36 A sword is upon the [a]soothsayers, and they shall dote: a sword is upon her strong men, and they shall be afraid.

37 A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the multitude that are in the midst of her, and they shall be like women: a sword is upon her treasures, and they shall be spoiled.

38 A [b]drought is upon her waters, and they shall be dried up: for it is the land of graven images, and they dote upon their idols.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 50:36 Hebrew, liars.
  2. Jeremiah 50:38 For Cyrus did cut the river Euphrates, and divided the course thereof into many streams, so that it might be passed over as though there had been no water: which thing he did by the counsel of two of Belshazzar’s captains, who conspired against their king, because he had gelded the one of them in despite, and slain the son of the other.

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