Jeremiah 50:21-29
Read Jeremiah 50 in full →21“Against the land of 1Merathaim, go up against it,And against the inhabitants of 2,aPekod.Put them to the sword and 3devote them to destruction,” declares Yahweh,“And do according to all that I have commanded you.22“The anoise of battle is in the land,And great destruction.23“How the ahammer of the whole earthHas been cut in pieces and broken!How Babylon has becomeAn object of horror among the nations!24“I aset a snare for you, and you were also bcaught, O Babylon,But you yourself did not know;You have been found and also seizedBecause you have engaged in cconflict with Yahweh.”25Yahweh has opened His armoryAnd has brought forth the aweapons of His indignation,For it is a bwork of Lord Yahweh of hostsIn the land of the Chaldeans.26Come to her from the 1farthest border;aOpen up her barns;Pile her up like heaps,And 2,bdevote her to destruction;Let nothing of her remain.27aPut all her young bulls to the sword;Let them bgo down to the slaughter!Woe be upon them, for their cday has come,The time of their punishment.28There is a asound of those who flee and escape from the land of Babylon,To declare in Zion the bvengeance of Yahweh our God,Vengeance for His ctemple.29“Summon 1many against Babylon,All those who 2bend the bow:Encamp against her on every side,Let there be no escape3.Repay her according to her work;aAccording to all that she has done, so do to her;For she has become barrogant against Yahweh,Against the Holy One of Israel.