23 I will also break by thee the shepherd and his flock, and by thee will I break the husbandman and his yoke of oxen, and by thee will I break the dukes and princes.

24 And I will render unto Babel, and to all the inhabitants of the Chaldeans all their evil, that they have done in Zion, even in your sight, saith the Lord.

25 Behold, I come unto thee, O destroying [a]mountain, saith the Lord, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the [b]rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:25 Not that Babylon stood on a mountain, but because it was strong and seemed invincible.
  2. Jeremiah 51:25 From thy strongholds and fortresses.

23 with you I shatter shepherd and flock,
    with you I shatter farmer and oxen,
    with you I shatter governors and officials.(A)

24 “Before your eyes I will repay(B) Babylon(C) and all who live in Babylonia[a] for all the wrong they have done in Zion,” declares the Lord.

25 “I am against(D) you, you destroying mountain,
    you who destroy the whole earth,”(E)
declares the Lord.
“I will stretch out my hand(F) against you,
    roll you off the cliffs,
    and make you a burned-out mountain.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:24 Or Chaldea; also in verse 35