Jeremiah Chapter 50
So the word from the Lord about Babylon and the Chaldeans came through Jeremiah, no cap.
The word that the LORD spake against Babylon {and} against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet. {by...: Heb. by the hand of Jeremiah}
Spread the news, fam! Babylon's finished, Bel's trembling, and Merodach got totally wrecked; all their idols are sus and smashed.
Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, {and} conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces. {set up: Heb. lift up}
A crew’s coming in from the north, ready to mess up the land; ain’t nobody chilling there anymore, just peace out, man and beast alike.
For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast.
During those times, God’s saying the Israelites and Judah are gonna come through, weeping and seeking the Lord, fr.
In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the LORD their God.
They’ll be asking for the way to Zion, like, “Yo, let’s vibe with the Lord and make a lit forever pact.”
They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, {saying}, Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant {that} shall not be forgotten.
My squad's like lost sheep; their leaders led them off track, climbing mountains and forgetting their chill spot, savage.
My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away {on} the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace. {restingplace: Heb. place to lie down in}
Anyone who found them just gobbled them up; their enemies were like, “We’re good, they messed with the Lord, their justice vibes.”
All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers.
Bounce from Babylon, fam, and dip outta the Chaldeans, be like the rams leading the flock.
Remove out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he goats before the flocks.
I’m raising up a squad of big nations from the north to roll against Babylon; they're rolling up and taking her down, arrows on point, no misses.
For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows {shall be} as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain. {expert...: or, destroyer}
Chaldea’s gonna be a hot mess; everyone who takes from her will be satisfied, says the Lord, periodt.
And Chaldea shall be a spoil: all that spoil her shall be satisfied, saith the LORD.
Y'all were vibing hard, flexin' like royalty, but now you're just big cows munching grass, making noise like bulls; no cap.
Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls; {fat: Heb. big, or, corpulent} {bellow...: or, neigh as steeds}
Your mom’s gonna be super embarrassed, fam; the last of the nations is gonna turn into a wasteland, just dry and desert vibes.
Your mother shall be sore confounded; she that bare you shall be ashamed: behold, the hindermost of the nations {shall be} a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.
The Lord's furious, so it's gonna be a ghost town; anyone rolling by Babylon will be shook and hiss at all her drama.
Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.
Squad up against Babylon, archers; let those arrows fly, don’t hold back: she messed with the Lord, fr.
Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about: all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the LORD.
Shout at her from all sides: she showed her hand, her foundation's crumbled, walls down; it's the Lord's revenge, give her what she did.
Shout against her round about: she hath given her hand: her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it {is} the vengeance of the LORD: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.
Cut off all the farmers in Babylon and those with sickles at harvest time; they're gonna bounce back to their peeps, scared of the sword.
Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land. {sickle; or, scythe}
Israel's like a lost sheep; lions have chased him away: first, the Assyrian king snatched him up, then Nebuchadrezzar from Babylon broke him down.
Israel {is} a scattered sheep; the lions have driven {him} away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.
So the Lord of hosts, God of Israel, says: I'm coming for the Babylon king and his land, just like I did to the Assyrian king.
Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria.
I'm bringing Israel back home, and he’s gonna feast on Carmel and Bashan, his soul's gonna be lit on mount Ephraim and Gilead.
And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and Gilead.
In those days, says the Lord, they’ll look for Israel’s sins and find none; Judah’s sins won’t show up either, 'cause I'm gonna forgive the ones I hold onto.
In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and {there shall be} none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.
Pull up on the land of Merathaim and the crew in Pekod: totally wreck it and destroy everything, says the Lord, and do all the things I told you to do.
Go up against the land of Merathaim, {even} against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the LORD, and do according to all that I have commanded thee. {of Merathaim: or, of the rebels} {Pekod: or, Visitation}
There’s a battle vibe in the land, and it’s major destruction.
A sound of battle {is} in the land, and of great destruction.
How is the whole earth’s hammer getting wrecked and smashed! Babylon is straight-up a ghost town among the nations!
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
I set a trap for you, Babylon, and you didn’t even see it coming: you’re caught 'cause you tried to flex on the Lord.
I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD.
