50:1 The
word
that
the
LORD
spoke
concerning
Babylon,
concerning
the
land
of
the
Chaldeans,
by
Jeremiah
the
prophet:
50:2 "Declare
among
the
nations
and
proclaim,
set
up
a
banner
and
proclaim,
conceal
it
not,
and
say:
'Babylon
is
taken,
Bel
is
put
to
shame,
Merodach
is
dismayed.
Her
images
are
put
to
shame,
her
idols
are
dismayed.'
50:3 "For
out
of
the
north
a
nation
has
come
up
against
her,
which
shall
make
her
land
a
desolation,
and
none
shall
dwell
in
it;
both
man
and
beast
shall
flee
away.
50:4 "In
those
days
and
in
that
time,
declares
the
LORD,
the
people
of
Israel
and
the
people
of
Judah
shall
come
together,
weeping
as
they
come,
and
they
shall
seek
the
LORD
their
God.
50:5 They
shall
ask
the
way
to
Zion,
with
faces
turned
toward
it,
saying,
'Come,
let
us
join
ourselves
to
the
LORD
in
an
everlasting
covenant
that
will
never
be
forgotten.'
50:6 "My
people
have
been
lost
sheep.
Their
shepherds
have
led
them
astray,
turning
them
away
on
the
mountains.
From
mountain
to
hill
they
have
gone.
They
have
forgotten
their
fold.
50:7 All
who
found
them
have
devoured
them,
and
their
enemies
have
said,
'We
are
not
guilty,
for
they
have
sinned
against
the
LORD,
their
habitation
of
righteousness,
the
LORD,
the
hope
of
their
fathers.'
50:8 "Flee
from
the
midst
of
Babylon,
and
go
out
of
the
land
of
the
Chaldeans,
and
be
as
male
goats
before
the
flock.
50:9 For
behold,
I
am
stirring
up
and
bringing
against
Babylon
a
gathering
of
great
nations,
from
the
north
country.
And
they
shall
array
themselves
against
her.
From
there
she
shall
be
taken.
Their
arrows
are
like
a
skilled
warrior
who
does
not
return
empty-handed.
50:10 Chaldea
shall
be
plundered;
all
who
plunder
her
shall
be
sated,
declares
the
LORD.
50:11 "Though
you
rejoice,
though
you
exult,
O
plunderers
of
my
heritage,
though
you
frolic
like
a
heifer
in
the
pasture,
and
neigh
like
stallions,
50:12 your
mother
shall
be
utterly
shamed,
and
she
who
bore
you
shall
be
disgraced.
Behold,
she
shall
be
the
last
of
the
nations,
a
wilderness,
a
dry
land,
and
a
desert.
50:13 Because
of
the
wrath
of
the
LORD
she
shall
not
be
inhabited
but
shall
be
an
utter
desolation;
everyone
who
passes
by
Babylon
shall
be
appalled,
and
hiss
because
of
all
her
wounds.
50:14 Set
yourselves
in
array
against
Babylon
all
around,
all
you
who
bend
the
bow;
shoot
at
her,
spare
no
arrows,
for
she
has
sinned
against
the
LORD.
50:15 Raise
a
shout
against
her
all
around;
she
has
surrendered;
her
bulwarks
have
fallen;
her
walls
are
thrown
down.
For
this
is
the
vengeance
of
the
LORD:
take
vengeance
on
her;
do
to
her
as
she
has
done.
50:16 Cut
off
from
Babylon
the
sower,
and
the
one
who
handles
the
sickle
in
time
of
harvest;
because
of
the
sword
of
the
oppressor,
every
one
shall
turn
to
his
own
people,
and
every
one
shall
flee
to
his
own
land.
50:17 "Israel
is
a
hunted
sheep
driven
away
by
lions.
First
the
king
of
Assyria
devoured
him,
and
now
at
last
Nebuchadnezzar
king
of
Babylon
has
gnawed
his
bones.
50:18 Therefore,
thus
says
the
LORD
of
hosts,
the
God
of
Israel:
Behold,
I
am
bringing
punishment
on
the
king
of
Babylon
and
his
land,
as
I
punished
the
king
of
Assyria.
50:19 I
will
restore
Israel
to
his
pasture,
and
he
shall
feed
on
Carmel
and
in
Bashan,
and
his
desire
shall
be
satisfied
on
the
hills
of
Ephraim
and
in
Gilead.
50:20 In
those
days
and
in
that
time,
declares
the
LORD,
iniquity
shall
be
sought
in
Israel,
and
there
shall
be
none,
and
sin
in
Judah,
and
none
shall
be
found,
for
I
will
pardon
those
whom
I
leave
as
a
remnant.
50:21 "Go
up
against
the
land
of
Merathaim,
and
against
the
inhabitants
of
Pekod.
Kill,
and
devote
them
to
destruction,
declares
the
LORD,
and
do
all
that
I
have
commanded
you.
50:22 The
noise
of
battle
is
in
the
land,
and
great
destruction!
