Jeremiah 50:4-10
Christian Standard Bible
4 In those days and at that time—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
the Israelites and Judeans will come together,(A)
weeping as they come,
and will seek the Lord their God.(B)
5 They will ask about Zion,
turning their faces to this road.
They will come and join themselves[a] to the Lord
in a permanent covenant(C) that will never be forgotten.
6 My people were lost sheep;(D)
their shepherds led them astray,(E)
guiding them the wrong way in the mountains.(F)
They wandered from mountain to hill;
they forgot their resting place.
7 Whoever found them devoured them.
Their adversaries said, “We’re not guilty;
instead, they have sinned against the Lord,
their righteous grazing land,(G)
the hope of their ancestors,(H) the Lord.”
8 Escape from Babylon;(I)
depart from the Chaldeans’ land.
Be like the rams that lead the flock.
9 For I will soon stir up and bring against Babylon(J)
an assembly of great nations from the north country.
They will line up in battle formation against her;(K)
from there she will be captured.
Their arrows will be like a skilled[b] warrior
who does not return empty-handed.
10 The Chaldeans will become plunder;
all Babylon’s plunderers will be fully satisfied.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Jeremiah 50:4-10
English Standard Version
4 (A)“In those days and in that time, declares the Lord, (B)the people of Israel and the people of Judah shall come together, (C)weeping as they come, and they (D)shall seek the Lord their God. 5 (E)They shall ask the way to Zion, with faces turned toward it, (F)saying, ‘Come, let us join ourselves to the Lord in an (G)everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.’
6 (H)“My people have been lost sheep. (I)Their shepherds have led them astray, turning them away on the mountains. From mountain to hill they have gone. They have forgotten their fold. 7 All who found them have devoured them, (J)and their enemies have said, ‘We are not guilty, for (K)they have sinned against the Lord, (L)their habitation of righteousness, the Lord, (M)the hope of their fathers.’
8 (N)“Flee from the midst of Babylon, (O)and go out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as male goats before the flock. 9 For behold, I am stirring up and bringing against Babylon (P)a gathering of great nations, from the north country. And they shall array themselves against her. From there she shall be taken. Their arrows are like a skilled warrior who does not return empty-handed. 10 (Q)Chaldea shall be plundered; all who plunder her shall be sated, declares the Lord.
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