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Jeremiah 51:34-40
English Standard Version
Jeremiah 51:34-40
English Standard Version
34 “Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon (A)has devoured me;
he has crushed me;
he has made me an empty vessel;
(B)he has swallowed me like (C)a monster;
he has filled his stomach with my delicacies;
he has rinsed me out.[a]
35 The violence done to me and to my kinsmen be upon Babylon,”
let the inhabitant of Zion say.
“My blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea,”
let Jerusalem say.
36 Therefore thus says the Lord:
“Behold, (D)I will plead your cause
and take vengeance for you.
(E)I will dry up her sea
and (F)make her fountain dry,
37 and Babylon shall become (G)a heap of ruins,
(H)the haunt of jackals,
(I)a horror (J)and a hissing,
without inhabitant.
38 (K)“They shall roar together (L)like lions;
they shall growl like lions' cubs.
39 (M)While they are inflamed (N)I will prepare them a feast
and (O)make them drunk, that they may become merry,
(P)then sleep a perpetual sleep
and not wake, declares the Lord.
40 I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter,
like rams and male goats.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 51:34 Or he has expelled me
Jeremiah 51:34-40
New International Version
Jeremiah 51:34-40
New International Version
34 “Nebuchadnezzar(A) king of Babylon has devoured(B) us,(C)
he has thrown us into confusion,
he has made us an empty jar.
Like a serpent he has swallowed us
and filled his stomach with our delicacies,
and then has spewed(D) us out.
35 May the violence(E) done to our flesh[a] be on Babylon,”
say the inhabitants of Zion.
“May our blood be on those who live in Babylonia,”
says Jerusalem.(F)
36 Therefore this is what the Lord says:
“See, I will defend your cause(G)
and avenge(H) you;
I will dry up(I) her sea
and make her springs dry.
37 Babylon will be a heap of ruins,
a haunt(J) of jackals,
an object of horror and scorn,(K)
a place where no one lives.(L)
38 Her people all roar like young lions,(M)
they growl like lion cubs.
39 But while they are aroused,
I will set out a feast for them
and make them drunk,(N)
so that they shout with laughter—
then sleep forever(O) and not awake,”
declares the Lord.(P)
40 “I will bring them down
like lambs to the slaughter,
like rams and goats.(Q)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 51:35 Or done to us and to our children
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