New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 50:21-29

21“Against the land of 1Merathaim, go up against it, And against the inhabitants of 2 3Pekod. Kill and 4completely destroy them,” declares the Lord, “And do according to everything that I have commanded you.22The 5noise of battle is in the land, And great destruction.23How the 6hammer of the whole earth Has been cut off and broken! How Babylon has become An object of horror among the nations!24I 7set a trap for you and you were also 8caught, Babylon, While you yourself were not aware; You have been found and also seized Because you have engaged in 9conflict with the Lord.”25The Lord has opened His armory And has brought out the 10weapons of His indignation, For it is a 11work of the Lord 12God of armies In the land of the Chaldeans.26Come to her from the 13farthest border; 14Open up her barns, Pile her up like heaps of grain And 15 16completely destroy her, Let nothing be left to her.27 17Put all her bulls to the sword; Let them 18go down to the slaughter! Woe be upon them, for their 19day has come, The time of their punishment.

28There is a 20sound of fugitives and refugees from the land of Babylon, To declare in Zion the 21vengeance of the Lord our God, Vengeance for His 22temple.

29“Summon 23many against Babylon, All those who 24bend the bow: Encamp against her on every side, Let there be no escape25. Repay her according to her work; 26According to all that she has done, so do to her; For she has become 27arrogant against the Lord, Against the Holy One of Israel.

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Notes

1. Jeremiah 50:21 Or double rebellion ↩
2. Jeremiah 50:21 I.e., punishment (uncertain) ↩
3. Jeremiah 50:21 Ezek 23:23 ↩
4. Jeremiah 50:21 Lit put under the ban ↩
5. Jeremiah 50:22 Jer 4:19-21; 51:54-56 ↩
6. Jeremiah 50:23 Jer 51:20-24 ↩
7. Jeremiah 50:24 Jer 48:43, 44 ↩
8. Jeremiah 50:24 Jer 51:31; Dan 5:30, 31 ↩
9. Jeremiah 50:24 Job 9:4; 40:2, 9 ↩
10. Jeremiah 50:25 Is 13:5 ↩
11. Jeremiah 50:25 Jer 50:15; 51:12, 25, 55 ↩
12. Jeremiah 50:25 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord ↩
13. Jeremiah 50:26 Lit end ↩
14. Jeremiah 50:26 Is 45:3; Jer 50:10 ↩
15. Jeremiah 50:26 Lit put under the ban ↩
16. Jeremiah 50:26 Is 14:23 ↩
17. Jeremiah 50:27 Is 34:7 ↩
18. Jeremiah 50:27 Jer 48:10 ↩
19. Jeremiah 50:27 Ps 37:13; Jer 46:21; 48:44; Ezek 7:7 ↩
20. Jeremiah 50:28 Is 48:20 ↩
21. Jeremiah 50:28 Ps 149:6-9; Jer 50:15; 51:10 ↩
22. Jeremiah 50:28 Lam 1:10; 2:6, 7 ↩
23. Jeremiah 50:29 Another reading is archers ↩
24. Jeremiah 50:29 Lit step on (in order to string) ↩
25. Jeremiah 50:29 Some mss add to her ↩
26. Jeremiah 50:29 Ps 137:8; Jer 50:15; 51:56; 2 Thess 1:6 ↩
27. Jeremiah 50:29 Ex 10:3; Jer 49:16; Dan 4:37 ↩

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