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33 Thus says YHWH of Hosts: “The sons of Israel are oppressed and the sons of Judah together; all who took them captive have held firmly to them; they have refused to send them away. 34 Their Redeemer is strong—YHWH of Hosts is His name! He will fervently plead their case, so as to give rest to the land, and to bring trembling to those dwelling in Babylon. 35 A sword is upon the Chaldeans,” a declaration of YHWH, “and against those dwelling in Babylon, and against her princes, and against her wise men! 36 A sword is against the diviners, that they should become fools! A sword is against her mighty ones, that they should be dismayed! 37 A sword is against their horses, and against their chariots, and against all the mixture who are in her midst, that they should become as women! A sword is against her treasures, that they should be plundered! 38 A drought is against her waters, that they should be dried up! For it is a land of graven images, and over idols they go mad! 39 Therefore the desert creatures will dwell there with the jackals, and in it the daughters of the ostrich will dwell; it will be a habitation no more forever, and it will not be a dwelling place unto generation and generation. 40 As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbors,” a declaration of YHWH, “no man will dwell there, and no a son of man will reside in it. 41 Behold! A people is coming from the north, a great nation, and many kings will be roused from the ends of the earth! 42 The bow and the spear they hold firm; they are cruel and they do not have compassion. Their voice roars like the sea, and on horses they are riding, being arrayed like a man for the battle against you, O daughter of Babylon! 43 The king of Babylon has heard the report of them, and his hands hang limp; distress has taken hold of him, writhing like that of a woman in labor. 44 Behold, like a lion that comes up from the height of the Jordan against an enduring habitation, so I will act in an instant and will make them run away from her. And who is the chosen one over her I will appoint, for who is like Me? And who will arraign Me? And who is this shepherd who can stand before My face? 45 Therefore, hear the counsel of YHWH that He has counseled against Babylon, and His plans that He has planned against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely not will they drag them out, the least of the flock? Surely not will He make their dwelling place desolate over them? 46 From the sound of Babylon being captured, the earth is shaken, and the outcry among the nations is heard. Jeremiah 50:33-46, Berean Literal Bible. Public domain.
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