<h3>A Message About Babylon </h3>50 This is the word the Lord spoke through Jeremiah the prophet concerning Babylon and the land of the Babylonians :<poetry> 2 <poetry>“Announce and proclaim among the nations, <indent>lift up a banner and proclaim it;</indent> <indent>keep nothing back, but say,</indent> ‘Babylon will be captured; <indent>Bel will be put to shame, </indent> <indent>Marduk filled with terror.</indent> Her images will be put to shame <indent>and her idols filled with terror.’</indent> </poetry> 3 <poetry>A nation from the north will attack her <indent>and lay waste her land.</indent> No one will live in it; <indent>both people and animals will flee away.</indent><poetry></poetry> 4 <poetry>“In those days, at that time,” <indent>declares the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>,</indent> “the people of Israel and the people of Judah together <indent>will go in tears to seek the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> their God.</indent> </poetry> 5 <poetry>They will ask the way to Zion <indent>and turn their faces toward it.</indent> They will come and bind themselves to the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> <indent>in an everlasting covenant </indent> <indent>that will not be forgotten.</indent><poetry></poetry> 6 <poetry>“My people have been lost sheep; <indent>their shepherds have led them astray </indent> <indent>and caused them to roam on the mountains.</indent> They wandered over mountain and hill <indent>and forgot their own resting place. </indent> </poetry> 7 <poetry>Whoever found them devoured them; <indent>their enemies said, ‘We are not guilty, </indent> for they sinned against the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, their verdant pasture, <indent>the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, the hope of their ancestors.’</indent><poetry></poetry> 8 <poetry>“Flee out of Babylon; <indent>leave the land of the Babylonians,</indent> <indent>and be like the goats that lead the flock.</indent> </poetry> 9 <poetry>For I will stir up and bring against Babylon <indent>an alliance of great nations from the land of the north. </indent> They will take up their positions against her, <indent>and from the north she will be captured. </indent> Their arrows will be like skilled warriors <indent>who do not return empty-handed.</indent> </poetry> 10 <poetry>So Babylonia will be plundered; <indent>all who plunder her will have their fill,”</indent> declares the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>.<poetry></poetry> 11 <poetry>“Because you rejoice and are glad, <indent>you who pillage my inheritance, </indent> because you frolic like a heifer threshing grain <indent>and neigh like stallions,</indent> </poetry> 12 <poetry>your mother will be greatly ashamed; <indent>she who gave you birth will be disgraced. </indent> She will be the least of the nations— <indent>a wilderness, a dry land, a desert. </indent> </poetry> 13 <poetry>Because of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>’s anger she will not be inhabited <indent>but will be completely desolate. </indent> All who pass Babylon will be appalled; <indent>they will scoff because of all her wounds. </indent><poetry></poetry> 14 <poetry>“Take up your positions around Babylon, <indent>all you who draw the bow. </indent> Shoot at her! Spare no arrows, <indent>for she has sinned against the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>.</indent> </poetry> 15 <poetry>Shout against her on every side! <indent>She surrenders, her towers fall,</indent> <indent>her walls are torn down.</indent> Since this is the vengeance of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, <indent>take vengeance on her;</indent> <indent>do to her as she has done to others. </indent> </poetry> 16 <poetry>Cut off from Babylon the sower, <indent>and the reaper with his sickle at harvest.</indent> Because of the sword of the oppressor <indent>let everyone return to their own people, </indent> <indent>let everyone flee to their own land. </indent><poetry></poetry> 17 <poetry>“Israel is a scattered flock <indent>that lions have chased away.</indent> The first to devour them <indent>was the king of Assyria;</indent> the last to crush their bones <indent>was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”</indent></poetry> 18 Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says:<poetry>“I will punish the king of Babylon and his land <indent>as I punished the king of Assyria. </indent> 19 <poetry>But I will bring Israel back to their own pasture, <indent>and they will graze on Carmel and Bashan;</indent> their appetite will be satisfied <indent>on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead. </indent> </poetry> 20 <poetry>In those days, at that time,” <indent>declares the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>,</indent> “search will be made for Israel’s guilt, <indent>but there will be none, </indent> and for the sins of Judah, <indent>but none will be found,</indent> <indent>for I will forgive the remnant I spare.</indent><poetry></poetry> 21 <poetry>“Attack the land of Merathaim <indent>and those who live in Pekod. </indent> Pursue, kill and completely destroy them,” declares the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>. <indent>“Do everything I have commanded you.</indent> </poetry> 22 <poetry>The noise of battle is in the land, <indent>the noise of great destruction!