51 “We are disgraced,(A)
    for we have been insulted
    and shame covers our faces,
because foreigners have entered
    the holy places of the Lord’s house.”(B)

52 “But days are coming,” declares the Lord,
    “when I will punish her idols,(C)
and throughout her land
    the wounded will groan.(D)
53 Even if Babylon ascends to the heavens(E)
    and fortifies her lofty stronghold,
    I will send destroyers(F) against her,”
declares the Lord.

54 “The sound of a cry(G) comes from Babylon,
    the sound of great destruction(H)
    from the land of the Babylonians.[a]
55 The Lord will destroy Babylon;
    he will silence(I) her noisy din.
Waves(J) of enemies will rage like great waters;
    the roar of their voices will resound.
56 A destroyer(K) will come against Babylon;
    her warriors will be captured,
    and their bows will be broken.(L)
For the Lord is a God of retribution;
    he will repay(M) in full.
57 I will make her officials(N) and wise(O) men drunk,(P)
    her governors, officers and warriors as well;
they will sleep(Q) forever and not awake,”
    declares the King,(R) whose name is the Lord Almighty.

58 This is what the Lord Almighty says:

“Babylon’s thick wall(S) will be leveled
    and her high gates(T) set on fire;
the peoples(U) exhaust(V) themselves for nothing,
    the nations’ labor is only fuel for the flames.”(W)

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Notas al pie

  1. Jeremiah 51:54 Or Chaldeans

51 We’re humiliated by their taunts;
    we’re disgraced that strangers have violated the sacred places
        of the Lord’s temple.

52 The time is coming,
    declares the Lord,
        when I will deal with her idols,
        and the wounded in her land will groan.
53 Even if Babylon scales the heavens
    and strengthens its towering defenses,
        the destroying armies will still come
        against her, at my command,
            declares the Lord.
54 Listen to the cries for help from Babylon,
    signs of massive devastation in the land,
        declares the Lord.
55 The Lord is destroying Babylon
    and silencing her outcry,
        whose roar is like the crushing waves,
        a deafening crash.
56 He certainly comes against her;
    the destroyer comes against Babylon.
Her warriors are captured;
    their bows are broken.
The Lord is an exacting God
    who repays in full.
57 I’ll make her leaders and sages drunk,
    her governors, officials, and warriors as well.
They will sleep forever, never to get up,
    declares the king,
        whose name is the Lord of heavenly forces.
58 The Lord of heavenly forces proclaims:
    Babylon’s massive walls will come down,
        down to the ground;
        and its high gates will be burned to the ground.

People labor in vain;
    nations toil for nothing but ashes!

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