Jeremiah 25:12 ‘Then when seventy years are completed, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans (Babylonia),’ says the Lord, ‘for their ...

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Amplified Bible - ‘Then when seventy years are completed, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans (Babylonia),’ says the Lord, ‘for their wickedness, and will make the land [of the Chaldeans] a perpetual waste.
新标点和合本 - 七十年满了以后，我必刑罚巴比伦王和那国民，并迦勒底人之地，因他们的罪孽使那地永远荒凉。这是耶和华说的。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 七十年满了以后，我必惩罚巴比伦王和那国，并迦勒底人之地，因他们的罪孽使那地永远荒凉。这是耶和华说的。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 七十年满了以后，我必惩罚巴比伦王和那国，并迦勒底人之地，因他们的罪孽使那地永远荒凉。这是耶和华说的。
当代译本 - 七十年后，我要因巴比伦王和他国民迦勒底人的罪而惩罚他们，使他们的土地永远荒凉。这是耶和华说的。
圣经新译本 - “七十年满了以后，我要按着他们的罪孽惩罚巴比伦王和那国，就是迦勒底人之地，使它永远荒凉。”这是耶和华的宣告。
现代标点和合本 - “七十年满了以后，我必刑罚巴比伦王和那国民，并迦勒底人之地，因他们的罪孽使那地永远荒凉。”这是耶和华说的。
和合本（拼音版） - 七十年满了以后，我必刑罚巴比伦王和那国民，并迦勒底人之地，因他们的罪孽使那地永远荒凉。这是耶和华说的。
New International Version - “But when the seventy years are fulfilled, I will punish the king of Babylon and his nation, the land of the Babylonians, for their guilt,” declares the Lord, “and will make it desolate forever.
New International Reader's Version - “ ‘But I will punish that king and his nation because they are guilty. I will do this when the 70 years are over,’ announces the Lord. ‘I will make that land a desert forever.
English Standard Version - Then after seventy years are completed, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity, declares the Lord, making the land an everlasting waste.
New Living Translation - “Then, after the seventy years of captivity are over, I will punish the king of Babylon and his people for their sins,” says the Lord. “I will make the country of the Babylonians a wasteland forever.
The Message - “Once the seventy years is up, I’ll punish the king of Babylon and the whole nation of Babylon for their sin. Then they’ll be the wasteland. Everything that I said I’d do to that country, I’ll do—everything that’s written in this book, everything Jeremiah preached against all the godless nations. Many nations and great kings will make slaves of the Babylonians, paying them back for everything they’ve done to others. They won’t get by with anything.” God’s Decree.
Christian Standard Bible - When the seventy years are completed, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation’ — this is the Lord’s declaration — ‘the land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity, and I will make it a ruin forever.
New American Standard Bible - ‘Then it will be when seventy years are completed I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation,’ declares the Lord, ‘for their wrongdoing, and the land of the Chaldeans; and I will make it an everlasting desolation.
New King James Version - ‘Then it will come to pass, when seventy years are completed, that I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity,’ says the Lord; ‘and I will make it a perpetual desolation.
American Standard Version - And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith Jehovah, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans; and I will make it desolate for ever.
King James Version - And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the Lord, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations.
New English Translation - “‘But when the seventy years are over, I will punish the king of Babylon and his nation for their sins. I will make the land of Babylon an everlasting ruin. I, the Lord, affirm it!
World English Bible - “It will happen, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation,” says Yahweh, “for their iniquity. I will make the land of the Chaldeans desolate forever.
新標點和合本 - 七十年滿了以後，我必刑罰巴比倫王和那國民，並迦勒底人之地，因他們的罪孽使那地永遠荒涼。這是耶和華說的。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 七十年滿了以後，我必懲罰巴比倫王和那國，並迦勒底人之地，因他們的罪孽使那地永遠荒涼。這是耶和華說的。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 七十年滿了以後，我必懲罰巴比倫王和那國，並迦勒底人之地，因他們的罪孽使那地永遠荒涼。這是耶和華說的。
當代譯本 - 七十年後，我要因巴比倫王和他國民迦勒底人的罪而懲罰他們，使他們的土地永遠荒涼。這是耶和華說的。
聖經新譯本 - “七十年滿了以後，我要按著他們的罪孽懲罰巴比倫王和那國，就是迦勒底人之地，使它永遠荒涼。”這是耶和華的宣告。
呂振中譯本 - 『七十年滿了以後，永恆主發神諭說，我必察罰巴比倫王以及那國，我必鑒察他們的罪孽，察罰迦勒底人之地，使它永遠荒涼。
現代標點和合本 - 「七十年滿了以後，我必刑罰巴比倫王和那國民，並迦勒底人之地，因他們的罪孽使那地永遠荒涼。」這是耶和華說的。
文理和合譯本 - 七十年既竟、我必罰巴比倫王與其國、及迦勒底人之地、使之永久荒蕪、以治其罪、耶和華言之矣、
文理委辦譯本 - 耶和華又曰、七十年之期既屆、我降罰於巴比倫之君民、治其罪戾、使迦勒底土地荒蕪、歷久若此。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 七十年之期既畢、我降罰於巴比倫王與迦勒底民、治其罪戾、使迦勒底土地永為荒蕪、此乃主所言、
Nueva Versión Internacional - »Pero, cuando se hayan cumplido los setenta años, yo castigaré por su iniquidad al rey de Babilonia y a aquella nación, país de los caldeos, y los convertiré en desolación perpetua —afirma el Señor—.
현대인의 성경 - 70년이 지난 후에 내가 바빌로니아 왕과 그 백성을 그들의 죄에 대하여 벌하고 그 땅을 영원히 황폐하게 하며
Новый Русский Перевод - Но по прошествии семидесяти лет Я накажу царя Вавилона и его народ, страну халдеев, за их вину, – возвещает Господь, – и приведу ее в вечное запустение.
Восточный перевод - Но по прошествии семидесяти лет Я накажу царя Вавилона и его народ, страну вавилонян, за их вину, – возвещает Вечный, – и приведу её в вечное запустение.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Но по прошествии семидесяти лет Я накажу царя Вавилона и его народ, страну вавилонян, за их вину, – возвещает Вечный, – и приведу её в вечное запустение.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Но по прошествии семидесяти лет Я накажу царя Вавилона и его народ, страну вавилонян, за их вину, – возвещает Вечный, – и приведу её в вечное запустение.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Et au bout de ces soixante-dix ans, je demanderai compte de leur crime au roi de Babylone et à son peuple – l’Eternel le déclare – je sévirai contre le pays des Chaldéens et je le réduirai en désert pour toujours.
リビングバイブル - この奴隷の期間が終わったら、わたしはバビロン王とその国の民を、彼らの罪のために罰する。カルデヤの地を永久に荒れ果てた所とする。
Nova Versão Internacional - “ ‘Quando se completarem os setenta anos, castigarei o rei da Babilônia e a sua nação, a terra dos babilônios, por causa de suas iniquidades’, declara o Senhor, ‘e a deixarei arrasada para sempre.
Hoffnung für alle - Aber nach den siebzig Jahren ziehe ich den König von Babylonien und sein Volk zur Rechenschaft für ihre Schuld. Dann werde ich ihr Land für immer zerstören. Darauf gebe ich, der Herr, mein Wort!
