1  The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews that dwelt in the land of Egypt, that dwelt at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying

2  'Thus saith YHWH of hosts, the God of Israel: Ye have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah; and, behold, this day they are a desolation, and no man dwelleth therein;

Jer51:2  Thus has the Lord God of Israel said; Ye have seen all the evils which I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon the cities of Juda; and, behold, they are desolate without inhabitants,

2  “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: You yourselves have seen all this evil that I have led over Jerusalem and over all the cities of Judah. And behold, they are desolate to this day, and there is no inhabitant in them,

3  because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke Me, in that they went to offer, and to serve other gods, whom they knew not, neither they, nor ye, nor your fathers.

Jer51:3  because of their wickedness, which they have wrought to provoke me, by going to burn incense to other gods, whom ye knew not.

4  Howbeit I sent unto you all My servants the prophets, sending them betimes and often, saying: Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.

Jer51:4  yet I sent to you my servants the prophets early in the morning, and I sent, saying, Do not ye this abominable thing which I hate.

4  And I sent to you all my servants, the prophets, rising in the night, and sending, and saying: ‘Do not choose to do this abominable word, which I hate.’

5  But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to forbear offering unto other gods.

5  But they did not listen, nor did they incline their ear, so that they would convert from their evil, and so that they would not sacrifice to strange gods.

6  Wherefore My fury and Mine anger was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted and desolate, as at this day.

6  And so my indignation and my fury was fanned and kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. And they have been turned into desolation and devastation, just as it is this day.

7  Therefore now thus saith YHWH, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: Wherefore commit ye this great evil against your own souls, to cut off from you man and woman, infant and suckling, out of the midst of Judah, to leave you none remaining;

Jer51:7  And now thus has the Lord Almighty said, Wherefore do ye commit these great evils against your souls? to cut off man and woman of you, infant and suckling from the midst of Juda, to the end that not one of you should be left;

7  And now, thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Why do you commit this great evil against your own souls, so that, among you, man and woman, child and infant would pass away from the midst of Judah, and so that no remnant at all would be left behind of you?

8  in that ye provoke Me with the works of your hands, offering unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye are gone to sojourn; that ye may be cut off, and that ye may be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?

9  Have ye forgotten the wicked deeds of your fathers, and the wicked deeds of the kings of Judah, and the wicked deeds of their wives, and your own wicked deeds, and the wicked deeds of your wives, which they committed in the land of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem?

10  They are not humbled even unto this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in My law, nor in My statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers.

Jer51:10  And have not ceased even to this day, and they have not kept to my ordinances, which I set before their fathers.

10  They have not been cleansed, even to this day. And they have not feared, and they have not walked in the law of the Lord and in my precepts, which I have given before you and before your fathers.

11  Therefore thus saith YHWH of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will set My face against you for evil, even to cut off all Judah.

Jer51:11  Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold I do set my face against you

11  For this reason, thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will set my face upon you for evil. And I will disperse all of Judah.

12  And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed; in the land of Egypt shall they fall; they shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine; they shall die, from the least even unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine; and they shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach.

Jer51:12  to destroy all the remnant that are in Egypt; and they shall fall by the sword, and by famine, and shall be consumed small and great: and they shall be for reproach, and for destruction, and for a curse.

12  And I will crush the remnant of Judah who have set their faces to enter into the land of Egypt to live there, and they shall all be consumed in the land of Egypt; they shall die by sword and by famine and by pestilence; and they shall be an execration and an astonishment and a curse and a reproach.

13  For I will punish them that dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence;

Jer51:13  And I will visit them that dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have visited Jerusalem, with sword and with famine

13  And I will visit against those who are living in the land of Egypt, just as I have visited against Jerusalem: with the sword, and with famine, and with pestilence.

14  so that none of the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, that they should return into the land of Judah, to which they have a desire to return to dwell there; for none shall return save such as shall escape.'

Jer51:14  and there shall not one be preserved of the remnant of Juda that sojourn in the land of Egypt, to return to the land of Juda, to which they hope in their hearts to return: they shall not return, but only they that escape.

14  And there will be no one who escapes, of those who remain among the remnant of the Jews, those who have gone to sojourn in the land of Egypt. And they wish to be returned to the land of Judah, for they lift up their souls so that they might return and live there. But there will be no one who may return, except those who will flee.”

15  Then all the men who knew that their wives offered unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great assembly, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying

Jer51:15  Then all the men that knew that their wives burned incense, and all the women, a great multitude, and all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathura, answered Jeremias, saying,

16  'As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of YHWH, we will not hearken unto thee.

16  “Concerning the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we will not heed you.

16  As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you.

17  But we will certainly perform every word that is gone forth out of our mouth, to offer unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then had we plenty of food, and were well, and saw no evil.

18  But since we let off to offer to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.

19  And is it we that offer to the queen of heaven, and pour out drink-offerings unto her? did we make her cakes in her image, and pour out drink-offerings unto her, without our husbands?'

20  Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, even to all the people that had given him that answer, saying

Jer51:20  Then Jeremias answered all the people, the mighty men, and the women, and all the people that returned him these words for answer, saying,

20  And Jeremiah spoke to all the people, facing the men, and facing the women, and facing all the people who had responded this word to him, saying

21  'The offering that ye offered in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye and your fathers, your kings and your princes, and the people of the land, did not YHWH remember them, and came it not into His mind?

21  “Was this not the sacrifice that you offered in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, you and your fathers, your kings and your leaders, and the people of the land, which has been called to mind by the Lord and which has entered into his heart?

22  So that YHWH could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land become a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day.

Jer51:22  And the Lord could no longer bear you, because of the wickedness of your doings, and because of your abominations which ye wrought; and so your land became a desolation and a waste, and a curse, as at this day;

22  And the Lord could no longer bear this, because of the evil of your intentions, and because of the abominations that you have done. And so, your land has become a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, and it is without an inhabitant, even to this day.

23  Because ye have offered, and because ye have sinned against YHWH, and have not hearkened to the voice of the YHWH, nor walked in His law, nor in His statutes, nor in His testimonies; therefore this evil is happened unto you, as at this day.'

23  This is because you have sacrificed to idols, and you have sinned against the Lord. And you have not heeded the voice of the Lord, and you have not walked in his law, and in his precepts, and in his testimonies. It is for this reason that these evils have happened to you, just as it is today.”

24  Moreover Jeremiah said unto all the people, and to all the women: 'Hear the word of YHWH, all Judah that are in the land of Egypt

Jer51:24  And Jeremias said to the people, and to the women, Hear ye the word of the Lord.

24  Then Jeremiah said to all the people and to all the women: “Listen to the word of the Lord, all you of Judah who are in the land of Egypt

25  Thus saith YHWH of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and with your hands have fulfilled it, saying: We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to offer to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto her; ye shall surely establish your vows, and surely perform your vows.

Jer51:25  Thus has the Lord God of Israel said; Ye women have spoken with your mouth, and ye fulfilled it with your hands, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour drink-offerings to her: full well did ye keep to your vows, and ye have indeed performed them.

25  Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: You and your wives have spoken it with your mouth, and have fulfilled it with your hands, saying: ‘Let us perform our vows that we have made, so that we may offer sacrifice to the queen of heaven, and pour out libations to her.’ You have fulfilled your vows and accomplished their works.

26  Therefore hear ye the word of YHWH, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by My great name, saith the YHWH, that My name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt saying: As YHWH GOD liveth.

26  Because of this, listen to the word of the Lord, all you of Judah, who live in the land of Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by my great name, says the Lord, that my name will never again be invoked by the mouth of any man of Judah in the land of Egypt, saying: ‘As the Lord God lives.’

27  Behold, I watch over them for evil, and not for good; and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them.

Jer51:27  For I have watched over them, to hurt them, and not to do them good: and all the Jews dwelling in the land of Egypt shall perish by sword and by famine, until they are utterly consumed.

28  And they that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, few in number; and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose word shall stand, Mine, or theirs.

28  And a few men, who will flee from the sword, will return from the land of Egypt into the land of Judah. And all the remnant of Judah, who had entered into the land of Egypt so as to live there, will know whose word will be completed, mine or theirs.

28  And of those who escape the sword a few shall return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah who are gone to the land of Egypt to dwell there shall know whose words shall stand, mine or theirs.

29  And this shall be the sign unto you, saith YHWH, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that My words shall surely stand against you for evil;

Jer51:29  And this shall be a sign to you, that I will visit you for evil.

29  And this will be a sign to you, says the Lord, that I will visit against you in this place, so that truly you may know that my words will be completed against you for harm.”

30  thus saith YHWH: Behold, I will give Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and that sought his life.'

Jer51:30  Thus said the Lord; Behold, I will give Uaphres king of Egypt into the hands of his enemy, and into the hands of one that seeks his life; as I gave Sedekias king of Juda into the hands of Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, his enemy, and who sought his life.

30  Thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will deliver Pharaoh Hophra, the king of Egypt, into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of those who are seeking his life, just as I delivered Zedekiah, the king of Judah, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, his enemy and the one who was seeking his life.”

45:1  The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he wrote these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying

Jer51:1  THE WORD WHICH JEREMIAS THE PROPHET spoke to Baruch son of Nerias, when he wrote these words in the book from the mouth of Jeremias, in the fourth year of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda.

45:2  'Thus saith YHWH, the God of Israel, concerning thee, O Baruch: Thou didst say

Jer51:2  Thus has the Lord said to thee, O Baruch.

2  “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to you, Baruch

45:3  Woe is me now! for YHWH hath added sorrow to my pain; I am weary with my groaning, and I find no rest.

Jer51:3  Whereas thou hast said, Alas! alas! for the Lord has laid a grievous trouble upon me; I lay down in groaning, I found no rest;

3  You have said: ‘Woe to me, a wretched man! For the Lord has added sorrow to my sorrow. I have labored in my groaning, and I have not found rest.’

45:4  Thus shalt thou say unto him: Thus saith YHWH: Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up; and this in the whole land.

Jer51:4  say thou to him, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I pull down those whom I have built up, and I pluck up those whom I have planted. And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the ninth month, on the tenth day of the month, that Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon came, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and they made a rampart round it, and built a wall round about it with large stones.

4  Thus says the Lord: So shall you say to him: Behold, those whom I have built up, I destroy, and those whom I have planted, I uproot, even this entire land.

45:5  And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not; for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith YHWH; but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.'

Jer51:5  And wilt thou seek great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I bring evil upon all flesh, saith the Lord: but I will give to thee thy life for a spoil in every place whither thou shalt go. - It was the twenty-first ear of Sedekias, when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Amitaal, the daughter of Jeremias, of Lobena. So the city was besieged, until the eleventh year of king Sedekias,

5  And are you seeking great things for yourself? Do not choose to seek them. For behold, I will lead evil over all that is flesh, says the Lord. But I will give your life to you unto salvation, in every place, wherever you may travel.”