</indent> </poetry> 23 <poetry>How broken and shattered <indent>is the hammer of the whole earth! </indent> How desolate is Babylon <indent>among the nations!</indent> </poetry> 24 <poetry>I set a trap for you, Babylon, <indent>and you were caught before you knew it;</indent> you were found and captured <indent>because you opposed the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>.</indent> </poetry> 25 <poetry>The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> has opened his arsenal <indent>and brought out the weapons of his wrath,</indent> for the Sovereign <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> Almighty has work to do <indent>in the land of the Babylonians. </indent> </poetry> 26 <poetry>Come against her from afar. <indent>Break open her granaries;</indent> <indent>pile her up like heaps of grain. </indent> Completely destroy her <indent>and leave her no remnant.</indent> </poetry> 27 <poetry>Kill all her young bulls; <indent>let them go down to the slaughter! </indent> Woe to them! For their day has come, <indent>the time for them to be punished.</indent> </poetry> 28 <poetry>Listen to the fugitives and refugees from Babylon <indent>declaring in Zion </indent> how the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> our God has taken vengeance, <indent>vengeance for his temple. </indent><poetry></poetry> 29 <poetry>“Summon archers against Babylon, <indent>all those who draw the bow. </indent> Encamp all around her; <indent>let no one escape. </indent> Repay her for her deeds; <indent>do to her as she has done.</indent> For she has defied the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, <indent>the Holy One of Israel.</indent> </poetry> 30 <poetry>Therefore, her young men will fall in the streets; <indent>all her soldiers will be silenced in that day,”</indent> declares the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>. </poetry> 31 <poetry>“See, I am against you, you arrogant one,” <indent>declares the Lord, the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> Almighty,</indent> “for your day has come, <indent>the time for you to be punished.</indent> </poetry> 32 <poetry>The arrogant one will stumble and fall <indent>and no one will help her up; </indent> I will kindle a fire in her towns <indent>that will consume all who are around her.”</indent></poetry> 33 This is what the Lord Almighty says:<poetry>“The people of Israel are oppressed, <indent>and the people of Judah as well.</indent> All their captors hold them fast, <indent>refusing to let them go. </indent> 34 <poetry>Yet their Redeemer is strong; <indent>the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> Almighty is his name.</indent> He will vigorously defend their cause <indent>so that he may bring rest to their land,</indent> <indent>but unrest to those who live in Babylon.</indent><poetry></poetry> 35 <poetry>“A sword against the Babylonians!” <indent>declares the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>—</indent> “against those who live in Babylon <indent>and against her officials and wise men!</indent> </poetry> 36 <poetry>A sword against her false prophets! <indent>They will become fools.</indent> A sword against her warriors! <indent>They will be filled with terror. </indent> </poetry> 37 <poetry>A sword against her horses and chariots <indent>and all the foreigners in her ranks!</indent> <indent>They will become weaklings. </indent> A sword against her treasures! <indent>They will be plundered.</indent> </poetry> 38 <poetry>A drought on her waters! <indent>They will dry up.</indent> For it is a land of idols, <indent>idols that will go mad with terror.</indent><poetry></poetry> 39 <poetry>“So desert creatures and hyenas will live there, <indent>and there the owl will dwell.</indent> It will never again be inhabited <indent>or lived in from generation to generation. </indent> </poetry> 40 <poetry>As I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah <indent>along with their neighboring towns,”</indent> declares the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, “so no one will live there; <indent>no people will dwell in it. </indent><poetry></poetry> 41 <poetry>“Look! An army is coming from the north; <indent>a great nation and many kings</indent> <indent>are being stirred up from the ends of the earth. </indent> </poetry> 42 <poetry>They are armed with bows and spears; <indent>they are cruel and without mercy. </indent> They sound like the roaring sea <indent>as they ride on their horses;</indent> they come like men in battle formation <indent>to attack you, Daughter Babylon. </indent> </poetry> 43 <poetry>The king of Babylon has heard reports about them, <indent>and his hands hang limp. </indent> Anguish has gripped him, <indent>pain like that of a woman in labor. </indent> </poetry> 44 <poetry>Like a lion coming up from Jordan’s thickets <indent>to a rich pastureland,</indent> I will chase Babylon from its land in an instant. <indent>Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this?</indent> Who is like me and who can challenge me? <indent>And what shepherd can stand against me?”</indent><poetry></poetry> 45 <poetry>Therefore, hear what the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> has planned against Babylon, <indent>what he has purposed against the land of the Babylonians: </indent> The young of the flock will be dragged away; <indent>their pasture will be appalled at their fate.</indent> </poetry> 46 <poetry>At the sound of Babylon’s capture the earth will tremble; <indent>its cry will resound among the nations.</indent></poetry>

