44 (A)Behold, one will come up like a lion from the [a]thicket of the Jordan to [b]a perennially watered pasture; for in an instant I will make them run away from it, and whoever is (B)chosen I will appoint over it. For who is (C)like Me, and who will summon Me into court? And who then is the shepherd who can (D)stand before Me?” 45 Therefore hear the (E)plan of the Lord which He has planned against Babylon, and His purposes which He has purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: (F)surely they will drag them off, even the little ones of the flock; surely He will make their [c]pasture desolate because of them. 46 At the [d]shout, “Babylon has been seized!” the (G)earth is shaken, and an (H)outcry is heard among the nations.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 50:44 Lit pride
  2. Jeremiah 50:44 Or an enduring habitation
  3. Jeremiah 50:45 Or habitation
  4. Jeremiah 50:46 Lit voice

44 Like a lion coming up from Jordan’s thickets(A)
    to a rich pastureland,
I will chase Babylon from its land in an instant.
    Who is the chosen(B) one I will appoint for this?
Who is like me and who can challenge me?(C)
    And what shepherd can stand against me?”

45 Therefore, hear what the Lord has planned against Babylon,
    what he has purposed(D) against the land of the Babylonians:(E)
The young of the flock will be dragged away;
    their pasture will be appalled at their fate.
46 At the sound of Babylon’s capture the earth will tremble;(F)
    its cry(G) will resound among the nations.

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