Jeremiah:50:1-51
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The word that Jehovah spoke concerning Babylon ,
concerning the land of the Chaldeans ,
through Jeremiah the prophet .
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Declare ye among the nations ,
and publish ,
and lift up a banner ;
publish ,
conceal not !
Say ,
Babylon is taken ,
Bel is put to shame ,
Merodach is dismayed :
her images are put to shame ,
her idols are dismayed .
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For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her ,
which shall make her land desolate ,
and none shall dwell therein :
both man and beast are fled ;
they are gone .
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In those days ,
and at that time ,
saith Jehovah ,
the children of Israel shall come ,
they and the children of Judah together ,
going and weeping as they go ,
and shall seek Jehovah their God .
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They shall inquire concerning Zion ,
with their faces thitherward , [
saying ,]
Come ,
and let us join ourselves to Jehovah ,
in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten .
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My people are lost sheep ;
their shepherds have caused them to go astray ,
they turned them away on the mountains :
they went from mountain to hill ,
they forgot their resting-place .
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All that found them devoured them ,
and their adversaries said ,
We are not guilty ,
because they have sinned against Jehovah ,
the habitation of righteousness ,
even Jehovah ,
the hope of their fathers .
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Flee out of the midst of Babylon ,
and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans ,
and be as the he-goats before the flock .
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For behold ,
I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon ,
an assemblage of great nations from the north country ;
and they shall set themselves in array against her :
from thence shall she be taken .
Their arrows shall be as those of a mighty expert man :
none shall return empty .
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And Chaldea shall be a spoil :
all the spoilers thereof shall be satiated ,
saith Jehovah .
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For ye rejoiced ,
for ye triumphed ,
ye plunderers of my heritage ;
for ye have been wanton as the heifer at grass ,
and neighed as steeds .
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Your mother hath been sorely put to shame ;
she that bore you hath been covered with reproach :
behold , [
she is become ]
hindmost of the nations ,
a wilderness ,
a dry land ,
and a desert .
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Because of the wrath of Jehovah ,
it shall not be inhabited ,
but it shall be wholly desolate ;
every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished ,
and shall hiss ,
because of all her plagues .
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Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about ,
all ye that bend the bow ;
shoot at her ,
spare no arrows :
for she hath sinned against Jehovah .
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Shout against her round about :
she hath given her hand ;
her ramparts are fallen ,
her walls are thrown down :
for this is the vengeance of Jehovah .
Take vengeance upon her ;
as she hath done ,
do unto her .
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Cut off the sower from Babylon ,
and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest .
For fear of the oppressing sword let them turn every one to his people ,
and let them flee every one to his own land .
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Israel is a hunted sheep ;
the lions have driven him away :
first the king of Assyria devoured him ,
and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones .
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Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts ,
the God of Israel :
Behold ,
I will visit the king of Babylon and his land ,
like as I have visited the king of Assyria .
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And I will bring Israel again to his pasture ,
and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan ,
and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and in Gilead .
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In those days ,
and at that time ,
saith Jehovah ,
the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for ,
and there shall be none ;
and the sins of Judah ,
and they shall not be found :
for I will pardon those whom I leave remaining .
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Go up against the land of double rebellion ,
against it ,
and against the inhabitants of visitation ;
waste and utterly destroy after them ,
saith Jehovah ,
and do according to all that I have commanded thee .
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A sound of battle is in the land ,
and great destruction .
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How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken !
How is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations !
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I have laid a snare for thee ,
and thou ,
Babylon ,
art also taken ,
and thou wast not aware ;
thou art found ,
and also caught ,
for thou hast contended with Jehovah .
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Jehovah hath opened his armoury ,
and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation ;
for this is a work for the Lord ,
Jehovah of hosts ,
in the land of the Chaldeans .
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Come ye against her from every quarter ,
open her storehouses ;
pile her up like sheaves ,
and destroy her utterly :
let nothing of her be left .
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Slay all her bullocks ;
let them go down to the slaughter :
woe unto them !
for their day is come ,
the time of their visitation .
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The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon ,
to declare in Zion the vengeance of Jehovah our God ,
the vengeance of his temple .
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Call together the archers against Babylon ,
all those that bend the bow :
encamp against her round about ;
let there be no escaping :
recompense her according to her work ;
according to all that she hath done ,
do unto her :
for she hath acted proudly against Jehovah ,
against the Holy One of Israel .
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Therefore shall her young men fall in her streets ;
and all her men of war shall be cut off in that day ,
saith Jehovah .
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Behold ,
I am against thee ,
proud one ,
saith the Lord Jehovah of hosts ;
for thy day is come ,
the time that I visit thee :
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and the proud one shall stumble and fall ,
and none shall raise him up ;
yea ,
I will kindle a fire in his cities ,
and it shall devour all that are round about him .
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Thus saith Jehovah of hosts :
The children of Israel and the children of Judah were together oppressed ;
and all that took them captives held them fast :
they refused to let them go .
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Their Redeemer is strong ;
Jehovah of hosts is his name :
he will thoroughly plead their cause ,
that he may give rest to the land ,
and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon .
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The sword is upon the Chaldeans ,
saith Jehovah ,
and upon the inhabitants of Babylon ,
and upon her princes ,
and upon her wise men ;
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the sword is upon the liars ,
and they shall become fools ;
the sword is upon her mighty men ,
and they shall be dismayed ;
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the sword is upon their horses ,
and upon their chariots ,
and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her ,
and they shall become as women ;
the sword is upon her treasures ,
and they shall be robbed :
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a drought is upon her waters ,
and they shall be dried up ;
for it is a land of graven images ,
and they are mad after frightful idols .
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Therefore wild beasts of the desert with jackals shall dwell there ,
and ostriches shall dwell therein ;
and it shall be no more inhabited for ever ,
neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation .
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As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah ,
and their neighbour cities ,
saith Jehovah ,
no one shall dwell there ,
neither shall a son of man sojourn therein .
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Behold ,
a people cometh from the north ,
and a great nation .
And many kings shall arise from the uttermost parts of the earth .
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They lay hold of bow and spear ;
they are cruel ,
and will not shew mercy ;
their voice roareth like the sea ,
and they ride upon horses --
set in array like a man for the battle ,
against thee ,
O daughter of Babylon .
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The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them ,
and his hands wax feeble ;
trouble hath taken hold of him ,
pangs as of a woman in travail .
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Behold ,
he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of the Jordan against the strong habitation ;
for I will make him suddenly run away from it ;
and who is a chosen [
man ]
whom I may appoint over her ?
For who is like me ?
and who will assign me a time ?
and who is that shepherd that will stand before me ?
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Therefore hear the counsel of Jehovah ,
which he hath taken against Babylon ,
and his purposes which he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans :
The little ones of the flock shall certainly draw them away ;
he shall certainly make their habitation desolate for them .
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At the sound of the taking of Babylon the earth hath quaked ,
and the cry is heard among the nations .