New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 51:1-4

1ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068: “BeholdH2009, I am going to arouseH5782 againstH5921 BabylonH894 And againstH413 the inhabitantsH3427 of 1Leb-kamaiH3846 2The 3spiritH7307 of a destroyerH7843.2I will dispatchH7971 4foreignersH2114 to BabylonH894 that they may 5winnowH2219 her And may devastateH1238 her landH776; For on everyH5439 sideH5439 they will be opposedH5921 to her In the dayH3117 of her calamityH7463.3 6Let not 7him who 8 9bendsH1869 his bowH7198 10bendH1869 it, 11NorH413 let him riseH5927 up in his 12scale-armorH5630; So do not spareH2550 her youngH970 menH970; DevoteH2763 allH3605 her armyH6635 to destructionH2763.4They will fallH5307 downH5307 13slainH2491 in the landH776 of the ChaldeansH3778, And 14piercedH1856 throughH1856 in their streetsH2351.”

Notes

1. Jeremiah 51:1 Cryptic name for Chaldea; or the heart of those who rise up against Me ↩
2. Jeremiah 51:1 Or a destroying wind ↩
3. Jeremiah 51:1 Jer 4:11, 12; 23:19; Hos 13:15 ↩
4. Jeremiah 51:2 Some versions read winnowers ↩
5. Jeremiah 51:2 Is 41:16; Jer 15:7; Matt 3:12 ↩
6. Jeremiah 51:3 M.T. reads Against him who ↩
7. Jeremiah 51:3 I.e. the Chaldean defender ↩
8. Jeremiah 51:3 Lit tread(s) (in order to string) ↩
9. Jeremiah 51:3 Jer 50:14, 29 ↩
10. Jeremiah 51:3 Lit tread(s) (in order to string) ↩
11. Jeremiah 51:3 M.T. reads Against him who ↩
12. Jeremiah 51:3 Jer 46:4 ↩
13. Jeremiah 51:4 Or wounded ↩
14. Jeremiah 51:4 Is 13:15; 14:19; Jer 49:26; 50:30, 37 ↩