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Jeremiah 51

Babylon Judged for Sins against Israel

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Thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068: "Beholdh2009, I am going to arouseh5782 againsth5921 Babylonh894 And againsth413 the inhabitantsh3427 of  1Leb-kamaih3846b  2The  aspirith7307 of a destroyerh7843.

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"I will dispatchh7971  1foreignersh2114a to Babylonh894 that they may  awinnowh2219 her And may devastateh1238b her landh776; For on everyh5439 sideh5439 they will be opposedh5921 to her In the dayh3117 of her calamityh7463a.

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1Let not  2him who  3 abendsh1869 his bowh7198  3bendh1869 it,  1Norh413 let him riseh5927 up in his  bscale-armorh5630; So do not spareh2550 her youngh970 menh970; Devoteh2763a allh3605 her armyh6635 to destructionh2763a.

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"They will fallh5307 downh5307  1slainh2491a in the landh776 of the Chaldeansh3778, And  apiercedh1856 throughh1856 in their streetsh2351."

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For  aneitherh3808 Israelh3478 norh3808 Judahh3063 has been  1forsakenh488 By his Godh430, the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635, Althoughh3588 their landh776 is  bfullh4390 of guilth817  2Beforeh4480 the Holyh6918 Oneh6918 of Israelh3478.

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 aFleeh5127 from the midsth8432 of Babylonh894, And eachh376 of you saveh4422 his lifeh5315! Do not be  1 bdestroyedh1826a in her  2punishmenth5771, For thish1931 is the  cLORD'Sh3068 timeh6256 of vengeanceh5360; He is going to  drenderh7999a recompenseh1576 to her.

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Babylonh894 has been a goldenh2091  acuph3563a in the handh3027 of the LORDh3068, Intoxicatingh7937 allh3605 the earthh776. The  bnationsh1471 have drunkh8354 of her wineh3196; Thereforeh5921h3651 the nationsh1471 are  cgoingh1984b madh1984b.

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Suddenlyh6597  aBabylonh894 has fallenh5307 and been brokenh7665;  bWailh3213 overh5921 her!  cBringh3947  1balmh6875 for her painh4341; Perhapsh194 she may be healedh7495.

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We applied healingh7495 to Babylonh894, but she was not healedh7495; Forsakeh5800a her and  alet us eachh376 goh1980 to his own countryh776, For her judgmenth4941 has  breachedh5060 to heavenh8064 And  1towersh5375 up to the very skiesh7834.

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The LORDh3068 has  abroughth3318  1abouth3318 our vindicationh6666; Comeh935 and let us  brecounth5608 in Zionh6726 The workh4639 of the LORDh3068 our Godh430!

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 aSharpenh1305 the arrowsh2671, fillh4390 the quiversh7982! The LORDh3068 has arousedh5782 the spirith7307 of the kingsh4428 of the Medesh4074, Becauseh3588 His purposeh4209 is againsth5921 Babylonh894 to destroyh7843 it; For it is the  bvengeanceh5360 of the LORDh3068, vengeanceh5360 for His templeh1964.

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 aLifth5375 up a  1signalh5251 againsth413 the wallsh2346 of Babylonh894; Posth2388 a strongh2388 guardh4929, Stationh6965  2sentriesh8104, Placeh3559 men in ambushh693! For the LORDh3068 has bothh1571  bpurposedh2161 and performedh6213a Whath834 He spokeh1696 concerningh413 the inhabitantsh3427 of Babylonh894.

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O you who  adwellh7931 by manyh7227a watersh4325, Abundanth7227a in  btreasuresh214, Your endh7093 has comeh935, The  1measureh520 of your  2 cendh1215.

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The  aLORDh3068 of hostsh6635 has swornh7650 by Himselfh5315: "Surelyh3588h518 I will fillh4390 you with a  1populationh120 like  blocustsh3218, And they will cryh6031b out with  2shoutsh1959 of victory overh5921 you."

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It is  aHe who madeh6213a the earthh776 by His powerh3581b, Who establishedh3559 the worldh8398 by His wisdomh2451, And by His understandingh8394 He  bstretchedh5186 out the heavensh8064.

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When He uttersh5414 His  avoiceh6963, there is a tumulth1995 of watersh4325 in the heavensh8064, And He causes the  bcloudsh5387b to ascendh5927 from the endh7097a of the earthh776; He makesh6213a lightningh1300 for the rainh4306 And bringsh3318 forthh3318 the  cwindh7307 from His storehousesh214.

