Jeremiah 50:35-42
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“A sword against the Babylonians!”
declares the Lord—
“against those who live in Babylon
and against her officials and wise men!
36
A sword against her false prophets!
They will become fools.
A sword against her warriors!
They will be filled with terror.
37
A sword against her horses and chariots
and all the foreigners in her ranks!
They will become women.
A sword against her treasures!
They will be plundered.
38
A drought on her waters!
They will dry up.
For it is a land of idols,
idols that will go mad with terror.
39
“So desert creatures and hyenas will live there,
and there the owl will dwell.
It will never again be inhabited
or lived in from generation to generation.
40
As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah
along with their neighboring towns,”
declares the Lord,
“so no one will live there;
no man will dwell in it.
41
“Look! An army is coming from the north;
a great nation and many kings
are being stirred up from the ends of the earth.
42
They are armed with bows and spears;
they are cruel and without mercy.
They sound like the roaring sea
as they ride on their horses;
they come like men in battle formation
to attack you, O Daughter of Babylon.