50:23 How
the
hammer
of
the
whole
earth
is
cut
down
and
broken!
How
Babylon
has
become
a
horror
among
the
nations!
50:24 I
set
a
snare
for
you
and
you
were
taken,
O
Babylon,
and
you
did
not
know
it;
you
were
found
and
caught,
because
you
opposed
the
LORD.
50:25 The
LORD
has
opened
his
armory
and
brought
out
the
weapons
of
his
wrath,
for
the
Lord
GOD
of
hosts
has
a
work
to
do
in
the
land
of
the
Chaldeans.
50:26 Come
against
her
from
every
quarter;
open
her
granaries;
pile
her
up
like
heaps
of
grain,
and
devote
her
to
destruction;
let
nothing
be
left
of
her.
50:27 Kill
all
her
bulls;
let
them
go
down
to
the
slaughter.
Woe
to
them,
for
their
day
has
come,
the
time
of
their
punishment.
50:28 "A
voice!
They
flee
and
escape
from
the
land
of
Babylon,
to
declare
in
Zion
the
vengeance
of
the
LORD
our
God,
vengeance
for
his
temple.
50:29 "Summon
archers
against
Babylon,
all
those
who
bend
the
bow.
Encamp
around
her;
let
no
one
escape.
Repay
her
according
to
her
deeds;
do
to
her
according
to
all
that
she
has
done.
For
she
has
proudly
defied
the
LORD,
the
Holy
One
of
Israel.
50:30 Therefore
her
young
men
shall
fall
in
her
squares,
and
all
her
soldiers
shall
be
destroyed
on
that
day,
declares
the
LORD.
50:31 "Behold,
I
am
against
you,
O
proud
one,
declares
the
Lord
GOD
of
hosts,
for
your
day
has
come,
the
time
when
I
will
punish
you.
50:32 The
proud
one
shall
stumble
and
fall,
with
none
to
raise
him
up,
and
I
will
kindle
a
fire
in
his
cities,
and
it
will
devour
all
that
is
around
him.
50:33 "Thus
says
the
LORD
of
hosts:
The
people
of
Israel
are
oppressed,
and
the
people
of
Judah
with
them.
All
who
took
them
captive
have
held
them
fast;
they
refuse
to
let
them
go.
50:34 Their
Redeemer
is
strong;
the
LORD
of
hosts
is
his
name.
He
will
surely
plead
their
cause,
that
he
may
give
rest
to
the
earth,
but
unrest
to
the
inhabitants
of
Babylon.
50:35 "A
sword
against
the
Chaldeans,
declares
the
LORD,
and
against
the
inhabitants
of
Babylon,
and
against
her
officials
and
her
wise
men!
50:36 A
sword
against
the
diviners,
that
they
may
become
fools!
A
sword
against
her
warriors,
that
they
may
be
destroyed!
50:37 A
sword
against
her
horses
and
against
her
chariots,
and
against
all
the
foreign
troops
in
her
midst,
that
they
may
become
women!
A
sword
against
all
her
treasures,
that
they
may
be
plundered!
50:38 A
drought
against
her
waters,
that
they
may
be
dried
up!
For
it
is
a
land
of
images,
and
they
are
mad
over
idols.
50:39 "Therefore
wild
beasts
shall
dwell
with
hyenas
in
Babylon,
and
ostriches
shall
dwell
in
her.
She
shall
never
again
have
people,
nor
be
inhabited
for
all
generations.
50:40 As
when
God
overthrew
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
and
their
neighboring
cities,
declares
the
LORD,
so
no
man
shall
dwell
there,
and
no
son
of
man
shall
sojourn
in
her.
50:41 "Behold,
a
people
comes
from
the
north;
a
mighty
nation
and
many
kings
are
stirring
from
the
farthest
parts
of
the
earth.
50:42 They
lay
hold
of
bow
and
spear;
they
are
cruel
and
have
no
mercy.
The
sound
of
them
is
like
the
roaring
of
the
sea;
they
ride
on
horses,
arrayed
as
a
man
for
battle
against
you,
O
daughter
of
Babylon!
50:43 "The
king
of
Babylon
heard
the
report
of
them,
and
his
hands
fell
helpless;
anguish
seized
him,
pain
as
of
a
woman
in
labor.
50:44 "Behold,
like
a
lion
coming
up
from
the
thicket
of
the
Jordan
against
a
perennial
pasture,
I
will
suddenly
make
them
run
away
from
her,
and
I
will
appoint
over
her
whomever
I
choose.
For
who
is
like
me
Who
will
summon
me
What
shepherd
can
stand
before
me
50:45 Therefore
hear
the
plan
that
the
LORD
has
made
against
Babylon,
and
the
purposes
that
he
has
formed
against
the
land
of
the
Chaldeans:
Surely
the
little
ones
of
their
flock
shall
be
dragged
away;
surely
their
fold
shall
be
appalled
at
their
fate.
50:46 At
the
sound
of
the
capture
of
Babylon
the
earth
shall
tremble,
and
her
cry
shall
be
heard
among
the
nations."