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
International Standard Version
41 “Look, people are coming from the north.
A great nation and many kings will be stirred up
from the ends of the earth.
42 They grab bow and spear.
They’re cruel and show no mercy.
Their sound roars like the sea,
as they ride on horses
deployed like men ready for battle
against you, daughter of Babylon.
43 The king of Babylon has heard the news about them,
and his hands hang limp.
Distress has seized him,
like a woman in labor.
44 “Look, like a lion comes up from the thicket of the Jordan to a pasture that grows year round,[a] so I’ll drive them away from her in an instant, and I’ll appoint whomever is chosen over her. Indeed, who is like me? Who gives me counsel? Who is the shepherd who will stand against me?” 45 Therefore, hear the plan that the Lord has made against Babylon, and the strategy that he devised against the land of the Chaldeans. Surely they’ll drag the little ones of the flock away. Surely their pasture will be desolate because of them. 46 At the shout that Babylon has been seized, the earth will be shaken, and the cry will be heard among the nations.
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- Jeremiah 50:44 Lit. a perpetual pasture
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