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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
New Living Translation
Jeremiah 50:35-40
New Living Translation
35 “The sword of destruction will strike the Babylonians,”
says the Lord.
“It will strike the people of Babylon—
her officials and wise men, too.
36 The sword will strike her wise counselors,
and they will become fools.
The sword will strike her mightiest warriors,
and panic will seize them.
37 The sword will strike her horses and chariots
and her allies from other lands,
and they will all become like women.
The sword will strike her treasures,
and they all will be plundered.
38 A drought[a] will strike her water supply,
causing it to dry up.
And why? Because the whole land is filled with idols,
and the people are madly in love with them.
39 “Soon Babylon will be inhabited by desert animals and hyenas.
It will be a home for owls.
Never again will people live there;
it will lie desolate forever.
40 I will destroy it as I[b] destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah
and their neighboring towns,” says the Lord.
“No one will live there;
no one will inhabit it.
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