Jeremiah 51:24-26
Expanded Bible
24 “But I will pay back Babylon and all the ·Babylonians [L Chaldeans] for all the ·evil things [disasters; troubles] they did to ·Jerusalem [L Zion; C the location of the Temple] in your ·sight [L eyes],” says the Lord.
25 The Lord says,
“Babylon, you are a destroying mountain,
and I am against you.
You have destroyed the whole land.
I will ·put [reach; stretch] my hand out against you.
I will roll you off the ·cliffs [rocks; crags],
and I will make you a burned-out mountain.
26 People will not ·find any rocks in Babylon big enough for [L take from you] cornerstones.
People will not take any rocks from you for a foundation [C of a building],
because your city will be ·just a pile of ruins [a desolation] forever,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 51:24-26
New International Version
24 “Before your eyes I will repay(A) Babylon(B) and all who live in Babylonia[a] for all the wrong they have done in Zion,” declares the Lord.
25 “I am against(C) you, you destroying mountain,
you who destroy the whole earth,”(D)
declares the Lord.
“I will stretch out my hand(E) against you,
roll you off the cliffs,
and make you a burned-out mountain.(F)
26 No rock will be taken from you for a cornerstone,
nor any stone for a foundation,
for you will be desolate(G) forever,”
declares the Lord.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 51:24 Or Chaldea; also in verse 35
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