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chúa Hằng Hữu phán: “Sau bảy mươi năm ấy, Ta sẽ hình phạt vua và người Ba-by-lôn về tội ác chúng. Ta sẽ khiến đất nước Ba-by-lôn đổ nát và điêu tàn vĩnh viễn.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - องค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าประกาศว่า “แต่เมื่อครบเจ็ดสิบปีแล้ว เราจะลงโทษกษัตริย์บาบิโลนและชนชาติของเขา ซึ่งก็คือแผ่นดินของชาวบาบิโลน เพราะความผิดของพวกเขา เราจะทำให้ดินแดนของเขาถูกทิ้งร้างตลอดไป
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - หลังจากครบ 70 ปีแล้ว เราจะลงโทษกษัตริย์แห่งบาบิโลนและประชาชาตินั้น เพราะความชั่วของพวกเขา” พระผู้เป็นเจ้าประกาศดังนี้ว่า “และเราจะทำให้แผ่นดินของชาวเคลเดียเป็นที่รกร้างไปตลอดกาล

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Isaiah 46:1 - Bel has bowed down, Nebo stoops over; Their idols are on the beasts [of burden] and on the cattle. Your burdens [of idols] are loaded [on them], Burdens on the weary animals.
Jeremiah 25:14 - (For many nations and great kings will make slaves of them, even the Chaldeans [who enslaved other nations]; and I will repay [all of] them according to their deeds and according to the work of their [own] hands.)’ ”
Isaiah 15:6 - For the waters of Nimrim are desolate. Indeed the grass is withered, the new growth dies; There is no green thing.
Daniel 5:1 - Belshazzar the king [who was a descendant of Nebuchadnezzar] gave a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he was drinking his wine in the presence of the thousand [guests].
Daniel 5:2 - Belshazzar, as he tasted the wine, gave a command to bring in the gold and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines might drink from them.
Daniel 5:3 - Then they brought in the gold and silver vessels that had been taken out of the temple, the house of God which was in Jerusalem; and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines drank from them.
Daniel 5:4 - They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone.
Daniel 5:5 - Suddenly the fingers of a man’s hand appeared and began writing opposite the lampstand on [a well-lit area of] the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace, and the king saw the part of the hand that did the writing.
Daniel 5:6 - Then the king’s face grew pale, and his thoughts alarmed him; the joints and muscles of his hips and back weakened and his knees began knocking together.
Daniel 5:7 - The king called aloud to bring in the enchanters (Magi), the Chaldeans [who were master astrologers] and the diviners. The king said to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever can read this writing and explain its interpretation to me shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold put around his neck, and have authority as the third ruler in the kingdom.”
Daniel 5:8 - Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or reveal to the king its interpretation.
Daniel 5:9 - Then King Belshazzar was greatly perplexed, his face became even paler, and his nobles were bewildered and alarmed.
Daniel 5:10 - Now the queen [mother], overhearing the [excited] words of the king and his nobles, came into the banquet area. The queen [mother] spoke and said, “O king, live forever! Do not be alarmed at your thoughts or let your face be changed.
Daniel 5:11 - There is a man in your kingdom in whom is a spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father, illumination, understanding and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him. And King Nebuchadnezzar, your father—your father the king, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans and diviners.
Daniel 5:12 - It was because an extraordinary spirit, knowledge and insight, the ability to interpret dreams, clarify riddles, and solve complex problems were found in this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called and he will give the interpretation.”
Daniel 5:13 - Then Daniel was brought in before the king. And the king said to Daniel, “Are you that Daniel who is one of the sons of the exiles of Judah, whom my father the king brought from Judah?
Daniel 5:14 - I have heard of you, that a spirit of the gods is in you, and that illumination, insight, and extraordinary wisdom have been found in you.
Daniel 5:15 - Now the wise men and the enchanters, were brought in before me so that they might read this writing and reveal its meaning to me, but they could not give the interpretation of the message.
Daniel 5:16 - But I personally have heard about you, that you are able to make interpretations and solve complex problems. Now if you are able to read the writing and reveal its interpretation to me, you shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold put around your neck, and you shall have authority as the third ruler in the kingdom.”
Daniel 5:17 - Then Daniel answered and said before the king, “Keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else; however, I will read the writing to the king and reveal the interpretation to him.
Daniel 5:18 - O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father a kingdom and greatness and glory and majesty;
Daniel 5:19 - and because of the greatness that He gave him, all the peoples, nations, and speakers of every language trembled and feared him. Whomever he wished he killed, and whomever he wished he kept alive; whomever he wished he promoted and whomever he wished he humbled.
Daniel 5:20 - But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit became so proud that he behaved arrogantly, he was deposed from his royal throne and his glory was taken away from him.
Daniel 5:21 - He was also driven from mankind, and his mind was made like that of an animal, and his dwelling place was with the wild donkeys. He was given grass to eat like cattle, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven until he came to know [without any doubt] that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind and He appoints it to whomever He wills.
Daniel 5:22 - And you, his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart (mind), even though you knew all this.
Daniel 5:23 - And you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven, and the vessels of His house have been brought before you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines have been drinking wine from them; and you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which do not see or hear or understand. But the God who holds in His hand your breath of life and your ways you have not honored and glorified [but have dishonored and defied].
Daniel 5:24 - Then the hand was sent from the presence [of the Most High God], and this inscription was written:
Daniel 5:25 - “This is the inscription that was written, ‘mene, mene, tekel, upharsin [numbered, numbered, weighed, and divided].’
Daniel 5:26 - This is the interpretation of the message: ‘mene’—God has numbered the days of your kingdom and put an end to it;
Daniel 5:27 - ‘tekel’—you have been weighed on the scales [of righteousness] and found deficient;
Daniel 5:28 - ‘ peres’— your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”
Daniel 5:29 - Then Belshazzar gave the command, and Daniel was clothed with purple and a chain of gold was put around his neck, and a proclamation concerning him was issued [declaring] that he now had authority as the third ruler in the kingdom.
Daniel 5:30 - During that same night Belshazzar the [last] Chaldean king was slain [by troops of the invading army].
Daniel 5:31 - So Darius the Mede received the kingdom; he was about the age of sixty-two.
Deuteronomy 32:35 - Vengeance is Mine, and retribution, In due time their foot will slip; For the day of their disaster is at hand, And their doom hurries to meet them.’
Deuteronomy 32:36 - For the Lord will vindicate His people, And will have compassion on His servants, When He sees that their strength (hand) is gone, And none remains, whether bond or free.
Deuteronomy 32:37 - And He will say, ‘Where are their gods, The rock in which they took refuge?
Deuteronomy 32:38 - Who ate the fat of their sacrifices, And drank the wine of their drink offering? Let them rise up and help you, Let them be your hiding place!
Deuteronomy 32:39 - See now that I, I am He, And there is no god besides Me; It is I who put to death and I who give life. I have wounded and it is I who heal, And there is no one who can deliver from [the power of] My hand.
Deuteronomy 32:40 - Indeed, I lift up My hand to heaven, And say (swear an oath), as I live forever,
Deuteronomy 32:41 - If I sharpen the lightning of My sword, And My hand takes hold of judgment, I will render vengeance on My adversaries, And I will repay those who hate Me.
Deuteronomy 32:42 - I will make My arrows drunk with blood, And My sword will devour flesh, With the blood of the slain and the captives, From the heads of the leaders of the enemy.’
Habakkuk 2:1 - I will stand at my guard post And station myself on the tower; And I will keep watch to see what He will say to me, And what answer I will give [as His spokesman] when I am reproved.
Habakkuk 2:2 - Then the Lord answered me and said, “Write the vision And engrave it plainly on [clay] tablets So that the one who reads it will run.
Habakkuk 2:3 - For the vision is yet for the appointed [future] time It hurries toward the goal [of fulfillment]; it will not fail. Even though it delays, wait [patiently] for it, Because it will certainly come; it will not delay.
