27 (A)Lift up a signal flag in the land,
Blow a trumpet among the nations!
Consecrate the nations against her,
Summon against her the (B)kingdoms of (C)Ararat, Minni, and (D)Ashkenaz;
Appoint an officer against her,
Bring up the (E)horses like bristly locusts.
28 Consecrate the nations against her,
The kings of the Medes,
[a]Their governors and all [b]their officials,
And every land [c]under their control.
29 So the (F)land quakes and writhes,
For the plans of the Lord against Babylon stand,
To make the land of Babylon
[d]A (G)desolation without inhabitants.
30 The (H)warriors of Babylon have ceased fighting,
They stay in the strongholds;
(I)Their strength is [e]exhausted,
They are becoming (J)like women;
Their homes are set on fire,
The (K)bars of her gates are broken.
31 One [f](L)courier runs to meet [g]another,
And one [h](M)messenger to meet [i]another,
To tell the king of Babylon
That his city has been captured from end to end;
32 The river crossing places have been seized,
And they have burned the marshes with fire,
And the men of war are terrified.

33 For this is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says:
“The daughter of Babylon is like a (N)threshing floor
At the time that [j]it is tread down;
In just a little while the time of (O)harvest will come for her.”

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Notas al pie

  1. Jeremiah 51:28 Lit her
  2. Jeremiah 51:28 Lit her
  3. Jeremiah 51:28 Lit of his dominion
  4. Jeremiah 51:29 Or An object of horror
  5. Jeremiah 51:30 Lit dried up
  6. Jeremiah 51:31 Lit runner
  7. Jeremiah 51:31 Lit runner
  8. Jeremiah 51:31 Lit announcer
  9. Jeremiah 51:31 Lit announcer
  10. Jeremiah 51:33 Lit of treading it

27 (A)Set up a banner in the land,
Blow the trumpet among the nations!
(B)Prepare the nations against her,
Call (C)the kingdoms together against her:
Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz.
Appoint a general against her;
Cause the horses to come up like the bristling locusts.
28 Prepare against her the nations,
With the kings of the Medes,
Its governors and all its rulers,
All the land of his dominion.
29 And the land will tremble and sorrow;
For every (D)purpose of the Lord shall be performed against Babylon,
(E)To make the land of Babylon a desolation without inhabitant.
30 The mighty men of Babylon have ceased fighting,
They have remained in their strongholds;
Their might has failed,
(F)They became like women;
They have burned her dwelling places,
(G)The bars of her gate are broken.
31 (H)One runner will run to meet another,
And one messenger to meet another,
To show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on all sides;
32 (I)The passages are blocked,
The reeds they have burned with fire,
And the men of war are terrified.

33 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:

“The daughter of Babylon is (J)like a threshing floor
When (K)it is time to thresh her;
Yet a little while
(L)And the time of her harvest will come.”

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