Jeremiah 50:4-10

Amplified Bible

⁴“In those days and at that time,” says the Lord, “the children of Israel will come, they and the children of Judah together; they will come up weeping [in repentance] as they come and seek the Lord their God [inquiring for and of Him]. ⁵They will ask the way to Zion, with their faces in that direction, saying, ‘Come, let us join ourselves to the Lord in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.’

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“My people have become lost sheep;
Their shepherds have led them astray.
They have made them turn aside [to the seductive places of idolatry] on the mountains.
They have gone along [from one sin to another] from mountain to hill;
They have forgotten their [own] resting place.^(A)
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“All who found them have devoured them;
And their adversaries have said, ‘We are not guilty,
Because they have sinned against the Lord [and are no longer holy to Him], their [true] habitation of righteousness and justice,
Even the Lord, the [confident] hope of their fathers.’

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“Wander away from the midst of Babylon
And go out of the land of the Chaldeans;
Be like the male goats [who serve as leaders] at the head of the flocks.^(B)
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“For behold, I will stir up and bring up against Babylon
An assembly of great nations from the north country.
They will equip themselves and set up the battle lines against her;
From there she will be taken captive.
Their arrows will be like an expert warrior
Who will not return empty-handed.
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“Chaldea will become plunder;
All who plunder her will be satisfied,” says the Lord.

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Jeremiah 50:4-10

New American Standard Bible

⁴“In those days and at that time,” declares the Lord, “the sons of Israel will come, they and the sons of Judah ^(A)as well; they will go along ^(B)weeping as they go, and it will be ^(C)the Lord their God whom they will seek. ⁵They will ^(D)ask for the way to Zion, turning their faces ^[a]in its direction; ^[b]they ^[c]will come so that they may join themselves to the Lord in an ^(E)everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.

⁶“My people have become ^(F)lost sheep;
^(G)Their shepherds have led them astray.
They have made them turn aside on the ^(H)mountains.
They have gone from mountain to hill,
They have forgotten their ^(I)resting place.
⁷All who found them have devoured them;
And their adversaries have said, ‘^(J)We are not guilty,
Since they have sinned against the Lord who is the ^(K)habitation of righteousness,
The Lord, the ^(L)hope of their fathers.’

⁸“Wander away from the ^(M)midst of Babylon
And ^[d]go out from the land of the Chaldeans;
Be like male goats ^[e]at the head of the flock.
⁹For behold, I am going to ^(N)rouse and bring up against Babylon
A contingent of great nations from the land of the north,
And they will draw up their battle lines against her;
From there she will be taken captive.
Their arrows will be like ^[f]an expert warrior
Who does not return empty-handed.
¹⁰^[g]^(O)Chaldea will become plunder;
All who plunder her will have enough,” declares the Lord.

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 50:5 Lit toward here
Jeremiah 50:5 MT come, that
Jeremiah 50:5 Or will have come
Jeremiah 50:8 Another reading is let them go out
Jeremiah 50:8 Or in front of
Jeremiah 50:9 As in some mss and ancient versions; MT a warrior who makes childless
Jeremiah 50:10 Or the Chaldeans

Jeremiah 50:4-10

New International Version

⁴“In those days, at that time,”
    declares the Lord,
“the people of Israel and the people of Judah together^(A)
    will go in tears^(B) to seek^(C) the Lord their God.
⁵They will ask the way^(D) to Zion
    and turn their faces toward it.
They will come^(E) and bind themselves to the Lord
    in an everlasting covenant^(F)
    that will not be forgotten.

⁶“My people have been lost sheep;^(G)
    their shepherds^(H) have led them astray^(I)
    and caused them to roam on the mountains.
They wandered over mountain and hill^(J)
    and forgot their own resting place.^(K)
⁷Whoever found them devoured^(L) them;
    their enemies said, ‘We are not guilty,^(M)
for they sinned against the Lord, their verdant pasture,
    the Lord, the hope^(N) of their ancestors.’

⁸“Flee^(O) out of Babylon;^(P)
    leave the land of the Babylonians,
    and be like the goats that lead the flock.
⁹For I will stir^(Q) up and bring against Babylon
    an alliance of great nations^(R) from the land of the north.^(S)
They will take up their positions against her,
    and from the north she will be captured.^(T)
Their arrows^(U) will be like skilled warriors
    who do not return empty-handed.
¹⁰So Babylonia^[a] will be plundered;^(V)
    all who plunder her will have their fill,”
declares the Lord.