21 “Against the land of [a]Merathaim, go up against it,
And against the inhabitants of [b](A)Pekod.
Slay and [c]utterly destroy them,” declares the Lord,
“And do according to all that I have commanded you.
22 “The (B)noise of battle is in the land,
And great destruction.
23 “How the (C)hammer of the whole earth
Has been cut off and broken!
How Babylon has become
An object of horror among the nations!

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 50:21 Or Double Rebellion
  2. Jeremiah 50:21 Or Punishment
  3. Jeremiah 50:21 Lit put under the ban