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(A)Flee from the midst of Babylon,
And each of you escape with his life!
Do not be [a](B)silenced in her [b]iniquity,
For this is (C)Yahweh’s time of vengeance;
He is going to (D)render recompense to her.
Babylon has been a golden (E)cup in the hand of Yahweh,
Intoxicating all the earth.
The (F)nations have drunk of her wine;
Therefore the nations are (G)going mad.
Suddenly (H)Babylon has fallen and been broken;
(I)Wail over her!
(J)Take [c]balm for her pain;
Perhaps she may be healed.
We applied healing to Babylon, but she was not healed;
Forsake her and (K)let us each go to his own country,
For her judgment has (L)touched heaven
And lifts up to the very skies.
10 Yahweh has (M)brought [d]about our righteousness;
Come and let us (N)recount in Zion
The work of Yahweh our God!

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:6 Or made lifeless
  2. Jeremiah 51:6 Or penalty for iniquity
  3. Jeremiah 51:8 Or balsam resin
  4. Jeremiah 51:10 Lit forth

Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and save every man his life; be not cut off in her iniquity: for it is the time of Jehovah’s vengeance; he will render unto her a recompense. Babylon hath been a golden cup in Jehovah’s hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunk of her wine; therefore the nations are mad. Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: wail for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed. We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country; for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies. 10 Jehovah hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of Jehovah our God.

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