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Jeremiah 51:12-14
Lexham English Bible
Jeremiah 51:12-14
Lexham English Bible
12 Against the walls of Babylon raise a banner;
post a strong watch,[a] post watchmen, prepare the ambushes,
for Yahweh has both planned as well as performed
what he has spoken concerning the inhabitants of Babylon.
13 O you who live by mighty waters, rich in treasures,
your end has come, the measure of your life.[b]
14 Yahweh of hosts has sworn by himself,
“Surely I will fill you with troops like the creeping locusts,[c]
and they will sing over you a war cry.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 51:12 Literally “make strong the guard”
- Jeremiah 51:13 Literally “the cubit of your severing”
- Jeremiah 51:14 Hebrew “locust”
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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