1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Jeremiah 50

1, 9, 21, 35 The judgment of Babylon. 4, 17, 33 The redemption of Israel.

 50:1 The word 1697 which 834 the LORD 3068 spoke 1696 concerning 413 Babylon 894, the land 776 of the Chaldeans 3778, through 3027 Jeremiah 3414 the prophet 5030:

 50:2 “Declare 5046 and proclaim 8085 among the nations 1471. Proclaim 8085 it and lift 5375 up a standard 5251. Do not conceal 3582 [it but] say 559, ‘Babylon 894 has been captured 3920, Bel 1078 has been 954 put 954 to shame 954, Marduk 4781 has been 2865 shattered 2865; Her images 6091 have been 954 put 954 to shame 954, her idols 1544 have been 2865 shattered 2865.’

 50:3 “For a nation 1471 has come 5927 up against 5921 her out of the north 6828; it will make 7896 her land 776 an object 8047 of horror 8047, and there will be no 3808 inhabitant 3427 in it. Both 4480 man 120 and beast 929 have wandered 5110 off, they have gone 1980 away!

 50:4 ¶ “In those 1992a days 3117 and at that time 6256,” declares 5002 the LORD 3068, “the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 will come 935, [both] they and the sons 1121 of Judah 3063 as well 3164a; they will go 1980 along weeping 1058 as they go 1980, and it will be the LORD 3068 their God 430 they will seek 1245.

 50:5 “They will ask 7592 for the way 1870 to Zion 6726, [turning] their faces 6440 in its direction 2008; they will come 935 that they may join 3867a themselves to the LORD 3068 [in] an everlasting 5769 covenant 1285 that will not be forgotten 7911.

 50:6 ¶ “My people 5971a have become 1961 lost 6 sheep 6629; Their shepherds 7462a have led 8582 them astray 8582. They have made them turn 7725 aside 7725 [on] the mountains 2022; They have gone 1980 along from mountain 2022 to hill 1389 And have forgotten 7911 their resting 7258 place 7258.

 50:7 “All 3605 who came 4672 upon them have devoured 398 them; And their adversaries 6862c have said 559, ‘We are not guilty 816, Inasmuch 8478 834 as they have sinned 2398 against the LORD 3068 [who is] the habitation 5116a of righteousness 6664, Even the LORD 3068, the hope 4723a of their fathers 1.’

 50:8 ¶ “Wander 5110 away from the midst 8432 of Babylon 894 And go 3318 forth 3318 from the land 776 of the Chaldeans 3778; Be also like male 6260 goats 6260 at the head 6440 of the flock 6629.

 50:9 “For behold 2009, I am going to arouse 5782 and bring 5927 up against 5921 Babylon 894 A horde 6951 of great 1419 nations 1471 from the land 776 of the north 6828, And they will draw 6186a up [their] battle 6186a lines 6186a against her; From there 8033 she will be taken 3920 captive 3920. Their arrows 2671 will be like an expert 7919a warrior 1368 Who does not return 7725 empty-handed 7387.

 50:10 “Chaldea 3778 will become 1961 plunder 7998; All 3605 who plunder 7997b her will have 7646 enough 7646,” declares 5002 the LORD 3068.

 50:11 ¶ “Because 3588 you are glad 8055, because 3588 you are jubilant 5937, O you who pillage 8154 My heritage 5159, Because 3588 you skip 6335a about 6335a like a threshing 1758 heifer 5697 And neigh 6670a like stallions 47,

 50:12 Your mother 517 will be greatly 3966 ashamed 954, She who gave 3205 you birth 3205 will be humiliated 2659. Behold 2009, [she will be] the least 319 of the nations 1471, A wilderness 4057b, a parched 6723 land 6723 and a desert 6160.

 50:13 “Because 4480 of the indignation 7110a of the LORD 3068 she will not be inhabited 3427, But she will be completely 3605 desolate 8077; Everyone 3605 who passes 5674a by Babylon 894 will be horrified 8074 And will hiss 8319 because 5921 of all 3605 her wounds 4347.

 50:14 “Draw 6186a up your battle 6186a lines 6186a against 5921 Babylon 894 on every 5439 side 5439, All 3605 you who bend 1869 the bow 7198; Shoot 3034 at her, do not be sparing 2550 with [your] arrows 2671, For she has sinned 2398 against the LORD 3068.