Jeremiah 50:1

This is the word the Lord spoke through Jeremiah the prophet concerning Babylon<cr>1</cr> and the land of the Babylonians<ft>1</ft>:<pb/><poetry>

“Announce and proclaim<cr>1</cr> among the nations, <indent>lift up a banner<cr>2</cr> and proclaim it;</indent> <indent>keep nothing back, but say,</indent> ‘Babylon will be captured;<cr>3</cr> <indent>Bel<cr>4</cr> will be put to shame,<cr>5</cr> </indent> <indent>Marduk<cr>6</cr> filled with terror.</indent> Her images will be put to shame <indent>and her idols<cr>7</cr> filled with terror.’</indent>

Jeremiah 50:2

A nation from the north<cr>1</cr> will attack her <indent>and lay waste her land.</indent> No one will live<cr>2</cr> in it; <indent>both people and animals<cr>3</cr> will flee away.</indent><pb/><poetry>

Jeremiah 50:3

“In those days, at that time,” <indent>declares the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>,</indent> “the people of Israel and the people of Judah together<cr>1</cr> <indent>will go in tears<cr>2</cr> to seek<cr>3</cr> the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> their God.</indent>

Jeremiah 50:4

They will ask the way<cr>1</cr> to Zion <indent>and turn their faces toward it.</indent> They will come<cr>2</cr> and bind themselves to the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> <indent>in an everlasting covenant<cr>3</cr> </indent> <indent>that will not be forgotten.</indent><pb/><poetry>

Jeremiah 50:5

“My people have been lost sheep;<cr>1</cr> <indent>their shepherds<cr>2</cr> have led them astray<cr>3</cr> </indent> <indent>and caused them to roam on the mountains.</indent> They wandered over mountain and hill<cr>4</cr> <indent>and forgot their own resting place.<cr>5</cr> </indent>

Jeremiah 50:6

Whoever found them devoured<cr>1</cr> them; <indent>their enemies said, ‘We are not guilty,<cr>2</cr> </indent> for they sinned against the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, their verdant pasture, <indent>the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, the hope<cr>3</cr> of their ancestors.’</indent><pb/><poetry>

Jeremiah 50:7

“Flee<cr>1</cr> out of Babylon;<cr>2</cr> <indent>leave the land of the Babylonians,</indent> <indent>and be like the goats that lead the flock.</indent>

Jeremiah 50:8

For I will stir<cr>1</cr> up and bring against Babylon <indent>an alliance of great nations<cr>2</cr> from the land of the north.<cr>3</cr> </indent> They will take up their positions against her, <indent>and from the north she will be captured.<cr>4</cr> </indent> Their arrows<cr>5</cr> will be like skilled warriors <indent>who do not return empty-handed.</indent>

