Jeremiah 50:1 The word1697 that the LORD3068 spake1696 against Babylon894 and against the land776 of the Chaldeans3778 by3027 Jeremiah3414{Heb. by the hand of Jeremiah} the prophet.5030 cr 2 Declare5046 ye among the nations,1471 and publish,8085 and set up5375{Heb. lift up} a standard;5251 publish,8085 and conceal3582 not: say,559 Babylon894 is taken,3920 Bel1078 is confounded,3001 Merodach4781 is broken in pieces;2865 her idols6091 are confounded,3001 her images1544 are broken in pieces.2865 cr 3 For out of the north6828 there cometh up5927 a nation1471 against her, which shall make7896 her land776 desolate,8047 and none shall dwell3427 therein: they shall remove,5110 they shall depart,1980 both man120 and beast.929 cr

Jeremiah 50:4 In those days,3117 and in that time,6256 saith5002 the LORD,3068 the children1121 of Israel3478 shall come,935 they and the children1121 of Judah3063 together,3162 going1980 and weeping:1058 they shall go,3212 and seek1245 the LORD3068 their God.430 cr 5 They shall ask7592 the way1870 to Zion6726 with their faces6440 thitherward,2008 saying, Come,935 and let us join3867 ourselves to the LORD3068 in a perpetual5769 covenant1285 that shall not be forgotten.7911 cr 6 My people5971 hath been lost6 sheep:6629 their shepherds7462 have caused them to go astray,8582 they have turned them away7725 7726 on the mountains:2022 they have gone1980 from mountain2022 to hill,1389 they have forgotten7911 their restingplace.7258{Heb. place to lie down in} cr 7 All that found4672 them have devoured398 them: and their adversaries6862 said,559 We offend816 not, because they have sinned2398 against the LORD,3068 the habitation5116 of justice,6664 even the LORD,3068 the hope4723 of their fathers.1 cr 8 Remove5110 out of the midst8432 of Babylon,894 and go forth3318 3318 out of the land776 of the Chaldeans,3778 and be as the he goats6260 before6440 the flocks.6629 cr

Jeremiah 50:9 For, lo, I will raise5782 and cause to come up5927 against Babylon894 an assembly6951 of great1419 nations1471 from the north6828 country:776 and they shall set themselves in array6186 against her; from thence she shall be taken:3920 their arrows2671 shall be as of a mighty1368 expert man;7919 7921{Or, destroyer} none shall return7725 in vain.7387 cr 10 And Chaldea3778 shall be a spoil:7998 all that spoil7997 her shall be satisfied,7646 saith5002 the LORD.3068 cr 11 Because ye were glad,8055 because ye rejoiced,5937 O ye destroyers8154 of mine heritage,5159 because ye are grown fat6335{Heb. big or corpulent} as the heifer5697 at grass,1877 1758 and bellow6670 as bulls;47 cr 12 Your mother517 shall be sore3966 confounded;954 she that bare3205 you shall be ashamed:2659 behold, the hindermost319 of the nations1471 shall be a wilderness,4057 a dry land,6723 and a desert.6160 cr 13 Because of the wrath7110 of the LORD3068 it shall not be inhabited,3427 but it shall be wholly desolate:8077 every one that goeth5674 by Babylon894 shall be astonished,8074 and hiss8319 at all her plagues.4347 cr 14 Put yourselves in array6186 against Babylon894 round about:5439 all ye that bend1869 the bow,7198 shoot3034 at her, spare2550 no arrows:2671 for she hath sinned2398 against the LORD.3068 cr 15 Shout7321 against her round about:5439 she hath given5414 her hand:3027 her foundations803 are fallen,5307 her walls2346 are thrown down:2040 for it is the vengeance5360 of the LORD:3068 take vengeance5358 upon her; as she hath done,6213 do6213 unto her. cr 16 Cut off3772 the sower2232 from Babylon,894 and him that handleth8610 the sickle4038{Or, scythe} in the time6256 of harvest:7105 for fear6440 of the oppressing3238 sword2719 they shall turn6437 every one376 to his people,5971 and they shall flee5127 every one376 to his own land.776 cr

Jeremiah 50:17 Israel3478 is a scattered6340 sheep;7716 the lions738 have driven him away:5080 first7223 the king4428 of Assyria804 hath devoured398 him; and last314 this Nebuchadrezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon894 hath broken his bones.6105 cr 18 Therefore thus saith559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 Behold, I will punish6485 the king4428 of Babylon894 and his land,776 as I have punished6485 the king4428 of Assyria.804 cr 19 And I will bring7725 2794 Israel3478 again7725 to his habitation,5116 and he shall feed7462 on Carmel3760 and Bashan,1316 and his soul5315 shall be satisfied7646 upon mount2022 Ephraim669 and Gilead.1568 cr 20 In those days,3117 and in that time,6256 saith5002 the LORD,3068 the iniquity5771 of Israel3478 shall be sought for,1245 and there shall be none; and the sins2403 of Judah,3063 and they shall not be found:4672 for I will pardon5545 them whom I reserve.7604 cr

