Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 50

1This is the wordH1697 thatH834 the LORDH3068 spokeH1696 throughH3027 JeremiahH3414 the prophetH5030 concerningH413 BabylonH894 andH413 the landH776 of the ChaldeansH3778:1

2“AnnounceH5046 and declareH8085 to the nationsH1471;lift upH5375 a bannerH5251 and proclaim itH8085;holdH3582 nothing backH408 when you sayH559,‘BabylonH894 is capturedH3920;BelH1078 is put to shameH954;MardukH4781 is shatteredH2865,her imagesH6091 are disgracedH954,her idolsH1544 are broken in piecesH2865.’

Hope for Israel and Judah

3ForH3588 a nationH1471 from the northH6828 will comeH5927 against herH5921; itH1931 will makeH7896 her landH776 a desolationH8047. No oneH3808 will liveH1961 H3427 in it; both manH120 andH5704 beastH929 will fleeH5110 H1980.”

4“In thoseH1992 daysH3117 and at thatH1931 timeH6256,declaresH5002 the LORDH3068,the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 H1992 and the childrenH1121 of JudahH3063will comeH935 togetherH3162, weepingH1058 H1980 as they comeH1980,and will seekH1245 the LORDH3068 their GodH430.5They will askH7592 the wayH1870 to ZionH6726and turn their facesH6440 toward itH2008.They will comeH935 and joinH3867 themselves toH413 the LORDH3068in an everlastingH5769 covenantH1285that will neverH3808 be forgottenH7911.

6My peopleH5971 areH1961 lostH6 sheepH6629;their shepherdsH7462 have led them astrayH8582,causing them to roamH7726 the mountainsH2022.They have wanderedH1980 from mountainH2022 toH413 hillH1389;they have forgottenH7911 their resting placeH7258.7AllH3605 who found themH4672 devoured themH398,and their enemiesH6862 saidH559,‘We are notH3808 guiltyH816,forH8478 they have sinnedH2398 against the LORDH3068, their trueH6664 pastureH5116,the LORDH3068, the hopeH4723 of their fathersH1.’

8FleeH5110 from the midstH8432 of BabylonH894;departH3318 from the landH776 of the ChaldeansH3778;beH1961 like the he-goatsH6260 that leadH6440 the flockH6629.9ForH3588 beholdH2009, IH595 stir upH5782 and bringH5927 againstH5921 BabylonH894an assemblyH6951 of greatH1419 nationsH1471 from the landH776 of the northH6828.They will line upH6186 against her;fromH8033 the north she will be capturedH3920.Their arrowsH2671 will be like skilledH7919 warriorsH1368who do notH3808 returnH7725 empty-handedH7387.

Babylon’s Fall Is Certain

10ChaldeaH3778 2 will beH1961 plunderedH7998; allH3605 who plunder herH7997 will have their fillH7646,” declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.

11“BecauseH3588 you rejoiceH8055,becauseH3588 you sing in triumphH5937—you who plunderH8154 My inheritanceH5159—becauseH3588 you frolicH6335 like a heiferH5697 treading grainH1758and neighH6670 like stallionsH47,12your motherH517 will be greatlyH3966 ashamedH954;she who bore youH3205 will be disgracedH2659.BeholdH2009, she will be the leastH319 of the nationsH1471,a wildernessH4057, a dry landH6723, and a desertH6160.

13Because of the wrathH7110 of the LORDH3068,she will notH3808 be inhabitedH3427;she will becomeH1961 completelyH3605 desolateH8077.AllH3605 who passH5674 throughH5921 BabylonH894 will be horrifiedH8074and will hissH8319 atH5921 allH3605 her woundsH4347.

14Line up in formationH6186 H5921 aroundH5439 BabylonH894,allH3605 you who drawH1869 the bowH7198!ShootH3034 at herH413! SpareH2550 noH408 H413 arrowsH2671!ForH3588 she has sinnedH2398 against the LORDH3068.15Raise a war cryH7321 against herH5921 on every sideH5439!She has thrown upH5414 her hands in surrenderH3027;her towersH803 have fallenH5307;her wallsH2346 are torn downH2040.

SinceH3588 thisH1931 is the vengeanceH5360 of the LORDH3068,take out your vengeanceH5358 upon her;asH834 she has doneH6213,do the sameH6213 to her.

