50 He prophesieth the destruction of Babylon, and the deliverance of Israel which was in captivity.

The word that the Lord spake concerning Babel, and concerning the land of the Chaldeans by the [a]ministry of Jeremiah the Prophet.

Declare among the nations, and publish it, and set up a standard, proclaim it and conceal it not: say, [b]Babel is taken, Bel is confounded, [c]Merodach is broken down: her idols are confounded, and their images are burst in pieces.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 50:1 Hebrew, hands.
  2. Jeremiah 50:2 After that God had used the Babylonians’ service to punish other nations, he showeth that their turn shall come to be punished.
  3. Jeremiah 50:2 These were two of their chief idols.

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