Jeremiah 50:21 Go up5927 against the land776 of Merathaim,4850{Or, of the rebels} even against it, and against the inhabitants3427 of Pekod:6489{Or, visitation} waste2717 and utterly destroy2763 after310 them, saith5002 the LORD,3068 and do6213 according to all that I have commanded6680 thee. cr 22 A sound6963 of battle4421 is in the land,776 and of great1419 destruction.7667 cr 23 How is the hammer6360 of the whole earth776 cut asunder1438 and broken!7665 how is Babylon894 become a desolation8047 among the nations!1471 cr 24 I have laid a snare3369 for thee, and thou art also taken,3920 O Babylon,894 and thou wast not aware:3045 thou art found,4672 and also caught,8610 because thou hast striven1624 against the LORD.3068 cr 25 The LORD3068 hath opened6605 his armoury,214 and hath brought forth3318 the weapons3627 of his indignation:2195 for this is the work4399 of the Lord136 GOD3069 of hosts6635 in the land776 of the Chaldeans.3778 cr 26 Come935 against her from the utmost border,7093{Heb. from the end} open6605 her storehouses:3965 cast her{Or, tread her} up5549 as heaps,6194 and destroy her utterly:2763 let nothing of her be left.7611 cr 27 Slay2717 all her bullocks;6499 let them go down3381 to the slaughter:2874 woe1945 unto them! for their day3117 is come,935 the time6256 of their visitation.6486 cr 28 The voice6963 of them that flee5127 and escape out6405 of the land776 of Babylon,894 to declare5046 in Zion6726 the vengeance5360 of the LORD3068 our God,430 the vengeance5360 of his temple.1964 cr 29 Call together8085 the archers7228 against Babylon:894 all ye that bend1869 the bow,7198 camp2583 against it round about;5439 let none thereof escape:6413 recompense7999 her according to her work;6467 according to all that she hath done,6213 do6213 unto her: for she hath been proud2102 against the LORD,3068 against the Holy One6918 of Israel.3478 cr 30 Therefore shall her young men970 fall5307 in the streets,7339 and all her men582 of war4421 shall be cut off1826 in that day,3117 saith5002 the LORD.3068 cr 31 Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud,2087{Heb. pride} saith5002 the Lord136 GOD3069 of hosts:6635 for thy day3117 is come,935 the time6256 that I will visit6485 thee. cr 32 And the most proud2087{Heb. pride} shall stumble3782 and fall,5307 and none shall raise him up:6965 and I will kindle3341 a fire784 in his cities,5892 and it shall devour398 all round about5439 him. cr

Jeremiah 50:33 Thus saith559 the LORD3068 of hosts;6635 The children1121 of Israel3478 and the children1121 of Judah3063 were oppressed6231 together:3162 and all that took them captives7617 held them fast;2388 they refused3985 to let them go.7971 cr 34 Their Redeemer1350 is strong;2389 the LORD3068 of hosts6635 is his name:8034 he shall throughly7378 plead7378 their cause,7379 that he may give rest7280 to the land,776 and disquiet7264 the inhabitants3427 of Babylon.894 cr

Jeremiah 50:35 A sword2719 is upon the Chaldeans,3778 saith5002 the LORD,3068 and upon the inhabitants3427 of Babylon,894 and upon her princes,8269 and upon her wise2450 men. cr 36 A sword2719 is upon the liars;907{Or, chief stays. Heb. bars} and they shall dote:2973 a sword2719 is upon her mighty men;1368 and they shall be dismayed.2865 cr 37 A sword2719 is upon their horses,5483 and upon their chariots,7393 and upon all the mingled people6154 that are in the midst8432 of her; and they shall become as women:802 a sword2719 is upon her treasures;214 and they shall be robbed.962 cr 38 A drought2721 is upon her waters;4325 and they shall be dried up:3001 for it is the land776 of graven images,6456 and they are mad1984 upon their idols.367 cr 39 Therefore the wild beasts of the desert6728 with the wild beasts of the islands338 shall dwell3427 there, and the owls1323 3284 shall dwell3427 therein: and it shall be no more inhabited3427 for ever;5331 neither shall it be dwelt7931 in from generation1755 to generation.1755 cr 40 As God430 overthrew4114 Sodom5467 and Gomorrah6017 and the neighbour7934 cities thereof, saith5002 the LORD;3068 so shall no man376 abide3427 there, neither shall any son1121 of man120 dwell1481 therein. cr 41 Behold, a people5971 shall come935 from the north,6828 and a great1419 nation,1471 and many7227 kings4428 shall be raised up5782 from the coasts3411 of the earth.776 cr 42 They shall hold2388 the bow7198 and the lance:3591 they are cruel,394 and will not shew mercy:7355 their voice6963 shall roar1993 like the sea,3220 and they shall ride7392 upon horses,5483 every one put in array,6186 like a man376 to the battle,4421 against thee, O daughter1323 of Babylon.894 cr 43 The king4428 of Babylon894 hath heard8085 the report8088 of them, and his hands3027 waxed feeble:7503 anguish6869 took hold2388 of him, and pangs2427 as of a woman in travail.3205 cr 44 Behold, he shall come up5927 like a lion738 from the swelling1347 of Jordan3383 unto the habitation5116 of the strong:386 but I will make7323 2794 them suddenly7280 run away7323 7323 from her: and who is a chosen977 man, that I may appoint6485 over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me{Or, convent me to plead} the time?3259 and who is that shepherd7462 that will stand5975 before6440 me? cr 45 Therefore hear8085 ye the counsel6098 of the LORD,3068 that he hath taken3289 against Babylon;894 and his purposes,4284 that he hath purposed2803 against the land776 of the Chaldeans:3778 Surely the least6810 of the flock6629 shall draw them out:5498 surely he shall make their habitation5116 desolate8074 with them. cr 46 At the noise6963 of the taking8610 of Babylon894 the earth776 is moved,7493 and the cry2201 is heard8085 among the nations.1471 cr