46:1  The word of YHWH which came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations.

1  In the beginning of the reign of king Sedekias, there came this word concerning Ælam.

1  The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles,

46:2  Of Egypt: concerning the army of Pharaoh-neco king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah.

46:3  Make ready buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.

3  “ ‘Prepare the heavy and the light shield, and advance to war!

3  Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Take up the buckler and shield and draw near to battle.

46:4  Harness the horses, and mount, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, put on the coats of mail.

Jer26:3  and harness the horses: mount, ye horsemen, and stand ready in your helmets; advance the spears, and put on your breast-plates.

46:5  Wherefore do I see them dismayed and turned backward? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and they are fled apace, and look not back; terror is on every side, saith YHWH.

Jer26:4  Why do they fear, and turn back? even because their mighty men shall be slain: they have utterly fled, and being hemmed in they have not rallied, saith the Lord.

5  And what is next? I have seen them terrified, and turning their backs, their strong ones cut down. They have fled in disorder and have not looked back. Terror on every side, says the Lord.

46:6  The swift cannot flee away, nor the mighty man escape; in the north by the river Euphrates have they stumbled and fallen.

Jer26:5  Let not the swift flee, and let not the mighty man escape to the north: the forces at Euphrates are become feeble, and they have fallen.

6  Let not the swift take flight; let not the strong ones think to save themselves. They have been conquered and ruined, toward the north, near the river Euphrates.

46:7  Who is this like the Nile that riseth up, like the rivers whose waters toss themselves?

Jer26:6  Who is this that shall come up as a river, and as rivers roll their waves?

7  Who is this, who ascends like a flood, and whose streams swell up, like those of the rivers?

46:8  Egypt is like the Nile that riseth up, and like the rivers whose waters toss themselves; and he saith: 'I will rise up, I will cover the earth, I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.'

Jer26:7  The waters of Egypt shall come up like a river: and he said, I will go up, and will cover the earth, and will destroy the dwellers in it.

46:9  Prance, ye horses, and rush madly, ye chariots; and let the mighty men go forth: Cush and Put, that handle the shield, and the Ludim, that handle and bend the bow.

Jer26:8  Mount ye the horses, prepare the chariots; go forth, ye warriors of the Ethiopians, and Libyans armed with shields; and mount, ye Lydians, bend the bow.

9  Mount the horses, O you horsemen; sing, O you riders in the chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Putians, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, who are skilled in handling and bending the bow.

46:10  For YHWH GOD of hosts shall have on that day a day of vengeance, that He may avenge Him of His adversaries; and the sword shall devour and be satiate, and shall be made drunk with their blood; for the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.

10  For this is the day of the Lord, the God of hosts, a day of vengeance, so that he may vindicate himself of his enemies. The sword will devour, and be satiated, and be inebriated with their blood. For there is a victim of the Lord, the God of hosts, in the land of the north, beside the river Euphrates.

46:11  Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt; in vain dost thou use many medicines; there is no cure for thee.

Jer26:10  Go up to Galaad, and take balm for the virgin daughter of Egypt: in vain hast thou multiplied thy medicines; there is no help in thee.

11  Ascend to Gilead, and take its balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt! It is in vain that you multiply medicines; there will be no health for you!

46:12  The nations have heard of thy shame, and the earth is full of thy cry; for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, they are fallen both of them together.

Jer26:11  The nations have heard thy voice, and the land has been filled with thy cry: for the warriors have fainted fighting one against another, and both are fallen together.

12  The nations have heard of your shame, and your wailing has filled the land; for soldier has stumbled against soldier, and they are fallen both together by the sword.

46:13  The word that YHWH spoke to Jeremiah the prophet, how that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt.

Jer26:12  THE WORDS WHICH THE LORD SPOKE by Jeremias, concerning the coming of the king of Babylon to smite the land of Egypt.

13  The word that the LORD spoke to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to smite the land of Egypt.

46:14  Declare ye in Egypt, and announce in Migdol, and announce in Noph and in Tahpanhes; say ye: 'Stand forth, and prepare thee, for the sword hath devoured round about thee.'

Jer26:13  Proclaim it at Magdol, and declare it at Memphis: say ye, Stand up, and prepare; for the sword has devoured thy yew-tree.

14  “Announce it to Egypt, and make it heard in Migdol, and let it resonate in Memphis and in Tahpanhes. Say this: Stand and prepare yourself! For the sword will devour everything around you.

46:15  Why is thy strong one overthrown? He stood not, because YHWH did thrust him down.

Jer26:14  Wherefore has Apis fled from thee? thy choice calf has not remained; for the Lord has utterly weakened him.

15  Why are your valiant men defeated? They fell down and rose up no more because the LORD has overthrown them.

46:16  He made many to stumble; yea, they fell one upon another, and said: 'Arise, and let us return to our own people, and to the land of our birth, from the oppressing sword.'

Jer26:15  And thy multitude has fainted and fallen; and each one said to his neighbour, Let us arise, and return into our country to our people, from the Grecian sword.

16  He has multiplied those in ruin, and each man has fallen beside his neighbor. And they will say: ‘Rise up, and let us return to our own people and to the land of our nativity, away from the face of the sword of the dove.

46:17  They cried there: 'Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath let the appointed time pass by.'

Jer26:16  Call ye the name of Pharao Nechao king of Egypt, Saon esbeie moed.

17  Call the name of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt: ‘Time has brought tumult.’

46:18  As I live, saith the King, whose name is YHWH of hosts, surely like Tabor among the mountains, and like Carmel by the sea, so shall he come.

Jer26:17  As I live, saith the Lord God, he shall come as Itabyrion among the mountains, and as Carmel that is on the sea.

18  As I live, says the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts, just as Tabor is among the mountains, and just as Carmel is beside the sea, so will he come.

46:19  O thou daughter that dwellest in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity; for Noph shall become a desolation, and shall be laid waste, without inhabitant.

Jer26:18  O daughter of Egypt dwelling at home, prepare thee stuff for removing: for Memphis shall be utterly desolate, and shall be called Woe, because there are no inhabitants in it.

19  Equip yourself for the transmigration, O daughter who inhabitants Egypt. For Memphis will be in desolation, and it will be deserted and uninhabited.

46:20  Egypt is a very fair heifer; but the gadfly out of the north is come, it is come.

20  Egypt is like a stately and finely-formed calf. The one who will goad her will come from the north.

46:21  Also her mercenaries in the midst of her are like calves of the stall, for they also are turned back, they are fled away together, they did not stand; for the day of their calamity is come upon them, the time of their visitation.

21  Her hired hands also, who move within her midst, like fatted calves have been turned back, and they have fled at the same time, and they are not able to stand firm. For the day of their passing away has overwhelmed them; it is the time of their visitation.

46:22  The sound thereof shall go like the serpent's; for they march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.

Jer26:21  Their voice is as that of a hissing serpent, for they go upon the sand; they shall come upon Egypt with axes, as men that cut wood.

22  Her voice will sound out like brass. For they will rush forward with an army, and with axes they will come against her, like those who chop wood.

46:23  They cut down her forest, saith YHWH, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable.

Jer26:22  They shall cut down her forest, saith the Lord, for their number cannot at all be conjectured, for it exceeds the locust in multitude, and they are innumerable.

23  Cut down her forests, says the LORD, for they are limitless; they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable.

46:24  The daughter of Egypt is put to shame; she is delivered into the hand of the people of the north.

46:25  YHWH of hosts, the God of Israel, saith: Behold, I will punish Amon of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with her gods, and her kings; even Pharaoh, and them that trust in him;

Jer26:24  Behold, I will avenge Ammon her son upon Pharao, and upon them that trust in him.

25  The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, said: Behold, I will visit against the tumult of Alexandria, and against Pharaoh, and against Egypt, and against her gods, and against her kings, and against Pharaoh, and against those who trust in him.

46:26  and I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants; and afterwards it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith YHWH.

46:27  But fear not thou, O Jacob My servant, neither be dismayed, O Israel; for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall again be quiet and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.

Jer26:26  But fear not thou, my servant Jacob, neither be thou alarmed, Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be at ease, and sleep, and there shall be no one to trouble him.

27  And as for you, my servant Jacob, you should not be afraid, and you should not dread, O Israel. For behold, I will bring your salvation from afar, and your offspring from the land of your captivity. And Jacob will return and have rest, and he will prosper. And there will be no one who may terrify him.

46:28  Fear not thou, O Jacob My servant, saith YHWH, for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee, but I will not make a full end of thee; and I will correct thee in measure, but will not utterly destroy thee.

Jer26:27  Fear not thou, my servant Jacob, saith the Lord; for I am with thee: she that was without fear and in luxury, has been delivered up: for I will make a full end of every nation among whom I have thrust thee forth; but I will not cause thee to fail: yet will I chastise thee in the way of judgement, and will not hold thee entirely guiltless.

28  And as for you, my servant Jacob, do not be afraid, says the Lord. For I am with you. For I will consume all the nations to which I have cast you out. Yet truly, I will not consume you. Instead, I will chastise you in judgment, but neither will I spare you, as if you were innocent.”

47:1  The word of YHWH that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza.

Jer29:1  THUS SAITH THE LORD AGAINST THE PHILISTINES;

47:2  Thus saith YHWH: Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall become an overflowing stream, and they shall overflow the land and all that is therein, the city and them that dwell therein; and the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall wail.

Jer29:2  Behold, waters come up from the north, and shall become a sweeping torrent, and it shall sweep away the land, and its fulness; the city, and them that dwell in it: and men shall cry and all that dwell in the land shall howl,

47:3  At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong ones, at the rushing of his chariots, at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers look not back to their children for feebleness of hands;

3  before the uproar of a procession of weapons and of his soldiers, before the commotion of his four-horse chariots and the multitude of his wheels. The fathers have not looked back for the sons, because of feebleness of hands,

47:4  Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Zidon every helper that remaineth; for YHWH will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of Caphtor.

Jer29:4  in the day that is coming to destroy all the Philistines: and I will utterly destroy Tyre and Sidon and all the rest of their allies: for the Lord will destroy the remaining inhabitants of the islands.

4  because of the arrival of the day on which all the Philistines will be devastated, and Tyre and Sidon will be destroyed, with all the rest of their helpers. For the Lord has depopulated the Philistines, the remnant of the island of Cappadocia.

47:5  Baldness is come upon Gaza, Ashkelon is brought to nought, the remnant of their valley; how long wilt thou cut thyself?

5  Slaughter has reached to Gaza, Ashkalon is destroyed, and all that is left of their habitation is taken.

47:6  O thou sword of YHWH, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? Put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.

Jer29:6  How long wilt thou smite, O sword of the Lord? how long will it be ere thou art quiet? return into thy sheath, rest, and be removed. - How shall it be quiet, whereas the Lord has given it a commission against Ascalon, and against the regions on the sea-coast, to awake against the remaining countries!

