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They will fall down dead in the land of Babylon and be killed in their streets.”

For Israel and Judah have not been left alone by their God, the Lord of All, even though their land is full of guilt against the Holy One of Israel. Run away from Babylon! Let every man save his life! Do not be destroyed in her punishment, for it is time for the Lord to punish her. He will make her pay for her sins.

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They will fall(A) down slain in Babylon,[a]
    fatally wounded in her streets.(B)
For Israel and Judah have not been forsaken(C)
    by their God, the Lord Almighty,
though their land[b] is full of guilt(D)
    before the Holy One of Israel.

“Flee(E) from Babylon!
    Run for your lives!
    Do not be destroyed because of her sins.(F)
It is time(G) for the Lord’s vengeance;(H)
    he will repay(I) her what she deserves.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:4 Or Chaldea
  2. Jeremiah 51:5 Or Almighty, / and the land of the Babylonians