The Utter Destruction of Babylon

51 Thus says the Lord:

“Behold, I will raise up against (A)Babylon,
Against those who dwell in [a]Leb Kamai,
(B)A destroying wind.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:1 Lit. The Midst of Those Who Rise Up Against Me; a code word for Chaldea, Babylonia

10 Behold, it is planted,
Will it thrive?
(A)Will it not utterly wither when the east wind touches it?
It will wither in the garden terrace where it grew.” ’ ”

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15 Though he is fruitful among his brethren,
(A)An east wind shall come;
The wind of the Lord shall come up from the wilderness.
Then his spring shall become dry,
And his fountain shall be dried up.
He shall plunder the treasury of every desirable prize.

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