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Jeremiah 51:1-3
American Standard Version
Jeremiah 51:1-3
American Standard Version
51 Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in [a]Leb-kamai, a destroying wind. 2 And I will send unto Babylon [b]strangers, that shall winnow her; and they shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about. 3 [c]Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his coat of mail: and spare ye not her young men; [d]destroy ye utterly all her host.
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- Jeremiah 51:1 That is, The heart of them that rise up against me.
- Jeremiah 51:2 Or, winnowers
- Jeremiah 51:3 Or, as otherwise read, Let not the archer bend his bow, and let him not lift
- Jeremiah 51:3 Hebrew devote ye all etc.
Jeremiah 51:1-3
New International Version
Jeremiah 51:1-3
New International Version
51 This is what the Lord says:
“See, I will stir(A) up the spirit of a destroyer
against Babylon(B) and the people of Leb Kamai.[a]
2 I will send foreigners(C) to Babylon
to winnow(D) her and to devastate her land;
they will oppose her on every side
in the day(E) of her disaster.
3 Let not the archer string his bow,(F)
nor let him put on his armor.(G)
Do not spare her young men;
completely destroy[b] her army.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 51:1 Leb Kamai is a cryptogram for Chaldea, that is, Babylonia.
- Jeremiah 51:3 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
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