Jeremiah 50:9

So Babylonia<ft>1</ft> will be plundered;<cr>1</cr> <indent>all who plunder her will have their fill,”</indent> declares the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>.<pb/><poetry>

Jeremiah 50:10

“Because you rejoice and are glad, <indent>you who pillage my inheritance,<cr>1</cr> </indent> because you frolic like a heifer<cr>2</cr> threshing grain <indent>and neigh like stallions,</indent>

Jeremiah 50:11

your mother will be greatly ashamed; <indent>she who gave you birth will be disgraced.<cr>1</cr> </indent> She will be the least of the nations— <indent>a wilderness, a dry land, a desert.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Jeremiah 50:12

Because of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>’s anger she will not be inhabited <indent>but will be completely desolate.<cr>1</cr> </indent> All who pass Babylon will be appalled;<cr>2</cr> <indent>they will scoff<cr>3</cr> because of all her wounds.<cr>4</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Jeremiah 50:13

“Take up your positions around Babylon, <indent>all you who draw the bow.<cr>1</cr> </indent> Shoot at her! Spare no arrows,<cr>2</cr> <indent>for she has sinned against the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>.</indent>

Jeremiah 50:14

Shout<cr>1</cr> against her on every side! <indent>She surrenders, her towers fall,</indent> <indent>her walls<cr>2</cr> are torn down.</indent> Since this is the vengeance<cr>3</cr> of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, <indent>take vengeance on her;</indent> <indent>do to her<cr>4</cr> as she has done to others.<cr>5</cr> </indent>

Jeremiah 50:15

Cut off from Babylon the sower, <indent>and the reaper with his sickle at harvest.</indent> Because of the sword<cr>1</cr> of the oppressor <indent>let everyone return to their own people,<cr>2</cr> </indent> <indent>let everyone flee to their own land.<cr>3</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Jeremiah 50:16

“Israel is a scattered flock<cr>1</cr> <indent>that lions<cr>2</cr> have chased away.</indent> The first to devour<cr>3</cr> them <indent>was the king<cr>4</cr> of Assyria;</indent> the last to crush their bones<cr>5</cr> <indent>was Nebuchadnezzar<cr>6</cr> king<cr>7</cr> of Babylon.”</indent>

Jeremiah 50:17

Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says:<pb/><poetry>“I will punish the king of Babylon and his land <indent>as I punished the king<cr>1</cr> of Assyria.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Jeremiah 50:18

But I will bring<cr>1</cr> Israel back to their own pasture, <indent>and they will graze on Carmel and Bashan;</indent> their appetite will be satisfied<cr>2</cr> <indent>on the hills<cr>3</cr> of Ephraim and Gilead.<cr>4</cr> </indent>

Jeremiah 50:19

In those days, at that time,” <indent>declares the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>,</indent> “search will be made for Israel’s guilt, <indent>but there will be none,<cr>1</cr> </indent> and for the sins<cr>2</cr> of Judah, <indent>but none will be found,</indent> <indent>for I will forgive<cr>3</cr> the remnant<cr>4</cr> I spare.</indent><pb/><poetry>

Jeremiah 50:20

“Attack the land of Merathaim <indent>and those who live in Pekod.<cr>1</cr> </indent> Pursue, kill and completely destroy<ft>1</ft> them,” declares the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>. <indent>“Do everything I have commanded you.</indent>

Jeremiah 50:21

The noise<cr>1</cr> of battle is in the land, <indent>the noise of great destruction!</indent>

Jeremiah 50:22

How broken and shattered <indent>is the hammer<cr>1</cr> of the whole earth!<cr>2</cr> </indent> How desolate<cr>3</cr> is Babylon <indent>among the nations!</indent>

Jeremiah 50:23

I set a trap<cr>1</cr> for you, Babylon, <indent>and you were caught before you knew it;</indent> you were found and captured<cr>2</cr> <indent>because you opposed<cr>3</cr> the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>.</indent>