47:7  How canst thou be quiet? for YHWH hath given it a charge; against Ashkelon, and against the sea-shore, there hath He appointed it.

7  But how can it find rest, when the Lord has ordered it against Ashkelon and against its maritime regions, and when a task has been appointed to it there?”

7  How can it be quiet, when the LORD has given it a charge against Ashkalon and against the coastal cities? For against these places he has decreed punishment.

48:1  Of Moab. Thus saith YHWH of hosts, the God of Israel: Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled; Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken; Misgab is put to shame and dismayed.

Jer31:1  Thus has the Lord said concerning MOAB, Woe to Nabau! for it has perished: Cariathaim is taken: Amath and Agath are put to shame.

1  Against Moab, thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Woe upon Nebo! For it has been devastated and confounded. Kiriathaim has been seized; the strong one has been confounded and has trembled.

48:2  The praise of Moab is no more; in Heshbon they have devised evil against her: 'Come, and let us cut her off from being a nation.' Thou also, O Madmen, shalt be brought to silence; the sword shall pursue thee.

Jer31:2  There is no longer any healing for Moab, nor glorying in Esebon: he has devised evils against her: we have cut her off from being a nation, and she shall be completely still: after thee shall go a sword;

2  There is no longer any rejoicing in Moab over Heshbon. They have devised evil. ‘Come and let us destroy it as a nation.’ Then you will be utterly silenced, and the sword will pursue you.

48:3  Hark! a cry from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction!

Jer31:3  for there is a voice of men crying out of Oronaim, destruction and great ruin.

48:4  Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.

Jer31:4  Moab is ruined, proclaim it to Zogora

4  Moab has been crushed. Announce an outcry for her little ones.

48:5  For by the ascent of Luhith with continual weeping shall they go up; for in the going down of Horonaim they have heard the distressing cry of destruction.

Jer31:5  for Aloth is filled with weeping: one shall go up weeping by the way of Oronaim; ye have heard a cry of destruction.

5  For, along the ascent of Luhith, the mourner will ascend with weeping. For, on the descent of Horonaim, the enemies have heard the wailing of devastation.

48:6  Flee, save your lives, and be like a tamarisk in the wilderness.

Jer31:6  Flee ye, and save your lives, and ye shall be as a wild ass in the desert.

6  Hearken and flee, save your lives and be like a plant in the wilderness.

48:7  For, because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou also shalt be taken; and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity, his priests and his princes together.

Jer31:7  Since thou hast trusted in thy strong-hold, therefore thou shalt be taken: and Chamos shall go forth into captivity, and his priests, and his princes together.

7  For because you have had faith in your fortifications and in your storehouses, you too will be seized. And Chemosh will go into captivity: his priests and his leaders together.

48:8  And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape; the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed; as YHWH hath spoken.

Jer31:8  And destruction shall come upon every city, it shall by no means escape; the valley also shall perish, and the plain country shall be completely destroyed, as the Lord has said.

8  And the despoiler will overwhelm every city, and not a single city will be saved. And the valleys will perish, and the fields will be destroyed. For the Lord has spoken.

48:9  Give wings unto Moab, for she must fly and get away; and her cities shall become a desolation, without any to dwell therein.

Jer31:9  Set marks upon Moab, for she shall be touched with a plague-spot, and all her cities shall become desolate; whence shall there be an inhabitant for her?

9  Give a blossom to Moab. For it will depart when it is blossoming. And its cities will become desolate and uninhabited.

48:10  Cursed be he that doeth the work of YHWH with a slack hand, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.

Jer31:10  Cursed is the man that does the works of the Lord carelessly, keeping back his sword from blood.

10  Cursed is he who does the work of the Lord deceitfully. And cursed is he who prohibits his sword from blood.

48:11  Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity; therefore his taste remaineth in him, and his scent is not changed.

48:12  Therefore, behold, the days come, saith YHWH, that I will send unto him them that tilt up, and they shall tilt him up; and they shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles in pieces.

12  Because of this, behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when I will send to him those who will line up and knock down his bottles, and they will knock him down and empty his vessels, and they will break their bottles against one another.

48:13  And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Beth-el their confidence.

13  And Moab will be confounded by Chemosh, just as the house of Israel was shamed by Bethel, in which they had faith.

48:14  How say ye: 'We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war'?

Jer31:14  How will ye say, We are strong, and men strong for war?

14  How can you say: ‘We are strong and robust men of battle?’

48:15  Moab is spoiled, and they are gone up into her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is YHWH of hosts.

Jer31:15  Moab is ruined, even his city, and his choice young men have gone down to slaughter.

15  Moab has been devastated, and they have cut down her cities. And her elect young men have descended to slaughter. So says the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts.

48:16  The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.

Jer31:16  The day of Moab is near at hand, and his iniquity moves swiftly to vengeance.

16  The passing away of Moab draws near and arrives. Its evil will rush forward with great speed.

48:17  Bemoan him, all ye that are round about him, and all ye that know his name; say: 'How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!'

Jer31:17  Shake the head at him, all ye that are round about him; all of you utter his name; say ye, How is the glorious staff broken to pieces, the rod of magnificence!

17  Console him, all you who surround him and all you who know his name. Say: ‘How has the strong staff become broken, the glorious staff?’

48:18  O thou daughter that dwellest in Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab is come up against thee, he hath destroyed thy strongholds.

Jer31:18  Come down from thy glory, and sit down in a damp place: Daebon shall be broken, because Moab is destroyed: there has gone up against thee one to ravage thy strong-hold.

18  Descend from your glory, and sit in thirst, O habitation of the daughter of Dibon! For the destroyer of Moab has ascended to you; he has dissipated your fortifications.

48:19  O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and watch; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth; say: 'What hath been done?'

Jer31:19  Stand by the way, and look, thou that dwellest in Arer; and ask him that is fleeing, and him that escapes, and say, What has happened?

48:20  Moab is put to shame, for it is dismayed; wail and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled.

20  Moab has been confounded, because he has been conquered. Wail and cry out! Announce it in Arnon: Moab has been devastated,

20  Moab is ashamed; for it is broken down; howl and cry in Arnon, for Moab is destroyed.

48:21  And judgment is come upon the country of the Plain; upon Holon, and upon Jahzah, and upon Mephaath;

Jer31:21  And judgement is coming against the land of Misor, upon Chelon, and Rephas, and Mophas,

48:22  and upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim;

Jer31:22  and upon Daebon, and upon Nabau, and upon the house of Daethlathaim,

48:23  and upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon;

Jer31:23  and upon Cariathaim, and upon the house of Gaemol, and upon the house of Maon,

48:24  and upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.

Jer31:24  and upon Carioth, and upon Bosor, and upon all the cities of Moab, far and near.

48:25  The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith YHWH.

25  The horn of Moab has been cut away, and his arm has been crushed, says the Lord.

48:26  Make ye him drunken, for he magnified himself against YHWH; and Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.

26  Inebriate him, for he has lifted himself up against the Lord. And Moab will thrust his hand into his own vomit, and also now he himself will become a derision.

48:27  For was not Israel a derision unto thee? Was he found among thieves? For as often as thou speakest of him, thou waggest the head.

48:28  O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock; and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the pit's mouth.

Jer31:28  The inhabitants of Moab have left the cities, and dwelt in rocks; they have become as doves nestling in rocks, at the mouth of a cave.

28  Relinquish the cities, and live upon a rock, O inhabitants of Moab, and be like a dove nesting at the mouth of an opening at the summit.

48:29  We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud; his loftiness, and his pride, and his haughtiness, and the assumption of his heart.

Jer31:29  And I have heard of the pride of Moab, he has greatly heightened his pride and his haughtiness, and his heart has been lifted up.

29  We have listened to the arrogance of Moab; he is very proud: his exaltation, and arrogance, and pride, and the loftiness of his heart.

48:30  I know his arrogancy, saith YHWH, that it is ill-founded; his boastings have wrought nothing well-founded.

Jer31:30  But I know his works: is it not enough for him? has he not done thus?

30  Their works were unjust, and yet their soothsayers did not predict such things against them.

48:31  Therefore will I wail for Moab; yea, I will cry out for all Moab; for the men of Kir-heres shall my heart moan.

Jer31:31  Therefore howl ye for Moab on all sides; cry out against the shorn men in a gloomy place. I will weep for thee,

31  For this reason, I will wail over Moab, and I will cry out to all of Moab, to the men on the brick wall who are lamenting.

48:32  With more than the weeping of Jazer will I weep for thee, O vine of Sibmah; thy branches passed over the sea, they reached even to the sea of Jazer; upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage the spoiler is fallen.

Jer31:32  O vine of Aserema, as with the weeping of Jazer: thy branches are gone over the sea, they reached the cities of Jazer: destruction has come upon thy fruits, and upon thy grape-gatherers.

32  O vineyard of Sibmah, I will weep for you, with the mourning of Jazer. Your offshoots have crossed over the sea. They have reached even to the sea of Jazer. The despoiler has rushed over your harvest and your vintage.

48:33  And gladness and joy is taken away from the fruitful field, and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to cease from the winepresses; none shall tread with shouting; the shouting shall be no shouting.

Jer31:33  Joy and gladness have been utterly swept off the land of Moab: and though there was wine in thy presses, in the morning they trod it not, neither in the evening did they raise the cry of joy.

48:34  From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, even unto Jahaz have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, a heifer of three years old; for the Waters of Nimrim also shall be desolate.

Jer31:34  From the cry of Esebon even to Ætam their cities uttered their voice, from Zogor to Oronaim, and their tidings as a heifer of three years old, for the water also of Nebrin shall be dried up.

48:35  Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith YHWH, him that offereth in the high place, and him that offereth to his gods.

Jer31:35  And I will destroy Moab, saith the Lord, as he comes up to the altar, and burns incense to his gods.

35  And I will take away from Moab, says the Lord, the one who makes offerings in exalted places, and the one who sacrifices to his gods.

48:36  Therefore my heart moaneth for Moab like pipes, and my heart moaneth like pipes for the men of Kir-heres; therefore the abundance that he hath gotten is perished.

36  Because of this, my heart will resound for Moab, like the pipes, and my heart will make a sound like the pipes for the men on the brick wall. For he has done more than he was able, yet still they have perished.

36  Therefore, my heart shall sound for Moab like a harp because they have done evil and are perished.

48:37  For every head is bald, and every beard clipped; upon all the hands are cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.

Jer31:37  They shall all have their heads shaved in every place, and every beard shall be shaved; and all hands shall beat the breasts, and on all loins shall be sackcloth.

37  For every head will be bald, and every beard will be shaved. All the hands will be bound together, and there will be haircloth on every back.

48:38  On all the housetops of Moab and in the broad places thereof there is lamentation every where; for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith YHWH.

Jer31:38  And on all the housetops of Moab, and in his streets shall be mourning: for I have broken him, saith the Lord, as a vessel, which is useless.