Habakkuk 2:4 - “Look at the proud one, His soul is not right within him, But the righteous will live by his faith [in the true God].
Habakkuk 2:5 - Moreover, wine is treacherous and betrays the arrogant man, So that he does not stay at home. His appetite is large like Sheol, And he is like death, never satisfied. He gathers to himself all nations And collects to himself all peoples [as if he owned them].
Habakkuk 2:6 - “Will all these [victims of his greed] not take up a taunting song against him, And in mocking derision against him Say, ‘ Woe (judgment is coming) to him who increases that which is not his— How long [will he possess it]? And [woe to him who] makes himself wealthy with loans.’
Habakkuk 2:7 - Will your creditors not rise up suddenly, And those who collect from you awaken? Then you will become plunder for them.
Habakkuk 2:8 - Because you [king of Babylon] have looted many nations, All peoples who are left will loot you— Because of human bloodshed and for the violence done to the land, To the city and all its inhabitants.
Habakkuk 2:9 - “Woe (judgment is coming) to him who obtains wicked gain for his house [and thinks by so doing] To set his nest on high, That he may be rescued from the hand of evil.
Habakkuk 2:10 - You have devised a shameful thing for your house By cutting off and putting an end to many peoples; So you are sinning against your own life and forfeiting it.
Habakkuk 2:11 - For the stone will cry out from the wall [to accuse you—built in sin!] And the rafter will answer it out of the woodwork.
Habakkuk 2:12 - “Woe (judgment is coming) to him who builds a city with bloodshed And establishes a town by violence!
Habakkuk 2:13 - Is it not indeed from the Lord of hosts That peoples labor [only] for the fire [that will destroy their work], And nations grow weary for nothing [that is, things which have no lasting value]?
Habakkuk 2:14 - But [the time is coming when] the earth shall be filled With the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, As the waters cover the sea.
Habakkuk 2:15 - “Woe (judgment is coming) to you who make your neighbors drink, Who mix in your venom to make them drunk So that you may look at their nakedness!
Habakkuk 2:16 - You will be filled with disgrace instead of honor. Now drink and expose your own nakedness! The cup [of wrath] in the Lord’s right hand will come around to you [O destroyer], And utter disgrace will be on your own glory.
Habakkuk 2:17 - For the violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you; The destruction of the animals will terrify you On account of human bloodshed and the violence done to the land, To the city and all its inhabitants.
Habakkuk 2:18 - “What profit is the carved image when its maker has formed it? It is only a cast image, and a teacher of lies. For its maker trusts in his own creation [as his god] When he makes speechless idols.
Habakkuk 2:19 - Woe (judgment is coming) to him who says to the wooden image, ‘Awake!’ And to the speechless stone, ‘Arise!’ And that is your teacher? Look, it is overlaid with gold and silver, And there is no breath at all inside it.
Habakkuk 2:20 - But the Lord is in His holy temple. Let all the earth hush and be silent before Him.”
Jeremiah 51:24 - “And I will [completely] repay Babylon and all the people of Chaldea for all the evil that they have done in Zion—before your very eyes [I will do it],” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 51:25 - “Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain [conqueror of nations], Who destroys the whole earth,” declares the Lord, “I will stretch out My hand against you, And roll you down from the [rugged] cliffs, And will make you a burnt mountain (extinct volcano).
Jeremiah 51:26 - They will not take from you [even] a stone for a cornerstone Nor any rock for a foundation, But you will be desolate forever,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 23:2 - Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, in regard to the shepherds who care for and feed My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them; hear this, I am about to visit and attend to you for the evil of your deeds,” says the Lord.
Revelation 18:1 - After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, possessing great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his splendor and radiance.
Revelation 18:2 - And he shouted with a mighty voice, saying, “Fallen, fallen [certainly to be destroyed] is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a dungeon haunted by every unclean spirit, and a prison for every unclean and loathsome bird.
Revelation 18:3 - For all the nations have drunk from the wine of the passion of her [sexual] immorality, and the kings and political leaders of the earth have committed immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich by the wealth and economic power of her sensuous luxury.”
Revelation 18:4 - And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, “Come out of her, my people, so that you will not be a partner in her sins and receive her plagues;
Revelation 18:5 - for her sins (crimes, transgressions) have piled up as high as heaven, and God has remembered her wickedness and crimes [for judgment].
Revelation 18:6 - Repay to her even as she has repaid others, and pay back [to her] double [her torment] in accordance with what she has done; in the cup [of sin and suffering] which she mixed, mix a double portion [of perfect justice] for her.
Revelation 18:7 - To the degree that she glorified herself and reveled and gloated in her sensuality [living deliciously and luxuriously], to that same degree impose on her torment and anguish, and mourning and grief; for in her heart she boasts, ‘I sit as a queen [on a throne] and I am not a widow, and will never, ever see mourning or experience grief.’
Revelation 18:8 - For this reason in a single day her plagues (afflictions, calamities) will come, pestilence and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire and completely consumed; for strong and powerful is the Lord God who judges her.
Revelation 18:9 - “ And the kings and political leaders of the earth, who committed immorality and lived luxuriously with her, will weep and beat their chests [in mourning] over her when they see the smoke of her burning,
Revelation 18:10 - standing a long way off, in fear of her torment, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, the strong city, Babylon! In a single hour your judgment has come.’
Revelation 18:11 - “And merchants of the earth will weep and grieve over her, because no one buys their cargo (goods, merchandise) anymore—
Revelation 18:12 - cargoes of gold and silver and precious stones and pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet; all kinds of citron (scented) wood and every article of ivory and every article of very costly and lavish wood and bronze and iron and marble;
Revelation 18:13 - and cinnamon and spices and incense and perfume and frankincense and wine and olive oil and fine flour and wheat; of cattle and sheep, and cargoes of horses and chariots and carriages; and of slaves and human lives.
Revelation 18:14 - The ripe fruits and delicacies of your soul’s desire have gone from you, and all things that were luxurious and extravagant are lost to you, never again to be found.
Revelation 18:15 - The merchants who handled these articles, who grew wealthy from [their business with] her, will stand a long way off in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud,
Revelation 18:16 - saying, ‘Woe, woe, for the great city that was robed in fine linen, in purple and scarlet, gilded and adorned with gold, with precious stones, and with pearls;
Revelation 18:17 - because in one hour all the vast wealth has been laid waste.’ And every ship captain or navigator, and every passenger and sailor, and all who make their living by the sea, stood a long way off,
Revelation 18:18 - and exclaimed as they watched the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘What could be compared to the great city?’
Revelation 18:19 - And they threw dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, ‘Woe, woe, for the great city, where all who had ships at sea grew rich from her great wealth, because in one hour she has been laid waste!’
Revelation 18:20 - Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints (God’s people) and apostles and prophets [who were martyred], because God has executed vengeance for you [through righteous judgment] upon her.”
Revelation 18:21 - Then a single powerful angel picked up a boulder like a great millstone and flung it into the sea, saying, “With such violence will Babylon the great city be hurled down [by the sudden, spectacular judgment of God], and will never again be found.
Revelation 18:22 - And the sound of harpists and musicians and flutists and trumpeters will never again be heard in you, and no skilled artisan of any craft will ever again be found in you, and the sound of the millstone [grinding grain] will never again be heard in you [for commerce will no longer flourish, and normal life will cease].
Revelation 18:23 - And never again will the light of a lamp shine in you, and never again will the voice of the bridegroom and bride be heard in you; for your merchants were the great and prominent men of the earth, because all the nations were deceived and misled by your sorcery [your magic spells and poisonous charm].
