50:1 This is the word the LORD spoke through Jeremiah the prophet concerning Babylon and the land of the Babylonians :
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 1 , This is the word the LORD spoke through Jeremiah the prophet concerning Babylon and the land of the Babylonians :
50:2 'Announce and proclaim among the nations, lift up a banner and proclaim it; keep nothing back, but say, 'Babylon will be captured; Bel will be put to shame, Marduk filled with terror. Her images will be put to shame and her idols filled with terror.'
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 2 , 'Announce and proclaim among the nations, lift up a banner and proclaim it; keep nothing back, but say, 'Babylon will be captured; Bel will be put to shame, Marduk filled with terror. Her images will be put to shame and her idols filled with terror.'
50:3 A nation from the north will attack her and lay waste her land. No one will live in it; both men and animals will flee away.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 3 , A nation from the north will attack her and lay waste her land. No one will live in it; both men and animals will flee away.
50:4 'In those days, at that time,' declares the LORD, 'the people of Israel and the people of Judah together will go in tears to seek the LORD their God.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 4 , 'In those days, at that time,' declares the LORD, 'the people of Israel and the people of Judah together will go in tears to seek the LORD their God.
50:5 They will ask the way to Zion and turn their faces toward it. They will come and bind themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 5 , They will ask the way to Zion and turn their faces toward it. They will come and bind themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.
50:6 'My people have been lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray and caused them to roam on the mountains. They wandered over mountain and hill and forgot their own resting place.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 6 , 'My people have been lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray and caused them to roam on the mountains. They wandered over mountain and hill and forgot their own resting place.
50:7 Whoever found them devoured them; their enemies said, 'We are not guilty, for they sinned against the LORD, their true pasture, the LORD, the hope of their fathers.'
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 7 , Whoever found them devoured them; their enemies said, 'We are not guilty, for they sinned against the LORD, their true pasture, the LORD, the hope of their fathers.'
50:8 'Flee out of Babylon; leave the land of the Babylonians, and be like the goats that lead the flock.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 8 , 'Flee out of Babylon; leave the land of the Babylonians, and be like the goats that lead the flock.
50:9 For I will stir up and bring against Babylon an alliance of great nations from the land of the north. They will take up their positions against her, and from the north she will be captured. Their arrows will be like skilled warriors who do not return empty-handed.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 9 , For I will stir up and bring against Babylon an alliance of great nations from the land of the north. They will take up their positions against her, and from the north she will be captured. Their arrows will be like skilled warriors who do not return empty-handed.
50:10 So Babylonia will be plundered; all who plunder her will have their fill,' declares the LORD.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 10 , So Babylonia will be plundered; all who plunder her will have their fill,' declares the LORD.
50:11 'Because you rejoice and are glad, you who pillage my inheritance, because you frolic like a heifer threshing grain and neigh like stallions,
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 11 , 'Because you rejoice and are glad, you who pillage my inheritance, because you frolic like a heifer threshing grain and neigh like stallions,
50:12 your mother will be greatly ashamed; she who gave you birth will be disgraced. She will be the least of the nations-- a wilderness, a dry land, a desert.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 12 , your mother will be greatly ashamed; she who gave you birth will be disgraced. She will be the least of the nations-- a wilderness, a dry land, a desert.
50:13 Because of the Lord's anger she will not be inhabited but will be completely desolate. All who pass Babylon will be horrified and scoff because of all her wounds.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 13 , Because of the Lord's anger she will not be inhabited but will be completely desolate. All who pass Babylon will be horrified and scoff because of all her wounds.
50:14 'Take up your positions around Babylon, all you who draw the bow. Shoot at her! Spare no arrows, for she has sinned against the LORD.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 14 , 'Take up your positions around Babylon, all you who draw the bow. Shoot at her! Spare no arrows, for she has sinned against the LORD.
