51:1 Thus saith 559 8804 the LORD 3068; Behold, I will raise up 5782 8688 against Babylon 894, and against them that dwell 3427 8802 in the midst 3820 of them that rise up 6965 8801 against me, a destroying 7843 8688 wind 7307;(midst: Heb. heart)

51:2 And will send 7971 8765 unto Babylon 894 fanners 2114 8801, that shall fan 2219 8765 her, and shall empty 1238 8787 her land 776: for in the day 3117 of trouble 7451 they shall be against her round about 5439.

51:3 Against [him that] bendeth 1869 0 let the archer 1869 8802 bend 1869 8799 his bow 7198, and against [him that] lifteth himself up 5927 8691 in his brigandine 5630: and spare 2550 8799 ye not her young men 970; destroy ye utterly 2763 8685 all her host 6635.

51:4 Thus the slain 2491 shall fall 5307 8804 in the land 776 of the Chaldeans 3778, and [they that are] thrust through 1856 8794 in her streets 2351.

51:5 For Israel 3478 [hath] not [been] forsaken 488, nor Judah 3063 of his God 430, of the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635; though their land 776 was filled 4390 8804 with sin 817 against the Holy One 6918 of Israel 3478.

51:6 Flee out 5127 8798 of the midst 8432 of Babylon 894, and deliver 4422 8761 every man 376 his soul 5315: be not cut off 1826 8735 in her iniquity 5771; for this [is] the time 6256 of the LORD'S 3068 vengeance 5360; he will render 7999 8764 unto her a recompence 1576.

51:7 Babylon 894 [hath been] a golden 2091 cup 3563 in the LORD'S 3068 hand 3027, that made all the earth 776 drunken 7937 8764: the nations 1471 have drunken 8354 8804 of her wine 3196; therefore the nations 1471 are mad 1984 8704.

51:8 Babylon 894 is suddenly 6597 fallen 5307 8804 and destroyed 7665 8735: howl 3213 8685 for her; take 3947 8798 balm 6875 for her pain 4341, if so be she may be healed 7495 8735.

51:9 We would have healed 7495 8765 Babylon 894, but she is not healed 7495 8738: forsake 5800 8798 her, and let us go 3212 8799 every one 376 into his own country 776: for her judgment 4941 reacheth 5060 8804 unto heaven 8064, and is lifted up 5375 8738 [even] to the skies 7834.

51:10 The LORD 3068 hath brought forth 3318 8689 our righteousness 6666: come 935 8798, and let us declare 5608 8762 in Zion 6726 the work 4639 of the LORD 3068 our God 430.

51:11 Make bright 1305 8685 the arrows 2671; gather 4390 8798 the shields 7982: the LORD 3068 hath raised up 5782 8689 the spirit 7307 of the kings 4428 of the Medes 4074: for his device 4209 [is] against Babylon 894, to destroy 7843 8687 it; because it [is] the vengeance 5360 of the LORD 3068, the vengeance 5360 of his temple 1964.(bright: Heb. pure)

51:12 Set up 5375 8798 the standard 5251 upon the walls 2346 of Babylon 894, make the watch 4929 strong 2388 8685, set up 6965 8685 the watchmen 8104 8802, prepare 3559 8685 the ambushes 693 8802: for the LORD 3068 hath both devised 2161 8804 and done 6213 8804 that which he spake 1696 8765 against the inhabitants 3427 8802 of Babylon 894.(ambushes: Heb. liers in wait)

51:13 O thou that dwellest 7931 8802 8675 7931 8804 upon many 7227 waters 4325, abundant 7227 in treasures 214, thine end 7093 is come 935 8802, [and] the measure 520 of thy covetousness 1215.

51:14 The LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 hath sworn 7650 8738 by himself 5315, [saying], Surely I will fill 4390 8765 thee with men 120, as with caterpillers 3218; and they shall lift up 6030 8804 a shout 1959 against thee.(by himself: Heb. by his soul)(lift up: Heb. utter)

51:15 He hath made 6213 8802 the earth 776 by his power 3581, he hath established 3559 8688 the world 8398 by his wisdom 2451, and hath stretched out 5186 8804 the heaven 8064 by his understanding 8394.