Revelation 18:24 - And in Babylon was found the blood of prophets and of saints (God’s people) and of all those who have been slaughtered on the earth.”
2 Kings 24:1 - In his days, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant for three years; then he turned and rebelled against him.
Ezekiel 35:9 - I will make you an everlasting desolation and your cities will not be inhabited. Then you will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord.
Isaiah 13:1 - The [mournful, inspired] oracle ( a burden to be carried) concerning Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw [in a prophetic vision]:
Isaiah 13:2 - Lift up a signal banner on the bare mountain, Summon them [the Medes and Persians] with a loud voice, Wave the [beckoning] hand so that they may enter the doorways of the [Babylonian] nobles.
Isaiah 13:3 - I [the Lord] have commanded My consecrated ones, I have even called My great warriors, My proudly exulting ones [the Medes and the Persians who triumph for My honor]— To execute My anger.
Isaiah 13:4 - A sound of tumult on the mountains, Like that of many people! A sound of the uproar of the kingdoms, Of nations gathered together! The Lord of hosts is mustering an army for battle.
Isaiah 13:5 - They are coming from a distant country, From the end of heaven [the farthest horizon]— The Lord and the weapons of His indignation— To destroy the whole land.
Isaiah 13:6 - Wail, for the day of the Lord is at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty (All Sufficient One—Invincible God)!
Isaiah 13:7 - Therefore all hands will fall limp, And every man’s heart will melt.
Isaiah 13:8 - They [of Babylon] will be shocked and terrified, Pains and anguish will grip them; They will be in pain like a woman in childbirth. They will stare aghast and horrified at one another, Their faces aflame [from the effects of the unprecedented warfare].
Isaiah 13:9 - Listen carefully, the day of the Lord is coming, Cruel, with wrath and raging anger, To make the land a horror [of devastation]; And He shall exterminate its sinners from it.
Isaiah 13:10 - For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not flash with their light; The sun will be dark when it rises, And the moon will not shed its light.
Isaiah 13:11 - In this way I will punish the world for its evil And the wicked for their wickedness [their sin, their injustice, their wrongdoing]; I will also put an end to the arrogance of the proud And will abase the arrogance of the tyrant.
Isaiah 13:12 - I will make mortal man more rare than fine gold, And mankind [scarcer] than the pure gold of Ophir.
Isaiah 13:13 - Therefore I will make the heavens tremble; And the earth will be shaken from its place At the wrath of the Lord of hosts In the day of His burning anger.
Isaiah 13:14 - And like the hunted gazelle, Or like sheep that no man gathers, Each [foreign resident] will turn [and go back] to his own people, And each one flee to his own land.
Isaiah 20:1 - In the year that the Tartan [the Assyrian commander in chief] came to Ashdod [in Philistia], when Sargon king of Assyria sent him and he fought against Ashdod and captured it,
Isaiah 20:2 - at that time the Lord spoke through Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, “Go, untie the sackcloth from your hips and take your sandals off your feet.” And he did so, walking around stripped [to his loincloth] and barefoot.
Isaiah 20:3 - And the Lord said, “Even as My servant Isaiah has walked stripped and barefoot for three years as a sign and forewarning concerning Egypt and Cush (Ethiopia),
Isaiah 20:4 - in the same way the king of Assyria will lead away the Egyptian captives and the Cushite exiles, young and old, stripped and barefoot, even with buttocks uncovered—to the shame of Egypt.
Isaiah 20:5 - Then they will be dismayed and ashamed because of Cush their hope and Egypt their boast.
Isaiah 20:6 - So the inhabitants of this coastland [the Israelites and their neighbors] will say in that day, ‘Look what has happened to those in whom we hoped and trusted and to whom we fled for help to be spared from the king of Assyria! But we, how will we escape [captivity and exile]?’ ”
Jeremiah 51:62 - and say, ‘You, O Lord, have promised concerning this place to cut it off and destroy it, so that there shall be nothing living in it, neither man nor animal, but it will be perpetually desolate.’
Jeremiah 51:63 - And as soon as you finish reading this scroll, you shall tie a stone to it and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates.
Jeremiah 51:64 - Then say, ‘In the same way Babylon will sink down and not rise because of the disaster that I will bring on her; and the Babylonians will become [hopelessly] exhausted.’ ” Thus the words of Jeremiah are completed.
Isaiah 14:23 - “I will also make Babylon a possession of the hedgehog and of swamps of water, and I will sweep it away with the broom of destruction,” declares the Lord of hosts.
Jeremiah 50:1 - The word that the Lord spoke concerning Babylon and concerning the land of the Chaldeans through Jeremiah the prophet:
Jeremiah 50:2 - “Declare among the nations. Lift up a signal [to spread the news]—publish and proclaim it, Do not conceal it; say, ‘Babylon has been taken, Bel [the patron god] has been shamed, Marduk (Bel) has been shattered. Babylon’s images have been shamed, her [worthless] idols have been thrown down.’
Jeremiah 50:3 - For out of the north a nation (Media) has come against her which will make her land desolate, and no one will live there. They have fled, they have gone away—both man and animal.
Jeremiah 50:4 - “In those days and at that time,” says the Lord, “the children of Israel will come, they and the children of Judah together; they will come up weeping [in repentance] as they come and seek the Lord their God [inquiring for and of Him].
Jeremiah 50:5 - They will ask the way to Zion, with their faces in that direction, saying, ‘Come, let us join ourselves to the Lord in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.’
Jeremiah 50:6 - “My people have become lost sheep; Their shepherds have led them astray. They have made them turn aside [to the seductive places of idolatry] on the mountains. They have gone along [from one sin to another] from mountain to hill; They have forgotten their [own] resting place.
Jeremiah 50:7 - All who found them have devoured them; And their adversaries have said, ‘We are not guilty, Because they have sinned against the Lord [and are no longer holy to Him], their [true] habitation of righteousness and justice, Even the Lord, the [confident] hope of their fathers.’
Jeremiah 50:8 - “Wander away from the midst of Babylon And go out of the land of the Chaldeans; Be like the male goats [who serve as leaders] at the head of the flocks.
Jeremiah 50:9 - For behold, I will stir up and bring up against Babylon An assembly of great nations from the north country. They will equip themselves and set up the battle lines against her; From there she will be taken captive. Their arrows will be like an expert warrior Who will not return empty-handed.
Jeremiah 50:10 - Chaldea will become plunder; All who plunder her will be satisfied,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 50:11 - “Though you are glad, though you rejoice, O you who plunder My heritage, Though you are wanton and skip about like a heifer in the grass And neigh like stallions,
Jeremiah 50:12 - Your mother [Babylon] shall be greatly shamed; She who gave you birth will be ashamed. Behold, she will be the least of the nations, A wilderness, a parched land and a desert.
Jeremiah 50:13 - Because of the wrath of the Lord she will not be inhabited But she will be completely desolate; Everyone who goes by Babylon will be appalled And will hiss (mock) at all her wounds and plagues.
Jeremiah 50:14 - Set yourselves in battle formation against Babylon on every side, All you archers. Shoot at her! Do not spare the arrows, For she has sinned against the Lord.
Jeremiah 50:15 - Raise the battle cry against her on every side! She has given her hand [in agreement] and has surrendered; her pillars have fallen, Her walls have been torn down. For this is the vengeance of the Lord: Take vengeance on her; As she has done [to others], do to her.
Jeremiah 50:16 - Cut off the sower from Babylon And the one who handles the sickle at the time of harvest. For fear of the sword of the oppressor Everyone will return to his own people And everyone will flee to his own land.
