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14 Set yourselves in array against Babylon all around,
    all you who bend the bow;
    shoot at her.
Spare no arrows;
    for she has sinned against Yahweh.
15 Shout against her all around.
    She has submitted herself.
    Her bulwarks have fallen.
Her walls have been thrown down,
    for it is the vengeance of Yahweh.
Take vengeance on her.
    As she has done, do to her.
16 Cut off the sower from Babylon,
    and him who handles the sickle in the time of harvest.
For fear of the oppressing sword,
    they will each return to their own people,
    and they will each flee to their own land.

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14 Draw up a battle formation at Babylon all around,
    all those who bend the bow, shoot at her.
You must not spare arrows,[a]
    for she has sinned against Yahweh.
15 Raise a war cry against her on all sides.
    She has surrendered.[b]
Her towers have fallen,
    her walls are ruined.
For this is the vengeance of Yahweh.
    Take revenge on her.
As she has done to others,
    so do to her.
16 Cut off the sower from Babylon,
    and the one who uses the sickle in the time of harvest.
Because of[c] the sword of the oppressor
    each one will turn to their people,
    and each one will flee to their land.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 50:14 Hebrew “arrow”
  2. Jeremiah 50:15 Literally “She has given her hand”
  3. Jeremiah 50:16 Literally “From the face of”