51:16 When he uttereth 5414 8800 [his] voice 6963, [there is] a multitude 1995 of waters 4325 in the heavens 8064; and he causeth the vapours 5387 to ascend 5927 8686 from the ends 7097 of the earth 776: he maketh 6213 8804 lightnings 1300 with rain 4306, and bringeth forth 3318 8686 the wind 7307 out of his treasures 214.(multitude: or, noise)

51:17 Every man 120 is brutish 1197 8738 by [his] knowledge 1847; every founder 6884 8802 is confounded 3001 8689 by the graven image 6459: for his molten image 5262 [is] falsehood 8267, and [there is] no breath 7307 in them.(is brutish…: or, is more brutish than to know)

51:18 They [are] vanity 1892, the work 4639 of errors 8595: in the time 6256 of their visitation 6486 they shall perish 6 8799.

51:19 The portion 2506 of Jacob 3290 [is] not like them; for he [is] the former 3335 8802 of all things: and [Israel is] the rod 7626 of his inheritance 5159: the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 [is] his name 8034.

51:20 Thou [art] my battle axe 4661 [and] weapons 3627 of war 4421: for with thee will I break in pieces 5310 8765 the nations 1471, and with thee will I destroy 7843 8689 kingdoms 4467;(with thee: or, in thee, or, by thee)

51:21 And with thee will I break in pieces 5310 8765 the horse 5483 and his rider 7392 8802; and with thee will I break in pieces 5310 8765 the chariot 7393 and his rider 7392 8802;

51:22 With thee also will I break in pieces 5310 8765 man 376 and woman 802; and with thee will I break in pieces 5310 8765 old 2205 and young 5288; and with thee will I break in pieces 5310 8765 the young man 970 and the maid 1330;

51:23 I will also break in pieces 5310 8765 with thee the shepherd 7462 8802 and his flock 5739; and with thee will I break in pieces 5310 8765 the husbandman 406 and his yoke of oxen 6776; and with thee will I break in pieces 5310 8765 captains 6346 and rulers 5461.

51:24 And I will render 7999 8765 unto Babylon 894 and to all the inhabitants 3427 8802 of Chaldea 3778 all their evil 7451 that they have done 6213 8804 in Zion 6726 in your sight 5869, saith 5002 8803 the LORD 3068.

51:25 Behold, I [am] against thee, O destroying 4889 mountain 2022, saith 5002 8803 the LORD 3068, which destroyest 7843 8688 all the earth 776: and I will stretch out 5186 8804 mine hand 3027 upon thee, and roll thee down 1556 8773 from the rocks 5553, and will make 5414 8804 thee a burnt 8316 mountain 2022.

51:26 And they shall not take 3947 8799 of thee a stone 68 for a corner 6438, nor a stone 68 for foundations 4146; but thou shalt be desolate 8077 for ever 5769, saith 5002 8803 the LORD 3068.(desolate…: Heb. everlasting desolations)

51:27 Set ye up 5375 8798 a standard 5251 in the land 776, blow 8628 8798 the trumpet 7782 among the nations 1471, prepare 6942 8761 the nations 1471 against her, call together 8085 8685 against her the kingdoms 4467 of Ararat 780, Minni 4508, and Ashchenaz 813; appoint 6485 8798 a captain 2951 against her; cause the horses 5483 to come up 5927 8685 as the rough 5569 caterpillers 3218.

51:28 Prepare 6942 8761 against her the nations 1471 with the kings 4428 of the Medes 4074, the captains 6346 thereof, and all the rulers 5461 thereof, and all the land 776 of his dominion 4475.

51:29 And the land 776 shall tremble 7493 8799 and sorrow 2342 8799: for every purpose 4284 of the LORD 3068 shall be performed 6965 8804 against Babylon 894, to make 7760 8800 the land 776 of Babylon 894 a desolation 8047 without an inhabitant 3427 8802.

51:30 The mighty men 1368 of Babylon 894 have forborn 2308 8804 to fight 3898 8736, they have remained 3427 8804 in [their] holds 4679: their might 1369 hath failed 5405 8804; they became as women 802: they have burned 3341 8689 her dwellingplaces 4908; her bars 1280 are broken 7665 8738.

51:31 One post 7323 8801 shall run 7323 8799 to meet 7125 8800 another 7323 8801, and one messenger 5046 8688 to meet 7125 8800 another 5046 8688, to shew 5046 8687 the king 4428 of Babylon 894 that his city 5892 is taken 3920 8738 at [one] end 7097,

51:32 And that the passages 4569 are stopped 8610 8738, and the reeds 98 they have burned 8313 8804 with fire 784, and the men 582 of war 4421 are affrighted 926 8738.

