A (A)sound of a roar on the mountains,
Like that of many people!
A sound of an uproar of kingdoms,
Of nations gathered together!
The Lord of armies is mustering the army for battle.
They are coming from a distant country,
From the [a](B)farthest horizons,
The Lord and the weapons of His (C)indignation,
To (D)destroy the whole land.

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  1. Isaiah 13:5 Lit end of heaven

Listen, a noise on the mountains,
    like that of a great multitude!(A)
Listen, an uproar(B) among the kingdoms,
    like nations massing together!
The Lord Almighty(C) is mustering(D)
    an army for war.
They come from faraway lands,
    from the ends of the heavens(E)
the Lord and the weapons(F) of his wrath(G)
    to destroy(H) the whole country.

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Babylon Will Fall to the Medes

17 Behold, I am going to (A)stir up the Medes against them,
Who will not value silver or (B)take pleasure in gold.
18 And their bows will [a]mow down the (C)young men,
They will not even have compassion on the fruit of the womb,
Nor will their (D)eye pity [b]children.
19 And (E)Babylon, the (F)beauty of kingdoms, the glory of the Chaldeans’ pride,
Will be as when God (G)overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.

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  1. Isaiah 13:18 Lit dash in pieces
  2. Isaiah 13:18 Lit sons

17 See, I will stir up(A) against them the Medes,(B)
    who do not care for silver
    and have no delight in gold.(C)
18 Their bows(D) will strike down the young men;(E)
    they will have no mercy(F) on infants,
    nor will they look with compassion on children.(G)
19 Babylon,(H) the jewel of kingdoms,(I)
    the pride and glory(J) of the Babylonians,[a]
will be overthrown(K) by God
    like Sodom and Gomorrah.(L)

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  1. Isaiah 13:19 Or Chaldeans

21 “Against the land of [a]Merathaim, go up against it,
And against the inhabitants of [b](A)Pekod.
Kill and [c]completely destroy them,” declares the Lord,
“And do according to everything that I have commanded you.
22 The (B)noise of battle is in the land,
And great destruction.
23 How the (C)hammer of the whole earth
Has been cut off and broken!
How Babylon has become
An object of horror among the nations!
24 I (D)set a trap for you and you were also (E)caught, Babylon,
While you yourself were not aware;
You have been found and also seized
Because you have engaged in (F)conflict with the Lord.”
25 The Lord has opened His armory
And has brought out the (G)weapons of His indignation,
For it is a (H)work of the Lord [d]God of armies
In the land of the Chaldeans.
26 Come to her from the [e]farthest border;
(I)Open up her barns,
Pile her up like heaps of grain
And [f](J)completely destroy her,
Let nothing be left to her.
27 (K)Put all her bulls to the sword;
Let them (L)go down to the slaughter!
Woe be upon them, for their (M)day has come,
The time of their punishment.

28 There is a (N)sound of fugitives and refugees from the land of Babylon,
To declare in Zion the (O)vengeance of the Lord our God,
Vengeance for His (P)temple.

29 “Summon [g]many against Babylon,
All those who [h]bend the bow:
Encamp against her on every side,
Let there be no escape[i].
Repay her according to her work;
(Q)According to all that she has done, so do to her;
For she has become (R)arrogant against the Lord,
Against the Holy One of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 50:21 Or double rebellion
  2. Jeremiah 50:21 I.e., punishment (uncertain)
  3. Jeremiah 50:21 Lit put under the ban
  4. Jeremiah 50:25 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  5. Jeremiah 50:26 Lit end
  6. Jeremiah 50:26 Lit put under the ban
  7. Jeremiah 50:29 Another reading is archers
  8. Jeremiah 50:29 Lit step on (in order to string)
  9. Jeremiah 50:29 Some mss add to her

21 “Attack the land of Merathaim
    and those who live in Pekod.(A)
Pursue, kill and completely destroy[a] them,”
declares the Lord.
    “Do everything I have commanded you.
22 The noise(B) of battle is in the land,
    the noise of great destruction!
23 How broken and shattered
    is the hammer(C) of the whole earth!(D)
How desolate(E) is Babylon
    among the nations!
24 I set a trap(F) for you, Babylon,
    and you were caught before you knew it;
you were found and captured(G)
    because you opposed(H) the Lord.
25 The Lord has opened his arsenal
    and brought out the weapons(I) of his wrath,
for the Sovereign Lord Almighty has work to do
    in the land of the Babylonians.(J)
26 Come against her from afar.(K)
    Break open her granaries;
    pile her up like heaps of grain.(L)
Completely destroy(M) her
    and leave her no remnant.
27 Kill all her young bulls;(N)
    let them go down to the slaughter!(O)
Woe to them! For their day(P) has come,
    the time(Q) for them to be punished.
28 Listen to the fugitives(R) and refugees from Babylon
    declaring in Zion(S)
how the Lord our God has taken vengeance,(T)
    vengeance for his temple.(U)

29 “Summon archers against Babylon,
    all those who draw the bow.(V)
Encamp all around her;
    let no one escape.(W)
Repay(X) her for her deeds;(Y)
    do to her as she has done.
For she has defied(Z) the Lord,
    the Holy One(AA) of Israel.

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  1. Jeremiah 50:21 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verse 26.

24 “But I will repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of (A)Chaldea for (B)all their evil that they have done in Zion before your eyes,” declares the Lord.

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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.

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  1. Jeremiah 51:24 Or Chaldea; also in verse 35