Jeremiah 51:1 Thus saith559 the LORD;3068 Behold, I will raise up5782 against Babylon,894 and against them that dwell3427 in the midst3820{Heb. heart} of them that rise up6965 against me, a destroying7843 wind;7307 cr 2 And will send7971 unto Babylon894 fanners,2114 that shall fan2219 her, and shall empty1238 her land:776 for in the day3117 of trouble7451 they shall be against her round about.5439 cr 3 Against him that bendeth1869 2794 let the archer1869 bend1869 his bow,7198 and against him that lifteth himself up5927 in his brigandine:5630 and spare2550 ye not her young men;970 destroy ye utterly2763 all her host.6635 cr 4 Thus the slain2491 shall fall5307 in the land776 of the Chaldeans,3778 and they that are thrust through1856 in her streets.2351 cr 5 For Israel3478 hath not been forsaken,488 nor Judah3063 of his God,430 of the LORD3068 of hosts;6635 though their land776 was filled4390 with sin817 against the Holy One6918 of Israel.3478 cr 6 Flee out5127 of the midst8432 of Babylon,894 and deliver4422 every man376 his soul:5315 be not cut off1826 in her iniquity;5771 for this is the time6256 of the LORD'S3068 vengeance;5360 he will render7999 unto her a recompence.1576 cr 7 Babylon894 hath been a golden2091 cup3563 in the LORD'S3068 hand,3027 that made all the earth776 drunken:7937 the nations1471 have drunken8354 of her wine;3196 therefore the nations1471 are mad.1984 cr 8 Babylon894 is suddenly6597 fallen5307 and destroyed:7665 howl3213 for her; take3947 balm6875 for her pain,4341 if so be she may be healed.7495 cr 9 We would have healed7495 Babylon,894 but she is not healed:7495 forsake5800 her, and let us go3212 every one376 into his own country:776 for her judgment4941 reacheth5060 unto heaven,8064 and is lifted up5375 even to the skies.7834 cr 10 The LORD3068 hath brought forth3318 our righteousness:6666 come,935 and let us declare5608 in Zion6726 the work4639 of the LORD3068 our God.430 cr 11 Make bright1305{Heb. pure} the arrows;2671 gather4390 the shields:7982 the LORD3068 hath raised up5782 the spirit7307 of the kings4428 of the Medes:4074 for his device4209 is against Babylon,894 to destroy7843 it; because it is the vengeance5360 of the LORD,3068 the vengeance5360 of his temple.1964 cr 12 Set up5375 the standard5251 upon the walls2346 of Babylon,894 make the watch4929 strong,2388 set up6965 the watchmen,8104 prepare3559 the ambushes:693{Heb. liers in wait} for the LORD3068 hath both devised2161 and done6213 that which he spake1696 against the inhabitants3427 of Babylon.894 cr 13 O thou that dwellest7931 7931 upon many7227 waters,4325 abundant7227 in treasures,214 thine end7093 is come,935 and the measure520 of thy covetousness.1215 cr 14 The LORD3068 of hosts6635 hath sworn7650 by himself,5315{Heb. by his soul} saying, Surely I will fill4390 thee with men,120 as with caterpillers;3218 and they shall lift up6030{Heb. utter} a shout1959 against thee. cr 15 He hath made6213 the earth776 by his power,3581 he hath established3559 the world8398 by his wisdom,2451 and hath stretched out5186 the heaven8064 by his understanding.8394 cr 16 When he uttereth5414 his voice,6963 there is a multitude1995{Or, noise} of waters4325 in the heavens;8064 and he causeth the vapours5387 to ascend5927 from the ends7097 of the earth:776 he maketh6213 lightnings1300 with rain,4306 and bringeth forth3318 the wind7307 out of his treasures.214 cr 17 Every man120 is brutish1197 by his knowledge;1847{Or, is more brutish then to know} every founder6884 is confounded3001 by the graven image:6459 for his molten image5262 is falsehood,8267 and there is no breath7307 in them. cr 18 They are vanity,1892 the work4639 of errors:8595 in the time6256 of their visitation6486 they shall perish.6 cr 19 The portion2506 of Jacob3290 is not like them; for he is the former3335 of all things: and Israel is the rod7626 of his inheritance:5159 the LORD3068 of hosts6635 is his name.8034 cr 20 Thou art my battle axe4661 and weapons3627 of war:4421 for with thee{Or, in thee, or by thee} will I break in pieces5310 the nations,1471 and with thee will I destroy7843 kingdoms;4467 cr 21 And with thee will I break in pieces5310 the horse5483 and his rider;7392 and with thee will I break in pieces5310 the chariot7393 and his rider;7392 cr 22 With thee also will I break in pieces5310 man376 and woman;802 and with thee will I break in pieces5310 old2205 and young;5288 and with thee will I break in pieces5310 the young