28 Consecrate the nations against her,
The kings of the Medes,
[a]Their governors and all [b]their [c]prefects,
And every land of [d]their dominion.
29 So the (A)land quakes and writhes,
For the purposes of the Lord against Babylon stand,
To make the land of Babylon
[e]A (B)desolation without inhabitants.
30 The (C)mighty men of Babylon have ceased fighting,
They stay in the strongholds;
(D)Their strength is [f]exhausted,
They are becoming (E)like women;
Their dwelling places are set on fire,
The (F)bars of her gates are broken.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:28 Lit Her
  2. Jeremiah 51:28 Lit Her
  3. Jeremiah 51:28 I.e. lieutenant governors
  4. Jeremiah 51:28 Lit his
  5. Jeremiah 51:29 Or An object of horror
  6. Jeremiah 51:30 Lit dried up