Jeremiah 50:21-23
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
The Invasion of Babylon
21 Attack the land of Merathaim,
and those living in Pekod.
Put them to the sword;
completely destroy them –
this is the Lord’s declaration –
do everything I have commanded you.(A)
22 The sound of war is in the land(B) –
a crushing blow!
23 How the hammer of the whole earth
is cut down and smashed!
What a horror Babylon has become
among the nations!(C)
Jeremiah 50:21-23
New International Version
21 “Attack the land of Merathaim
and those who live in Pekod.(A)
Pursue, kill and completely destroy[a] them,”
declares the Lord.
“Do everything I have commanded you.
22 The noise(B) of battle is in the land,
the noise of great destruction!
23 How broken and shattered
is the hammer(C) of the whole earth!(D)
How desolate(E) is Babylon
among the nations!
Footnotes
- 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.
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