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 aAllh3605 mankindh120 is stupidh1197b, devoidh4480 of knowledgeh1847; Everyh3605 goldsmithh6884 is puth954 to shameh954 by his  1idolsh6459, For his moltenh5262b imagesh5262b are  bdeceitfulh8267, And there is noh3808 breathh7307 in them.

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They are  aworthlessh1892, a workh4639 of mockeryh8595; In the timeh6256 of their punishmenth6486 they will perishh6.

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The  aportionh2506 of Jacobh3290 is not like theseh428; For the  1Makerh3335 of allh3605 is He, And of the  2tribeh7626 of His inheritanceh5159; The  bLORDh3068 of hostsh6635 is His nameh8034.

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He says, "You are My  1 awar-clubh4661, My weaponh3627 of warh4421; And with you I  bshatterh5310a nationsh1471, And with you I destroyh7843 kingdomsh4467.

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"With you I  ashatterh5310a the horseh5483b and his riderh7392, And with you I shatterh5310a the  bcharioth7393 and its riderh7392,

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And with you I shatterh5310a  amanh376 and womanh802, And with you I shatterh5310a oldh2205 manh376 and  byouthh5288, And with you I shatterh5310a youngh970 manh970 and virginh1330,

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And with you I shatterh5310a the shepherdh7462a and his flockh5739, And with you I shatterh5310a the farmerh406 and his teamh6776, And with you I shatterh5310a governorsh6346 and prefectsh5461.

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"But I will repayh7999a Babylonh894 and allh3605 the inhabitantsh3427 of  aChaldeah3778 for  ballh3605 their evilh7463a that they have doneh6213a in Zionh6726 before your eyesh5869," declaresh5002 the LORDh3068.

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"Beholdh2009,  aI am againsth413 you,  bO destroyingh7843 mountainh2022, Who destroysh7843 the wholeh3605 earthh776," declaresh5002 the LORDh3068, "And I will stretchh5186 out My handh3027 againsth5921 you, And rollh1556 you downh1556 from the cragsh5553, And I will makeh5414 you a  cburnth8316 out mountainh2022.

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"They will not takeh3947 from you even a stoneh68 for a cornerh6438 Norh3808 a stoneh68 for foundationsh4144, But you will be  adesolateh8077 foreverh5769," declaresh5002 the LORDh3068.

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 aLifth5375 up a  1signalh5251 in the landh776, Blowh8628 a trumpeth7782 among the nationsh1471! Consecrateh6942 the nationsh1471 againsth5921 her, Summonh8085 againsth5921 her the  bkingdomsh4467 of  cArarath780, Minnih4508 and  dAshkenazh813; Appointh6485 a marshalh2951 againsth5921 her, Bringh5927 up the  ehorsesh5483b like bristlyh5569 locustsh3218.

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Consecrateh6942 the nationsh1471 againsth5921 her, The kingsh4428 of the Medesh4074,  1Their governorsh6346 and allh3605  1their  2prefectsh5461, And everyh3605 landh776 of  3their dominionh4475.

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So the  alandh776 quakesh7493 and writhesh2342a, For the purposesh4284 of the LORDh3068 againsth5921 Babylonh894 standh6965, To makeh7760 the landh776 of Babylonh894  1A  bdesolationh8047 withouth369 inhabitantsh3427.

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The  amightyh1368 menh1368 of Babylonh894 have ceasedh2308 fightingh3898a, They stayh3427 in the strongholdsh4679;  bTheir strengthh1369 is  1exhaustedh5405, They are becomingh1961  blike womenh802; Their dwellingh4908 placesh4908 are seth3341 on fireh3341, The  cbarsh1280 of her gates are brokenh7665.

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One  1 acourierh7323 runsh7323 to meeth7122  1anotherh7323, And one  2 bmessengerh5046 to meeth7122  2anotherh5046, To tellh5046 the kingh4428 of Babylonh894 That his cityh5892b has been capturedh3920 from endh7097a to end;

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The fordsh4569b also have been seizedh8610, And they have burnedh8313 the marshesh98 with fireh784, And the menh376 of warh4421 are terrifiedh926.