 50:15 “Raise 7321 your battle 7321 cry 7321 against 5921 her on every 5439 side 5439! She has given 5414 herself 3027 up, her pillars 806b have fallen 5307, Her walls 2346 have been torn 2040 down 2040. For this 1931 is the vengeance 5360 of the LORD 3068: Take 5358 vengeance 5358 on her; As she has done 6213a [to others, so] do 6213a to her.

 50:16 “Cut 3772 off 3772 the sower 2232 from Babylon 894 And the one who wields 8610 the sickle 4038 at the time 6256 of harvest 7105a; From before 6440 the sword 2719 of the oppressor 3238 They will each 376 turn 6437 back 6437 to his own people 5971a And they will each 376 flee 5127 to his own land 776.

 50:17 ¶ “Israel 3478 is a scattered 6340 flock 7716, the lions 738 have driven 5080 [them] away 5080. The first 7223 one 7223 [who] devoured 398 him was the king 4428 of Assyria 804b, and this 2088 last 314 one 314 [who] has broken 6105c his bones 6105c is Nebuchadnezzar 5019 king 4428 of Babylon 894.

 50:18 “Therefore 3651 thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, the God 430 of Israel 3478: ‘Behold 2009, I am going to punish 6485 the king 4428 of Babylon 894 and his land 776, just 3512c as I punished 6485 the king 4428 of Assyria 804b.

 50:19 ‘And I will bring 7725 Israel 3478 back 7725 to his pasture 5116a and he will graze 7462a on Carmel 3760 and Bashan 1316, and his desire 5315 will be satisfied 7646 in the hill 2022 country 2022 of Ephraim 669 and Gilead 1568.

 50:20 ‘In those 1992a days 3117 and at that time 6256,’ declares 5002 the LORD 3068, ‘search 1245 will be made 1245 for the iniquity 5771 of Israel 3478, but there 369 will be none 369; and for the sins 2403b of Judah 3063, but they will not be found 4672; for I will pardon 5545 those whom 834 I leave 7604 as a remnant 7604.’

 50:21 ¶ “Against 5921 the land 776 of Merathaim 4850, go 5927 up against 5921 it, And against 413 the inhabitants 3427 of Pekod 6489. Slay 2717c and utterly 2763a destroy 2763a them,” declares 5002 the LORD 3068, “And do 6213a according to all 3605 that I have commanded 6680 you.

 50:22 “The noise 6963 of battle 4421 is in the land 776, And great 1419 destruction 7667.

 50:23 “How 349 the hammer 6360 of the whole 3605 earth 776 Has been cut 1438 off 1438 and broken 7665! How 349 Babylon 894 has become 1961 An object 8047 of horror 8047 among the nations 1471!

 50:24 “I set 3369 a snare 3369 for you and you were also 1571 caught 3920, O Babylon 894, While you yourself 855b were not aware 3045; You have been found 4672 and also 1571 seized 8610 Because 3588 you have engaged 1624 in conflict 1624 with the LORD 3068.”

 50:25 The LORD 3068 has opened 6605a His armory 214 And has brought 3318 forth 3318 the weapons 3627 of His indignation 2195, For it is a work 4399 of the Lord 136 GOD 3068 of hosts 6635 In the land 776 of the Chaldeans 3778.

 50:26 Come 935 to her from the farthest 7093 border 7093; Open 6605a up her barns 3965, Pile 5549 her up like 3644 heaps 6194 And utterly 2763a destroy 2763a her, Let nothing 408 be left 7611 to her.

 50:27 Put 2717c all 3605 her young 6499 bulls 6499 to the sword 2717c; Let them go 3381 down 3381 to the slaughter 2874! Woe 1945 be upon them, for their day 3117 has come 935, The time 6256 of their punishment 6486.

 50:28 ¶ There is a sound 6963 of fugitives 5127 and refugees 6412b from the land 776 of Babylon 894, To declare 5046 in Zion 6726 the vengeance 5360 of the LORD 3068 our God 430, Vengeance 5360 for His temple 1964.

 50:29 ¶ “Summon 8085 many 7227a against 413 Babylon 894, All 3605 those who bend 1869 the bow 7198: Encamp 2583 against 5921 her on every 5439 side 5439, Let there be no 408 escape 6413. Repay 7999a her according to her work 6467; According to all 3605 that she has done 6213a, [so] do 6213a to her; For she has become 2102 arrogant 2102 against 413 the LORD 3068, Against 413 the Holy 6918 One 6918 of Israel 3478.

 50:30 “Therefore 3651 her young 970 men 970 will fall 5307 in her streets 7339, And all 3605 her men 376 of war 4421 will be silenced 1826a in that day 3117,” declares 5002 the LORD 3068.

