Jeremiah 51-52The Utter Destruction of Babylon51 Thus says the Lord:“Behold, I will raise up against Babylon,Against those who dwell in [a]Leb Kamai,A destroying wind.2 And I will send winnowers to Babylon,Who shall winnow her and empty her land.For in the day of doomThey shall be against her all around.3 Against her let the archer bend his bow,And lift himself up against her in his armor.Do not s...  Read More

Jeremiah 50Judgment on Babylon and Babylonia50 The word that the Lord spoke against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet.2 “Declare among the nations,Proclaim, and [a]set up a standard;Proclaim—do not conceal it—Say, ‘Babylon is taken, Bel is shamed.[b]Merodach is broken in pieces;Her idols are humiliated,Her images are broken in pieces.’3 For out of the north a na...  Read More

Jeremiah 48-49Judgment on Moab48 Against Moab.Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:“Woe to Nebo!For it is plundered,Kirjathaim is shamed and taken;[a]The high stronghold is shamed and dismayed—2 No more praise of Moab.In Heshbon they have devised evil against her:‘Come, and let us cut her off as a nation.’You also shall be cut down, O Madmen![b]The sword shall pursue you;3 A voice of cry...  Read More

Jeremiah 46-47Judgment on Egypt46 The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the nations. 2 Against Egypt.Concerning the army of Pharaoh Necho, king of Egypt, which was by the River Euphrates in Carchemish, and which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:3 “Order[a] the [b]buckler and shield,And draw near to ba...  Read More

Jeremiah 43-45Jeremiah Taken to Egypt43 Now it happened, when Jeremiah had stopped speaking to all the people all the words of the Lord their God, for which the Lord their God had sent him to them, all these words, 2 that Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men spoke, saying to Jeremiah, “You speak falsely! The Lord our God has not sent you to say, ‘Do not go ...  Read More

Jeremiah 40-42Jeremiah with Gedaliah the Governor40 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord after Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him bound in chains among all who were carried away captive from Jerusalem and Judah, who were carried away captive to Babylon.2 And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him: “The Lord your God has pro...  Read More