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For thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635, the Godh430 of Israelh3478: "The daughterh1323 of Babylonh894 is like a  athreshingh1637 floorh1637 At the timeh6256  1it is stampedh1869 firmh1869; Yeth5750 in a littleh4592 whileh4592 the timeh6256 of  bharvesth7105a will comeh935 for her."

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"Nebuchadnezzarh5019 kingh4428 of Babylonh894 has  adevouredh398 me and crushedh2000 me, He has seth3322 me downh3322 like an  bemptyh7386 vesselh3627; He has  cswallowedh1104 me like a monsterh8577, He has filledh4390 his stomachh3770 with my delicaciesh5730a; He has washedh1740 me awayh1740.

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"May the  aviolenceh2555 done to me and to my fleshh7607 be upon Babylonh894," The  1inhabitanth3427 of Zionh6726 will sayh559; And, "May my bloodh1818 be upon the inhabitantsh3427 of Chaldeah3778," Jerusalemh3389 will sayh559.

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Thereforeh3651 thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068, "Beholdh2009, I am going to  apleadh7378 your caseh7379 And  bexacth5358 fullh5360 vengeanceh5360 for you; And  cI will dryh2717a up her  1seah3220 And makeh3001 her fountainh4726 dryh3001.

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aBabylonh894 will becomeh1961 a heaph1530 of ruins, a haunth4583 of jackalsh8565, An  bobjecth8047 of horrorh8047 and hissingh8322, withouth369 inhabitantsh3427.

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"They will roarh7580 togetherh3164a like  ayoungh3715 lionsh3715, They will growlh5286 like lions'h738 cubsh1484.

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"When they becomeh2552 heatedh2552 up, I will serveh7896 them their banqueth4960 And  amakeh7937 them drunkh7937, that they may becomeh5937 jubilanth5937 And may  bsleeph3462 a perpetualh5769 sleeph8142 And not wakeh3364 up," declaresh5002 the LORDh3068.

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"I will bringh3381 them downh3381 like  1lambsh3733c  ato the slaughterh2873, Like ramsh352a togetherh5973 with maleh6260 goatsh6260.

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"Howh349  1 aSheshakh8347 has been capturedh3920, And  bthe praiseh8416 of the wholeh3605 earthh776 been seizedh8610! Howh349 Babylonh894 has becomeh1961 an objecth8047 of horrorh8047 among the nationsh1471!

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"The  1 aseah3220 has comeh5927 up overh5921 Babylonh894; She has been engulfedh3680 with its tumultuoush1995 wavesh1530.

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"Her citiesh5892b have becomeh1961 an  aobjecth8047 of horrorh8047, A parchedh6723 landh776 and a deserth6160, A landh776 in whichh2004  bnoh3808h3605 manh376 livesh3427 And throughh5674a whichh2004 noh3808 sonh1121 of manh120 passesh5674a.

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aI will punishh6485 Belh1078 in Babylonh894, And I will make whath1105 he has swallowedh1105  bcomeh3318 out of his mouthh6310; And the nationsh1471 will noh3808 longerh5750  cstreamh5102a to him. Evenh1571 the  dwallh2346 of Babylonh894 has fallenh5307 downh5307!

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aComeh3318 forthh3318 from her midsth8432, My peopleh5971a, And eachh376 of you  bsaveh4422 yourselvesh5315 From the fierceh2740 angerh639 of the LORDh3068.

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"Now  asoh6435 that your hearth3824 does not growh7401 fainth7401, And you are not afraidh3372a at the  breporth8052 that will be heardh8085 in the landh776-- For the reporth8052 will comeh935  1one yearh8141, And afterh310 that  2another reporth8052 in  2another yearh8141, And violenceh2555 will be in the landh776 With  crulerh4910 againsth5921 rulerh4910--

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Thereforeh3651 beholdh2009, daysh3117 are comingh935 When I will punishh6485 the  aidolsh6456 of Babylonh894; And her wholeh3605 landh776 will be  bputh954 to shameh954 And allh3605 her slainh2491a will fallh5307 in her midsth8432.

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"Then  aheavenh8064 and earthh776 and allh3605 that is in them Will shouth7442 for joyh7442 overh5921 Babylonh894, For  bthe destroyersh7703 will comeh935 to her from the northh6828," Declaresh5002 the LORDh3068.

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 aIndeedh1571 Babylonh894 is to fallh5307 for the slainh2491a of Israelh3478, As alsoh1571 for Babylonh894  bthe slainh2491a of allh3605 the earthh776 have fallenh5307.