38  Over all the rooftops of Moab, and in its streets, everyone will mourn. For I have crushed Moab like a useless vessel, says the Lord.

48:39  'How is it broken down!' wail ye! 'How hath Moab turned the back with shame!' So shall Moab become a derision and a dismay to all that are round about him.

Jer31:39  How has he changed! how has Moab turned his back! Moab is put to shame, and become a laughing-stock, and an object of anger to all that are round about him.

39  How was it conquered, so that they would wail? How is it that Moab has cast down his neck and been confounded? And Moab will be a derision and an example to everyone around him.”

48:40  For thus saith YHWH: Behold, he shall swoop as a vulture, and shall spread out his wings against Moab.

Jer31:40  For thus said the Lord;

40  Thus says the Lord: “Behold, he will fly like the eagle, and he will extend his wings to Moab.

48:41  The cities are taken, and the strongholds are seized, and the heart of the mighty men of Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.

Jer31:41  Carioth is taken, and the strong-holds have been taken together.

41  Kerioth has been captured, and the fortifications have been taken. And in that day, the heart of the strong ones of Moab will be like the heart of a woman giving birth.

48:42  And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against YHWH.

42  And Moab will cease to be a people. For he has been glorified against the Lord.

48:43  Terror, and the pit, and the trap, are upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith YHWH.

Jer31:43  A snare, and fear, and the pit, are upon thee, O inhabitant off Moab.

43  Terror and the pit and the snare will overwhelm you, O inhabitant of Moab, says the Lord.

48:44  He that fleeth from the terror shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the trap; for I will bring upon her, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith YHWH.

44  Whoever flees from the terror will fall into the pit. And whoever climbs out of the pit will be seized by the snare. For I will lead over Moab the year of their visitation, says the Lord.

44  He who flees from the terror shall fall into the pit; and he who gets up out of the pit shall be caught in the snare; for I will bring all these things upon Moab in the year of their punishment, says the LORD.

48:45  In the shadow of Heshbon the fugitives stand without strength; for a fire is gone forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and it devoureth the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones.

45  Those fleeing from the snare stood in the shadow of Heshbon. For a fire has gone forth from Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and it will devour the portion of Moab, and the top of the head of the sons of tumult.

45  For a fire has gone forth out of Heshbon and a flame from the province of Sihon, and it shall devour the face of Moab and the crown of the head of the sons of Shaon.

48:46  Woe unto thee, O Moab! The people of Chemosh is undone; for thy sons are taken away captive, and thy daughters into captivity.

46  Woe to you, O Moab! You have been ruined, O people of Chemosh! For your sons and your daughters have been taken into captivity.

48:47  Yet will I turn the captivity of Moab in the end of days, saith YHWH. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.

47  But I will convert the captivity of Moab in the last days, says the Lord.” Such are the judgments of Moab thus far.

47  Yet I will bring back the captivity of Moab in the latter days, says the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.

49:1  Of the children of Ammon. Thus saith YHWH: Hath Israel no sons? Hath he no heir? Why then doth Malcam take possession of Gad, and his people dwell in the cities thereof?

1  CONCERNING THE SONS OF AMMON thus saith the Lord, Are there no sons in Israel? or have they no one to succeed them? wherefore has Melchol inherited Galaad, and why shall their people dwell in their cities?

1  Against the sons of Ammon. Thus says the Lord: “Does Israel have no sons? Or is there no heir for him? Then why has Milcom possessed the inheritance of Gad, and why have his people lived in his cities?

49:2  Therefore, behold, the days come, saith YHWH, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard against Rabbah of the children of Ammon; and it shall become a desolate mound, and her daughters shall be burned with fire; then shall Israel dispossess them that did dispossess him, saith the YHWH.

49:3  Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is undone; cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro among the folds; for Malcam shall go into captivity, his priests and his princes together.

Jer30:2  Howl, O Esebon, for Gai has perished; cry, ye daughters of Rabbath, gird yourselves with sack-clothes, and lament; for Melchol shall go into banishment, his priests and his princes together.

49:4  Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that didst trust in thy treasures: 'Who shall come unto me?'

4  Why have you gloried in the valleys? Your valley has flowed away, O delicate daughter, for you had confidence in your treasures, and you were saying, ‘Who can approach me?’

49:5  Behold, I will bring a terror upon thee, saith YHWH GOD of hosts, from all that are round about thee; and ye shall be driven out every man right forth, and there shall be none to gather up him that wandereth.

Jer30:4  Behold, I will bring terror upon thee, saith the Lord, from all the country round about thee; and ye shall be scattered every one right before him, and there is none to gather you.

5  Behold, I will lead a terror over you, says the Lord, the God of hosts, from those who are all around you. And you will be dispersed, each one from before your sight. There will be no one who will gather together those who are fleeing.

49:6  But afterward I will bring back the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith YHWH.

6  And after this, I will cause the captives of the sons of Ammon to return, says the Lord.”

49:7  Of Edom. Thus saith YHWH of hosts: Is wisdom no more in Teman? Is counsel perished from the prudent? Is their wisdom vanished?

7  CONCERNING IDUMEA, thus saith the Lord; There is no longer wisdom in Thaeman, counsel has perished from the wise ones, their wisdom is gone,

7  Against Idumea. Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Is there no longer any wisdom in Teman? Counsel has perished from the sons. Their wisdom has become useless.

49:8  Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; For I do bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I shall punish him.

8  their place has been deceived. Dig deep for a dwelling, ye that inhabit Daedam, for he has wrought grievously: I brought trouble upon him in the time at which I visited him.

8  Flee and turn your backs! Descend into the chasm, O inhabitants of Dedan! For I have brought the perdition of Esau over him, the time of his visitation.

49:9  If grape-gatherers came to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, would they not destroy till they had enough?

Jer29:8  For grape-gatherers are come, who shall not leave thee a remnant; as thieves by night, they shall lay their hand upon thy possessions.

9  If those who gather grapes had passed by you, would they not have left behind a cluster? If there were thieves in the night, they would seize what was enough for themselves.

49:10  But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself; his seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his neighbours, and he is not.

Jer29:8  For I have stripped Esau, I have uncovered their secret places; they shall have no power to hide themselves, they have perished each by the hand of his brother, my neighbour, and it is impossible

49:11  Leave thy fatherless children, I will rear them, and let thy widows trust in Me.

Jer29:8  for thy fatherless one to be left to live, but I shall live, and the widows trust in me.

11  Leave behind your orphans. I will make sure that they live. And your widows will hope in me.”

49:12  For thus saith YHWH: Behold, they to whom it pertained not to drink of the cup shall assuredly drink; and art thou he that shall altogether go unpunished? thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou shalt surely drink.

Jer29:8  For thus saith the Lord; They who were not appointed to drink the cup have drunk it; and thou shalt by no means be cleared

12  For thus says the Lord: “Behold, those who judged that they would not drink the cup, will certainly drink. And so, will you be released as if you were innocent? You will not be released as if innocent. Instead, you shall certainly drink.

49:13  For I have sworn by Myself, saith YHWH, that Bozrah shall become an astonishment, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.

Jer29:8  for by myself I have sworn, saith the Lord, that thou shalt be in the midst of her an impassable land, and a reproach, and a curse; and all her cities shall be desert for ever.

49:14  I have heard a message from YHWH, and an ambassador is sent among the nations: 'Gather yourselves together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle.'

Jer29:8  I have heard a report from the lord, and he has sent messengers to the nations, saying, Assemble yourselves, and come against her; rise ye up to war.

49:15  For, behold, I make thee small among the nations, and despised among men.

Jer29:8  I have made thee small among the nations, utterly contemptible among men.

15  For behold, I have made you little among the nations, contemptible among men.

49:16  Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, even the pride of thy heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill; though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith YHWH.

Jer29:8  Thine insolence has risen up against thee, the fierceness of thine heart has burst the holes of the rocks, it has seized upon the strength of a lofty hill; for as an eagle he set his nest on high: thence will I bring thee down.

16  Your arrogance has deceived you, by the pride of your heart, you who live in the caverns of the rock and who strive to take hold of the height of the hill. But even if you make your nest like that of an eagle, I will pull you down from there, says the Lord.

49:17  And Edom shall become an astonishment; every one that passeth by it shall be astonished and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.

Jer29:8  And Idumea shall be a desert: every one that passes by shall hiss at it.

17  And Idumea will be a desert. Everyone who passes by it will be stupefied and will hiss over all its wounds.

49:18  As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith YHWH, no man shall abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein.

49:19  Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan against the strong habitation; for I will suddenly make him run away from it, and whoso is chosen, him will I appoint over it; for who is like Me? and who will appoint Me a time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before Me?

Jer29:8  Behold, he shall come up as a lion out of the midst of Jordan to the place of Ætham: for I will speedily drive them from it, and do ye set the young men against her: for who is like me? and who will withstand me? and who is this shepherd, who shall confront me?

19  Behold, he will ascend like a lion from the arrogance of the Jordan, against the robust beauty. For I will cause him to rush against her suddenly. And who will be the elect one, whom I may appoint over her? For who is like me? And who can endure me? And who is that pastor who can withstand my countenance?

49:20  Therefore hear ye the counsel of YHWH, that He hath taken against Edom; and His purposes, that He hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall drag them away, surely their habitation shall be appalled at them.

20  Because of this, listen to the counsel of the Lord, which he has undertaken concerning Edom, and to his thoughts, which he has devised concerning the inhabitants of Teman. Certainly, the little ones of the flock will cast them down, unless they scatter them with their habitation.

49:21  The earth quaketh at the noise of their fall; there is a cry, the noise whereof is heard in the Red Sea.

Jer29:8  For at the sound of their fall the earth was scared, and the cry of the sea was not heard.

21  The earth has been shaken at the noise of their destruction. The outcry of their voice has been heard at the Red Sea.

49:22  Behold, he shall come up and swoop down as the vulture, and spread out his wings against Bozrah; and the heart of the mighty men of Edom at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.

22  Behold, he will ascend like an eagle and will fly. And he will spread his wings over Bozrah. And in that day, the heart of the strong ones of Idumea will be like the heart of a woman giving birth.”

49:23  Of Damascus. Hamath is ashamed, and Arpad; for they have heard evil tidings, they are melted away; there is trouble in the sea; it cannot be quiet.

Jer29:8  CONCERNING DAMASCUS. Emath is brought to shame, and Arphath: for they have heard an evil report: they are amazed, they are angry, they shall be utterly unable to rest.

23  Against Damascus. “Hamath has been confounded, with Arpad. For they have heard a most grievous report. They have been stirred up like the sea. Because of anxiousness, they were not able to rest.

49:24  Damascus is waxed feeble, she turneth herself to flee, and trembling hath seized on her; anguish and pangs have taken hold of her, as of a woman in travail.

24  Damascus is utterly weakened, she is put to flight; trembling has seized upon her.

24  Damascus has been broken. She has been turned to flight. Trembling has taken hold of her. Anguish and sorrows have seized her, like a woman giving birth.