Jeremiah 50:17 - Israel is a hunted and scattered flock [driven here and there as prey]; the lions have chased them away. First the king of Assyria devoured him, and now at last Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has broken (gnawed) his bones.
Jeremiah 50:18 - Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Behold, I will visit (inspect, examine) and punish the king of Babylon and his land, just as I visited and punished the king of Assyria.
Jeremiah 50:19 - And I will bring Israel [home] again to his pasture and he will graze on [the most fertile lands of] Carmel [in the west] and Bashan [in the east], and his soul will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead.
Jeremiah 50:20 - In those days and at that time,’ says the Lord, ‘a search will be made for the wickedness of Israel, but there will be none and for the sins of Judah, but none will be found, for I will pardon those whom I leave as a remnant.’
Jeremiah 50:21 - “Go against [Babylon] the land of Merathaim (Double Rebellion), Go up against it and against the people of Pekod (Punishment). Kill and utterly destroy them,” says the Lord, “And do everything that I have commanded you.”
Jeremiah 50:22 - “The noise of battle is in the land, And [the noise of] great destruction.
Jeremiah 50:23 - How the hammer of the whole earth Is crushed and broken! How Babylon has become A horror [of desolation] among the nations!
Jeremiah 50:24 - I set a trap for you and you also were caught, O Babylon, And you did not know it; You have been found and also seized Because you have struggled against the Lord.”
Jeremiah 50:25 - The Lord has opened His armory And has brought out [the nations who unknowingly are] the weapons of His indignation (wrath), For it is a work of the Lord God of hosts In the land of the Chaldeans.
Jeremiah 50:26 - Come against her from the farthest border. Open her storehouses; Pile it up like heaps of rubbish. Burn and destroy her completely; Let nothing be left of her.
Jeremiah 50:27 - Kill all her young bulls [her strength—her young men]; Let them go down to the slaughter! Woe (judgment is coming) to the Chaldeans, for their day has come, The time of their punishment.
Jeremiah 50:28 - Listen to the voice of the refugees who flee and escape from the land of Babylon, Proclaiming in Zion the vengeance of the Lord our God, The vengeance [of the Lord against the Chaldeans] for [plundering and destroying] His temple.
Jeremiah 50:29 - “Call together many [archers] against Babylon, All those who bend the bow. Encamp against her on every side; Let no one from there escape. Repay her according to her actions; Just as she has done, do to her. For she has been proudly defiant and presumptuous against the Lord, Against the Holy One of Israel.
Jeremiah 50:30 - Therefore her young men will fall in her streets, And all her soldiers will be destroyed on that day,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 50:31 - “Behold, I am against you, [O Babylon, you] arrogant one, [you who are pride and presumption personified],” Says the Lord God of hosts, “For your day has come, The time when I will punish you.
Jeremiah 50:32 - The arrogant (proud) one will stumble and fall With no one to raise him up; And I will set fire to his cities And it will devour all who are around him.”
Jeremiah 50:33 - Thus says the Lord of hosts, “The children of Israel are oppressed, And the children of Judah as well; And all who took them captive have held them tightly, They have refused to let them go.
Jeremiah 50:34 - Their Redeemer is strong; the Lord of hosts is His name. He will most certainly plead their case and defend their cause So that He may bring rest to their land, But turmoil to the inhabitants of Babylon.
Jeremiah 50:35 - A sword against the Chaldeans,” says the Lord, “And against the inhabitants of Babylon And against her princes (officials, civic rulers) and against her wise men (astrologers, religious rulers)!
Jeremiah 50:36 - A sword against the oracle priests (the babbling liars), and they will become fools! A sword against her mighty warriors, and they will be shattered and destroyed!
Jeremiah 50:37 - A sword against their horses and against their chariots And against all the foreign troops that are in her midst, And they will become [as weak and defenseless as] women! A sword against her treasures, and they will be plundered!
Jeremiah 50:38 - A drought on her waters, and they will dry up! For it is a land of [worthless] idols, And they are mad over fearsome idols [those objects of terror in which they foolishly trust].
Jeremiah 50:39 - “Therefore wild beasts of the desert will live there [in Babylon] with the jackals; The ostriches also will live there, And it will never again be inhabited [with people] Or lived in from generation to generation.
Jeremiah 50:40 - As when God overthrew Sodom And Gomorrah and their neighboring cities,” says the Lord, “So no man will live there; Nor shall any son of man live there.”
Jeremiah 50:41 - “Behold, a people is coming from the north, And a great nation and many kings Will be stirring from the remote parts of the earth.
Jeremiah 50:42 - They seize their bow and spear; They are cruel and have no compassion. They sound like the roaring of the sea; They ride on horses, Every man equipped like a man [ready] for the battle Against you, O Daughter of Babylon.
Jeremiah 50:43 - The king of Babylon has heard the report about them, And his hands fall limp and helpless; Anguish has seized him, And agony like that of a woman in childbirth.
Jeremiah 50:44 - “See, one will come up like a lion from the thicket of the Jordan against the enduring habitation [of Babylon] and its watered pastures; for in an instant I will make Babylon run from his land. I will appoint over Babylon the one whom I choose. For who is like Me, and who will summon Me [into court] and prosecute Me [for this]? Who is the [earthly] shepherd who can stand [defiantly] before Me?”
Jeremiah 50:45 - Therefore hear the plan of the Lord which He has devised against Babylon, and hear what He has purposed against [the inhabitants of the land of] the Chaldeans: surely they will be dragged away, [even] the little ones of the flock; surely He will make their habitation desolate because of them.
Jeremiah 50:46 - At the shout, “Babylon has been seized!” the earth quakes, and an outcry is heard among the nations.
Ezra 1:1 - Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia [that is, the first year he ruled Babylon], in order to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah [the prophet], the Lord stirred up (put in motion) the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he sent a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying:
Ezra 1:2 - “Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, ‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and He has appointed me to build Him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
Jeremiah 29:10 - “For thus says the Lord, ‘When seventy years [of exile] have been completed for Babylon, I will visit (inspect) you and keep My good promise to you, to bring you back to this place.
Isaiah 13:19 - And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans’ pride, Will be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God overthrew them.
Daniel 9:2 - in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the books the number of years which, according to the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before the desolations [which had been] pronounced on Jerusalem would end; and it was seventy years.

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Amplified Bible - ‘Then when seventy years are completed, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans (Babylonia),’ says the Lord, ‘for their wickedness, and will make the land [of the Chaldeans] a perpetual waste.
新标点和合本 - 七十年满了以后，我必刑罚巴比伦王和那国民，并迦勒底人之地，因他们的罪孽使那地永远荒凉。这是耶和华说的。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 七十年满了以后，我必惩罚巴比伦王和那国，并迦勒底人之地，因他们的罪孽使那地永远荒凉。这是耶和华说的。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 七十年满了以后，我必惩罚巴比伦王和那国，并迦勒底人之地，因他们的罪孽使那地永远荒凉。这是耶和华说的。
当代译本 - 七十年后，我要因巴比伦王和他国民迦勒底人的罪而惩罚他们，使他们的土地永远荒凉。这是耶和华说的。
圣经新译本 - “七十年满了以后，我要按着他们的罪孽惩罚巴比伦王和那国，就是迦勒底人之地，使它永远荒凉。”这是耶和华的宣告。
现代标点和合本 - “七十年满了以后，我必刑罚巴比伦王和那国民，并迦勒底人之地，因他们的罪孽使那地永远荒凉。”这是耶和华说的。
和合本（拼音版） - 七十年满了以后，我必刑罚巴比伦王和那国民，并迦勒底人之地，因他们的罪孽使那地永远荒凉。这是耶和华说的。
New International Version - “But when the seventy years are fulfilled, I will punish the king of Babylon and his nation, the land of the Babylonians, for their guilt,” declares the Lord, “and will make it desolate forever.
