Jeremiah 51:11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
11 Sharpen the arrows,
fill the quivers;
The Lord has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes,[a]
for his resolve is Babylon’s destruction.
Yes, it is retribution from the Lord,
retribution for his temple.(A)
Footnotes
- 51:11 Kings of the Medes: the Medes and the Persians lived in the area known today as Iran.
Jeremiah 51:44
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
44 I will punish Bel in Babylon,
and make him vomit up what he swallowed;
nations shall no longer stream to him.
Even the wall of Babylon falls!
Jeremiah 51:58
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
58 Thus says the Lord of hosts:
The walls of spacious Babylon shall be leveled to the ground,
its lofty gates destroyed by fire.
The toil of the peoples is for nothing;
the nations weary themselves for what the flames consume.(A)
Psalm 137:8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
8 Desolate Daughter Babylon, you shall be destroyed,
blessed the one who pays you back
what you have done us!(A)
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