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All who came out against them have devoured them;
And their adversaries have said, ‘(A)We are not guilty,
Inasmuch as they have sinned against Yahweh, who is the (B)abode of righteousness,
Even Yahweh, the (C)hope of their fathers.’

“Wander away from the (D)midst of Babylon
And [a]go forth from the land of the Chaldeans;
Be also like male goats [b]at the head of the flock.
For behold, I am going to (E)arouse and bring up against Babylon
An assembly of great nations from the land of the north,
And they will arrange their battle lines against her;
From there she will be taken captive.
Their arrows will be like [c]a warrior who makes one childless
Who does not return empty-handed.

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  1. Jeremiah 50:8 Or let them go forth
  2. Jeremiah 50:8 Or in front of
  3. Jeremiah 50:9 Some mss and versions an expert warrior

Whoever found them devoured(A) them;
    their enemies said, ‘We are not guilty,(B)
for they sinned against the Lord, their verdant pasture,
    the Lord, the hope(C) of their ancestors.’

“Flee(D) out of Babylon;(E)
    leave the land of the Babylonians,
    and be like the goats that lead the flock.
For I will stir(F) up and bring against Babylon
    an alliance of great nations(G) from the land of the north.(H)
They will take up their positions against her,
    and from the north she will be captured.(I)
Their arrows(J) will be like skilled warriors
    who do not return empty-handed.

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