New International Reader's Version - “ ‘But I will punish that king and his nation because they are guilty. I will do this when the 70 years are over,’ announces the Lord. ‘I will make that land a desert forever.
English Standard Version - Then after seventy years are completed, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity, declares the Lord, making the land an everlasting waste.
New Living Translation - “Then, after the seventy years of captivity are over, I will punish the king of Babylon and his people for their sins,” says the Lord. “I will make the country of the Babylonians a wasteland forever.
The Message - “Once the seventy years is up, I’ll punish the king of Babylon and the whole nation of Babylon for their sin. Then they’ll be the wasteland. Everything that I said I’d do to that country, I’ll do—everything that’s written in this book, everything Jeremiah preached against all the godless nations. Many nations and great kings will make slaves of the Babylonians, paying them back for everything they’ve done to others. They won’t get by with anything.” God’s Decree.
Christian Standard Bible - When the seventy years are completed, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation’ — this is the Lord’s declaration — ‘the land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity, and I will make it a ruin forever.
New American Standard Bible - ‘Then it will be when seventy years are completed I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation,’ declares the Lord, ‘for their wrongdoing, and the land of the Chaldeans; and I will make it an everlasting desolation.
New King James Version - ‘Then it will come to pass, when seventy years are completed, that I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity,’ says the Lord; ‘and I will make it a perpetual desolation.
American Standard Version - And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith Jehovah, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans; and I will make it desolate for ever.
King James Version - And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the Lord, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations.
New English Translation - “‘But when the seventy years are over, I will punish the king of Babylon and his nation for their sins. I will make the land of Babylon an everlasting ruin. I, the Lord, affirm it!
World English Bible - “It will happen, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation,” says Yahweh, “for their iniquity. I will make the land of the Chaldeans desolate forever.
新標點和合本 - 七十年滿了以後，我必刑罰巴比倫王和那國民，並迦勒底人之地，因他們的罪孽使那地永遠荒涼。這是耶和華說的。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 七十年滿了以後，我必懲罰巴比倫王和那國，並迦勒底人之地，因他們的罪孽使那地永遠荒涼。這是耶和華說的。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 七十年滿了以後，我必懲罰巴比倫王和那國，並迦勒底人之地，因他們的罪孽使那地永遠荒涼。這是耶和華說的。
當代譯本 - 七十年後，我要因巴比倫王和他國民迦勒底人的罪而懲罰他們，使他們的土地永遠荒涼。這是耶和華說的。
聖經新譯本 - “七十年滿了以後，我要按著他們的罪孽懲罰巴比倫王和那國，就是迦勒底人之地，使它永遠荒涼。”這是耶和華的宣告。
呂振中譯本 - 『七十年滿了以後，永恆主發神諭說，我必察罰巴比倫王以及那國，我必鑒察他們的罪孽，察罰迦勒底人之地，使它永遠荒涼。
現代標點和合本 - 「七十年滿了以後，我必刑罰巴比倫王和那國民，並迦勒底人之地，因他們的罪孽使那地永遠荒涼。」這是耶和華說的。
文理和合譯本 - 七十年既竟、我必罰巴比倫王與其國、及迦勒底人之地、使之永久荒蕪、以治其罪、耶和華言之矣、
文理委辦譯本 - 耶和華又曰、七十年之期既屆、我降罰於巴比倫之君民、治其罪戾、使迦勒底土地荒蕪、歷久若此。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 七十年之期既畢、我降罰於巴比倫王與迦勒底民、治其罪戾、使迦勒底土地永為荒蕪、此乃主所言、
Nueva Versión Internacional - »Pero, cuando se hayan cumplido los setenta años, yo castigaré por su iniquidad al rey de Babilonia y a aquella nación, país de los caldeos, y los convertiré en desolación perpetua —afirma el Señor—.
현대인의 성경 - 70년이 지난 후에 내가 바빌로니아 왕과 그 백성을 그들의 죄에 대하여 벌하고 그 땅을 영원히 황폐하게 하며
Новый Русский Перевод - Но по прошествии семидесяти лет Я накажу царя Вавилона и его народ, страну халдеев, за их вину, – возвещает Господь, – и приведу ее в вечное запустение.
Восточный перевод - Но по прошествии семидесяти лет Я накажу царя Вавилона и его народ, страну вавилонян, за их вину, – возвещает Вечный, – и приведу её в вечное запустение.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Но по прошествии семидесяти лет Я накажу царя Вавилона и его народ, страну вавилонян, за их вину, – возвещает Вечный, – и приведу её в вечное запустение.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Но по прошествии семидесяти лет Я накажу царя Вавилона и его народ, страну вавилонян, за их вину, – возвещает Вечный, – и приведу её в вечное запустение.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Et au bout de ces soixante-dix ans, je demanderai compte de leur crime au roi de Babylone et à son peuple – l’Eternel le déclare – je sévirai contre le pays des Chaldéens et je le réduirai en désert pour toujours.
リビングバイブル - この奴隷の期間が終わったら、わたしはバビロン王とその国の民を、彼らの罪のために罰する。カルデヤの地を永久に荒れ果てた所とする。
Nova Versão Internacional - “ ‘Quando se completarem os setenta anos, castigarei o rei da Babilônia e a sua nação, a terra dos babilônios, por causa de suas iniquidades’, declara o Senhor, ‘e a deixarei arrasada para sempre.
Hoffnung für alle - Aber nach den siebzig Jahren ziehe ich den König von Babylonien und sein Volk zur Rechenschaft für ihre Schuld. Dann werde ich ihr Land für immer zerstören. Darauf gebe ich, der Herr, mein Wort!
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chúa Hằng Hữu phán: “Sau bảy mươi năm ấy, Ta sẽ hình phạt vua và người Ba-by-lôn về tội ác chúng. Ta sẽ khiến đất nước Ba-by-lôn đổ nát và điêu tàn vĩnh viễn.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - องค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าประกาศว่า “แต่เมื่อครบเจ็ดสิบปีแล้ว เราจะลงโทษกษัตริย์บาบิโลนและชนชาติของเขา ซึ่งก็คือแผ่นดินของชาวบาบิโลน เพราะความผิดของพวกเขา เราจะทำให้ดินแดนของเขาถูกทิ้งร้างตลอดไป
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - หลังจากครบ 70 ปีแล้ว เราจะลงโทษกษัตริย์แห่งบาบิโลนและประชาชาตินั้น เพราะความชั่วของพวกเขา” พระผู้เป็นเจ้าประกาศดังนี้ว่า “และเราจะทำให้แผ่นดินของชาวเคลเดียเป็นที่รกร้างไปตลอดกาล

Isaiah 46:1 - Bel has bowed down, Nebo stoops over; Their idols are on the beasts [of burden] and on the cattle. Your burdens [of idols] are loaded [on them], Burdens on the weary animals.
Jeremiah 25:14 - (For many nations and great kings will make slaves of them, even the Chaldeans [who enslaved other nations]; and I will repay [all of] them according to their deeds and according to the work of their [own] hands.)’ ”
Isaiah 15:6 - For the waters of Nimrim are desolate. Indeed the grass is withered, the new growth dies; There is no green thing.
Daniel 5:1 - Belshazzar the king [who was a descendant of Nebuchadnezzar] gave a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he was drinking his wine in the presence of the thousand [guests].
Daniel 5:2 - Belshazzar, as he tasted the wine, gave a command to bring in the gold and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines might drink from them.