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You  awhoh6412b have escapedh6412b the swordh2719, Departh1980! Do not stayh5975!  bRememberh2142 the LORDh3068 from afarh7350, And let Jerusalemh3389  1comeh5927 to your mindh3824.

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 aWe are ashamedh954 becauseh3588 we have heardh8085 reproachh2781; Disgraceh3639 has coveredh3680 our facesh6440, For  baliensh2114a have enteredh935 The holyh4720 placesh4720 of the LORD'Sh3068 househ1004.

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"Thereforeh3651 beholdh2009, the daysh3117 are comingh935," declaresh5002 the LORDh3068, "When I will punishh6485 her  aidolsh6456, And the mortallyh2491 woundedh2491a will groanh602 throughouth3605 her landh776.

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"Thoughh3588 Babylonh894 should  aascendh5927 to the heavensh8064, And thoughh3588 she should fortifyh1219  1her loftyh4791 strongholdh5797, From  bMe destroyersh7703 will comeh935 to her," declaresh5002 the LORDh3068.

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The  asoundh6963 of an outcryh2201 from Babylonh894, And of greath1419 destructionh7667 from the landh776 of the Chaldeansh3778!

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For the LORDh3068 is going to destroyh7703 Babylonh894, And He will makeh6 her loudh1419  1noiseh6963 vanishh6 from her. And their  awavesh1530 will roarh1993 like manyh7227a watersh4325; The tumulth7588 of their voicesh6963  2soundsh5414 forthh5414.

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For the  adestroyerh7703 is comingh935 againsth5921 her, againsth5921 Babylonh894, And her mightyh1368 menh1368 will be capturedh3920, Their  bbowsh7198 are shatteredh2865; For the LORDh3068 is a Godh410 of  crecompenseh1578, He will fullyh7999a repayh7999a.

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"I will  amakeh7937 her princesh8269 and her wiseh2450 menh2450 drunkh7937, Her governorsh6346, her prefectsh5461 and her mightyh1368 menh1368, That they may sleeph3462 a  bperpetualh5769 sleeph8142 and not wakeh3364 up,"  cDeclaresh5002 the Kingh4428, whose nameh8034 is the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635.

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Thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635, "The broadh7342  awallh2346 of Babylonh894 will be completelyh6209 razedh6209 And her highh1364  bgatesh8179 will be seth3341 on fireh784; So the peoplesh5971a will  ctoilh3021 for nothingh1767h7385b, And the nationsh3816 becomeh3286  dexhaustedh3286 only for fireh784."

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The  1messageh1697 whichh834 Jeremiahh3414 the propheth5030 commandedh6680 Seraiahh8304 the sonh1121 of  aNeriahh5374, the grandsonh1121 of Mahseiahh4271, when he wenth1980 with  bZedekiahh6667 the kingh4428 of Judahh3063 to Babylonh894 in the fourthh7243 yearh8141 of his reignh4427a. (Now Seraiahh8304 was quartermasterh8269h4496.)

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So Jeremiahh3414  awroteh3789 in a singleh259  1scrollh5612 allh3605 the calamityh7463a whichh834 would comeh935 upon Babylonh894, that is, allh3605 theseh428 wordsh1697 which have been writtenh3789 concerningh413 Babylonh894.

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Then Jeremiahh3414 saidh559 to Seraiahh8304, "As soon as you comeh935 to Babylonh894, then seeh7200 that you readh7121 allh3605 theseh428 wordsh1697 aloud,

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and sayh559, `You, O LORDh3068, have  1promisedh1696 concerningh413 thish2088 placeh4725 to  acuth3772 it offh3772, so that there will be  bnothingh1115 dwellingh3427 in it,  2whetherh4480 manh120 or beasth929, but it will be a perpetualh5769 desolationh8077.'

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"And as soon as you finishh3615 readingh7121 thish2088  1scrollh5612, you will tieh7194 a stoneh68 to it and  athrowh7993 it into the middleh8432 of the Euphratesh6578,

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and sayh559, `Justh3602 soh3602 shall Babylonh894 sinkh8257 downh8257 and  anot riseh6965 again becauseh4480h6440 of the calamityh7463a that I am going to bringh935 upon her; and they will becomeh3286  bexhaustedh3286.' "  cThush2008 farh5704 are the wordsh1697 of Jeremiahh3414.



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