26 They shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations: but thou shalt be destroyed forever, saith the Lord.

27 Set up a standard in the land: blow the trumpets among the nations: prepare the nations against her: call up the kingdoms of [a]Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz against her, appoint the prince against her, cause horses to come up as the rough caterpillars.

28 Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes, the dukes thereof, and the princes thereof, and all the land of his dominion.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:27 By these three nations he meaneth Armenia the higher, Armenia the lower, and Scythia: for Cyrus had gathered an army of divers nations.

26 No rock will be taken from you for a cornerstone,
    nor any stone for a foundation,
    for you will be desolate(A) forever,”
declares the Lord.

27 “Lift up a banner(B) in the land!
    Blow the trumpet among the nations!
Prepare the nations for battle against her;
    summon against her these kingdoms:(C)
    Ararat,(D) Minni and Ashkenaz.(E)
Appoint a commander against her;
    send up horses like a swarm of locusts.(F)
28 Prepare the nations for battle against her—
    the kings of the Medes,(G)
their governors and all their officials,
    and all the countries they rule.(H)

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