50:15 Shout against her on every side! She surrenders, her towers fall, her walls are torn down. Since this is the vengeance of the LORD, take vengeance on her; do to her as she has done to others.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 15 , Shout against her on every side! She surrenders, her towers fall, her walls are torn down. Since this is the vengeance of the LORD, take vengeance on her; do to her as she has done to others.
50:16 Cut off from Babylon the sower, and the reaper with his sickle at harvest. Because of the sword of the oppressor let everyone return to his own people, let everyone flee to his own land.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 16 , Cut off from Babylon the sower, and the reaper with his sickle at harvest. Because of the sword of the oppressor let everyone return to his own people, let everyone flee to his own land.
50:17 'Israel is a scattered flock that lions have chased away. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.'
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 17 , 'Israel is a scattered flock that lions have chased away. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.'
50:18 Therefore this is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: 'I will punish the king of Babylon and his land as I punished the king of Assyria.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 18 , Therefore this is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: 'I will punish the king of Babylon and his land as I punished the king of Assyria.
50:19 But I will bring Israel back to his own pasture and he will graze on Carmel and Bashan; his appetite will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 19 , But I will bring Israel back to his own pasture and he will graze on Carmel and Bashan; his appetite will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead.
50:20 In those days, at that time,' declares the LORD, 'search will be made for Israel's guilt, but there will be none, and for the sins of Judah, but none will be found, for I will forgive the remnant I spare.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 20 , In those days, at that time,' declares the LORD, 'search will be made for Israel's guilt, but there will be none, and for the sins of Judah, but none will be found, for I will forgive the remnant I spare.
50:21 'Attack the land of Merathaim and those who live in Pekod. Pursue, kill and completely destroy them,' declares the LORD. 'Do everything I have commanded you.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 21 , 'Attack the land of Merathaim and those who live in Pekod. Pursue, kill and completely destroy them,' declares the LORD. 'Do everything I have commanded you.
50:22 The noise of battle is in the land, the noise of great destruction!
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 22 , The noise of battle is in the land, the noise of great destruction!
50:23 How broken and shattered is the hammer of the whole earth! How desolate is Babylon among the nations!
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 23 , How broken and shattered is the hammer of the whole earth! How desolate is Babylon among the nations!
50:24 I set a trap for you, O Babylon, and you were caught before you knew it; you were found and captured because you opposed the LORD.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 24 , I set a trap for you, O Babylon, and you were caught before you knew it; you were found and captured because you opposed the LORD.
50:25 The LORD has opened his arsenal and brought out the weapons of his wrath, for the Sovereign LORD Almighty has work to do in the land of the Babylonians.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 25 , The LORD has opened his arsenal and brought out the weapons of his wrath, for the Sovereign LORD Almighty has work to do in the land of the Babylonians.
50:26 Come against her from afar. Break open her granaries; pile her up like heaps of grain. Completely destroy her and leave her no remnant.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 26 , Come against her from afar. Break open her granaries; pile her up like heaps of grain. Completely destroy her and leave her no remnant.
50:27 Kill all her young bulls; let them go down to the slaughter! Woe to them! For their day has come, the time for them to be punished.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 27 , Kill all her young bulls; let them go down to the slaughter! Woe to them! For their day has come, the time for them to be punished.
50:28 Listen to the fugitives and refugees from Babylon declaring in Zion how the LORD our God has taken vengeance, vengeance for his temple.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 28 , Listen to the fugitives and refugees from Babylon declaring in Zion how the LORD our God has taken vengeance, vengeance for his temple.
50:29 'Summon archers against Babylon, all those who draw the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her for her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 29 , 'Summon archers against Babylon, all those who draw the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her for her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
50:30 Therefore, her young men will fall in the streets; all her soldiers will be silenced in that day,' declares the LORD.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 30 , Therefore, her young men will fall in the streets; all her soldiers will be silenced in that day,' declares the LORD.
