43 (A)Her cities are a desolation,
A dry land and a wilderness,
A land where (B)no one dwells,
Through which no son of man passes.
44 I will punish (C)Bel[a] in Babylon,
And I will bring out of his mouth what he has swallowed;
And the nations shall not stream to him anymore.
Yes, (D)the wall of Babylon shall fall.

45 “My(E) people, go out of the midst of her!
And let everyone deliver [b]himself from the fierce anger of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:44 A Babylonian god
  2. Jeremiah 51:45 Lit. his soul

43 Her towns will be desolate,
    a dry and desert(A) land,
a land where no one lives,
    through which no one travels.(B)
44 I will punish Bel(C) in Babylon
    and make him spew out(D) what he has swallowed.
The nations will no longer stream to him.
    And the wall(E) of Babylon will fall.

45 “Come out(F) of her, my people!
    Run(G) for your lives!
    Run from the fierce anger(H) of the Lord.

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