Daniel 5:3 - Then they brought in the gold and silver vessels that had been taken out of the temple, the house of God which was in Jerusalem; and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines drank from them.
Daniel 5:4 - They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone.
Daniel 5:5 - Suddenly the fingers of a man’s hand appeared and began writing opposite the lampstand on [a well-lit area of] the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace, and the king saw the part of the hand that did the writing.
Daniel 5:6 - Then the king’s face grew pale, and his thoughts alarmed him; the joints and muscles of his hips and back weakened and his knees began knocking together.
Daniel 5:7 - The king called aloud to bring in the enchanters (Magi), the Chaldeans [who were master astrologers] and the diviners. The king said to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever can read this writing and explain its interpretation to me shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold put around his neck, and have authority as the third ruler in the kingdom.”
Daniel 5:8 - Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or reveal to the king its interpretation.
Daniel 5:9 - Then King Belshazzar was greatly perplexed, his face became even paler, and his nobles were bewildered and alarmed.
Daniel 5:10 - Now the queen [mother], overhearing the [excited] words of the king and his nobles, came into the banquet area. The queen [mother] spoke and said, “O king, live forever! Do not be alarmed at your thoughts or let your face be changed.
Daniel 5:11 - There is a man in your kingdom in whom is a spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father, illumination, understanding and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him. And King Nebuchadnezzar, your father—your father the king, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans and diviners.
Daniel 5:12 - It was because an extraordinary spirit, knowledge and insight, the ability to interpret dreams, clarify riddles, and solve complex problems were found in this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called and he will give the interpretation.”
Daniel 5:13 - Then Daniel was brought in before the king. And the king said to Daniel, “Are you that Daniel who is one of the sons of the exiles of Judah, whom my father the king brought from Judah?
Daniel 5:14 - I have heard of you, that a spirit of the gods is in you, and that illumination, insight, and extraordinary wisdom have been found in you.
Daniel 5:15 - Now the wise men and the enchanters, were brought in before me so that they might read this writing and reveal its meaning to me, but they could not give the interpretation of the message.
Daniel 5:16 - But I personally have heard about you, that you are able to make interpretations and solve complex problems. Now if you are able to read the writing and reveal its interpretation to me, you shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold put around your neck, and you shall have authority as the third ruler in the kingdom.”
Daniel 5:17 - Then Daniel answered and said before the king, “Keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else; however, I will read the writing to the king and reveal the interpretation to him.
Daniel 5:18 - O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father a kingdom and greatness and glory and majesty;
Daniel 5:19 - and because of the greatness that He gave him, all the peoples, nations, and speakers of every language trembled and feared him. Whomever he wished he killed, and whomever he wished he kept alive; whomever he wished he promoted and whomever he wished he humbled.
Daniel 5:20 - But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit became so proud that he behaved arrogantly, he was deposed from his royal throne and his glory was taken away from him.
Daniel 5:21 - He was also driven from mankind, and his mind was made like that of an animal, and his dwelling place was with the wild donkeys. He was given grass to eat like cattle, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven until he came to know [without any doubt] that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind and He appoints it to whomever He wills.
Daniel 5:22 - And you, his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart (mind), even though you knew all this.
Daniel 5:23 - And you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven, and the vessels of His house have been brought before you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines have been drinking wine from them; and you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which do not see or hear or understand. But the God who holds in His hand your breath of life and your ways you have not honored and glorified [but have dishonored and defied].
Daniel 5:24 - Then the hand was sent from the presence [of the Most High God], and this inscription was written:
Daniel 5:25 - “This is the inscription that was written, ‘mene, mene, tekel, upharsin [numbered, numbered, weighed, and divided].’
Daniel 5:26 - This is the interpretation of the message: ‘mene’—God has numbered the days of your kingdom and put an end to it;
Daniel 5:27 - ‘tekel’—you have been weighed on the scales [of righteousness] and found deficient;
Daniel 5:28 - ‘ peres’— your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”
Daniel 5:29 - Then Belshazzar gave the command, and Daniel was clothed with purple and a chain of gold was put around his neck, and a proclamation concerning him was issued [declaring] that he now had authority as the third ruler in the kingdom.
Daniel 5:30 - During that same night Belshazzar the [last] Chaldean king was slain [by troops of the invading army].
Daniel 5:31 - So Darius the Mede received the kingdom; he was about the age of sixty-two.
Deuteronomy 32:35 - Vengeance is Mine, and retribution, In due time their foot will slip; For the day of their disaster is at hand, And their doom hurries to meet them.’
Deuteronomy 32:36 - For the Lord will vindicate His people, And will have compassion on His servants, When He sees that their strength (hand) is gone, And none remains, whether bond or free.
Deuteronomy 32:37 - And He will say, ‘Where are their gods, The rock in which they took refuge?
Deuteronomy 32:38 - Who ate the fat of their sacrifices, And drank the wine of their drink offering? Let them rise up and help you, Let them be your hiding place!
Deuteronomy 32:39 - See now that I, I am He, And there is no god besides Me; It is I who put to death and I who give life. I have wounded and it is I who heal, And there is no one who can deliver from [the power of] My hand.
Deuteronomy 32:40 - Indeed, I lift up My hand to heaven, And say (swear an oath), as I live forever,
Deuteronomy 32:41 - If I sharpen the lightning of My sword, And My hand takes hold of judgment, I will render vengeance on My adversaries, And I will repay those who hate Me.
Deuteronomy 32:42 - I will make My arrows drunk with blood, And My sword will devour flesh, With the blood of the slain and the captives, From the heads of the leaders of the enemy.’
Habakkuk 2:1 - I will stand at my guard post And station myself on the tower; And I will keep watch to see what He will say to me, And what answer I will give [as His spokesman] when I am reproved.
Habakkuk 2:2 - Then the Lord answered me and said, “Write the vision And engrave it plainly on [clay] tablets So that the one who reads it will run.
Habakkuk 2:3 - For the vision is yet for the appointed [future] time It hurries toward the goal [of fulfillment]; it will not fail. Even though it delays, wait [patiently] for it, Because it will certainly come; it will not delay.
Habakkuk 2:4 - “Look at the proud one, His soul is not right within him, But the righteous will live by his faith [in the true God].
Habakkuk 2:5 - Moreover, wine is treacherous and betrays the arrogant man, So that he does not stay at home. His appetite is large like Sheol, And he is like death, never satisfied. He gathers to himself all nations And collects to himself all peoples [as if he owned them].
Habakkuk 2:6 - “Will all these [victims of his greed] not take up a taunting song against him, And in mocking derision against him Say, ‘ Woe (judgment is coming) to him who increases that which is not his— How long [will he possess it]? And [woe to him who] makes himself wealthy with loans.’
Habakkuk 2:7 - Will your creditors not rise up suddenly, And those who collect from you awaken? Then you will become plunder for them.
Habakkuk 2:8 - Because you [king of Babylon] have looted many nations, All peoples who are left will loot you— Because of human bloodshed and for the violence done to the land, To the city and all its inhabitants.
Habakkuk 2:9 - “Woe (judgment is coming) to him who obtains wicked gain for his house [and thinks by so doing] To set his nest on high, That he may be rescued from the hand of evil.
Habakkuk 2:10 - You have devised a shameful thing for your house By cutting off and putting an end to many peoples; So you are sinning against your own life and forfeiting it.
Habakkuk 2:11 - For the stone will cry out from the wall [to accuse you—built in sin!] And the rafter will answer it out of the woodwork.
Habakkuk 2:12 - “Woe (judgment is coming) to him who builds a city with bloodshed And establishes a town by violence!
