24_JER_50_01 the word that the LORD spake against Babylon [ And ] against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet .
24_JER_50_02 declare ye among the nations , And publish , And set up A standard ; publish , [ And ] conceal not : say , Babylon Is taken , Bel Is confounded , Merodach Is broken in pieces ; her idols are confounded , her images are broken in pieces .
24_JER_50_03 for out of the north there cometh up A nation against her , which shall make her land desolate , And none shall dwell therein : they shall remove , they shall Depart , Both man And beast .
24_JER_50_04 in those days , And in that time , saith the LORD , the children of Israel shall come , they And the children of Judah together , going And weeping : they shall go , And seek the LORD their God .
24_JER_50_05 they shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward , [ saying ] , come , And let us join ourselves to the LORD in A perpetual covenant [ that ] shall not be forgotten .
24_JER_50_06 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 restingplace .
24_JER_50_07 all that found them have devoured them : And their adversaries said , we offend not , because they have sinned against the LORD , the habitation of justice , even the LORD , the hope of their fathers .
24_JER_50_08 remove 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 .
24_JER_50_09 for , Lo , I will raise 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 expert man ; none shall Return in vain .
24_JER_50_10 And Chaldea shall be A spoil : all that spoil her shall be satisfied , saith the LORD .
24_JER_50_11 because ye were glad , because ye rejoiced , O ye destroyers of mine heritage , because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass , And bellow as bulls ;
24_JER_50_12 your mother shall be sore confounded ; she that bare you shall be ashamed : behold , the hindermost of the nations [ shall be ] A wilderness , A dry land , And A desert .
24_JER_50_13 because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited , but it shall be wholly desolate : every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished , And hiss at all her plagues .
24_JER_50_14 put yourselves in array against Babylon round about : all ye that bend the bow , shoot at her , spare no arrows : for she hath sinned against the LORD .
24_JER_50_15 shout against her round about : she hath given her hand : her foundations are fallen , her walls are thrown down : for it [ Is ] the vengeance of the LORD : take vengeance upon her ; as she hath done , do unto her .
24_JER_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 .
24_JER_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 .
24_JER_50_18 therefore thus saith the LORD 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 .
24_JER_50_19 And I will bring Israel again to his habitation , And he shall feed on Carmel And Bashan , And his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim And Gilead .
24_JER_50_20 in those days , And in that time , saith the LORD , 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 reserve .
24_JER_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 the LORD , And do according to all that I have commanded thee .
24_JER_50_22 A sound of battle [ Is ] in the land , And of great destruction .
24_JER_50_23 how Is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder And broken ! how Is Babylon become A desolation among the nations !
24_JER_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 the LORD .
24_JER_50_25 the LORD hath opened his armoury , And hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation : for this [ Is ] the work of the LORD God of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans .
24_JER_50_26 come against her from the utmost border , open her storehouses : cast her up as heaps , And destroy her utterly : let nothing of her be left .
24_JER_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 .
24_JER_50_28 the voice of them that flee And escape out of the land of Babylon , to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God , the vengeance of his temple .
24_JER_50_29 call together the archers against Babylon : all ye that bend the bow , camp against it 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 proud against the LORD , against the holy one of Israel .
24_JER_50_30 therefore shall her young men fall in the streets , And all her men of war shall be cut off in that day , saith the LORD .
24_JER_50_31 behold , I [ am ] against thee , [ O thou ] most proud , saith the LORD God of hosts : for thy day Is come , the time [ that ] I will visit thee .
24_JER_50_32 And the most proud shall stumble And fall , And none shall raise him up : And I will kindle A fire in his cities , And it shall devour all round about him .
24_JER_50_33 thus saith the LORD of hosts ; the children of Israel And the children of Judah [ were ] oppressed together : And all that took them captives held them fast ; they refused to let them go .
24_JER_50_34 their Redeemer [ Is ] strong ; the LORD of hosts [ Is ] his name : he shall thoroughly plead their cause , that he may give rest to the land , And disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon .
24_JER_50_35 A sword [ Is ] upon the Chaldeans , saith the LORD , And upon the inhabitants of Babylon , And upon her princes , And upon her wise [ men ] .
24_JER_50_36 A sword [ Is ] upon the liars ; And they shall dote : A sword [ Is ] upon her mighty men ; And they shall be dismayed .
24_JER_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 .
24_JER_50_38 A drought [ Is ] upon her waters ; And they shall be dried up : for it [ Is ] the land of graven images , And they are mad upon [ their ] idols .
24_JER_50_39 therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell [ there ] , And the owls shall dwell therein : And it shall be no more inhabited for ever ; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation .
24_JER_50_40 as God overthrew Sodom And Gomorrah And the neighbour [ cities ] thereof , saith the LORD ; [ So ] shall no man abide there , neither shall any son of man dwell therein .
24_JER_50_41 behold , A people shall come from the north , And A great nation , And Many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth .
24_JER_50_42 they shall hold the bow And the lance : they [ are ] cruel , And will not show mercy : their voice shall roar like the sea , And they shall ride upon horses , [ every one ] put in array , like A man to the battle , against thee , O daughter of Babylon .
24_JER_50_43 the king of Babylon hath heard the report of them , And his hands waxed feeble : anguish took hold of him , [ And ] pangs as of A woman in travail .
24_JER_50_44 behold , he shall come up like A lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong : but I will make them suddenly run away from her : And who [ Is ] A chosen [ man , that ] I may appoint over her ? for who [ Is ] like me ? And who will appoint me the time ? And who [ Is ] that Shepherd that will stand before me ?
24_JER_50_45 therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD , 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 draw them out : surely he shall make [ their ] habitation desolate with them .
24_JER_50_46 at the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth Is moved , And the cry Is heard among the nations .