49:25  'How is the city of praise left unrepaired, the city of my joy?'

25  How has she not left my city, they have loved the village?

25  How could they have abandoned the praiseworthy city, the city of rejoicing?

49:26  Therefore her young men shall fall in her broad places, and all the men of war shall be brought to silence in that day, saith YHWH of hosts.

26  Therefore shall the young men fall in thy streets, and all thy warriors shall fall, saith the Lord.

26  For this reason, her young men will fall in her streets. And all the men of battle will be silenced in that day, says the Lord of hosts.

49:27  And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.

49:28  Of Kedar, and of the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote. Thus saith YHWH: Arise ye, go up against Kedar, and spoil the children of the east.

28  CONCERNING KEDAR THE QUEEN OF THE PALACE, WHOM NABUCHODONOSOR KING OF BABYLON SMOTE, thus saith the Lord; Arise ye, and go up to Kedar, and fill the sons of Kedem.

28  Against Kedar and against the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, has struck down. Thus says the Lord: “Rise up and ascend to Kedar, and lay waste to the sons of the East.

49:29  Their tents and their flocks shall they take, they shall carry away for themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall proclaim against them a terror on every side.

29  They shall take their tents and their sheep, they shall take for themselves their garments, and all their baggage and their camels; and summon ye destruction against them from every side.

29  They will seize their tabernacles and their flocks. And they will take for themselves their tents, and all their vessels, and their camels. And they will call down a terror upon them on every side.

49:30  Flee ye, flit far off, dwell deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith YHWH; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you.

Jer30:6  Flee ye, dig very deep for a dwelling-place, ye that dwell in the palace; for the king of Babylon has framed a counsel, and devised a device against you.

30  Flee, go away urgently! Sit in deep pits, you who inhabit Hazor, says the Lord. For Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, has undertaken a counsel against you, and he has devised plans against you.

49:31  Arise, get you up against a nation that is at ease, that dwelleth without care, saith YHWH; that have neither gates nor bars, that dwell alone.

Jer30:6  Rise up, and go up against a nation settled and dwelling at ease, who have no doors, nor bolts, nor bars, who dwell alone.

31  Rise up, and ascend to a nation that is quiet and lives in confidence, says the Lord. They have neither gates nor bars. They dwell alone.

49:32  And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil; and I will scatter unto all winds them that have the corners polled; and I will bring their calamity from every side of them, saith YHWH.

32  And their camels will be a spoil, and the multitude of their cattle will be a prey. And I will disperse, into every wind, those who have shaved their hair. And from all their confines, I will lead great destruction over them, says the Lord.

49:33  And Hazor shall be a dwelling-place of jackals, a desolation for ever; no man shall abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein.

Jer30:6  And the palace shall be a resting-place for ostriches, and desolate for ever: no man shall abide there, and no son of man shall dwell there.

33  And Hazor will be a habitation for serpents, deserted even unto eternity. No man will abide there, nor will a son of man tend it.”

49:34  The word of YHWH that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying

Jer30:6  THE PROPHECIES OF JEREMIAS AGAINST THE NATIONS OF ÆLAM.

34  Concerning Elam, the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he might prophesy concerning Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,

49:35  Thus saith YHWH of hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.

35  Thus saith the Lord, The bow of Ælam is broken, even the chief of their power.

35  “Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, and the summit of their strength.

49:36  And I will bring against Elam the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the dispersed of Elam shall not come.

49:37  And I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life; and I will bring evil upon them, even My fierce anger, saith YHWH; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them;

37  And I will put them in fear before their enemies that seek their life; and I will bring evils upon them according to my great anger; and I will send forth my sword after them, until I have utterly destroyed them.

49:38  And I will set My throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence king and princes, saith YHWH.

38  I will set my throne in Elam, and I will destroy from thence the kings and the princes, says the LORD.

49:39  But it shall come to pass in the end of days, that I will bring back the captivity of Elam, saith YHWH.

39  But in the last days, I will cause the captives of Elam to return, says the Lord.”

50:1  The word that YHWH spoke concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by Jeremiah the prophet.

Jer27:1  THE WORD OF THE LORD WHICH HE SPOKE AGAINST BABYLON.

50:2  Declare ye among the nations and announce, and set up a standard; announce, and conceal not; say: 'Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed; her images are put to shame, her idols are dismayed.'

Jer27:2  Proclaim ye among the Gentiles, and cause the tidings to be heard, and suppress them not: say ye, Babylon is taken, Belus is confounded; the fearless, the luxurious Maerodach is delivered up.

2  “Announce it among the Gentiles, and make it known. Lift up a sign. Proclaim it and do not conceal it. Say this: ‘Babylon has been captured. Bel has been confounded. Merodach has been conquered. Their graven things have been confounded. Their idols have not survived.’

50:3  For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein; they are fled, they are gone, both man and beast.

Jer27:3  For a nation has come up against her from the north, he shall utterly ravage her land, and there shall be none to dwell in it, neither man nor beast.

3  For a nation has ascended against her from the north, which will set her land in desolation. And there will be no one who may live within it, from man even to beast. For they have been removed and have gone away.

50:4  In those days, and in that time, saith YHWH, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together; they shall go on their way weeping, and shall seek the YHWH their God.

4  In those days and in that time, says the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping and seeking the LORD their God.

50:5  They shall inquire concerning Zion with their faces hitherward: 'Come ye, and join yourselves to YHWH in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten.'

Jer27:5  They shall ask the way till they come to Sion, for that way shall they set their face; and they shall come and flee for refuge to the Lord their God; for the everlasting covenant shall not be forgotten.

5  They will ask the way to Zion; their faces will be set toward this place. They will arrive and will be joined to the Lord by an everlasting covenant, which nothing will wipe away into oblivion.

50:6  My people hath been lost sheep; their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains; they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their resting-place.

50:7  All that found them have devoured them; and their adversaries said: 'We are not guilty'; because they have sinned against YHWH, the habitation of justice, even the YHWH, the hope of their fathers.

7  All whom they have found, they have devoured. And their enemies have said: ‘We have not sinned. For it is they who have sinned against the Lord, the beauty of justice, and against the Lord, the hope of their fathers.’

7  All who found them have devoured them; and their adversaries have said, We shall not spare them, because they have sinned against the LORD and against his righteous habitation; even the LORD, the hope of their families.

50:8  Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he-goats before the flocks.

Jer27:8  Flee ye out of the midst of Babylon, and from the land of the Chaldeans, and go forth, and be as serpents before sheep.

8  Withdraw from the midst of Babylon, and go forth from the land of the Chaldeans. And be like young goats before the flock.

50:9  For, lo, I will stir up and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country; and they shall set themselves in array against her, from thence she shall be taken; their arrows shall be as of a mighty man that maketh childless; none shall return in vain.

Jer27:9  For, behold, I stir up against Babylon the gatherings of nations out of the land of the north; and they shall set themselves in array against her: thence shall she be taken, as the dart of an expert warrior shall not return empty.

9  For behold, I am raising up, and I will lead against Babylon, a congregation of great nations from the land of the north. And they will be prepared against her, and from there she will be taken. Their arrows, like those of a strong man, a killer, will not return empty.

50:10  And Chaldea shall be a spoil; all that spoil her shall be satisfied, saith YHWH.

10  And Chaldea will become a prey. All who lay waste to her will be filled, says the Lord.

10  And the land of the Chaldeans shall be a spoil; all that plunder her shall be satisfied, says the LORD.

50:11  Because ye are glad, because ye rejoice, O ye that plunder My heritage, because ye gambol as a heifer at grass, and neigh as strong horses;

11  For you exult and you speak great things, plundering my inheritance. For you have spread out like calves upon the grass, and you have bellowed like bulls.

50:12  Your mother shall be sore ashamed, she that bore you shall be confounded; behold, the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.

Jer27:12  Your mother is greatly ashamed; your mother that bore you for prosperity is confounded: she is the last of the nations, desolate,

50:13  Because of the wrath of YHWH it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate; every one that goeth by Babylon shall be appalled and hiss at all her plagues.

Jer27:13  by reason of the Lord’s anger: it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be all a desolation; and every one that passes through Babylon shall scowl, and they shall hiss at all her plague.

13  By the wrath of the Lord, it will not be inhabited. Instead, it will be entirely desolate. Every one who passes by Babylon will be stupefied and will hiss over all her wounds.

50:14  Set yourselves in array against Babylon round about, all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows; for she hath sinned against YHWH.

14  Prepare yourselves against Babylon, on every side, all you who bend the bow. Make war against her! You should not spare the arrows, for she has sinned against the Lord.

50:15  Shout against her round about, she hath submitted herself; her buttresses are fallen, her walls are thrown down; for it is the vengeance of YHWH, take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.

Jer27:15  and prevail against her: her hands are weakened, her bulwarks are fallen, and her wall is broken down: for it is vengeance from God: take vengeance upon her; as she has done, do to her.

15  Cry out against her! For where she has put forth a hand, her foundations have fallen, her walls have been destroyed. For it is the vengeance of the Lord. Take vengeance against her! Just as she has done, do so to her.

50:16  Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest; For fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.

Jer27:16  Utterly destroy seed out of Babylon, and him that holds a sickle in time of harvest: for fear of the Grecian sword, they shall return every one to his people, and every one shall flee to his own land.

16  Destroy the founder from Babylon, and the one who holds the sickle in the time of harvest. Before the face of the sword of the dove, each one will turn back to his people, and every one will flee to his own land.

50:17  Israel is a scattered sheep, the lions have driven him away; first the king of Assyria hath devoured him, and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.

Jer27:17  Israel is a wandering sheep; the lions have driven him out: the king of Assyria firsts devoured him, and afterward this king of Babylon has gnawed his bones.

17  Israel is a lost ewe; the lions have caused him to go astray; first the king of Assyria has devoured him; and at last this Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has inflicted a more grievous wound than the other.

50:18  Therefore thus saith YHWH of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria.

Jer27:18  Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will take vengeance on the king of Babylon, and upon his land, as I took vengeance on the king of Assyria.

18  Because of this, thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will visit the king of Babylon and his land, just as I have visited the king of Assyria.

50:19  And I will bring Israel back to his pasture, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon the hills of Ephraim and in Gilead.

Jer27:19  And I will restore Israel to his pasture, and he shall feed on Carmel and on mount Ephraim and in Galaad, and his soul shall be satisfied.

50:20  In those days, and in that time, saith YHWH, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none, and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found; for I will pardon them whom I leave as a remnant.

Jer27:20  In those days, and at that time, they shall seek for the iniquity of Israel, and there shall be none; and for the sins of Juda, and they shall not be found: for I will be merciful to them that are left

20  In those days and at that time, says the Lord, the iniquity of Israel will be sought, and there will be none. And the sin of Judah will be sought, and none will be found. For I will be forgiving to them, whom I will leave behind.

