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Jeremiah 50:39-41
New International Version
Jeremiah 50:39-41
New International Version
39 “So desert creatures(A) and hyenas will live there,
and there the owl will dwell.
It will never again be inhabited
or lived in from generation to generation.(B)
40 As I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah(C)
along with their neighboring towns,”
declares the Lord,
“so no one will live there;
no people will dwell in it.(D)
Jeremiah 50:39-41
King James Version
Jeremiah 50:39-41
King James Version
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 neighbour cities thereof, saith the Lord; so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein.
41 Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
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Jeremiah 50:39-41
English Standard Version
Jeremiah 50:39-41
English Standard Version
39 (A)“Therefore wild beasts shall dwell with hyenas in Babylon,[a] and ostriches shall dwell in her. She shall never again have people, nor be inhabited for all generations. 40 (B)As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring cities, declares the Lord, (C)so no man shall dwell there, and no son of man shall sojourn in her.
41 (D)“Behold, a people comes from the north;
a mighty nation and many kings
are stirring from the farthest parts of the earth.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 50:39 Hebrew lacks in Babylon
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