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Jeremiah 50:35-40
New International Version
Jeremiah 50:35-40
New International Version
35 “A sword(A) against the Babylonians!”(B)
declares the Lord—
“against those who live in Babylon
and against her officials and wise(C) men!
36 A sword against her false prophets!
They will become fools.
A sword against her warriors!(D)
They will be filled with terror.(E)
37 A sword against her horses and chariots(F)
and all the foreigners in her ranks!
They will become weaklings.(G)
A sword against her treasures!(H)
They will be plundered.
38 A drought on[a] her waters!(I)
They will dry(J) up.
For it is a land of idols,(K)
idols that will go mad with terror.
39 “So desert creatures(L) and hyenas will live there,
and there the owl will dwell.
It will never again be inhabited
or lived in from generation to generation.(M)
40 As I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah(N)
along with their neighboring towns,”
declares the Lord,
“so no one will live there;
no people will dwell in it.(O)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 50:38 Or A sword against
Jeremiah 50:35-40
International Standard Version
Jeremiah 50:35-40
International Standard Version
35 A sword against the Chaldeans,”
declares the Lord,
“and against the inhabitants of Babylon,
against her officials and her wise men.
36 A sword against the diviners.[a]
They’ll be made fools.
A sword against her warriors.
They’ll be shattered.
37 A sword against her horses, against her chariots,[b]
and against all the foreign troops[c] in her midst.
They’ll become women.
A sword against her treasures.
They’ll be plundered.
38 A drought against her waters.
They’ll dry up.
For it’s a land of idols,
and they go mad over their terrifying images.
39 Therefore the desert creatures
along with hyenas will live there.
They’ll live in it with ostriches,
but people won’t live in it again.
They won’t inhabit it from generation to generation.
40 Just as when God overthrew Sodom,
Gomorrah, and their neighbors,”
declares the Lord,
“so also no one will live there.
No human being will reside in it.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 50:36 Lit. empty talkers; a pun on the Babylonian word for these priests
- Jeremiah 50:37 Lit. against his horses, against his chariots
- Jeremiah 50:37 Lit. mixed peoples
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