Suddenly (A)Babylon has fallen and been broken;
(B)Wail over her!
(C)Bring [a]balm for her pain;
Perhaps she may be healed.
We applied healing to Babylon, but she was not healed;
Forsake her and (D)let us each go to his own country,
For her judgment has (E)reached to heaven
And [b]towers up to the very skies.
10 The Lord has (F)brought [c]about our vindication;
Come and let us (G)recount in Zion
The work of the Lord our God!

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:8 Or balsam resin
  2. Jeremiah 51:9 Lit is lifted
  3. Jeremiah 51:10 Lit forth