 50:31 “Behold 2009, I am against 413 you, O arrogant 2087 one,” Declares 5002 the Lord 136 GOD 3068 of hosts 6635, “For your day 3117 has come 935, The time 6256 when I will punish 6485 you.

 50:32 “The arrogant 2087 one will stumble 3782 and fall 5307 With no 369 one 369 to raise 6965 him up; And I will set 3341 fire 784 to his cities 5892b And it will devour 398 all 3605 his environs 5439.”

 50:33 ¶ Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, “The sons 1121 of Israel 3478 are oppressed 6231, And the sons 1121 of Judah 3063 as well 3164a; And all 3605 who took 7617 them captive 7617 have held 2388 them fast 2388, They have refused 3985 to let 7971 them go 7971.

 50:34 “Their Redeemer 1350 is strong 2389, the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 is His name 8034; He will vigorously 7378 plead 7378 their case 7379 So 4616 that He may bring 7280b rest 7280b to the earth 776, But turmoil 7264 to the inhabitants 3427 of Babylon 894.

 50:35 “A sword 2719 against 5921 the Chaldeans 3778,” declares 5002 the LORD 3068, “And against 413 the inhabitants 3427 of Babylon 894 And against 413 her officials 8269 and her wise 2450 men 2450!

 50:36 “A sword 2719 against 413 the oracle 907 priests 907, and they will become 2973 fools 2973! A sword 2719 against 413 her mighty 1368 men 1368, and they will be shattered 2865!

 50:37 “A sword 2719 against 413 their horses 5483b and against 413 their chariots 7393 And against 413 all 3605 the foreigners 6154a who 834 are in the midst 8432 of her, And they will become 1961 women 802! A sword 2719 against 413 her treasures 214, and they will be plundered 962!

 50:38 “A drought 2721a on her waters 4325, and they will be dried 3001 up! For it is a land 776 of idols 6456, And they are mad 1984b over fearsome 367 idols.

 50:39 ¶ “Therefore 3651 the desert 6716b creatures 6716b will live 3427 [there] along 854 with the jackals 338; The ostriches 3284 also will live 3427 in it, And it will never 3808 again 5750 be inhabited 3427 Or dwelt 7931 in from generation 1755 to generation 1755.

 50:40 “As when God 430 overthrew 4114 Sodom 5467 And Gomorrah 6017 with its neighbors 7934,” declares 5002 the LORD 3068, “No 3808 man 376 will live 3427 there 8033, Nor 3808 will [any] son 1121 of man 120 reside 1481a in it.

 50:41 ¶ “Behold 2009, a people 5971a is coming 935 from the north 6828, And a great 1419 nation 1471 and many 7227a kings 4428 Will be aroused 5782 from the remote 3411 parts 3411 of the earth 776.

 50:42 “They seize 2388 [their] bow 7198 and javelin 3591; They are cruel 394 and have 7355 no 3808 mercy 7355. Their voice 6963 roars 1993 like the sea 3220; And they ride 7392 on horses 5483b, Marshalled 6186a like a man 376 for the battle 4421 Against 5921 you, O daughter 1323 of Babylon 894.

 50:43 “The king 4428 of Babylon 894 has heard 8085 the report 8088 about them, And his hands 3027 hang 7503 limp 7503; Distress 6869a has gripped 2388 him, Agony 2427 like a woman in childbirth 3205.

 50:44 ¶ “Behold 2009, one will come 5927 up like a lion 743b from the thicket 1347b of the Jordan 3383 to a perennially 386 watered pasture 5116a; for in an instant 7280a I will make them run 7323 away 4480 from it, and whoever 4310 is chosen 977 I will appoint 6485 over 413 it. For who 4310 is like 3644 Me, and who 4310 will summon 3259 Me [into court]? And who 4310 then 2088 is the shepherd 7462a who 834 can stand 5975 before 6440 Me?”

 50:45 Therefore 3651 hear 8085 the plan 6098 of the LORD 3068 which 834 He has planned 3289 against 413 Babylon 894, and His purposes 4284 which 834 He has purposed 2803 against 413 the land 776 of the Chaldeans 3778: surely 518 3808 they will drag 5498 them off 5498, [even] the little 6810 ones 6810 of the flock 6629; surely 518 3808 He will make 8074 their pasture 5116a desolate 8074 because 5921 of them.

 50:46 At the shout 6963, “Babylon 894 has been seized 8610!” the earth 776 is shaken 7493, and an outcry 2201 is heard 8085 among the nations 1471.