Redemption for God’s People

16Cut offH3772 the sowerH2232 from BabylonH894, and the one who wieldsH8610 the sickleH4038 at harvestH7105 timeH6256. In the face ofH6440 the oppressor’sH3238 swordH2719, eachH376 will turnH6437 toH413 his own peopleH5971, eachH376 will fleeH5127 to his own landH776.

17IsraelH3478 is a scatteredH6340 flockH7716,chased awayH5080 by lionsH738.The firstH7223 to devour himH398was the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 H2088;the lastH314 to crush his bonesH6105was NebuchadnezzarH5019 kingH4428 of BabylonH894.”

18ThereforeH3651 this is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478 H2005, saysH559:

“I will punishH6485 H413 the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 H413 and his landH776asH834 I punishedH6485 H413 the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804.19I will returnH7725 IsraelH3478 toH413 his pastureH5116,and he will grazeH7462 on CarmelH3760 and BashanH1316;his soulH5315 will be satisfiedH7646on the hillsH2022 of EphraimH669 and GileadH1568.

The Destruction of Babylon

20In thoseH1992 daysH3117 and at thatH1931 timeH6256, declaresH5002 the LORDH3068, a search will be madeH1245 for Israel’sH3478 guiltH5771, but there will be noneH369 , and for Judah’sH3063 sinsH2403, but they will notH3808 be foundH4672; forH3588 I will forgiveH5545 the remnant I preserveH834 H7604.

21Go upH5927 H5921 againstH5921 the landH776 of MerathaimH4850,and againstH413 the residentsH3427 of PekodH6489.Kill themH2717 3 and devote them to destructionH2763 H310.4DoH6213 allH3605 thatH834 I have commanded youH6680,”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.22“The noiseH6963 of battleH4421 is in the landH776—the noise of greatH1419 destructionH7667.23HowH349 the hammerH6360 of the wholeH3605 earthH776lies brokenH1438 and shatteredH7665!WhatH349 a horrorH8047 BabylonH894 has becomeH1961among the nationsH1471!

24I laid a snareH3369 for you, O BabylonH894,and youH1571 were caughtH3920 before youH859 knew itH3808 H3045.You were foundH4672 H1571 and capturedH8610becauseH3588 you challengedH1624 the LORDH3068.25The LORDH3068 has openedH6605 His armoryH214and brought outH3318 His weaponsH3627 of wrathH2195,forH3588 thisH1931 is the workH4399 of the LordH136 GODH3069 of HostsH6635in the landH776 of the ChaldeansH3778.

26ComeH935 against herfrom the farthest borderH7093.Break openH6605 her granariesH3965;pile her upH5549 likeH3644 mounds of grainH6194.Devote her to destructionH2763;leaveH1961 her noH408 survivorsH7611.27KillH2717 allH3605 her young bullsH6499;let them go downH3381 to the slaughterH2874.WoeH1945 to themH5921, forH3588 their dayH3117 has comeH935—the timeH6256 of their punishmentH6486.

28Listen toH6963 the fugitivesH5127 and refugeesH6412from the landH776 of BabylonH894,declaringH5046 in ZionH6726 the vengeanceH5360 of the LORDH3068 our GodH430,the vengeanceH5360 for His templeH1964.29SummonH8085 the archersH7228 againstH413 BabylonH894,allH3605 who stringH1869 the bowH7198.EncampH2583 H5921 all around herH5439;let no oneH408 H1961 escapeH6413.RepayH7999 her according to her deedsH6467;doH6213 to her asH3605 she has doneH6213.ForH3588 she has defiedH2102 H413 the LORDH3068 ,the HolyH6918 One of IsraelH3478.30ThereforeH3651, her young menH970 will fallH5307 in the streetsH7339,and allH3605 her warriorsH582 H4421 will be silencedH1826 in thatH1931 dayH3117,”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.31“BeholdH2005, I am against youH413, O arrogant oneH2087,”declaresH5002 the LordH136 GODH3069 of HostsH6635,“forH3588 your dayH3117 has comeH935,the timeH6256 when I will punish youH6485.32The arrogant oneH2087 will stumbleH3782 and fallH5307with noH369 one to pick him upH6965.And I will kindleH3341 a fireH784 in his citiesH5892to consumeH398 all thoseH3605 around himH5439.”

