Verse 25

Jeremiah 50:25

New Living Translation

25 The LORD has opened his armory<br>and brought out weapons to vent his fury.<br>The terror that falls upon the Babylonians<br>will be the work of the Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
פָּתַ֤ח יְהוָה֙ אֶת א֣וֹצָר֔/וֹ וַ/יּוֹצֵ֖א אֶת כְּלֵ֣י זַעְמ֑/וֹ כִּי מְלָאכָ֣ה הִ֗יא לַֽ/אדֹנָ֧/י יְהוִ֛ה צְבָא֖וֹת בְּ/אֶ֥רֶץ כַּשְׂדִּֽים
English Translation
The Lord opened His treasure and brought out the instruments of His wrath, for it is a work for the Lord of Hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 50 Context
1 The LORD gave Jeremiah the prophet this message concerning Babylon and the land of the Babylonians. Focus ↗
2 This is what the LORD says: “Tell the whole world,<br>and keep nothing back.<br>Raise a signal flag<... Focus ↗
3 For a nation will attack her from the north<br>and bring such destruction that no one will live ther... Focus ↗
4 “In those coming days,”<br>says the LORD,<br>“the people of Israel will return home<br>together with... Focus ↗
5 They will ask the way to Jerusalem<br>and will start back home again.<br>They will bind themselves t... Focus ↗
6 “My people have been lost sheep.<br>Their shepherds have led them astray<br>and turned them loose in... Focus ↗
7 All who found them devoured them.<br>Their enemies said,<br>‘We did nothing wrong in attacking them,... Focus ↗
8 “But now, flee from Babylon!<br>Leave the land of the Babylonians.<br>Like male goats at the head of... Focus ↗
9 For I am raising up an army<br>of great nations from the north.<br>They will join forces to attack B... Focus ↗
10 Babylonia will be looted<br>until the attackers are glutted with loot.<br>I, the LORD, have spoken!<... Focus ↗
11 “You rejoice and are glad,<br>you who plundered my chosen people.<br>You frisk about like a calf in... Focus ↗
12 But your homeland will be overwhelmed<br>with shame and disgrace.<br>You will become the least of na... Focus ↗
13 Because of the LORD’s anger,<br>Babylon will become a deserted wasteland.<br>All who pass by will be... Focus ↗
14 “Yes, prepare to attack Babylon,<br>all you surrounding nations.<br>Let your archers shoot at her; s... Focus ↗
15 Shout war cries against her from every side.<br>Look! She surrenders!<br>Her walls have fallen.<br>I... Focus ↗
16 Take from Babylon all those who plant crops;<br>send all the harvesters away.<br>Because of the swor... Focus ↗
17 “The Israelites are like sheep<br>that have been scattered by lions.<br>First the king of Assyria at... Focus ↗
18 Therefore, this is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,<br>the God (Elohim) of Israel, says:<br>“Now I... Focus ↗
19 And I will bring Israel home again to its own land,<br>to feed in the fields of Carmel and Bashan,<b... Focus ↗
20 In those days,” says the LORD,<br>“no sin will be found in Israel or in Judah,<br>for I will forgive... Focus ↗
21 “Go up, my warriors, against the land of Merathaim<br>and against the people of Pekod.<br>Pursue, ki... Focus ↗
22 “Let the battle cry be heard in the land,<br>a shout of great destruction.<br> Focus ↗
23 Babylon, the mightiest hammer in all the earth,<br>lies broken and shattered.<br>Babylon is desolate... Focus ↗
24 Listen, Babylon, for I have set a trap for you.<br>You are caught, for you have fought against the L... Focus ↗
25 The LORD has opened his armory<br>and brought out weapons to vent his fury.<br>The terror that falls...
26 Yes, come against her from distant lands.<br>Break open her granaries.<br>Crush her walls and houses... Focus ↗
27 Destroy even her young bulls —<br>it will be terrible for them, too!<br>Slaughter them all!<br>For B... Focus ↗
28 Listen to the people who have escaped from Babylon,<br>as they tell in Jerusalem<br>how the LORD our... Focus ↗
29 “Send out a call for archers to come to Babylon.<br>Surround the city so none can escape.<br>Do to h... Focus ↗
30 Her young men will fall in the streets and die.<br>Her soldiers will all be killed,”<br>says the LOR... Focus ↗
31 “See, I am your enemy, you arrogant people,”<br>says the Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.<br>“Your... Focus ↗
32 O land of arrogance, you will stumble and fall,<br>and no one will raise you up.<br>For I will light... Focus ↗
33 This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says:<br>“The people of Israel and Judah have been wronged.... Focus ↗
34 But the one who redeems them is strong.<br>His name is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.<br>He will defen... Focus ↗
35 “The sword of destruction will strike the Babylonians,”<br>says the LORD.<br>“It will strike the peo... Focus ↗
36 The sword will strike her wise counselors,<br>and they will become fools.<br>The sword will strike h... Focus ↗
37 The sword will strike her horses and chariots<br>and her allies from other lands,<br>and they will a... Focus ↗
38 A drought will strike her water supply,<br>causing it to dry up.<br>And why? Because the whole land... Focus ↗
39 “Soon Babylon will be inhabited by desert animals and hyenas.<br>It will be a home for owls.<br>Neve... Focus ↗
40 I will destroy it as I destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah<br>and their neighboring towns,” says the LORD.<... Focus ↗
41 “Look! A great army is coming from the north.<br>A great nation and many kings<br>are rising against... Focus ↗
42 They are armed with bows and spears.<br>They are cruel and show no mercy.<br>As they ride forward on... Focus ↗
43 The king of Babylon has heard reports about the enemy,<br>and he is weak with fright.<br>Pangs of an... Focus ↗
44 “I will come like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan,<br>leaping on the sheep in the pasture.<br... Focus ↗
45 Listen to the LORD’s plans against Babylon<br>and the land of the Babylonians.<br>Even the little ch... Focus ↗
46 The earth will shake with the shout, “Babylon has been taken!”<br>and its cry of despair will be hea... Focus ↗