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“People of Judah,[a] get out of Babylon quickly!

Leave the land of Babylonia![b]
Be the first to depart.[c]
Be like the male goats that lead the herd.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 50:8 tn The words “People of Judah” are not in the Hebrew text but are implicit from the context. They have been supplied in the translation to clarify the subject of the address.
  2. Jeremiah 50:8 tn Heb “the land of the Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4 for explanation.
  3. Jeremiah 50:8 tn The words “Be the first to leave” are not in the text but spell out the significance of the simile that follows. They have been supplied in the translation for clarity.