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 [a]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.

39 Therefore the [b]Ziims with the Iims shall dwell there, and [c]the ostriches shall dwell therein: for it shall be no more inhabited, neither shall it be inhabited from generation unto generation.

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Footnotes

  1. 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.
  2. Jeremiah 50:39 Read Isa. 13:21.
  3. Jeremiah 50:39 Hebrew, sons of the ostriches, or young.

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

39 “So desert creatures(G) and hyenas will live there,
    and there the owl will dwell.
It will never again be inhabited
    or lived in from generation to generation.(H)

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  1. Jeremiah 50:38 Or A sword against