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Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midsta of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind;
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And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.
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Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her host.
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Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets.
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For Israel hath not been forsaken, nor Judah of his God, of the LORD of hosts; though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel.
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Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.
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Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD'S hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.
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Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
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We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies.
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The LORD hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of the LORD our God.
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Make brightb the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance of his temple.
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Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes:c for the LORD hath both devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon.
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O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.
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The LORD of hosts hath sworn by himself,d saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout against thee.
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He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.
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When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitudee of waters in the heavens; and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth: he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
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Every man is brutishf by his knowledge; every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
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The portion of Jacob is not like them; for he is the former of all things: and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the LORD of hosts is his name.
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Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;
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And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider;
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With thee also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid;
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I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers.
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And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, saith the LORD.
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Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith the LORD, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain.
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And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolateg for ever, saith the LORD.
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Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers.
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Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes, the captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and all the land of his dominion.
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And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desolation without an inhabitant.
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The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.
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One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end,
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And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.
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For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon is like a threshingfloor, it is time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.
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Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.
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The violenceh done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall the inhabitant of Zion say; and my blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say.
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Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.
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And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant.
La Biblia de las Américas (Español) BLA
Jeremías 51:1
Así dice el SEÑOR: He aquí, levanto contra Babilonia y contra los habitantes de Leb Camay el espíritu de un destructor.
English Standard Version ESV
Jeremiah 51:1
Thus says the LORD: "Behold, I will stir up 1the spirit of a destroyer against Babylon, against the inhabitants of Leb-kamai,j
La Biblia del Jubileo 2000 JBS
Jeremías 51:1
Así dijo el SEÑOR: He aquí que yo levanto sobre Babilonia, y sobre sus moradores que de corazón se levantan contra mí, un viento destruidor
New King James Version NKJV
Jeremiah 51:1
Thus says the Lord: "Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, Against those who dwell in Leb Kamai, A destroying wind.
Nueva Traducción Viviente NTV
Jeremías 51:1
Esto dice el Señor
:
«Incitaré a un destructor contra Babilonia
y contra la gente de Babilonia.
:
«Incitaré a un destructor contra Babilonia
y contra la gente de Babilonia.
Nueva Versión Internacional NVI
Jeremías 51:1
Así dice el SEÑOR:«Voy a levantar un viento destructorcontra Babilonia y la gente de Leb Camay.k
La Biblia Reina-Valera (Español) RVR
Jeremías 51:1
ASI ha dicho Jehová: He aquí que yo levanto sobre Babilonia, y sobre sus moradores que se levantan contra mí, un viento destruidor.
Sagradas Escrituras (1569) (Español) SEV
Jeremías 51:1
Así dijo el SEÑOR: He aquí que yo levanto sobre Babilonia, y sobre sus moradores que de corazón se levantan contra mí, un viento destruidor.
Herramientas de Estudio para Jeremiah 51:1-40
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