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Jeremiah 51:1-2
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51 The Lord proclaims:

I’m stirring up a violent wind against Babylon
    and those who live in Leb-qamai.[a]
2 I will send mercenaries[b] to Babylon
    who will sift her and clear out her land.
They will surround her
    on the day of disaster.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:1 Or the inhabitants of Leb qamai, a reference to Chaldea (Babylonia); or those who rise up against me
  2. Jeremiah 51:2 Or foreigners
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Jeremiah 51:1-2
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51 This is what the Lord says:

“See, I will stir(A) up the spirit of a destroyer
    against Babylon(B) and the people of Leb Kamai.[a]
2 I will send foreigners(C) to Babylon
    to winnow(D) her and to devastate her land;
they will oppose her on every side
    in the day(E) of her disaster.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:1 Leb Kamai is a cryptogram for Chaldea, that is, Babylonia.
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