man970 and the maid;1330 cr 23 I will also break in pieces5310 with thee the shepherd7462 and his flock;5739 and with thee will I break in pieces5310 the husbandman406 and his yoke of oxen;6776 and with thee will I break in pieces5310 captains6346 and rulers.5461 cr 24 And I will render7999 unto Babylon894 and to all the inhabitants3427 of Chaldea3778 all their evil7451 that they have done6213 in Zion6726 in your sight,5869 saith5002 the LORD.3068 cr 25 Behold, I am against thee, O destroying4889 mountain,2022 saith5002 the LORD,3068 which destroyest7843 all the earth:776 and I will stretch out5186 mine hand3027 upon thee, and roll thee down1556 from the rocks,5553 and will make5414 thee a burnt8316 mountain.2022 cr 26 And they shall not take3947 of thee a stone68 for a corner,6438 nor a stone68 for foundations;4146 but thou shalt be desolate8077 for ever,5769{Heb. everlasting desolations} saith5002 the LORD.3068 cr 27 Set ye up5375 a standard5251 in the land,776 blow8628 the trumpet7782 among the nations,1471 prepare6942 the nations1471 against her, call together8085 against her the kingdoms4467 of Ararat,780 Minni,4508 and Ashchenaz;813 appoint6485 a captain2951 against her; cause the horses5483 to come up5927 as the rough5569 caterpillers.3218 cr 28 Prepare6942 against her the nations1471 with the kings4428 of the Medes,4074 the captains6346 thereof, and all the rulers5461 thereof, and all the land776 of his dominion.4475 cr 29 And the land776 shall tremble7493 and sorrow:2342 for every purpose4284 of the LORD3068 shall be performed6965 against Babylon,894 to make7760 the land776 of Babylon894 a desolation8047 without an inhabitant.3427 cr 30 The mighty men1368 of Babylon894 have forborn2308 to fight,3898 they have remained3427 in their holds:4679 their might1369 hath failed;5405 they became as women:802 they have burned3341 her dwellingplaces;4908 her bars1280 are broken.7665 cr 31 One post7323 shall run7323 to meet7125 another,7323 and one messenger5046 to meet7125 another,5046 to shew5046 the king4428 of Babylon894 that his city5892 is taken3920 at one end,7097 cr 32 And that the passages4569 are stopped,8610 and the reeds98 they have burned8313 with fire,784 and the men582 of war4421 are affrighted.926 cr 33 For thus saith559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 The daughter1323 of Babylon894 is like a threshingfloor,1637 it is time6256 to thresh1869 her:{Or, in the time that he thresheth her} yet a little while,4592 and the time6256 of her harvest7105 shall come.935 cr 34 Nebuchadrezzar5019 the king4428 of Babylon894 hath devoured398 me, he hath crushed2000 me, he hath made3322 me an empty7385 vessel,3627 he hath swallowed me up1104 like a dragon,8577 he hath filled4390 his belly3770 with my delicates,5730 he hath cast me out.1740 cr 35 The violence2555 done to me{Heb. my violence} and to my flesh7607{Or, remainder} be upon Babylon,894 shall the inhabitant3427{Heb. inhabitress} of Zion6726 say;559 and my blood1818 upon the inhabitants3427 of Chaldea,3778 shall Jerusalem3389 say.559 cr 36 Therefore thus saith559 the LORD;3068 Behold, I will plead7378 thy cause,7379 and take vengeance5358 for thee;5360 and I will dry up2717 her sea,3220 and make her springs4726 dry.3001 cr 37 And Babylon894 shall become heaps,1530 a dwellingplace4583 for dragons,8577 an astonishment,8047 and an hissing,8322 without an inhabitant.3427 cr 38 They shall roar7580 together3162 like lions:3715 they shall yell5286{Or, shake themselves} as lions'738 whelps.1484 cr 39 In their heat2527 I will make7896 their feasts,4960 and I will make them drunken,7937 that they may rejoice,5937 and sleep3462 a perpetual5769 sleep,8142 and not wake,6974 saith5002 the LORD.3068 cr 40 I will bring them down3381 like lambs3733 to the slaughter,2873 like rams352 with he goats.6260 cr 41 How is Sheshach8347 taken!3920 and how is the praise8416 of the whole earth776 surprised!8610 how is Babylon894 become an astonishment8047 among the nations!1471 cr 42 The sea3220 is come up5927 upon Babylon:894 she is covered3680 with the multitude1995 of the waves1530 thereof. cr 43 Her cities5892 are a desolation,8047 a dry6723 land,776 and a wilderness,6160 a land776 wherein no man376 dwelleth,3427 neither doth any son1121 of man120 pass5674 thereby.2004 cr 44 And I will punish6485 Bel1078 in Babylon,894 and I will bring forth3318 out of his mouth6310 that which he hath swallowed up:1105 and the nations1471 