50:21  Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod; waste and utterly destroy after them, saith YHWH, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.

Jer27:21  on the land, saith the Lord. Go up against it roughly, and against them that dwell on it: avenge, O sword, and destroy utterly, saith the Lord, and do according to all that I command thee.

21  Ascend against the land of the rulers, and visit against its inhabitants! Scatter and destroy whatever has been left behind them, says the Lord, and act according to all that I have instructed you.

50:22  Hark! battle is in the land, and great destruction.

Jer27:22  A sound of war, and great destruction in the land of the Chaldeans!

50:23  How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! How is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!

23  How has the mallet of the entire earth been broken and crushed? How has Babylon been turned into a desert among the nations?

23  How is the mighty one of the whole earth defeated and taken! How has Babylon become an amazement among the nations!

50:24  I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware; thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against YHWH.

24  I have ensnared you, and you have been captured, O Babylon, and you did not realize it. You have been discovered and seized, because you provoked the Lord.

24  Babylon has stumbled and she is taken; she did not know that she stood up against the LORD.

50:25  YHWH hath opened His armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of His indignation; for it is a work that YHWH GOD of hosts hath to do in the land of the Chaldeans.

Jer27:25  The Lord has opened his treasury, and brought forth the weapons of his anger: for the Lord God has a work in the land of the Chaldeans.

25  The Lord has opened his storehouse, and he has brought forth the instruments of his wrath. For there is work for the Lord, the God of hosts, within the land of the Chaldeans.

50:26  Come against her from every quarter, open her granaries, cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly; let nothing of her be left.

Jer27:26  For her times are come: open ye her storehouses: search her as a cave, and utterly destroy her: let there be no remnant of her.

26  Advance against her from the furthest regions! Open, so that those who will trample her may go out! Take stones from the road, and gather them into piles, and destroy her. And let there be nothing left of her.

50:27  Slay all her bullocks, let them go down to the slaughter; woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.

Jer27:27  Dry ye up all her fruits, and let them go down to the slaughter: woe to them! for their day is come, and the time of their retribution.

27  Scatter all her strong ones. Let them descend to the slaughter. Woe to them! For their day has arrived, the time of their visitation.

50:28  Hark! they flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of YHWH our God, the vengeance of His temple.

Jer27:28  A voice of men fleeing and escaping from the land of Babylon, to declare to Sion the vengeance that comes from the Lord our God.

28  It is the voice of those who are fleeing and of those who have escaped from the land of Babylon: to announce in Zion the revenge of the Lord our God, the revenge of his Temple.

50:29  Call together the archers against Babylon, all them that bend the bow; encamp against her round about, let none thereof escape; recompense her according to her work, according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been arrogant against YHWH, against the Holy One of Israel.

Jer27:29  Summon many against Babylon, even every one that bends the bow: camp against her round about; let no one of her people escape: render to her according to her works; according to all that she has done, do to her: for she has resisted the Lord, the Holy God of Israel.

29  Announce it to the many in Babylon, to all who bend the bow. Stand together against her all around, and let no one escape. Repay her according to her work. In accord with all that she has done, do to her. For she has raised herself up against the Lord, against the Holy One of Israel.

50:30  Therefore shall her young men fall in her broad places, and all her men of war shall be brought to silence in that day, saith YHWH.

50:31  Behold, I am against thee, O thou most arrogant, saith YHWH GOD of hosts; for thy day is come, the time that I will punish thee.

31  Behold, I am against you, O proud one, says the Lord, the God of hosts. For your day has arrived, the time of your visitation.

50:32  And the most arrogant shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up; and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all that are round about him.

Jer27:32  And thy pride shall fail, and fall, and there shall be no one to set it up again: and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all things round about her.

32  And the proud one will fall and be ruined. And there will be no one who may lift him up. And I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it will devour everything around him.”

50:33  Thus saith YHWH of hosts: The children of Israel and the children of Judah are oppressed together; and all that took them captives hold them fast; they refuse to let them go.

33  Thus says the Lord of hosts: “The sons of Israel and the sons of Judah have endured calumny together. All who have seized them are holding them and refusing to release them.

50:34  Their Redeemer is strong, YHWH of hosts is His name; He will thoroughly plead their cause, that He may give rest to the earth, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.

Jer27:34  But their Redeemer is strong; the Lord Almighty is his name: he will enter into judgement with his adversaries, that he may destroy the earth;

50:35  A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith YHWH, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men.

Jer27:35  and he will sharpen a sword against the Chaldeans, and against the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her nobles and upon her wise men;

35  A sword is for the Chaldeans, says the Lord, and for the inhabitants of Babylon, and for her leaders, and for her wise ones.

50:36  A sword is upon the boasters, and they shall become fools; a sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed.

Jer27:36  a sword upon her warriors, and they shall be weakened: a sword upon their horses, and upon their chariots

36  A sword is for her diviners, who will be fooled. A sword is for her strong ones, who will be afraid.

50:37  A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her, and they shall become as women; a sword is upon her treasures, and they shall be robbed.

Jer27:37  a sword upon their warriors and upon the mixed people in the midst of her; and they shall be as women: a sword upon the treasures, and they shall be scattered upon her water,

37  A sword is for their horses, and for their chariots, and for all the common people who are in her midst. And they will be like women. A sword is for her storehouses, and they will be plundered.

50:38  A drought is upon her waters, and they shall be dried up; for it is a land of graven images, and they are mad upon things of horror.

Jer27:38  and they shall be ashamed: for it is a land of graven images; and in the islands, where they boasted.

50:39  Therefore the wild-cats with the jackals shall dwell there, and the ostriches shall dwell therein; and it shall be no more inhabited for ever, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.

Jer27:39  Therefore shall idols dwell in the islands, and the young of monsters shall dwell in it: it shall not be inhabited any more for ever.

39  Because of this, dragons will live there with the fig fauns, and ostriches will live in it. And it will no longer be inhabited, even in perpetuity, nor will it be raised up, even from generation to generation.

50:40  As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith YHWH; so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein.

Jer27:40  As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities bordering upon them, saith the Lord: no man shall dwell there, and no son of man shall sojourn there.

50:41  Behold, a people cometh from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be roused from the uttermost parts of the earth.

Jer27:41  Behold, a people comes from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be stirred up from the end of the earth; holding bow and dagger

50:42  They lay hold on bow and spear, they are cruel, and have no compassion; their voice is like the roaring sea, and they ride upon horses; set in array, as a man for war, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.

Jer27:42  the people is fierce, and will have no mercy: their voices shall sound as the sea, they shall ride upon horses, prepared for war, like fire, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.

42  They will take up the bow and the shield. They are cruel and merciless. Their voice will sound out, like the sea, and they will ride upon horses, like a man prepared for battle against you, O daughter of Babylon.

50:43  The king of Babylon hath heard the fame of them, and his hands wax feeble; anguish hath taken hold of him, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

Jer27:43  The king of Babylon heard the sound of them, and his hands were enfeebled: anguish overcame him, pangs as of a woman in travail.

50:44  Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan against the strong habitation; for I will suddenly make them run away from it, and whoso is chosen, him will I appoint over it; for who is like Me? and who will appoint Me a time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before Me?

50:45  Therefore hear ye the counsel of YHWH, that He hath taken against Babylon, and His purposes, that He hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: surely the least of the flock shall drag them away, surely their habitation shall be appalled at them.

45  Because of this, listen to the counsel of the Lord, which he has conceived in his mind against Babylon, and to his thoughts, which he has devised against the land of the Chaldeans: “Certainly the little ones of the flocks will pull them down, unless their habitation will have been destroyed with them.

50:46  At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth quaketh, and the cry is heard among the nations.

Jer27:46  For at the sound of the taking of Babylon the earth shall quake, and a cry shall be heard among the nations.

46  At the voice of the captivity of Babylon, the earth has been moved, and an outcry has been heard among the nations.”

51:1  Thus saith YHWH: Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in Leb-kamai, a destroying wind.

Jer28:1  Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I stir up against Babylon, and against the Chaldeans dwelling therein, a deadly burning wind.

1  Thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will raise up, over Babylon and over its inhabitants, who have lifted up their heart against me, something like a pestilent wind.

51:2  And I will send unto Babylon strangers, that shall fan her, and they shall empty her land; for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.

2  And I will send winnowers into Babylon, and they will winnow her, and they will demolish her land. For they will overwhelm her from every side in the day of her affliction.

51:3  Let the archer bend his bow against her, and let him lift himself up against her in his coat of mail; and spare ye not her young men, destroy ye utterly all her host.

3  Let him who draws the bow, not draw his bow. And let him who wears armor, not rise up. Do not spare her young men. Destroy her entire military.

3  The archer shall not cease from bending his bow, and the warrior shall not put off his breastplate; spare not her young men; destroy utterly all her host.

51:4  And they shall fall down slain in the land of the Chaldeans, and thrust through in her streets.

Jer28:4  And slain men shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and men pierced through shall fall without it.

51:5  For Israel is not widowed, nor Judah, of his God, of YHWH of hosts; for their land is full of guilt against the Holy One of Israel.

Jer28:5  For Israel and Juda have not been forsaken of their God, of the Lord Almighty; whereas their land was filled with iniquity against the holy things of Israel.

5  Yet Israel and Judah have not been widowed by their God, the Lord of hosts, though their land has been filled with transgression against the Holy One of Israel.

51:6  Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and save every man his life, be not cut off in her iniquity; for it is the time of YHWH'S vengeance; He will render unto her a recompense.

Jer28:6  Flee ye out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every one his soul: and be not overthrown in her iniquity; for it is the time of her retribution from the Lord; he is rendering to her a recompence.

6  Flee from the midst of Babylon! And let each one save his own life. Do not be silent about her iniquity. For it is the time of revenge from the Lord. He himself will repay her, in her turn.

51:7  Babylon hath been a golden cup in YHWH'S hand, that made all the earth drunken; the nations have drunk of her wine, therefore the nations are mad.

Jer28:7  Babylon has been a golden cup in the Lord’s hand, causing all the earth to be drunken: the nations have drunk of her wine; therefore they were shaken.

7  Babylon is a gold cup in the hand of the Lord, inebriating the entire earth. The nations have drunk from her wine, and therefore they have staggered.

51:8  Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed, wail for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.

Jer28:8  And Babylon is fallen suddenly, and is broken to pieces: lament for her; take balm for her deadly wound, if by any means she may be healed.

8  Suddenly, Babylon has fallen and been crushed. Wail over her! Take a balm to her pain, if perhaps she may be healed.”

51:9  We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed; forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country; for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies.

Jer28:9  We tried to heal Babylon, but she was not healed: let us forsake her, and depart every one to his own country: for her judgement has reached to the heaven, it has mounted up to the stars.

9  “We would have cured Babylon, but there is no cure. Let us abandon her, and let each one of us go to his own land. For her judgment has reached even to the heavens, and has been lifted up even to the clouds.

