Jeremiah 51:11-14
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
11 Sharpen the arrows!
Fill the quivers!
The Lord has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes because his purpose concerning Babylon is to destroy it, for that is the vengeance of the Lord, vengeance for his temple.(A)
12 Raise a standard against the walls of Babylon;
make the watch strong;
post sentinels;
prepare the ambushes,
for the Lord has both planned and done
what he spoke concerning the inhabitants of Babylon.(B)
13 You who live by mighty waters,
rich in treasures,
your end has come;
the thread of your life is cut.(C)
14 The Lord of hosts has sworn by himself:
Surely I will fill you with troops like a swarm of locusts,
and they shall raise a shout of victory over you.(D)
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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