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Jeremiah 51:38-40
Revised Standard Version
Jeremiah 51:38-40
Revised Standard Version
38 “They shall roar together like lions;
they shall growl like lions’ whelps.
39 While they are inflamed I will prepare them a feast
and make them drunk, till they swoon away[a]
and sleep a perpetual sleep
and not wake, says the Lord.
40 I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter,
like rams and he-goats.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 51:39 Gk Vg: Heb rejoice
Jeremiah 51:38-40
New International Version
Jeremiah 51:38-40
New International Version
38 Her people all roar like young lions,(A)
they growl like lion cubs.
39 But while they are aroused,
I will set out a feast for them
and make them drunk,(B)
so that they shout with laughter—
then sleep forever(C) and not awake,”
declares the Lord.(D)
40 “I will bring them down
like lambs to the slaughter,
like rams and goats.(E)
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