Jeremiah 50:41-46

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⁴¹Look, a people is coming from the north;
    a mighty nation and many kings
    are stirring from the farthest parts of the earth.^(A)
⁴²They wield bow and spear;
    they are cruel and have no mercy.
The sound of them is like the roaring sea;
    they ride upon horses,
set in array as a warrior for battle,
    against you, O daughter Babylon!^(B)

⁴³The king of Babylon heard news of them,
and his hands fell helpless;
anguish seized him,
pain like that of a woman in labor.^(C)

⁴⁴Like a lion coming up from the thickets of the Jordan to a perennial pasture, I will suddenly chase them away from her, and I will appoint over her whomever I choose.^[a] For who is like me? Who can summon me? Who is the shepherd who can stand before me?^(D) ⁴⁵Therefore hear the plan that the Lord has made against Babylon and the purposes that he has formed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the little ones of the flock shall be dragged away; surely the fold shall be appalled at their fate. ⁴⁶At the sound of the capture of Babylon the earth shall tremble, and a cry shall be heard among the nations.^(E)

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50.44 Meaning of Heb uncertain

Jeremiah 50:41-46

New American Standard Bible

⁴¹“Behold, a people is coming ^(A)from the north,
And a great nation and many kings
Will be roused from the remote parts of the earth.
⁴²They ^(B)seize their bow and javelin;
They are ^(C)cruel and have no mercy.
Their ^(D)voice roars like the sea;
And they ride on ^(E)horses,
^(F)Drawn up like a man for the battle
Against you, daughter of Babylon.
⁴³The ^(G)king of Babylon has heard the report about them,
And his hands hang limp;
^(H)Distress has gripped him,
Agony like a woman in childbirth.

⁴⁴“^(I)Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thicket of the Jordan to a perennially watered pasture; for in an instant I will chase them away from it, and I will appoint over it whoever is ^(J)chosen. For who is ^(K)like Me, and who will summon Me into court? And who then is the shepherd who can ^(L)stand against Me?” ⁴⁵Therefore hear the ^(M)plan of the Lord which He has planned against Babylon, and His purposes which He has in mind against the land of the Chaldeans: ^(N)they will certainly drag them off, even the little ones of the flock; He will certainly make their pasture desolate because of them. ⁴⁶At the ^[a]shout, “Babylon has been conquered!” the ^(O)earth quakes, and an ^(P)outcry is heard among the nations.