48 Then the heaven and [a]the earth, and all that is therein, shall rejoice for Babel: for the destroyers shall come unto her from the North, saith the Lord.

49 As Babel caused the [b]slain of Israel to fall, so by Babel the slain of all the earth did fall.

50 Ye that [c]have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember the Lord afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:48 All creatures in heaven and earth shall rejoice, and praise God for the destruction of Babylon the great enemy of his Church.
  2. Jeremiah 51:49 Babylon did not only destroy Israel, but many other nations.
  3. Jeremiah 51:50 Ye that are now captives in Babylon.

48 Then heaven and earth and all that is in them
    will shout(A) for joy over Babylon,
for out of the north(B)
    destroyers(C) will attack her,”
declares the Lord.

49 “Babylon must fall because of Israel’s slain,
    just as the slain in all the earth
    have fallen because of Babylon.(D)
50 You who have escaped the sword,
    leave(E) and do not linger!
Remember(F) the Lord in a distant land,(G)
    and call to mind Jerusalem.”

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