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Punishment for Babylon

50 The Lord gave this message to the prophet Jeremiah about Babylon city and the people of Babylonia:

‘Tell this news to the nations!
Wave a flag to make sure that people listen!
Do not try to hide anything. Say this:
“Enemies will take Babylon.
Bel will become ashamed.
Yes, Marduk will be afraid.[a]
All Babylon's disgusting idols will be ashamed.” 
A nation from the north will attack Babylon.
They will destroy the whole land.
People and animals will all run away,
so that nobody lives there.’

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Footnotes

  1. 50:2 Bel and Marduk were names for the god of the people in Babylon.