New Living Translation (NLT)
Jeremiah 50
40 I will destroy it as I destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring towns,” says the LORD. “No one will live there; no one will inhabit it.
41 “Look! A great army is coming from the north. A great nation and many kings are rising against you from far-off lands.
42 They are armed with bows and spears. They are cruel and show no mercy. As they ride forward on horses, they sound like a roaring sea. They are coming in battle formation, planning to destroy you, Babylon.
43 The king of Babylon has heard reports about the enemy, and he is weak with fright. Pangs of anguish have gripped him, like those of a woman in labor.
44 “I will come like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan, leaping on the sheep in the pasture. I will chase Babylon from its land, and I will appoint the leader of my choice. For who is like me, and who can challenge me? What ruler can oppose my will?”
45 Listen to the LORD’s plans against Babylon and the land of the Babylonians. Even the little children will be dragged off like sheep, and their homes will be destroyed.
46 The earth will shake with the shout, “Babylon has been taken!” and its cry of despair will be heard around the world.
Jeremiah 51
1 This is what the LORD says: “I will stir up a destroyer against Babylon and the people of Babylonia.
2 Foreigners will come and winnow her, blowing her away as chaff. They will come from every side to rise against her in her day of trouble.
3 Don’t let the archers put on their armor or draw their bows. Don’t spare even her best soldiers! Let her army be completely destroyed.
4 They will fall dead in the land of the Babylonians, slashed to death in her streets.
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