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Jeremiah 51:56-58
New Catholic Bible
Jeremiah 51:56-58
New Catholic Bible
56 A destroying force is moving against Babylon;
her warriors are captured,
and their bows are broken.
For the Lord is a God of retribution,
and he never fails to repay in full.
57 I will make her princes and her wise men drunk,
as well as her governors,
her prefects and her warriors.
They will sink into an unending sleep,
never to awaken again,
says the King whose name is the Lord of hosts.
58 [a]Thus says the Lord of hosts:
The thick walls of Babylon will be leveled to the ground,
and her lofty gates will be destroyed by fire.
Thus the peoples exhaust themselves for nothing,
and the nations weary themselves only for the flames.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 51:58 Although the preceding collection of oracles cannot be attributed directly to Jeremiah, there is no serious reason for not attributing to him this symbolic action which is very much in his style. The editor decided to place this story after the lengthy prophecy that precedes.
Jeremiah 51:56-58
New International Version
Jeremiah 51:56-58
New International Version
56 A destroyer(A) will come against Babylon;
her warriors will be captured,
and their bows will be broken.(B)
For the Lord is a God of retribution;
he will repay(C) in full.
57 I will make her officials(D) and wise(E) men drunk,(F)
her governors, officers and warriors as well;
they will sleep(G) forever and not awake,”
declares the King,(H) whose name is the Lord Almighty.
58 This is what the Lord Almighty says:
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