Jeremiah 50:24

The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> has opened his arsenal <indent>and brought out the weapons<cr>1</cr> of his wrath,</indent> for the Sovereign <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> Almighty has work to do <indent>in the land of the Babylonians.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Jeremiah 50:25

Come against her from afar.<cr>1</cr> <indent>Break open her granaries;</indent> <indent>pile her up like heaps of grain.<cr>2</cr> </indent> Completely destroy<cr>3</cr> her <indent>and leave her no remnant.</indent>

Jeremiah 50:26

Kill all her young bulls;<cr>1</cr> <indent>let them go down to the slaughter!<cr>2</cr> </indent> Woe to them! For their day<cr>3</cr> has come, <indent>the time<cr>4</cr> for them to be punished.</indent>

Jeremiah 50:27

Listen to the fugitives<cr>1</cr> and refugees from Babylon <indent>declaring in Zion<cr>2</cr> </indent> how the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> our God has taken vengeance,<cr>3</cr> <indent>vengeance for his temple.<cr>4</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Jeremiah 50:28

“Summon archers against Babylon, <indent>all those who draw the bow.<cr>1</cr> </indent> Encamp all around her; <indent>let no one escape.<cr>2</cr> </indent> Repay<cr>3</cr> her for her deeds;<cr>4</cr> <indent>do to her as she has done.</indent> For she has defied<cr>5</cr> the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, <indent>the Holy One<cr>6</cr> of Israel.</indent>

Jeremiah 50:29

Therefore, her young men<cr>1</cr> will fall in the streets; <indent>all her soldiers will be silenced in that day,”</indent> declares the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>.

Jeremiah 50:30

“See, I am against<cr>1</cr> you, you arrogant one,” <indent>declares the Lord, the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> Almighty,</indent> “for your day<cr>2</cr> has come, <indent>the time for you to be punished.</indent>

Jeremiah 50:31

The arrogant<cr>1</cr> one will stumble and fall<cr>2</cr> <indent>and no one will help her up;<cr>3</cr> </indent> I will kindle a fire<cr>4</cr> in her towns <indent>that will consume all who are around her.”</indent>

Jeremiah 50:32

This is what the Lord Almighty says:<pb/><poetry>“The people of Israel are oppressed,<cr>1</cr> <indent>and the people of Judah as well.</indent> All their captors hold them fast, <indent>refusing to let them go.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Jeremiah 50:33

Yet their Redeemer<cr>1</cr> is strong; <indent>the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> Almighty<cr>2</cr> is his name.</indent> He will vigorously defend their cause<cr>3</cr> <indent>so that he may bring rest<cr>4</cr> to their land,</indent> <indent>but unrest to those who live in Babylon.</indent><pb/><poetry>

Jeremiah 50:34

“A sword<cr>1</cr> against the Babylonians!”<cr>2</cr> <indent>declares the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>—</indent> “against those who live in Babylon <indent>and against her officials and wise<cr>3</cr> men!</indent>

Jeremiah 50:35

A sword against her false prophets! <indent>They will become fools.</indent> A sword against her warriors!<cr>1</cr> <indent>They will be filled with terror.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Jeremiah 50:36

A sword against her horses and chariots<cr>1</cr> <indent>and all the foreigners in her ranks!</indent> <indent>They will become weaklings.<cr>2</cr> </indent> A sword against her treasures!<cr>3</cr> <indent>They will be plundered.</indent>

Jeremiah 50:37

A drought on<ft>1</ft> her waters!<cr>1</cr> <indent>They will dry<cr>2</cr> up.</indent> For it is a land of idols,<cr>3</cr> <indent>idols that will go mad with terror.</indent><pb/><poetry>

Jeremiah 50:38

“So desert creatures<cr>1</cr> and hyenas will live there, <indent>and there the owl will dwell.</indent> It will never again be inhabited <indent>or lived in from generation to generation.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Jeremiah 50:39

As I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah<cr>1</cr> <indent>along with their neighboring towns,”</indent> declares the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, “so no one will live there; <indent>no people will dwell in it.<cr>2</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Jeremiah 50:40

