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A Hymn of Praise to the
lord
Babylon’s Great Punishment
The
lord
’s Vengeance on Babylon
A Message for the Exiles
Babylon’s Complete Destruction
Jeremiah’s Message Sent to Babylon -
|Jeremias 51:1| This is what the lord says:
“I will stir up a destroyer against Babylon
and the people of Babylonia.
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|Jeremias 51:2| Foreigners will come and winnow her,
blowing her away as chaff.
They will come from every side
to rise against her in her day of trouble.
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|Jeremias 51:3| Don’t let the archers put on their armor
or draw their bows.
Don’t spare even her best soldiers!
Let her army be completely destroyed.
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|Jeremias 51:4| They will fall dead in the land of the Babylonians,
slashed to death in her streets.
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|Jeremias 51:5| For the lord of Heaven’s Armies
has not abandoned Israel and Judah.
He is still their God,
even though their land was filled with sin
against the Holy One of Israel.”
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|Jeremias 51:6| Flee from Babylon! Save yourselves!
Don’t get trapped in her punishment!
It is the lord’s time for vengeance;
he will repay her in full.
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|Jeremias 51:7| Babylon has been a gold cup in the lord’s hands,
a cup that made the whole earth drunk.
The nations drank Babylon’s wine,
and it drove them all mad.
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|Jeremias 51:8| But suddenly Babylon, too, has fallen.
Weep for her.
Give her medicine.
Perhaps she can yet be healed.
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|Jeremias 51:9| We would have helped her if we could,
but nothing can save her now.
Let her go; abandon her.
Return now to your own land.
For her punishment reaches to the heavens;
it is so great it cannot be measured.
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|Jeremias 51:10| The lord has vindicated us.
Come, let us announce in Jerusalem
everything the lord our God has done.
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