shall not flow together5102 any more unto him: yea, the wall2346 of Babylon894 shall fall.5307 cr 45 My people,5971 go ye out3318 of the midst8432 of her, and deliver4422 ye every man376 his soul5315 from the fierce2740 anger639 of the LORD.3068 cr 46 And lest your heart3824 faint,7401 and ye fear3372 for the rumour8052 that shall be heard8085 in the land;776 a rumour8052 shall both come935 one year,8141 and after310 that in another year8141 shall come a rumour,8052 and violence2555 in the land,776 ruler4910 against ruler.4910 cr 47 Therefore, behold, the days3117 come,935 that I will do judgment6485{Heb. visit upon} upon the graven images6456 of Babylon:894 and her whole land776 shall be confounded,954 and all her slain2491 shall fall5307 in the midst8432 of her. cr 48 Then the heaven8064 and the earth,776 and all that is therein, shall sing7442 for Babylon:894 for the spoilers7703 shall come935 unto her from the north,6828 saith5002 the LORD.3068 cr 49 As1571 Babylon894 hath caused the slain2491 of Israel3478 to fall,5307{Or, both Babylon is to fall, O ye slain of Israel, and with Babylon, etc.} so at Babylon894 shall fall5307 the slain2491 of all the earth.776{Or, the country} cr 50 Ye that have escaped6405 the sword,2719 go away,1980 stand not still:5975 remember2142 the LORD3068 afar off,7350 and let Jerusalem3389 come5927 into your mind.3824 cr 51 We are confounded,954 because we have heard8085 reproach:2781 shame3639 hath covered3680 our faces:6440 for strangers2114 are come935 into the sanctuaries4720 of the LORD'S3068 house.1004 cr 52 Wherefore, behold, the days3117 come,935 saith5002 the LORD,3068 that I will do judgment6485 upon her graven images:6456 and through all her land776 the wounded2491 shall groan.602 cr 53 Though Babylon894 should mount up5927 to heaven,8064 and though she should fortify1219 the height4791 of her strength,5797 yet227 from me shall spoilers7703 come935 unto her, saith5002 the LORD.3068 cr 54 A sound6963 of a cry2201 cometh from Babylon,894 and great1419 destruction7667 from the land776 of the Chaldeans:3778 cr 55 Because the LORD3068 hath spoiled7703 Babylon,894 and destroyed6 out of her the great1419 voice;6963 when her waves1530 do roar1993 like great7227 waters,4325 a noise7588 of their voice6963 is uttered:5414 cr 56 Because the spoiler7703 is come935 upon her, even upon Babylon,894 and her mighty men1368 are taken,3920 every one of their bows7198 is broken:2865 for the LORD3068 God410 of recompences1578 shall surely7999 requite.7999 cr 57 And I will make drunk7937 her princes,8269 and her wise2450 men, her captains,6346 and her rulers,5461 and her mighty men:1368 and they shall sleep3462 a perpetual5769 sleep,8142 and not wake,6974 saith5002 the King,4428 whose name8034 is the LORD3068 of hosts.6635 cr 58 Thus saith559 the LORD3068 of hosts;6635 The broad7342 walls2346 of Babylon894{Or, The walls of broad Babylon} shall be utterly6209 broken,6209{Or, made naked} and her high1364 gates8179 shall be burned3341 with fire;784 and the people5971 shall labour3021 in vain,7385 and the folk3816 in1767 the fire,784 and they shall be weary.3286 cr

Jeremiah 51:59 The word1697 which Jeremiah3414 the prophet5030 commanded6680 Seraiah8304 the son1121 of Neriah,5374 the son1121 of Maaseiah,4271 when he went3212 with{Or, on the behalf of} Zedekiah6667 the king4428 of Judah3063 into Babylon894 in the fourth7243 year8141 of his reign.4427 And this Seraiah8304 was a quiet4496 prince.8269{Or, prince of Menucha or chief chamberlain} cr 60 So Jeremiah3414 wrote3789 in a259 book5612 all the evil7451 that should come935 upon Babylon,894 even all these words1697 that are written3789 against Babylon.894 cr 61 And Jeremiah3414 said559 to Seraiah,8304 When thou comest935 to Babylon,894 and shalt see,7200 and shalt read7121 all these words;1697 cr 62 Then shalt thou say,559 O LORD,3068 thou hast spoken1696 against this place,4725 to cut it off,3772 that none shall remain3427 in it, neither man120 nor beast,929 but that it shall be desolate8077{Heb. desolations} for ever.5769 cr 63 And it shall be, when thou hast made an end3615 of reading7121 this book,5612 that thou shalt bind7194 a stone68 to it, and cast7993 it into the midst8432 of Euphrates:6578 cr 64 And thou shalt say,559 Thus shall Babylon894 sink,8257 and shall not rise6965 from6440 the evil7451 that I will bring935 upon her: and they shall be weary.3286 Thus far are the words1697 of Jeremiah.3414 cr