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36 A sword upon the babbling liars (the diviners), that they may become fools! A sword upon her mighty warriors, that they may be dismayed and destroyed!

37 A sword upon their horses and upon their chariots and upon all the mixed foreign troops that are in the midst of her, that they may become [as weak and defenseless as] women! A sword upon her treasures, that they may be plundered!

38 A sword and a drought upon her waters, that they may be dried up! For it is a land of images, and they are mad over idols (objects of terror in which they foolishly trust).

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36 A sword against her false prophets!
    They will become fools.
A sword against her warriors!(A)
    They will be filled with terror.(B)
37 A sword against her horses and chariots(C)
    and all the foreigners in her ranks!
    They will become weaklings.(D)
A sword against her treasures!(E)
    They will be plundered.
38 A drought on[a] her waters!(F)
    They will dry(G) up.
For it is a land of idols,(H)
    idols that will go mad with terror.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 50:38 Or A sword against