.
For it is a land of idols,(K)
    idols that will go mad with terror.

39 “So desert creatures(L) and hyenas will live there,
    and there the owl will dwell.
It will never again be inhabited
    or lived in from generation to generation.(M)
40 As I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah(N)
    along with their neighboring towns,”
declares the Lord,
“so no one will live there;
    no people will dwell in it.(O)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 50:38 Or A sword against