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33 Thus says Yahweh of hosts:

“The people[a] of Israel are oppressed,
    and the people[b] of Judah likewise,
for[c] all their captors have seized them,
    they refuse to let them go free.
34 Their redeemer is strong,
    his name is Yahweh of hosts.
Surely he will plead their case,
    in order to make peace for the earth,
but to cause unrest to the inhabitants of Babylon.
35 A sword against the Chaldeans,” declares[d] Yahweh,
    “and against the inhabitants of Babylon,
and against her officials,
    and against her wise men.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 50:33 Or “sons/children”
  2. Jeremiah 50:33 Or “sons/children”
  3. Jeremiah 50:33 Literally “and”
  4. Jeremiah 50:35 Literally “a declaration of”