“Look! An army is coming from the north;<cr>1</cr> <indent>a great nation and many kings</indent> <indent>are being stirred<cr>2</cr> up from the ends of the earth.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Jeremiah 50:41

They are armed with bows<cr>1</cr> and spears; <indent>they are cruel<cr>2</cr> and without mercy.<cr>3</cr> </indent> They sound like the roaring sea<cr>4</cr> <indent>as they ride on their horses;</indent> they come like men in battle formation <indent>to attack you, Daughter Babylon.<cr>5</cr> </indent>

Jeremiah 50:42

The king of Babylon has heard reports about them, <indent>and his hands hang limp.<cr>1</cr> </indent> Anguish has gripped him, <indent>pain like that of a woman in labor.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Jeremiah 50:43

Like a lion coming up from Jordan’s thickets<cr>1</cr> <indent>to a rich pastureland,</indent> I will chase Babylon from its land in an instant. <indent>Who is the chosen<cr>2</cr> one I will appoint for this?</indent> Who is like me and who can challenge me?<cr>3</cr> <indent>And what shepherd can stand against me?”</indent><pb/><poetry>

Jeremiah 50:44

Therefore, hear what the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> has planned against Babylon, <indent>what he has purposed<cr>1</cr> against the land of the Babylonians:<cr>2</cr> </indent> The young of the flock will be dragged away; <indent>their pasture will be appalled at their fate.</indent>

Jeremiah 50:45

At the sound of Babylon’s capture the earth will tremble;<cr>1</cr> <indent>its cry<cr>2</cr> will resound among the nations.</indent>

