The Desolation of Babylon

33 This is what the Lord of Armies says:

Israelites and Judeans alike have been oppressed.
All their captors hold them fast;(A)
they refuse to release them.
34 Their Redeemer is strong;
the Lord of Armies is his name.
He will fervently champion their cause(B)
so that he might bring rest to the earth
but turmoil to those who live in Babylon.(C)

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33 Thus says Yahweh of hosts:

“The people[a] of Israel are oppressed,
    and the people[b] of Judah likewise,
for[c] all their captors have seized them,
    they refuse to let them go free.
34 Their redeemer is strong,
    his name is Yahweh of hosts.
Surely he will plead their case,
    in order to make peace for the earth,
but to cause unrest to the inhabitants of Babylon.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 50:33 Or “sons/children”
  2. Jeremiah 50:33 Or “sons/children”
  3. Jeremiah 50:33 Literally “and”