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

For out of the North [c]there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land waste, and none shall dwell therein: they shall flee, and depart, both man and beast.

In those days, and at that time, saith the Lord, the children of Israel shall [d]come, they, and the children of Judah together, going, and [e]weeping shall they go, and seek the Lord their God.

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Footnotes

  1. 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.
  2. Jeremiah 50:2 These were two of their chief idols.
  3. Jeremiah 50:3 To wit, the Medes and the Persians.
  4. Jeremiah 50:4 When Cyrus shall take Babel.
  5. Jeremiah 50:4 Read Jer. 31:9.

“Announce and proclaim(A) among the nations,
    lift up a banner(B) and proclaim it;
    keep nothing back, but say,
‘Babylon will be captured;(C)
    Bel(D) will be put to shame,(E)
    Marduk(F) filled with terror.
Her images will be put to shame
    and her idols(G) filled with terror.’
A nation from the north(H) will attack her
    and lay waste her land.
No one will live(I) in it;
    both people and animals(J) will flee away.

“In those days, at that time,”
    declares the Lord,
“the people of Israel and the people of Judah together(K)
    will go in tears(L) to seek(M) the Lord their God.

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