Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 50:29-40

29Summon the archers against Babylon, all who string the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.30Therefore, her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warriors will be silenced in that day,” declares the LORD.31“Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you.32The arrogant one will stumble and fall with no one to pick him up. And I will kindle a fire in his cities to consume all those around him.”

33This is what the LORD of Hosts says:

“The sons of Israel are oppressed,and the sons of Judah as well.All their captors hold them fast,refusing to release them.34Their Redeemer is strong;the LORD of Hosts is His name.He will fervently plead their caseso that He may bring rest to the earth,but turmoil to those who live in Babylon.

35A sword is against the Chaldeans,declares the LORD,against those who live in Babylon,and against her officials and wise men.36A sword is against her false prophets,and they will become fools.A sword is against her warriors,and they will be filled with terror.37A sword is against her horses and chariotsand against all the foreigners in her midst,and they will become like women.A sword is against her treasuries,and they will be plundered.38A drought is upon her waters,and they will be dried up.For it is a land of graven images,and the people go mad over idols.1

39So the desert creatures and hyenas will live thereand ostriches2 will dwell there.It will never again be inhabitedor lived in from generation to generation.40As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrahalong with their neighbors,”declares the LORD,“no one will dwell there;no man will abide there.

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Notes

1. Jeremiah 50:38 Or go mad with fear ↩
2. Jeremiah 50:39 Literally daughters of an ostrich or daughters of an owl ↩

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