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28 There is a (A)sound of those who flee and escape from the land of Babylon,
To declare in Zion the (B)vengeance of Yahweh our God,
Vengeance for His (C)temple.

29 “Summon [a]many against Babylon,
All those who [b]bend the bow:
Encamp against her on every side,
Let there be no escape[c].
Repay her according to her work;
(D)According to all that she has done, so do to her;
For she has become (E)arrogant against Yahweh,
Against the Holy One of Israel.
30 Therefore her (F)young men will fall in her open squares,
And all her men of war will be [d](G)silenced in that day,” declares Yahweh.
31 “Behold, (H)I am against you, O [e]arrogant one,”
Declares Lord Yahweh of hosts,
“For your day has come,
The time [f]when I will punish you.
32 The [g](I)arrogant one will stumble and fall
With no one to raise him up;
And I will (J)set fire to his cities,
And it will devour him on every side.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 50:29 Or archers
  2. Jeremiah 50:29 Lit tread (in order to string)
  3. Jeremiah 50:29 Some mss add to her
  4. Jeremiah 50:30 Or made lifeless, destroyed
  5. Jeremiah 50:31 Lit arrogance
  6. Jeremiah 50:31 Or of your punishment
  7. Jeremiah 50:32 Lit arrogance