Jeremiah 51:8-10

Contemporary English Version

⁸But suddenly, Babylon will fall
and be destroyed.

I, the Lord, told the foreigners^[a]
who lived there,
“Weep for the city!
Get medicine for its wounds;
maybe they will heal.”

⁹The foreigners answered,
    “We have already tried
to treat Babylon's wounds,
    but they would not heal.
Come on, let's all go home
    to our own countries.
Nothing is left in Babylonia;
    everything is destroyed.”

¹⁰The people of Israel said,
“Tell everyone in Zion!
The Lord has taken revenge
for what Babylon did to us.”

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Footnotes

51.8 the foreigners: Or “my people.”

Jeremiah 51:8-10

New International Version

⁸Babylon will suddenly fall^(A) and be broken.
Wail over her!
Get balm^(B) for her pain;
perhaps she can be healed.

⁹“‘We would have healed Babylon,
    but she cannot be healed;
let us leave^(C) her and each go to our own land,
    for her judgment^(D) reaches to the skies,
    it rises as high as the heavens.’