51:10  YHWH hath brought forth our victory; come, and let us declare in Zion the work of YHWH our God.

Jer28:10  The Lord has brought forth his judgement: come, and let us declare in Sion the works of the Lord our God.

10  The LORD has made evident our innocence; come, let us declare in Zion the works of the LORD our God.

51:11  Make bright the arrows, fill the quivers, YHWH hath roused the spirit of the kings of the Medes; because His device is against Babylon, to destroy it; for it is the vengeance of the YHWH, the vengeance of His temple.

51:12  Set up a standard against the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set the watchmen, prepare the ambushes; for YHWH hath both devised and done that which He spoke concerning the inhabitants of Babylon.

Jer28:12  Lift up a standard on the walls of Babylon, prepare the quivers, rouse the guards, prepare the weapons: for the Lord has taken the work in hand, and will execute what he has spoken against the inhabitants of Babylon,

51:13  O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, the measure of thy covetousness.

Jer28:13  dwelling on many waters, and amidst the abundance of her treasures; thine end is come verily into thy bowels.

13  You who live above many waters, rich in treasures: your end has arrived, your measure has been cut short.

51:14  YHWH of hosts hath sworn by Himself: Surely I will fill thee with men, as with the canker-worm, and they shall lift up a shout against thee.

Jer28:14  For the Lord has sworn by his arm, saying, I will fill thee with men as with locusts; and they that come down shall cry against thee.

14  The Lord of hosts has sworn by himself, saying: “For I will fill you with men as with locusts, and they will sing a rhythmic chant against you.”

51:15  He that hath made the earth by His power, that hath established the world by His wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by His discernment;

Jer28:15  The Lord made the earth by his power, preparing the world by his wisdom, by his understanding he stretched out the heaven.

15  The One who made the earth by his strength, who prepared the world by his wisdom, and who stretched out the heavens by his prudence

51:16  At the sound of His giving a multitude of waters in the heavens, He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; He maketh lightnings at the time of the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of His treasuries;

Jer28:16  At his voice he makes a sound of water in the heaven, and brings up clouds from the extremity of the earth; he makes lightnings for rain, and brings light out of his treasures.

16  when he utters his voice, the waters will be multiplied in the heavens. The One who lifts up the clouds from the ends of the earth: he has turned lightning into rain, and he has brought forth wind from his storehouses.

51:17  Every man is proved to be brutish, for the knowledge--every goldsmith is put to shame by the graven image--that his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

Jer28:17  Every man has completely lost understanding; every goldsmith is confounded because of his graven images: for they have cast false gods, there is no breath in them.

17  Each man has become foolish before his own knowledge. Each sculptor has been confounded by his own sculpture. For what he has formed of them is a lie, and there is no spirit in them.

51:18  They are vanity, a work of delusion; in the time of their visitation they shall perish,

18  They are worthless, the works of fools; in the time of punishment they shall perish.

51:19  The portion of Jacob is not like these; for He is the former of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance; YHWH of hosts is His name.

Jer28:19  Not such is Jacob’s portion; for he that formed all things, he is his inheritance; the Lord is his name.

51:20  Thou art My maul and weapons of war, and with thee will I shatter the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;

20  “For me, you strike together the instruments of war; and with you, I will strike together nations; and with you, I will scatter the kingdoms.

20  Prepare weapons of war, for with you will I scatter the nations and with you will I destroy kingdoms;

51:21  And with thee will I shatter the horse and his rider, and with thee will I shatter the chariot and him that rideth therein;

Jer28:21  And by thee I will scatter the horse and his rider; and by thee I will scatter chariots and them that ride in them.

21  And with you I will scatter horses and their riders, and with you I will scatter chariots and their riders,

51:22  And with thee will I shatter man and woman, and with thee will I shatter the old man and the youth, and with thee will I shatter the young man and the maid;

Jer28:22  And by thee I will scatter youth and maid; and by thee I will scatter man and woman.

22  With you will I scatter men and women, and with you will I scatter the old men and the youths, and with you will I scatter the young men and the maids,

51:23  And with thee will I shatter the shepherd and his flock, and with thee will I shatter the husbandman and his yoke of oxen, and with thee will I shatter governors and deputies.

Jer28:23  And by thee I will scatter the shepherd and his flock; and by thee I will scatter the husbandman and his husbandry; and by thee I will scatter leaders and the captains.

51:24  And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion, in your sight; saith YHWH.

Jer28:24  And I will recompense to Babylon and to all the Chaldeans that dwell there all their mischiefs that they have done to Sion before your eyes, saith the Lord.

24  And I will repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea for all their evil that they have done in Zion, before your eyes, says the Lord.

51:25  Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith YHWH, which destroyest all the earth; and I will stretch out My hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain.

25  Behold, I am against you, you pestilent mountain, says the Lord, for you are corrupting the entire earth. And I will extend my hand over you, and I will roll you down from the rocks, and I will make you into a burning mountain.

51:26  And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith YHWH.

26  And they will not take from you a stone for the corner, nor a stone for the foundations. Instead, you will be destroyed unto eternity,” says the Lord.

51:27  Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the horn among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz; appoint a marshal against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough canker- worm.

27  Lift up a sign in the land! Sound the trumpet among the nations! Sanctify the nations against her. Announce against her the kings of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Number against her Taphsar. Lead in the horse, like the stinging locust.

51:28  Prepare against her the nations, the kings of the Medes, the governors thereof, and all the deputies thereof, and all the land of his dominion.

51:29  And the land quaketh and is in pain; for the purposes of YHWH are performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desolation, without inhabitant.

Jer28:29  The earth has quaked and been troubled, because the purpose of the Lord has risen up against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desolation, and uninhabitable.

29  And the earth will be shaken and will be disturbed. For the plan of the Lord against Babylon will awaken, so that he may make the land of Babylon desolate and uninhabitable.

51:30  The mighty men of Babylon have forborne to fight, they remain in their strongholds; their might hath failed, they are become as women; her dwelling-places are set on fire; her bars are broken.

30  The strong ones of Babylon have ceased to do battle. They have lived in fortresses. Their health has been devoured, and they have become like women. Her tabernacles have been set ablaze; her bars have been broken.

51:31  One post runneth to meet another, and one messenger to meet an other, to tell the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter;

Jer28:31  One shall rush, running to meet another runner, and one shall go with tidings to meet another with tidings, to bring tidings to the king of Babylon, that his city is taken.

31  Runner will go forth to meet runner, and messenger will meet messenger, so as to tell the king of Babylon that his city has been captured, from one end to the other,

51:32  And the fords are seized, and the castles they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.

Jer28:32  At the end of his passages they were taken, and his cisterns they have burnt with fire, and his warriors are going forth.

51:33  For thus saith YHWH of hosts, the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing-floor at the time when it is trodden; yet a little while, and the time of harvest shall come for her.

Jer28:33  For thus saith the Lord, The houses of the king of Babylon shall be threshed as a floor in the season; yet a little while, and her harvest shall come.

51:34  Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath set me down as an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his maw with my delicacies; he hath washed me clean.

Jer28:34  He has devoured me, he has torn me asunder, airy darkness has come upon me; Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon has swallowed me up, as a dragon has he filled his belly with my delicacies.

34  Jerusalem has said, Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon has devoured me, he has plundered me, he has made me like an empty vessel, he has swallowed me up like a dragon, he has filled his belly with my delicacies, and then he has caused me to go astray.

51:35  'The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon', shall the inhabitant of Zion say; and: 'My blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea', shall Jerusalem say.

Jer28:35  My troubles and my distresses have driven me out into Babylon, shall she that dwells in Sion say; and my blood shall be upon the Chaldeans dwelling there, shall Jerusalem say.

35  My spoil and my wealth are carried away to Babylon, my blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, Jerusalem shall say.

51:36  Therefore thus saith YHWH: Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her fountain dry.

Jer28:36  Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will judge thine adversary, and I will execute vengeance for thee; and I will waste her sea, and dry up her fountain.

36  Because of this, thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will judge your case, and I will avenge your vengeance, and I will make her sea into a desert, and I will dry up her spring.

51:37  And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwelling-place for jackals, an astonishment, and a hissing, without inhabitant.

Jer28:37  And Babylon shall be a desolation, and shall not be inhabited.

37  And Babylon will become a tumult, the habitation of dragons, an astonishment, and a hissing, because there is no inhabitant.

51:38  They shall roar together like young lions; they shall growl as lions' whelps.

Jer28:38  For they rose up together as lions, and as lions’ whelps.

38  They will roar together, like lions, they will shake their manes, like young lions.

51:39  With their poison I will prepare their feast, and I will make them drunken, that they may be convulsed, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith YHWH.

Jer28:39  In their heat I will give them a draught, and make them drunk, that they may be stupified, and sleep an everlasting sleep, and not awake, saith the Lord.

51:40  I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he-goats.

Jer28:40  And bring thou them down as lambs to the slaughter, and rams with kids.

40  And I will deliver them like fatlings to be slain, like rams and he-goats to slaughter.

51:41  How is Sheshach taken! and the praise of the whole earth seized! How is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!

Jer28:41  How has the boast of all the earth been taken and caught in a snare! how has Babylon become a desolation among the nations!

41  How was Sesac captured, and how was the renowned one of all the earth seized? How has Babylon become an astonishment among the nations?

51:42  The sea is come up upon Babylon; she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.

Jer28:42  The sea has come up upon Babylon with the sound of its waves, and she is covered.

42  The sea has ascended over Babylon; she has been covered by the multitude of its waves.

51:43  Her cities are become a desolation, a dry land, and a desert, a land wherein no man dwelleth, neither doth any son of man pass thereby.

Jer28:43  Her cities are become like a dry and trackless land; not so much as one man shall dwell in it, neither shall a son of man lodge in it.

43  Her cities have become an astonishment, an uninhabited and desolate land, a land in which no one may live, nor may a son of man pass through it.

51:44  And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up, and the nations shall not flow any more unto him; yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.

Jer28:44  And I will take vengeance on Babylon, and bring forth out of her mouth what she has swallowed down, and the nations shall no more be gathered to her

44  And I will visit against Bel in Babylon, and I will cast from his mouth what he has swallowed. And the nations will no longer flow together before him. For even the wall of Babylon will also fall.

51:45  My people, go ye out of the midst of her, and save yourselves every man from the fierce anger of YHWH.

45  Go forth from her midst, my people, so that each one may save his life from the wrath of the fury of the Lord.

51:46  And let not your heart faint, neither fear ye, for the rumour that shall be heard in the land; for a rumour shall come one year, and after that in another year a rumour, and violence in the land, ruler against ruler.

46  For otherwise, your heart may faint, and you may be afraid at the news that is heard in the land. And the news will arrive within a year, and after that year more news will arrive. And iniquity will be in the land, and one ruler will be over another ruler.

