Jeremiah 50:4-10
Legacy Standard Bible
4 “In those days and at that time,” declares Yahweh, “the sons of Israel will come, both they and the sons of Judah (A)as well; they will go along (B)weeping as they go, and it will be (C)Yahweh their God they will seek. 5 They will (D)ask for the way to Zion—turning their faces [a]in its direction and saying, ‘[b]Come!’—in order that they may join themselves to Yahweh in an (E)everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.
6 “My people have become (F)lost sheep;
(G)Their shepherds have led them astray.
They have made them turn away on the (H)mountains;
They have gone along from mountain to hill
And have forgotten their (I)resting place.
7 All who came out against them have devoured them;
And their adversaries have said, ‘(J)We are not guilty,
Inasmuch as they have sinned against Yahweh, who is the (K)abode of righteousness,
Even Yahweh, the (L)hope of their fathers.’
8 “Wander away from the (M)midst of Babylon
And [c]go forth from the land of the Chaldeans;
Be also like male goats [d]at the head of the flock.
9 For behold, I am going to (N)arouse and bring up against Babylon
An assembly of great nations from the land of the north,
And they will arrange their battle lines against her;
From there she will be taken captive.
Their arrows will be like [e]a warrior who makes one childless
Who does not return empty-handed.
10 [f](O)Chaldea will become spoil;
All who take her spoil will have enough,” declares Yahweh.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 50:5 Lit hither
- Jeremiah 50:5 Gr they will come and join themselves
- Jeremiah 50:8 Or let them go forth
- Jeremiah 50:8 Or in front of
- Jeremiah 50:9 Some mss and versions an expert warrior
- Jeremiah 50:10 Or The Chaldeans
Jeremiah 50:4-10
Evangelical Heritage Version
4 In those days, and in that time, declares the Lord,
the people of Israel will come,
they and the people of Judah together with them.
They will come weeping,
and they will seek the Lord their God.
5 They will ask the way to Zion and turn toward it,
saying, “Come, join yourselves to the Lord
in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.”
6 My people have been lost sheep.
Their shepherds have led them astray.
They have turned them aside on the mountains.
They have gone from mountain to hill.
They have forgotten their resting place.
7 All who found them have devoured them.
Their enemies said, “We are not guilty,
because they sinned against the Lord,
who is their rightful pasture,
the Lord, the hope of their fathers.”
8 Flee from Babylon!
Leave the land of the Chaldeans.
Be like the male goats that lead the flock.
9 Watch, I will stir up and bring against Babylon
an assembly of great nations from the land of the north.
They will array themselves against her,
and she will be taken away captive from there.
Their arrows will be like those of a skilled warrior
who does not return empty-handed.
10 Chaldea will be plundered.
All who prey on her will have their fill, declares the Lord.
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