33This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635 saysH559:

“The sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 are oppressedH6231,and the sonsH1121 of JudahH3063 as wellH3162.AllH3605 their captorsH7617 hold them fastH2388,refusingH3985 to release themH7971.34Their RedeemerH1350 is strongH2389;the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635 is His nameH8034.He will fervently pleadH7378 their caseH7379so thatH4616 He may bring restH7280 to the earthH776,but turmoilH7264 to those who liveH3427 in BabylonH894.

35A swordH2719 is againstH5921 the ChaldeansH3778,declaresH5002 the LORDH3068,againstH413 those who liveH3427 in BabylonH894,and againstH413 her officialsH8269 andH413 wise menH2450.36A swordH2719 is againstH413 her false prophetsH907,and they will become foolsH2973.A swordH2719 is againstH413 her warriorsH1368,and they will be filled with terrorH2865.37A swordH2719 is againstH413 her horsesH5483 andH413 chariotsH7393and againstH413 allH3605 the foreignersH6154 in her midstH8432,and they will becomeH1961 like womenH802.A swordH2719 is againstH413 her treasuriesH214,and they will be plunderedH962.38A droughtH2721 is uponH413 her watersH4325,and they will be dried upH3001.ForH3588 itH1931 is a landH776 of graven imagesH6456,and the people go madH1984 over idolsH367.5

39SoH3651 the desert creaturesH6728 andH854 hyenasH338 will live thereH3427and ostrichesH1323 H3284 6 will dwellH3427 there.It will neverH3808 H5331 againH5750 be inhabitedH3427or lived inH7931 fromH5704 generationH1755 to generationH1755.40As GodH430 overthrewH4114 SodomH5467 and GomorrahH6017along withH853 their neighborsH7934,”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068,“noH3808 oneH376 will dwellH3427 thereH8033;noH3808 manH1121 H120 will abideH1481 there.

41BeholdH2009, an armyH5971 is comingH935 from the northH6828;a greatH1419 nationH1471 and manyH7227 kingsH4428 are stirred upH5782from the endsH3411 of the earthH776.42They graspH2388 the bowH7198 and spearH3591;7theyH1992 are cruelH394 and mercilessH3808 H7355.Their voiceH6963 roarsH1993 like the seaH3220,and they rideH7392 uponH5921 horsesH5483,lined upH6186 like menH376 in formationH4421against youH5921, O DaughterH1323 of BabylonH894.43The kingH4428 of BabylonH894 has heardH8085 the reportH8088,and his handsH3027 hang limpH7503.AnguishH6869 has gripped himH2388,painH2427 like that of a woman in laborH3205.

44BeholdH2009, one will come upH5927 like a lionH738from the thicketsH1347 of the JordanH3383 toH413 the watered pastureH5116 H386.ForH3588 in an instantH7280 I will chaseH7323 Babylon from her landH5921.WhoH4310 is the chosen oneH977 I will appointH6485 for thisH413?ForH3588 whoH4310 is like MeH3644, and whoH4310 can challenge MeH3259?WhatH4310 H2088 shepherdH7462 can standH5975 against MeH6440?”

45ThereforeH3651 hearH8085 the plansH6098thatH834 the LORDH3068 has drawn upH3289 againstH413 BabylonH894and the strategiesH4284 He has devisedH2803againstH413 the landH776 of the ChaldeansH3778:SurelyH518 H3808 the little onesH6810 of the flockH6629 will be dragged awayH5498;certainlyH518 H3808 their pastureH5116 will be made desolateH8074 because of themH5921.46At the soundH6963 of Babylon’sH894 captureH8610 the earthH776 will quakeH7493;a cryH2201 will be heardH8085 among the nationsH1471.

Notes

1. Jeremiah 50:1 That is, the Babylonians; also in verses 8, 25, 35, and 45 ↩
2. Jeremiah 50:10 Or Babylonia ↩
3. Jeremiah 50:21 LXX Avenge, O sword, ↩
4. Jeremiah 50:21 Forms of the Hebrew cherem refer to the giving over of things or persons to the LORD, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering; also in verse 26. ↩
5. Jeremiah 50:38 Or go mad with fear ↩
6. Jeremiah 50:39 Literally daughters of an ostrich or daughters of an owl ↩
7. Jeremiah 50:42 Or javelin ↩