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Jeremiah 51:3-5
Lexham English Bible
Jeremiah 51:3-5
Lexham English Bible
3 Let not him who bends the bow shoot his bow,
and let him not rise high in his body armor.
And you must not spare her young men;
destroy her whole army.
4 And they will fall slain in the land of the Chaldeans,
and pierced through in her streets.
5 For neither Israel nor Judah is a widower from their God,
from Yahweh of hosts,
though their land is full of guilt
against the Holy One of Israel.”
Jeremiah 51:3-5
King James Version
Jeremiah 51:3-5
King James Version
3 Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her host.
4 Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets.
5 For Israel hath not been forsaken, nor Judah of his God, of the Lord of hosts; though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel.
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Jeremiah 51:3-5
New International Version
Jeremiah 51:3-5
New International Version
3 Let not the archer string his bow,(A)
nor let him put on his armor.(B)
Do not spare her young men;
completely destroy[a] her army.
4 They will fall(C) down slain in Babylon,[b]
fatally wounded in her streets.(D)
5 For Israel and Judah have not been forsaken(E)
by their God, the Lord Almighty,
though their land[c] is full of guilt(F)
before the Holy One of Israel.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 51:3 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
- Jeremiah 51:4 Or Chaldea
- Jeremiah 51:5 Or Almighty, / and the land of the Babylonians
Jeremiah 51:3-5
English Standard Version
Jeremiah 51:3-5
English Standard Version
3 (A)Let not the archer bend his bow,
and let him not stand up in his armor.
Spare not her young men;
(B)devote to destruction[a] all her army.
4 They shall fall down slain in the land of the Chaldeans,
(C)and wounded in her streets.
5 (D)For Israel and Judah have not been forsaken
by their God, the Lord of hosts,
but the land of the Chaldeans[b] is full of guilt
against the Holy One of Israel.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 51:3 That is, set apart (devote) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction)
- Jeremiah 51:5 Hebrew their land
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