49 As Babel caused the [a]slain of Israel to fall, so by Babel the slain of all the earth did fall.

50 Ye that [b]have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember the Lord afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.

51 We are [c]confounded because we have heard reproach: shame hath covered our faces, for strangers are come into the Sanctuaries of the Lord’s house.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:49 Babylon did not only destroy Israel, but many other nations.
  2. Jeremiah 51:50 Ye that are now captives in Babylon.
  3. Jeremiah 51:51 He showeth how they should remember Jerusalem by lamenting the miserable affliction thereof.

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