46  Lest your heart faint and be fearful at the rumors that shall be heard in the land; and a rumor shall come in one year, and the following year another rumor; and there shall be violence in the land, and ruler shall rise against ruler.

51:47  Therefore behold, the days come, that I will do judgment upon the graven images of Babylon, and her whole land shall be ashamed; and all her slain shall fall in the midst of her.

47  Because of this, behold, the days are approaching, when I will visit against the graven images of Babylon. And her entire land will be confounded, and all her slain will fall in her midst.

51:48  Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for joy over Babylon; for the spoilers shall come unto her from the north, saith YHWH.

48  And the heavens and the earth, and all the things that are in them, will give praise over Babylon. For despoilers will approach her from the north, says the Lord.

51:49  As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the land.

Jer28:49  and in Babylon the slain men of all the earth shall fall.

49  And in the manner that Babylon has caused the slain to fall in Israel, so the slain of Babylon will fall over the entire earth.

51:50  Ye that have escaped the sword, go ye, stand not still; remember YHWH from afar, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.

Jer28:50  Go forth of the land, ye that escape, and stay not; ye that are afar off, remember the Lord, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.

50  You who have fled from the sword, approach, do not stand still. Remember from afar the Lord, and let Jerusalem rise up in your heart.

51:51  'We are ashamed, because we have heard reproach, confusion hath covered our faces; for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of YHWH'S house.'

51  We have been confounded, for we heard reproach. Shame has covered our faces, for strangers have overwhelmed the holiness of the house of the Lord.

51  And the house of Israel shall say, We are exceedingly ashamed, because we have heard reproach; shame has covered our faces; for strangers have entered into the sanctuary of the LORD.

51:52  Wherefore, behold, the days come, saith YHWH, that I will do judgment upon her graven images; and through all her land the wounded shall groan.

Jer28:52  Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will take vengeance upon her graven images: and slain men shall fall in all her land.

52  Because of this, behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when I will visit against her graven images, and within all her land the wounded will groan.

51:53  Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from Me shall spoilers come unto her, saith YHWH.

Jer28:53  For though Babylon should go up as the heaven, and though she should strengthen her walls with her power, from me shall come they that shall destroy her, saith the Lord.

53  If Babylon were to ascend to heaven, and establish her strength on high, her despoilers would go forth from me, says the Lord.”

51:54  Hark! a cry from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!

Jer28:54  A sound of a cry in Babylon, and great destruction in the land of the Chaldeans

54  A sound of wailing comes from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans

51:55  For YHWH spoileth Babylon, and destroyeth out of her the great voice; and their waves roar like many waters, the noise of their voice is uttered;

51:56  For the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, their bows are shattered; for YHWH is a God of recompenses, He will surely requite.

Jer28:56  For distress has come upon Babylon, her warriors are taken, their bows are useless: for God recompenses them.

56  For the despoiler has overwhelmed her, that is, Babylon, and her strong ones have been apprehended, and their bow has been weakened. For the Lord, the powerful revenger, will certainly repay.

51:57  And I will make drunk her princes and her wise men, her governors and her deputies, and her mighty men; and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is YHWH of hosts.

Jer28:57  The Lord recompenses, and will make her leaders and her wise men and her captains completely drunk, saith the King, the Lord Almighty is his name.

57  “And I will inebriate her leaders, and her wise ones, and her military rulers, and her civil rulers, and her strong ones. And they will sleep an everlasting sleep, and they will not awaken,” says the King: the Lord of hosts is his name.

51:58  Thus saith YHWH of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly overthrown, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the peoples shall labour for vanity, and the nations for the fire; and they shall be weary.

Jer28:58  Thus saith the Lord, The wall of Babylon was made broad, but it shall be completely broken down, and her high gates shall be burnt with fire; and the peoples shall not labour in vain, nor the nations fail in their rule.

58  Thus says the Lord of hosts: “That very wide wall of Babylon will be utterly overturned, and her exalted gates will be burned with fire, and the labors of the people will be as nothing, and the labors of the nations will be sent into the fire and will perish.”

51:59  The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah to Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. Now Seraiah was quartermaster.

Jer28:59  THE WORD WHICH THE LORD COMMANDED THE PROPHET JEREMIAS to say to Saraeas son of Nerias, son of Maasaeas, when he went from Sedekias king of Juda to Babylon, in the fourth year of his reign. And Saraeas was over the bounties.

51:60  And Jeremiah wrote in one book all the evil that should come upon Babylon, even all these words that are written concerning Babylon.

51:61  And Jeremiah said to Seraiah: 'When thou comest to Babylon, then see that thou read all these words,

Jer28:61  And Jeremias said to Saraeas, When thou art come to Babylon, and shalt see and read all these words;

51:62  and say: O YHWH, Thou hast spoken concerning this place, to cut it off, that none shall dwell therein, neither man nor beast, but that it shall be desolate for ever.

Jer28:62  then thou shalt say, O Lord God, thou hast spoken against this place, to destroy it, and that there should be none to dwell in it, neither man nor beast; for it shall be a desolation for ever.

62  you will say: ‘O Lord, you have spoken against this place so that you may destroy it, so that there would not be anyone, from man even to beast, who may live in it, and so that it may be desolate forever.’

51:63  And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of the Euphrates;

63  And when you will have completed reading this book, you will tie a stone to it, and you will cast it into the midst of the Euphrates.

63  And when you have finished reading this scroll, then tie a stone to it and throw it into the Euphrates;

51:64  and thou shalt say: Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise again because of the evil that I will bring upon her; and they shall be weary.' Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.

Jer28:64  and shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and not rise, because of the evils which I bring upon it.

64  And you will say: ‘So shall Babylon be submerged! And she will not rise up before the face of the affliction that I will lead over her. And she will be broken.’ ” The words of Jeremiah thus far.

52:1  Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

52:2  And he did that which was evil in the sight of YHWH, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

52:3  For through the anger of YHWH did it come to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until He had cast them out from His presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

3  And so the fury of the Lord was toward Jerusalem, and toward Judah, even until he cast them away from his face. And Zedekiah drew away from the king of Babylon.

3  Because of these evils the anger of the LORD came against Jerusalem and against Judah till he had cast them out from his presence, and King Zedekiah rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

52:4  And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it; and they built forts against it round about.

4  And it happened that, in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth of the month, Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, he and his entire army, came against Jerusalem. And they besieged it, and they built fortifications against it, on every side.

52:5  So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

5  And the city was besieged, until the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

52:6  In the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.

6  Then, in the fourth month, on the ninth of the month, a famine gripped the city. And there was no nourishment for the people of the land.

52:7  Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden--now the Chaldeans were against the city round about--and they went by the way of the Arabah.

7  And the city was broken, and all the men of war fled, and they departed from the city at night by way of the gate which is between the two walls, and which leads to the king’s garden, while the Chaldeans were besieging the city all around, and they went away by the road that leads to the wilderness.

52:8  But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.

52:9  Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment upon him.

9  And when they had captured the king, they led him away to the king of Babylon at Riblah, which is in the land of Hamath. And he spoke a judgment against him.

52:10  And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes; he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.

52:11  And he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.

11  And he plucked out the eyes of Zedekiah, and he bound him with shackles, and the king of Babylon led him away to Babylon, and he placed him in the prison house, even until the day of his death.

52:12  Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, who stood before the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem;

12  Then, in the fifth month, on the tenth of the month, which is the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, the leader of the military, arrived. And he was standing before the king of Babylon at Jerusalem.

52:13  and he burned the house of YHWH, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great man's house, burned he with fire.

13  And he set fire to the house of the Lord, and to the house of the king, and to all the houses of Jerusalem. And every great house he burned with fire.

52:14  And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, broke down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.

14  And the entire army of the Chaldeans, who were with the chief of the military, destroyed the entire wall all around Jerusalem.

52:15  Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the poorest sort of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude.

52:16  But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

16  Yet truly, some of the poor of the land, Nebuzaradan, the leader of the military, left behind as vinedressers and farmers.

16  But Nebuzaradan, the general of the guard, left some of the poor of the land for vine-dressers and for other work.

52:17  And the pillars of brass that were in the house of YHWH, and the bases and the brazen sea that were in the house of the YHWH, did the Chaldeans break in pieces, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.

17  The Chaldeans also broke apart the bronze pillars that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the sea of brass that was in the house of the Lord. And they took all the brass of these things to Babylon.

52:18  The pots also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the basins, and the pans, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.

18  And they took the cooking pots, and the hooks, and the psalteries, and the bowls, and the little mortars, and all the bronze vessels that had been used in the ministry.

18  The pots, also, and the caldrons and the hanging pots and the sprinklers and the spoons and all the vessels of brass with which they ministered they took away.

52:19  And the cups, and the fire-pans, and the basins, and the pots, and the candlesticks, and the pans, and the bowls--that which was of gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silver--the captain of the guard took away.

19  And the chief of the military took the water pots, and the censers, and the pitchers, and the basins, and the lampstands, and the mortars, and the little cups, whatever was gold, for the gold, and whatever was silver, for the silver,

19  And the braziers and the censers and the bowls and the pots and the candlesticks, and the spoons and the cups which were made of gold and of silver the general of the guard took away.

52:20  The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve brazen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made for the house of YHWH--the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

20  as well as the two pillars, and the one brass sea, and the twelve oxen of brass that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the Lord. There was no weight of brass left behind out of all these vessels.

52:21  And as for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a line of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers; it was hollow.

21  Now concerning the pillars, one pillar was eighteen cubits high, and a cord of twelve cubits encircled it. Moreover, its thickness was four fingers, and the interior was hollow.

52:22  And a capital of brass was upon it; and the height of the one capital was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the capital round about, all of brass; and the second pillar also had like unto these, and pomegranates.

22  And heads of brass were upon both. And the height of one head was five cubits. And little nets with pomegranates were upon the heads all around, all of brass. The second pillar was similar, and the pomegranates.

52:23  And there were ninety and six pomegranates on the outside; all the pomegranates were a hundred upon the network round about.

52:24  And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door;

52:25  and out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war; and seven men of them that saw the king's face, who were found in the city; and the scribe of the captain of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city.

25  He also took from the city one eunuch who was in charge of the men of war, and seven men among those who served before the face of the king, who were found in the city, and a scribe, a leader of the military, who tested the new recruits, and sixty men from the people of the land, who were found in the midst of the city.

52:26  And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

26  Then Nebuzaradan, the chief of the military, took them, and he led them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

52:27  And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.

52:28  This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty;

52:29  in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar, from Jerusalem, eight hundred thirty and two persons;

29  In the eighteenth year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred and thirty-two persons;

52:30  in the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons; all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.

30  in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan, the chief of the military, carried away of the Jews seven hundred forty-five souls. Therefore, all the souls were four thousand six hundred.

52:31  And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison.

52:32  And he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon.

52:33  And he changed his prison garments, and did eat bread before him continually all the days of his life.

52:34  And for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.