Jeremiah 51:40-42
Good News Translation
40 I will take them to be slaughtered, like lambs, goats, and rams. I, the Lord, have spoken.”
Babylon's Fate
41 The Lord says about Babylon: “The city that the whole world praised has been captured! What a horrifying sight Babylon has become to the nations! 42 The sea has rolled over Babylon and covered it with roaring waves.
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Jeremiah 51:40-42
New International Version
40 “I will bring them down
like lambs to the slaughter,
like rams and goats.(A)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 51:41 Sheshak is a cryptogram for Babylon.
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