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20 In those days and at that time,’ declares the Lord, ‘the iniquity of Israel will be searched for, but there will be none; and the sin of Judah, but none will be found, because I’ll pardon those I leave as a remnant.’”

God’s Judgment on Babylon

21 “Go up against the land of Merathaim[a]
    and the inhabitants of Pekod.[b]
Kill them with swords, and completely destroy them,”
    declares the Lord,
        “and do everything that I’ve commanded you.
22 The noise of battle is in the land,
    and great destruction.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 50:21 Merathaim was an area in southern Mesopotamia; the Heb. word means double rebellion
  2. Jeremiah 50:21 Pekod was a region in southern Mesopotamia; the Heb. word means punishment