Jeremiah 50:46

 1 This is the word the Lord spoke through Jeremiah the prophet concerning Babylon   and the land of the Babylonians :  2 “Announce and proclaim   among the nations, lift up a banner   and proclaim it; keep nothing back, but say, ‘Babylon will be captured;   Bel   will be put to shame,   Marduk   filled with terror. Her images will be put to shame and her idols   filled with terror.’  3 A nation from the north   will attack her and lay waste her land. No one will live   in it; both people and animals   will flee away.  4 “In those days, at that time,” declares the Lord, “the people of Israel and the people of Judah together   will go in tears   to seek   the Lord their God.  5 They will ask the way   to Zion and turn their faces toward it. They will come   and bind themselves to the Lord in an everlasting covenant   that will not be forgotten.  6 “My people have been lost sheep;   their shepherds   have led them astray   and caused them to roam on the mountains. They wandered over mountain and hill   and forgot their own resting place.    7 Whoever found them devoured   them; their enemies said, ‘We are not guilty,   for they sinned against the Lord, their verdant pasture, the Lord, the hope   of their ancestors.’  8 “Flee   out of Babylon;   leave the land of the Babylonians, and be like the goats that lead the flock.  9 For I will stir   up and bring against Babylon an alliance of great nations   from the land of the north.   They will take up their positions against her, and from the north she will be captured.   Their arrows   will be like skilled warriors who do not return empty-handed.  10 So Babylonia  will be plundered;   all who plunder her will have their fill,” declares the Lord.  11 “Because you rejoice and are glad, you who pillage my inheritance,   because you frolic like a heifer   threshing grain and neigh like stallions,  12 your mother will be greatly ashamed; she who gave you birth will be disgraced.   She will be the least of the nations— a wilderness, a dry land, a desert.    13 Because of the Lord’s anger she will not be inhabited but will be completely desolate.   All who pass Babylon will be appalled;   they will scoff   because of all her wounds.    14 “Take up your positions around Babylon, all you who draw the bow.   Shoot at her! Spare no arrows,   for she has sinned against the Lord.  15 Shout   against her on every side! She surrenders, her towers fall, her walls   are torn down. Since this is the vengeance   of the Lord, take vengeance on her; do to her   as she has done to others.    16 Cut off from Babylon the sower, and the reaper with his sickle at harvest. Because of the sword   of the oppressor let everyone return to their own people,   let everyone flee to their own land.    17 “Israel is a scattered flock   that lions   have chased away. The first to devour   them was the king   of Assyria; the last to crush their bones   was Nebuchadnezzar   king   of Babylon.” 18 Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “I will punish the king of Babylon and his land as I punished the king   of Assyria.    19 But I will bring   Israel back to their own pasture, and they will graze on Carmel and Bashan; their appetite will be satisfied   on the hills   of Ephraim and Gilead.    20 In those days, at that time,” declares the Lord, “search will be made for Israel’s guilt, but there will be none,   and for the sins   of Judah, but none will be found, for I will forgive   the remnant   I spare.  21 “Attack the land of Merathaim and those who live in Pekod.   Pursue, kill and completely destroy  them,” declares the Lord. “Do everything I have commanded you.  22 The noise   of battle is in the land, the noise of great destruction!  23 How broken and shattered is the hammer   of the whole earth!   How desolate   is Babylon among the nations!  24 I set a trap   for you, Babylon, and you were caught before you knew it; you were found and captured   because you opposed   the Lord.  25 The Lord has opened his arsenal and brought out the weapons   of his wrath, for the Sovereign Lord Almighty has work to do in the land of the Babylonians.    26 Come against her from afar.   Break open her granaries; pile her up like heaps of grain.   Completely destroy   her and leave her no remnant.  27 Kill all her young bulls;   let them go down to the slaughter!   Woe to them! For their day   has come, the time   for them to be punished.  28 Listen to the fugitives   and refugees from Babylon declaring in Zion   how the Lord our God has taken vengeance,   vengeance for his temple.    29 “Summon archers against Babylon, all those who draw the bow.   Encamp all around her; let no one escape.   Repay   her for her deeds;   do to her as she has done. For she has defied   the Lord, the Holy One   of Israel.  30 Therefore, her young men   will fall in the streets; all her soldiers will be silenced in that day,” declares the Lord.  31 “See, I am against   you, you arrogant one,” declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty, “for your day   has come, the time for you to be punished.  32 The arrogant   one will stumble and fall   and no one will help her up;   I will kindle a fire   in her towns that will consume all who are around her.” 33 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “The people of Israel are oppressed,   and the people of Judah as well. All their captors hold them fast, refusing to let them go.    34 Yet their Redeemer   is strong; the Lord Almighty   is his name. He will vigorously defend their cause   so that he may bring rest   to their land, but unrest to those who live in Babylon.  35 “A sword   against the Babylonians!”   declares the Lord— “against those who live in Babylon and against her officials and wise   men!  36 A sword against her false prophets! They will become fools. A sword against her warriors!   They will be filled with terror.    37 A sword against her horses and chariots   and all the foreigners in her ranks! They will become weaklings.   A sword against her treasures!   They will be plundered.  38 A drought on  her waters!   They will dry   up. For it is a land of idols,   idols that will go mad with terror.  39 “So desert creatures   and hyenas will live there, and there the owl will dwell. It will never again be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation.    40 As I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah   along with their neighboring towns,” declares the Lord, “so no one will live there; no people will dwell in it.    41 “Look! An army is coming from the north;   a great nation and many kings are being stirred   up from the ends of the earth.    42 They are armed with bows   and spears; they are cruel   and without mercy.   They sound like the roaring sea   as they ride on their horses; they come like men in battle formation to attack you, Daughter Babylon.    43 The king of Babylon has heard reports about them, and his hands hang limp.   Anguish has gripped him, pain like that of a woman in labor.    44 Like a lion coming up from Jordan’s thickets   to a rich pastureland, I will chase Babylon from its land in an instant. Who is the chosen   one I will appoint for this? Who is like me and who can challenge me?   And what shepherd can stand against me?”  45 Therefore, hear what the Lord has planned against Babylon, what he has purposed   against the land of the Babylonians:   The young of the flock will be dragged away; their pasture will be appalled at their fate.  46 At the sound of Babylon’s capture the earth will tremble;   its cry   will resound among the nations.

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