Jeremiah 50:4-10
New American Standard Bible
4 “In those days and at that time,” declares the Lord, “the sons of Israel will come, they and the sons of Judah (A)as well; they will go along (B)weeping as they go, and it will be (C)the Lord their God whom they will seek. 5 They will (D)ask for the way to Zion, turning their faces [a]in its direction; [b]they [c]will come so that they may join themselves to the Lord 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 aside on the (H)mountains.
They have gone from mountain to hill,
They have forgotten their (I)resting place.
7 All who found them have devoured them;
And their adversaries have said, ‘(J)We are not guilty,
Since they have sinned against the Lord who is the (K)habitation of righteousness,
The Lord, the (L)hope of their fathers.’
8 “Wander away from the (M)midst of Babylon
And [d]go out from the land of the Chaldeans;
Be like male goats [e]at the head of the flock.
9 For behold, I am going to (N)rouse and bring up against Babylon
A contingent of great nations from the land of the north,
And they will draw up their battle lines against her;
From there she will be taken captive.
Their arrows will be like [f]an expert warrior
Who does not return empty-handed.
10 [g](O)Chaldea will become plunder;
All who plunder her will have enough,” declares the Lord.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 50:5 Lit toward here
- Jeremiah 50:5 MT come, that
- Jeremiah 50:5 Or will have come
- Jeremiah 50:8 Another reading is let them go out
- Jeremiah 50:8 Or in front of
- Jeremiah 50:9 As in some mss and ancient versions; MT a warrior who makes childless
- Jeremiah 50:10 Or the Chaldeans
Jeremiah 50:4-10
American Standard Version
4 In those days, and in that time, saith Jehovah, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together; they shall go on their way weeping, and shall seek Jehovah their God. 5 They shall inquire concerning Zion with their faces [a]thitherward, saying, Come ye, and [b]join yourselves to Jehovah in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten.
6 My people have been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray; they have turned them away on the mountains; they have gone from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting-place. 7 All that found them have devoured them; and their adversaries said, We are not guilty, because they have sinned against Jehovah, the habitation of righteousness, even Jehovah, the hope of their fathers. 8 Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he-goats before the flocks. 9 For, lo, I will stir up and cause to come up against Babylon a company of great nations from the north country; and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of [c]an expert mighty man; [d]none shall return in vain. 10 And Chaldea shall be a prey: all that prey upon her shall be satisfied, saith Jehovah.
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- Jeremiah 50:5 Hebrew hitherward.
- Jeremiah 50:5 Or, they shall join themselves
- Jeremiah 50:9 Or, according to another reading, a mighty man that maketh childless
- Jeremiah 50:9 Or, that returneth not
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