Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 51:54-59

54“The soundH6963 of a cryH2201 comes from BabylonH894, the sound of greatH1419 destructionH7667 from the landH776 of the ChaldeansH3778!55ForH3588 the LORDH3068 will destroyH7703 BabylonH894; He will silenceH6 H4480 her mightyH1419 voiceH6963. The wavesH1530 will roarH1993 like greatH7227 watersH4325; the tumultH7588 of their voicesH6963 will resoundH5414.

56ForH3588 a destroyerH7703 is comingH935 against herH5921—againstH5921 BabylonH894.Her warriorsH1368 will be capturedH3920,and their bowsH7198 will be brokenH2865,forH3588 the LORDH3068 is a GodH410 of retributionH1578;He will repay in fullH7999.57I will make her princesH8269 and wise menH2450 drunkH7937,along with her governorsH6346, officialsH5461, and warriorsH1368.Then they will fall asleepH3462 H8142 foreverH5769and notH3808 wake upH6974,”declaresH5002 the KingH4428,whose nameH8034 is the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635.

58This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635 saysH559:

“Babylon’sH894 thickH7342 wallsH2346 will be leveledH6209,and her highH1364 gatesH8179 consumedH3341 by fireH784.So the laborH3021 of the peopleH5971 will be for nothingH1767 H7385;the nationsH3816 H1767 will exhaust themselvesH3286 to fuel the flamesH784.”

59This is the messageH1697 thatH834 JeremiahH3414 the prophetH5030 gaveH6680 to the quartermasterH8269 H4496 SeraiahH8304 sonH1121 of NeriahH5374, the sonH1121 of MahseiahH4271, when he wentH1980 to BabylonH894 withH854 KingH4428 ZedekiahH6667 of JudahH3063 in the fourthH7243 yearH8141 of Zedekiah’s reignH4427.

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