Jeremiah 51:5-7

Easy-to-Read Version

⁵ The Lord All-Powerful did not leave Israel and Judah alone, like a widow.
    No, they are guilty of leaving the Holy One of Israel.
Their God did not leave them.
    They left him!

⁶ Run away from Babylon.
    Run to save your lives!
    Don’t stay and be killed because of Babylon’s sins!
It is time for the Lord to punish the Babylonians for the bad things they have done.
    Babylon will get the punishment that she should have.
⁷ Babylon was like a golden cup in the Lord’s hand.
    Babylon made the whole world drunk.
The nations drank Babylon’s wine,
    so they went crazy.