51:33 For thus saith 559 8804 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, the God 430 of Israel 3478; The daughter 1323 of Babylon 894 [is] like a threshingfloor 1637, [it is] time 6256 to thresh 1869 8687 her: yet a little while 4592, and the time 6256 of her harvest 7105 shall come 935 8804.(it is…: or, in the time that he thresheth her)

51:34 Nebuchadrezzar 5019 the king 4428 of Babylon 894 hath devoured 398 8804 me, he hath crushed 2000 8804 me, he hath made 3322 8689 me an empty 7385 vessel 3627, he hath swallowed me up 1104 8804 like a dragon 8577, he hath filled 4390 8765 his belly 3770 with my delicates 5730, he hath cast me out 1740 8689.

51:35 The violence 2555 done to me and to my flesh 7607 [be] upon Babylon 894, shall the inhabitant 3427 8802 of Zion 6726 say 559 8799; and my blood 1818 upon the inhabitants 3427 8802 of Chaldea 3778, shall Jerusalem 3389 say 559 8799.(The violence…: Heb. My violence)(flesh: or, remainder)(inhabitant: Heb. inhabitress)

51:36 Therefore thus saith 559 8804 the LORD 3068; Behold, I will plead 7378 8801 thy cause 7379, and take vengeance 5358 8765 for thee 5360; and I will dry up 2717 8689 her sea 3220, and make her springs 4726 dry 3001 8689.

51:37 And Babylon 894 shall become heaps 1530, a dwellingplace 4583 for dragons 8577, an astonishment 8047, and an hissing 8322, without an inhabitant 3427 8802.

51:38 They shall roar 7580 8799 together 3162 like lions 3715: they shall yell 5286 8804 as lions' 738 whelps 1484.(yell: or, shake themselves)

51:39 In their heat 2527 I will make 7896 8799 their feasts 4960, and I will make them drunken 7937 8689, that they may rejoice 5937 8799, and sleep 3462 8804 a perpetual 5769 sleep 8142, and not wake 6974 8686, saith 5002 8803 the LORD 3068.

51:40 I will bring them down 3381 8686 like lambs 3733 to the slaughter 2873 8800, like rams 352 with he goats 6260.

51:41 How is Sheshach 8347 taken 3920 8738! and how is the praise 8416 of the whole earth 776 surprised 8610 8735! how is Babylon 894 become an astonishment 8047 among the nations 1471!

51:42 The sea 3220 is come up 5927 8804 upon Babylon 894: she is covered 3680 8738 with the multitude 1995 of the waves 1530 thereof.

51:43 Her cities 5892 are a desolation 8047, a dry 6723 land 776, and a wilderness 6160, a land 776 wherein no man 376 dwelleth 3427 8799, neither doth [any] son 1121 of man 120 pass 5674 8799 thereby 2004.

51:44 And I will punish 6485 8804 Bel 1078 in Babylon 894, and I will bring forth 3318 8689 out of his mouth 6310 that which he hath swallowed up 1105: and the nations 1471 shall not flow together 5102 8799 any more unto him: yea, the wall 2346 of Babylon 894 shall fall 5307 8804.

51:45 My people 5971, go ye out 3318 8798 of the midst 8432 of her, and deliver 4422 8761 ye every man 376 his soul 5315 from the fierce 2740 anger 639 of the LORD 3068.

51:46 And lest your heart 3824 faint 7401 8735, and ye fear 3372 8799 for the rumour 8052 that shall be heard 8085 8737 in the land 776; a rumour 8052 shall both come 935 8804 [one] year 8141, and after 310 that in [another] year 8141 [shall come] a rumour 8052, and violence 2555 in the land 776, ruler 4910 8802 against ruler 4910 8802.(lest: or, let not)

51:47 Therefore, behold, the days 3117 come 935 8802, that I will do judgment 6485 8804 upon the graven images 6456 of Babylon 894: and her whole land 776 shall be confounded 954 8799, and all her slain 2491 shall fall 5307 8799 in the midst 8432 of her.(do…: Heb. visit upon)

51:48 Then the heaven 8064 and the earth 776, and all that [is] therein, shall sing 7442 8765 for Babylon 894: for the spoilers 7703 8802 shall come 935 8799 unto her from the north 6828, saith 5002 8803 the LORD 3068.

