Verse 27
Jeremiah 51:27
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Raise a signal flag in the country! Blow the trumpet call to war among the nations! Get the nations ready to attack her; Summon the kingdoms to march against her: Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Choose a commander to lead the armies to attack her; send into battle cavalry like a swarm of locusts.
Original Language Text
hebrew
שְׂאוּ נֵ֣ס בָּ/אָ֗רֶץ תִּקְע֨וּ שׁוֹפָ֤ר בַּ/גּוֹיִם֙ קַדְּשׁ֤וּ עָלֶ֨י/הָ֙ גּוֹיִ֔ם הַשְׁמִ֧יעוּ עָלֶ֛י/הָ מַמְלְכ֥וֹת אֲרָרַ֖ט מִנִּ֣י וְ/אַשְׁכְּנָ֑ז פִּקְד֤וּ עָלֶ֨י/הָ֙ טִפְסָ֔ר הַֽעֲלוּ ס֖וּס כְּ/יֶ֥לֶק סָמָֽר
English Translation
Lift a banner in the land; blow a trumpet among the nations; sanctify against her the nations; proclaim against her the kingdoms: "Doomed is Babylon, the one who has been given to destruction!" Summon against her the horses, like the creeping locusts.
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Chapter 51 Context
1
This is what the Lord says: Look! I'm going to stir up a destructive wind against Babylon and agains...
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I will send foreign soldiers to attack Babylon to winnow her and turn her country into a wasteland—t...
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The archer doesn't need to use his bow; the infantryman doesn't need to put on his armor. Don't spar...
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They will fall down wounded in her streets, killed in the country of Babylonia.
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Israel and Judah have not been deserted by their God (Elohim), the Lord Almighty, even though they s...
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6
Escape from Babylon! Run for your lives! Don't get caught up in her punishment and die, for this is...
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7
Once Babylon was a golden cup the Lord held in his hand. She made the whole earth drunk. The nations...
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8
Now, all of a sudden, Babylon has fallen. She has been smashed to pieces. Weep for her; get her some...
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9
“We tried to heal her, but she couldn't be helped. So give up on her! All of us should go home to wh...
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10
The Lord has encouraged and supported us. Come on, let's tell people here in Jerusalem what the Lord...
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11
Sharpen the arrows! Pick up the shields! The Lord has encouraged the kings of the Medes, because his...
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12
Raise the signal flag to attack the walls of Babylon; strengthen the guard; have the watchmen take t...
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13
You people who live beside by many waters, and have so much wealth, this is the time of your end—you...
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14
The Lord Almighty vowed by his own life, saying, I'm going to make sure to fill you with so many ene...
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15
It was God (Elohim) who made the earth by his power. He created the world by his wisdom and by his u...
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16
The waters of the heavens rain down with a roar at his command. He makes the clouds to rise all over...
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17
Everyone is stupid; they don't know anything. Every metalworker is embarrassed by the idols they mak...
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18
They are useless, an object to be laughed at. They will be destroyed at the time of their punishment...
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19
The God (Elohim) of Jacob is not like these idols, for he is the creator of everything, including hi...
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20
You are my war club, the weapon I use in battle. I use you to destroy nations; I use you to destroy...
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21
I use you to destroy horses and their riders; I use you to destroy chariots and their drivers.
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22
I use you to destroy men and women; I use you to destroy old men and youths; I use you to destroy yo...
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23
I use you to destroy shepherds and their flocks; I use you to destroy farmers and their cattle; I us...
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24
Right in front of you I'm going to pay back Babylon and everyone who live in Babylonia for all the e...
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Watch out, because I am against you, you destructive monster who devastates the whole world, declare...
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26
Nobody will be even able to find themselves a cornerstone or a foundation stone among your ruins, be...
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27
Raise a signal flag in the country! Blow the trumpet call to war among the nations! Get the nations...
28
Have the armies of the nations prepare for battle against her. This applies to the kings of the Mede...
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29
The earth quakes and trembles because the Lord is determined to carry out what he threatened against...
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30
Babylon's defenders have given up fighting—they're just sitting in their fortresses. They're worn ou...
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31
A runner hands his message over to another to carry; one messenger follows another messenger, all of...
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32
the river crossings have been captured, the marshlands set on fire and his soldiers are panicking.
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33
This is what the Lord Almighty, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says: The people of Babylon are like a t...
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34
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon chewed me up and sucked me dry, making me as empty as a jar with noth...
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35
“Babylon must bear the responsibility for the violent attacks on us,” say the inhabitants of Zion. “...
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36
This is what the Lord says: Watch as I present your case for you and make your enemies pay for what...
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37
Babylon will be turned into a pile of rubble, a home for jackals, a place that horrifies people, a p...
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38
But while their passions are aroused, I will serve them a banquet and get them drunk. They'll celebr...
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39
I will take them down like lambs to be slaughtered, like rams and goats.
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40
How could it be? Babylon has fallen! The most famous city in the world has been conquered! What a ho...
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41
It's as if the sea has flooded over Babylon, covering her in crashing waves.
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42
The towns of Babylonia are in ruins, turned into a dry desert wasteland where no one lives—no one ev...
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43
I will punish Bel in Babylon. I will force him to spit out what he swallowed. People of other nation...
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44
My people, come out of her! Each one of you, save yourselves from the Lord's furious anger.
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45
Don't lose courage, and don't be afraid when you hear different rumors going around the country. The...
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46
Look, the time is coming when I will punish Babylon's idols. The whole country will be humiliated; i...
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47
Then everyone in heaven and on earth will celebrate with shouts of joy at what's happened to Babylon...
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48
Those of you who have managed to escape being killed, leave now! Don't delay! Remember the Lord in t...
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49
“We are embarrassed because we've been mocked, and we held our heads in shame because foreigners wen...
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50
So keep watching, declares the Lord, because the time is coming when I will punish her for worshipin...
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51
Even if Babylon could climb up into the sky to strengthen her high fortresses, those I send to attac...
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52
A cry comes from Babylon; the noise of terrible destruction comes from the country of Babylonia.
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53
For the Lord is going to destroy Babylon; he will put an end to her boastful talk. The waves of atta...
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54
A destroyer is coming to attack Babylon. Her soldiers will be taken prisoner, and their bows will be...
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55
I will make her leaders and wise men drunk, along with her commanders, officers, and soldiers. Then...
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56
This is what the Lord Almighty says: Babylon's massive walls will be knocked down to the ground and...
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57
This is the message that Jeremiah the prophet gave to Seraiah son of Neriah, son of Mahseiah, when h...
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Jeremiah had written on a scroll a description of all the disasters that would come to Babylon—all t...
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Jeremiah told Seraiah, “When you arrive in Babylon, make sure you read out loud everything written h...
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and announce, ‘Lord, you have promised to destroy this place so that none will be left—no people or...
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After you finish reading this scroll out loud, tie a stone to it and throw it into the Euphrates.
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Then say, ‘This is how Babylon will sink and won't ever rise again, because of the disaster I'm brin...
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Verse Information
- Book
- Jeremiah
- Chapter
- Chapter 51 (62 verses)
- Version
- Free Bible Version