43 The king of Babylon has heard about them;
his hands have become weak.
Distress has seized him—
pain, like a woman in labor.(A)

44 “Look, it will be like a lion coming from the thickets[a](B) of the Jordan to the watered grazing land. I will chase Babylon[b] away from her land in a flash. I will appoint whoever is chosen for her. For who is like me? Who will issue me a summons? Who is the shepherd who can stand against me?”

45 Therefore, hear the plans that the Lord has drawn up against Babylon and the strategies he has devised against the land of the Chaldeans:(C) Certainly the flock’s little lambs will be dragged away; certainly the grazing land will be made desolate because of them.

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Footnotes

  1. 50:44 Lit pride
  2. 50:44 Lit them

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