The Lord opened His armory and pulled out the weapons of His anger: this is how the Lord God of hosts rolls in the land of the Chaldeans.
The LORD hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation: for this {is} the work of the Lord GOD of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.
Roll up on her from the farthest edge, crack open her stash: pile her up and wipe her out completely; leave nothing behind.
Come against her from the utmost border, open her storehouses: cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly: let nothing of her be left. {from...: Heb. from the end} {cast...: or, tread her}
Take out all her bulls; send them to the slaughter: it’s rough for them! Their day has come, the time for their reckoning.
Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
You can hear the voices of those running and escaping from Babylon, shouting in Zion about the Lord our God’s revenge, the revenge for His temple.
The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance of his temple.
Gather the archers against Babylon: all you with aim, set up camp around her; don’t let anyone slip away: pay her back for what she’s done; she’s been way too proud against the Lord, against the Holy One of Israel.
Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the LORD, against the Holy One of Israel.
So, her young men will drop in the streets, and all her warriors will be taken out that day, says the Lord.
Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets, and all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD.
Yo, I'm totally coming for you, super proud one, says the Lord God of hosts: your time's up, I'm rolling up on you.
Behold, I {am} against thee, {O thou} most proud, saith the Lord GOD of hosts: for thy day is come, the time {that} I will visit thee. {most...: Heb. pride}
The proud will trip and fall, no one's gonna help them up: I'm lighting a fire in their cities, and it’s gonna consume everything around.
And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him. {the...: Heb. pride}
The Lord of hosts says this; Israel and Judah were oppressed together: those who captured them held tight; they just wouldn’t let them go, no cap.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah {were} oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go.
Their Redeemer is a beast; the Lord of hosts is his name: He’s gonna fight for them, bringing peace to the land and shaking up the peeps in Babylon.
Their Redeemer {is} strong; the LORD of hosts {is} his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
A sword's coming for the Chaldeans, says the Lord, and for the folks in Babylon, their leaders, and their wise guys.
A sword {is} upon the Chaldeans, saith the LORD, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise {men}.
A sword's on the liars; they're gonna freak out: a sword's on the strong men; they're gonna be shook.
A sword {is} upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword {is} upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed. {liars: or, chief stays: Heb. bars}
A sword's on their horses and chariots, and all the mixed peeps caught in the chaos; they’ll act like ladies: a sword's on their treasures; they’re gonna get robbed.
A sword {is} upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that {are} in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword {is} upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed.
A drought's hitting their waters; they’ll dry up: it’s the land of carved idols, and they’re obsessed with their false gods, fr.
A drought {is} upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it {is} the land of graven images, and they are mad upon {their} idols.
So, wild beasts from the desert and islands will chill there, and the owls will call it home: it’s gonna be uninhabited forever; no one’s living there ever again.
Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell {there}, and the owls shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
Just like God flipped Sodom and Gomorrah and their nearby cities, says the Lord; no one will stay, and no humans will live there, periodt.
As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour {cities} thereof, saith the LORD; {so} shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein.
Yo, a crew’s rolling in from the north, a whole nation, and mad kings gonna rise up from all over the globe.
Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
They’re packing bows and lances, total savages, giving no mercy: their roar hits like the ocean, riding horses all geared up, ready to battle, against you, O Babylon.
They shall hold the bow and the lance: they {are} cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, {every one} put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.
The king of Babylon caught wind of them, and he’s shook; anxiety hit him like a wave, feeling those labor pains.
The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed feeble: anguish took hold of him, {and} pangs as of a woman in travail.
Check it, he’s coming in like a lion from the Jordan, but I’m about to make them bounce real quick: who’s my chosen one to handle her? Who’s got the rizz to set the time? Who’s that shepherd that’s got my back?
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who {is} a chosen {man, that} I may appoint over her? for who {is} like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who {is} that shepherd that will stand before me? {appoint me...: or, convent me to plead?}
So listen up to the Lord’s plan against Babylon; His goals for the Chaldeans are locked in: even the tiniest sheep gonna lead them out, and he’ll make their crib empty.
Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make {their} habitation desolate with them.
When Babylon gets taken, the earth shakes, and the nations will hear the drama.
At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations.