Jeremiah 50:35-40
Holman Christian Standard Bible
35 A sword is over the Chaldeans—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
against those who live in Babylon,
against her officials, and against her sages.
36 A sword is against the diviners,
and they will act foolishly.
A sword is against her heroic warriors,
and they will be terrified.
37 A sword is against his horses and chariots
and against all the foreigners among them,(A)
and they will be like women.(B)
A sword is against her treasuries,
and they will be plundered.
38 A drought will come on her waters,
and they will be dried up.
For it is a land of carved images,
and they go mad because of terrifying things.[a](C)
39 Therefore, desert creatures[b] will live with hyenas,
and ostriches will also live in her.
It will never again be inhabited
or lived in through all generations.(D)
40 Just as God demolished Sodom and Gomorrah
and their neighboring towns(E)—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
so no one will live there;
no human being will even stay in it
as a temporary resident.(F)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 50:38 Or of dreaded gods
- Jeremiah 50:39 Or desert demons
Jeremiah 50:35-40
International Standard Version
35 A sword against the Chaldeans,”
declares the Lord,
“and against the inhabitants of Babylon,
against her officials and her wise men.
36 A sword against the diviners.[a]
They’ll be made fools.
A sword against her warriors.
They’ll be shattered.
37 A sword against her horses, against her chariots,[b]
and against all the foreign troops[c] in her midst.
They’ll become women.
A sword against her treasures.
They’ll be plundered.
38 A drought against her waters.
They’ll dry up.
For it’s a land of idols,
and they go mad over their terrifying images.
39 Therefore the desert creatures
along with hyenas will live there.
They’ll live in it with ostriches,
but people won’t live in it again.
They won’t inhabit it from generation to generation.
40 Just as when God overthrew Sodom,
Gomorrah, and their neighbors,”
declares the Lord,
“so also no one will live there.
No human being will reside in it.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 50:36 Lit. empty talkers; a pun on the Babylonian word for these priests
- Jeremiah 50:37 Lit. against his horses, against his chariots
- Jeremiah 50:37 Lit. mixed peoples
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