51:49 As 1571 Babylon 894 [hath caused] the slain 2491 of Israel 3478 to fall 5307 8800, so at Babylon 894 shall fall 5307 8804 the slain 2491 of all the earth 776.(As…: or, Both Babylon is to fall, O ye slain of Israel, and with Babylon, etc)(the earth: or, the country)

51:50 Ye that have escaped 6405 the sword 2719, go away 1980 8798, stand not still 5975 8799: remember 2142 8798 the LORD 3068 afar off 7350, and let Jerusalem 3389 come 5927 8799 into your mind 3824.

51:51 We are confounded 954 8804, because we have heard 8085 8804 reproach 2781: shame 3639 hath covered 3680 8765 our faces 6440: for strangers 2114 8801 are come 935 8804 into the sanctuaries 4720 of the LORD'S 3068 house 1004.

51:52 Wherefore, behold, the days 3117 come 935 8802, saith 5002 8803 the LORD 3068, that I will do judgment 6485 8804 upon her graven images 6456: and through all her land 776 the wounded 2491 shall groan 602 8799.

51:53 Though Babylon 894 should mount up 5927 8799 to heaven 8064, and though she should fortify 1219 8762 the height 4791 of her strength 5797, [yet] 227 from me shall spoilers 7703 8802 come 935 8799 unto her, saith 5002 8803 the LORD 3068.

51:54 A sound 6963 of a cry 2201 [cometh] from Babylon 894, and great 1419 destruction 7667 from the land 776 of the Chaldeans 3778:

51:55 Because the LORD 3068 hath spoiled 7703 8802 Babylon 894, and destroyed 6 8765 out of her the great 1419 voice 6963; when her waves 1530 do roar 1993 8804 like great 7227 waters 4325, a noise 7588 of their voice 6963 is uttered 5414 8738:

51:56 Because the spoiler 7703 8802 is come 935 8804 upon her, [even] upon Babylon 894, and her mighty men 1368 are taken 3920 8738, every one of their bows 7198 is broken 2865 8765: for the LORD 3068 God 410 of recompences 1578 shall surely 7999 8763 requite 7999 8762.

51:57 And I will make drunk 7937 8689 her princes 8269, and her wise 2450 [men], her captains 6346, and her rulers 5461, and her mighty men 1368: and they shall sleep 3462 8804 a perpetual 5769 sleep 8142, and not wake 6974 8686, saith 5002 8803 the King 4428, whose name 8034 [is] the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635.

51:58 Thus saith 559 8804 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635; The broad 7342 walls 2346 of Babylon 894 shall be utterly 6209 8771 broken 6209 8698, and her high 1364 gates 8179 shall be burned 3341 8799 with fire 784; and the people 5971 shall labour 3021 8799 in vain 7385, and the folk 3816 in 1767 the fire 784, and they shall be weary 3286 8804.(The broad…: or, The walls of broad Babylon)(broken: or, made naked)

51:59 The word 1697 which Jeremiah 3414 the prophet 5030 commanded 6680 8765 Seraiah 8304 the son 1121 of Neriah 5374, the son 1121 of Maaseiah 4271, when he went 3212 8800 with Zedekiah 6667 the king 4428 of Judah 3063 into Babylon 894 in the fourth 7243 year 8141 of his reign 4427 8800. And [this] Seraiah 8304 [was] a quiet 4496 prince 8269.(with: or, on the behalf of)(quiet…: or, prince of Menucha, or, chief chamberlain)

51:60 So Jeremiah 3414 wrote 3789 8799 in a 259 book 5612 all the evil 7451 that should come 935 8799 upon Babylon 894, [even] all these words 1697 that are written 3789 8803 against Babylon 894.

51:61 And Jeremiah 3414 said 559 8799 to Seraiah 8304, When thou comest 935 8800 to Babylon 894, and shalt see 7200 8804, and shalt read 7121 8804 all these words 1697;

51:62 Then shalt thou say 559 8804, O LORD 3068, thou hast spoken 1696 8765 against this place 4725, to cut it off 3772 8687, that none shall remain 3427 8802 in it, neither man 120 nor beast 929, but that it shall be desolate 8077 for ever 5769.(desolate: Heb. desolations)

51:63 And it shall be, when thou hast made an end 3615 8763 of reading 7121 8800 this book 5612, [that] thou shalt bind 7194 8799 a stone 68 to it, and cast 7993 8689 it into the midst 8432 of Euphrates 6578:

51:64 And thou shalt say 559 8804, Thus shall Babylon 894 sink 8257 8799, and shall not rise 6965 8799 from 6440 the evil 7451 that I will bring 935 8688 upon her: and they shall be weary 3286 8804. Thus far [are] the words 1697 of Jeremiah 3414.

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