Jeremiah 51:11-14
New Living Translation
11 Sharpen the arrows!
Lift up the shields![a]
For the Lord has inspired the kings of the Medes
to march against Babylon and destroy her.
This is his vengeance against those
who desecrated his Temple.
12 Raise the battle flag against Babylon!
Reinforce the guard and station the watchmen.
Prepare an ambush,
for the Lord will fulfill all his plans against Babylon.
13 You are a city by a great river,
a great center of commerce,
but your end has come.
The thread of your life is cut.
14 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies has taken this vow
and has sworn to it by his own name:
“Your cities will be filled with enemies,
like fields swarming with locusts,
and they will shout in triumph over you.”
Footnotes
- 51:11 Greek version reads Fill up the quivers.
Jeremiah 51:11-14
Lexham English Bible
11 Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers!
Yahweh has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes.
Because his plan concerning Babylon is to destroy it,
for that is the vengeance of Yahweh,
the vengeance for his temple.
12 Against the walls of Babylon raise a banner;
post a strong watch,[a] post watchmen, prepare the ambushes,
for Yahweh has both planned as well as performed
what he has spoken concerning the inhabitants of Babylon.
13 O you who live by mighty waters, rich in treasures,
your end has come, the measure of your life.[b]
14 Yahweh of hosts has sworn by himself,
“Surely I will fill you with troops like the creeping locusts,[c]
and they will sing over you a war cry.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 51:12 Literally “make strong the guard”
- Jeremiah 51:13 Literally “the cubit of your severing”
- Jeremiah 51:14 Hebrew “locust”
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