50:31 'See, I am against you, O arrogant one,' declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty, 'for your day has come, the time for you to be punished.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 31 , 'See, I am against you, O arrogant one,' declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty, 'for your day has come, the time for you to be punished.
50:32 The arrogant one will stumble and fall and no one will help her up; I will kindle a fire in her towns that will consume all who are around her.'
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 32 , The arrogant one will stumble and fall and no one will help her up; I will kindle a fire in her towns that will consume all who are around her.'
50:33 This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'The people of Israel are oppressed, and the people of Judah as well. All their captors hold them fast, refusing to let them go.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 33 , This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'The people of Israel are oppressed, and the people of Judah as well. All their captors hold them fast, refusing to let them go.
50:34 Yet their Redeemer is strong; the LORD Almighty is his name. He will vigorously defend their cause so that he may bring rest to their land, but unrest to those who live in Babylon.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 34 , Yet their Redeemer is strong; the LORD Almighty is his name. He will vigorously defend their cause so that he may bring rest to their land, but unrest to those who live in Babylon.
50:35 'A sword against the Babylonians!' declares the LORD-- 'against those who live in Babylon and against her officials and wise men!
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 35 , 'A sword against the Babylonians!' declares the LORD-- 'against those who live in Babylon and against her officials and wise men!
50:36 A sword against her false prophets! They will become fools. A sword against her warriors! They will be filled with terror.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 36 , A sword against her false prophets! They will become fools. A sword against her warriors! They will be filled with terror.
50:37 A sword against her horses and chariots and all the foreigners in her ranks! They will become women. A sword against her treasures! They will be plundered.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 37 , A sword against her horses and chariots and all the foreigners in her ranks! They will become women. A sword against her treasures! They will be plundered.
50:38 A drought on her waters! They will dry up. For it is a land of idols, idols that will go mad with terror.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 38 , A drought on her waters! They will dry up. For it is a land of idols, idols that will go mad with terror.
50:39 'So desert creatures and hyenas will live there, and there the owl will dwell. It will never again be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 39 , 'So desert creatures and hyenas will live there, and there the owl will dwell. It will never again be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation.
50:40 As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighboring towns,' declares the LORD, 'so no one will live there; no man will dwell in it.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 40 , As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighboring towns,' declares the LORD, 'so no one will live there; no man will dwell in it.
50:41 'Look! An army is coming from the north; a great nation and many kings are being stirred up from the ends of the earth.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 41 , 'Look! An army is coming from the north; a great nation and many kings are being stirred up from the ends of the earth.
50:42 They are armed with bows and spears; they are cruel and without mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride on their horses; they come like men in battle formation to attack you, O Daughter of Babylon.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 42 , They are armed with bows and spears; they are cruel and without mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride on their horses; they come like men in battle formation to attack you, O Daughter of Babylon.
50:43 The king of Babylon has heard reports about them, and his hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped him, pain like that of a woman in labor.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 43 , The king of Babylon has heard reports about them, and his hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped him, pain like that of a woman in labor.
50:44 Like a lion coming up from Jordan's thickets to a rich pastureland, I will chase Babylon from its land in an instant. Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this? Who is like me and who can challenge me? And what shepherd can stand against me?'
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 44 , Like a lion coming up from Jordan's thickets to a rich pastureland, I will chase Babylon from its land in an instant. Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this? Who is like me and who can challenge me? And what shepherd can stand against me?'
50:45 Therefore, hear what the LORD has planned against Babylon, what he has purposed against the land of the Babylonians: The young of the flock will be dragged away; he will completely destroy their pasture because of them.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 45 , Therefore, hear what the LORD has planned against Babylon, what he has purposed against the land of the Babylonians: The young of the flock will be dragged away; he will completely destroy their pasture because of them.
50:46 At the sound of Babylon's capture the earth will tremble; its cry will resound among the nations.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 50 , Verse 46 , At the sound of Babylon's capture the earth will tremble; its cry will resound among the nations.
