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Jeremiah 51:12-14
International Children’s Bible
Jeremiah 51:12-14
International Children’s Bible
12 Lift up a banner against the walls of Babylon!
Bring more guards.
Put the watchmen in their places.
Get ready for a secret attack!
The Lord will do what he has planned.
He will do what he said he would do against the people of Babylon.
13 People of Babylon, you live near much water.
You are rich with treasures.
But your end as a nation has come.
It is time for you to be destroyed.
14 The Lord of heaven’s armies has promised in his own name:
‘Babylon, I will surely fill you with so many enemy soldiers they will be like a swarm of locusts.
They will stand over you and shout their victory.’
Jeremiah 51:12-14
New International Version
Jeremiah 51:12-14
New International Version
12 Lift up a banner(A) against the walls of Babylon!
Reinforce the guard,
station the watchmen,(B)
prepare an ambush!(C)
The Lord will carry out his purpose,(D)
his decree against the people of Babylon.
13 You who live by many waters(E)
and are rich in treasures,(F)
your end has come,
the time for you to be destroyed.(G)
14 The Lord Almighty has sworn by himself:(H)
I will surely fill you with troops, as with a swarm of locusts,(I)
and they will shout(J) in triumph over you.
Jeremiah 51:12-14
King James Version
Jeremiah 51:12-14
King James Version
12 Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the Lord hath both devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon.
13 O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.
14 The Lord of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout against thee.
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