Jeremiah 50:41-46
Legacy Standard Bible
41 “Behold, a people is coming (A)from the north,
And a great nation and many kings
Will be aroused from the remote parts of the earth.
42 They (B)seize their bow and [a]javelin;
They are (C)cruel and have no compassion.
Their (D)voice roars like the sea;
And they ride on (E)horses,
(F)Arranged like a man for the battle
Against you, O daughter of Babylon.
43 The (G)king of Babylon has heard the report about them,
And his hands hang limp;
(H)Distress has taken hold of him,
Agony like a woman in childbirth.
44 “(I)Behold, one will come up like a lion from the [b]thicket of the Jordan to an enduring pasture; for in an instant I will make them run away from it, and whoever is (J)chosen I will appoint over it. For who is (K)like Me, and who will [c]summon Me into court? And who then is the shepherd who can (L)stand before Me?” 45 Therefore hear the (M)counsel of Yahweh which He has counseled against Babylon, and His purposes which He has purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: (N)surely they will drag them off, even the little ones of the flock; surely He will make their [d]pasture desolate because of them. 46 At the sound, “Babylon has been seized!” the (O)earth is shaken, and an (P)outcry is heard among the nations.
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- Jeremiah 50:42 Or scimitar
- Jeremiah 50:44 Lit pride
- Jeremiah 50:44 Or cause Me to testify, cf. Job 9:19
- Jeremiah 50:45 Or habitation
Jeremiah 50:41-46
Christian Standard Bible
The Conquest of Babylon
41 Look! A people comes from the north.(A)
A great nation and many kings will be stirred up
from the remote regions of the earth.(B)
42 They grasp bow and javelin.
They are cruel and show no mercy.
Their voice roars like the sea,(C)
and they ride on horses,
lined up like men in battle formation
against you, Daughter Babylon.
43 The king of Babylon has heard about them;
his hands have become weak.
Distress has seized him—
pain, like a woman in labor.(D)
44 “Look, it will be like a lion coming from the thickets[a](E) of the Jordan to the watered grazing land. I will chase Babylon[b] away from her land in a flash. I will appoint whoever is chosen for her. For who is like me? Who will issue me a summons? Who is the shepherd who can stand against me?”
45 Therefore, hear the plans that the Lord has drawn up against Babylon and the strategies he has devised against the land of the Chaldeans:(F) Certainly the flock’s little lambs will be dragged away; certainly the grazing land will be made desolate because of them. 46 At the sound of Babylon’s conquest the earth will quake; a cry will be heard among the nations.(G)
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