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53 Even if Babylon climbs high into the sky[a]
and fortifies her elevated stronghold,[b]
I will send destroyers against her,”[c]
says the Lord.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:53 tn Or “ascends [into] heaven.” Note the use of the phrase in Deut 30:12; 2 Kgs 2:11; Amos 9:2.
  2. Jeremiah 51:53 tn Heb “and even if she fortifies her strong, elevated place.”
  3. Jeremiah 51:53 tn Heb “from me destroyers will go against her.”
  4. Jeremiah 51:53 tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”