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23 And I have broken in pieces by thee shepherd and his drove, And I have broken in pieces by thee husbandman and his team, And I have broken in pieces by thee governors and prefects.

24 And I have recompensed to Babylon, And to all inhabitants of Chaldea, All the evil that they have done in Zion, Before your eyes -- an affirmation of Jehovah.

25 Lo, I [am] against thee, O destroying mount, An affirmation of Jehovah, That is destroying all the earth, And I have stretched out My hand against thee, And I have rolled thee from the rocks, And given thee for a burnt mountain.

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23 with you I shatter shepherd and flock,
    with you I shatter farmer and oxen,
    with you I shatter governors and officials.(A)

24 “Before your eyes I will repay(B) Babylon(C) and all who live in Babylonia[a] for all the wrong they have done in Zion,” declares the Lord.

25 “I am against(D) you, you destroying mountain,
    you who destroy the whole earth,”(E)
declares the Lord.
“I will stretch out my hand(F) against you,
    roll you off the cliffs,
    and make you a burned-out mountain.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:24 Or Chaldea; also in verse 35