Jeremiah 51
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Jeremiah 51:1-4

1This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 saysH559:

“BeholdH2005, I will stir upH5782 againstH5921 BabylonH894and againstH413 the peopleH3427 of Leb-kamaiH3820H69651the spiritH7307 of a destroyerH7843.2I will sendH7971 strangersH2114 to BabylonH894to winnow herH2219 and emptyH1238 herH853 landH776;forH3588 they will comeH1961 against herH5921 from every sideH5439in her dayH3117 of disasterH7451.
3Do not let the archerH1869 bendH1869 his bowH7198or put on his armorH5630H408.Do notH413 spareH2550H413 her young menH970;devoteH2763 allH3605 her army to destructionH6635!24And they will fallH5307 slainH2491 in the landH776 of the ChaldeansH3778,3and pierced throughH1856 in her streetsH2351.
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Notes

  1. 1. Jeremiah 51:1 Leb-kamai is a code name for Chaldea, that is, Babylonia. ↩
  2. 2. Jeremiah 51:3 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. ↩
  3. 3. Jeremiah 51:4 That is, the Babylonians; also in verse 54 ↩

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