I will send [a]foreigners to Babylon so that they may (A)winnow her
And devastate her land;
For they will be opposed to her on every side
On the day of her disaster.
Let not [b]him who [c](B)bends his bow [d]bend it,
Nor let him rise up in his (C)coat of armor.
Do not spare her young men;
Devote all her army to destruction.
They will fall down [e]dead in the land of the Chaldeans,
And (D)pierced through in their streets.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:2 Some ancient versions winnowers
  2. Jeremiah 51:3 I.e., the Chaldean defender
  3. Jeremiah 51:3 Lit step(s) on; MT in order to string
  4. Jeremiah 51:3 Lit step(s) on; MT in order to string
  5. Jeremiah 51:4 Lit killed; or wounded

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