Habakkuk 2:13 - Is it not indeed from the Lord of hosts That peoples labor [only] for the fire [that will destroy their work], And nations grow weary for nothing [that is, things which have no lasting value]?
Habakkuk 2:14 - But [the time is coming when] the earth shall be filled With the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, As the waters cover the sea.
Habakkuk 2:15 - “Woe (judgment is coming) to you who make your neighbors drink, Who mix in your venom to make them drunk So that you may look at their nakedness!
Habakkuk 2:16 - You will be filled with disgrace instead of honor. Now drink and expose your own nakedness! The cup [of wrath] in the Lord’s right hand will come around to you [O destroyer], And utter disgrace will be on your own glory.
Habakkuk 2:17 - For the violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you; The destruction of the animals will terrify you On account of human bloodshed and the violence done to the land, To the city and all its inhabitants.
Habakkuk 2:18 - “What profit is the carved image when its maker has formed it? It is only a cast image, and a teacher of lies. For its maker trusts in his own creation [as his god] When he makes speechless idols.
Habakkuk 2:19 - Woe (judgment is coming) to him who says to the wooden image, ‘Awake!’ And to the speechless stone, ‘Arise!’ And that is your teacher? Look, it is overlaid with gold and silver, And there is no breath at all inside it.
Habakkuk 2:20 - But the Lord is in His holy temple. Let all the earth hush and be silent before Him.”
Jeremiah 51:24 - “And I will [completely] repay Babylon and all the people of Chaldea for all the evil that they have done in Zion—before your very eyes [I will do it],” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 51:25 - “Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain [conqueror of nations], Who destroys the whole earth,” declares the Lord, “I will stretch out My hand against you, And roll you down from the [rugged] cliffs, And will make you a burnt mountain (extinct volcano).
Jeremiah 51:26 - They will not take from you [even] a stone for a cornerstone Nor any rock for a foundation, But you will be desolate forever,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 23:2 - Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, in regard to the shepherds who care for and feed My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them; hear this, I am about to visit and attend to you for the evil of your deeds,” says the Lord.
Revelation 18:1 - After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, possessing great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his splendor and radiance.
Revelation 18:2 - And he shouted with a mighty voice, saying, “Fallen, fallen [certainly to be destroyed] is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a dungeon haunted by every unclean spirit, and a prison for every unclean and loathsome bird.
Revelation 18:3 - For all the nations have drunk from the wine of the passion of her [sexual] immorality, and the kings and political leaders of the earth have committed immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich by the wealth and economic power of her sensuous luxury.”
Revelation 18:4 - And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, “Come out of her, my people, so that you will not be a partner in her sins and receive her plagues;
Revelation 18:5 - for her sins (crimes, transgressions) have piled up as high as heaven, and God has remembered her wickedness and crimes [for judgment].
Revelation 18:6 - Repay to her even as she has repaid others, and pay back [to her] double [her torment] in accordance with what she has done; in the cup [of sin and suffering] which she mixed, mix a double portion [of perfect justice] for her.
Revelation 18:7 - To the degree that she glorified herself and reveled and gloated in her sensuality [living deliciously and luxuriously], to that same degree impose on her torment and anguish, and mourning and grief; for in her heart she boasts, ‘I sit as a queen [on a throne] and I am not a widow, and will never, ever see mourning or experience grief.’
Revelation 18:8 - For this reason in a single day her plagues (afflictions, calamities) will come, pestilence and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire and completely consumed; for strong and powerful is the Lord God who judges her.
Revelation 18:9 - “ And the kings and political leaders of the earth, who committed immorality and lived luxuriously with her, will weep and beat their chests [in mourning] over her when they see the smoke of her burning,
Revelation 18:10 - standing a long way off, in fear of her torment, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, the strong city, Babylon! In a single hour your judgment has come.’
Revelation 18:11 - “And merchants of the earth will weep and grieve over her, because no one buys their cargo (goods, merchandise) anymore—
Revelation 18:12 - cargoes of gold and silver and precious stones and pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet; all kinds of citron (scented) wood and every article of ivory and every article of very costly and lavish wood and bronze and iron and marble;
Revelation 18:13 - and cinnamon and spices and incense and perfume and frankincense and wine and olive oil and fine flour and wheat; of cattle and sheep, and cargoes of horses and chariots and carriages; and of slaves and human lives.
Revelation 18:14 - The ripe fruits and delicacies of your soul’s desire have gone from you, and all things that were luxurious and extravagant are lost to you, never again to be found.
Revelation 18:15 - The merchants who handled these articles, who grew wealthy from [their business with] her, will stand a long way off in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud,
Revelation 18:16 - saying, ‘Woe, woe, for the great city that was robed in fine linen, in purple and scarlet, gilded and adorned with gold, with precious stones, and with pearls;
Revelation 18:17 - because in one hour all the vast wealth has been laid waste.’ And every ship captain or navigator, and every passenger and sailor, and all who make their living by the sea, stood a long way off,
Revelation 18:18 - and exclaimed as they watched the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘What could be compared to the great city?’
Revelation 18:19 - And they threw dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, ‘Woe, woe, for the great city, where all who had ships at sea grew rich from her great wealth, because in one hour she has been laid waste!’
Revelation 18:20 - Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints (God’s people) and apostles and prophets [who were martyred], because God has executed vengeance for you [through righteous judgment] upon her.”
Revelation 18:21 - Then a single powerful angel picked up a boulder like a great millstone and flung it into the sea, saying, “With such violence will Babylon the great city be hurled down [by the sudden, spectacular judgment of God], and will never again be found.
Revelation 18:22 - And the sound of harpists and musicians and flutists and trumpeters will never again be heard in you, and no skilled artisan of any craft will ever again be found in you, and the sound of the millstone [grinding grain] will never again be heard in you [for commerce will no longer flourish, and normal life will cease].
Revelation 18:23 - And never again will the light of a lamp shine in you, and never again will the voice of the bridegroom and bride be heard in you; for your merchants were the great and prominent men of the earth, because all the nations were deceived and misled by your sorcery [your magic spells and poisonous charm].
Revelation 18:24 - And in Babylon was found the blood of prophets and of saints (God’s people) and of all those who have been slaughtered on the earth.”
2 Kings 24:1 - In his days, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant for three years; then he turned and rebelled against him.
Ezekiel 35:9 - I will make you an everlasting desolation and your cities will not be inhabited. Then you will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord.
Isaiah 13:1 - The [mournful, inspired] oracle ( a burden to be carried) concerning Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw [in a prophetic vision]:
Isaiah 13:2 - Lift up a signal banner on the bare mountain, Summon them [the Medes and Persians] with a loud voice, Wave the [beckoning] hand so that they may enter the doorways of the [Babylonian] nobles.
Isaiah 13:3 - I [the Lord] have commanded My consecrated ones, I have even called My great warriors, My proudly exulting ones [the Medes and the Persians who triumph for My honor]— To execute My anger.
Isaiah 13:4 - A sound of tumult on the mountains, Like that of many people! A sound of the uproar of the kingdoms, Of nations gathered together! The Lord of hosts is mustering an army for battle.
Isaiah 13:5 - They are coming from a distant country, From the end of heaven [the farthest horizon]— The Lord and the weapons of His indignation— To destroy the whole land.
Isaiah 13:6 - Wail, for the day of the Lord is at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty (All Sufficient One—Invincible God)!
Isaiah 13:7 - Therefore all hands will fall limp, And every man’s heart will melt.
Isaiah 13:8 - They [of Babylon] will be shocked and terrified, Pains and anguish will grip them; They will be in pain like a woman in childbirth. They will stare aghast and horrified at one another, Their faces aflame [from the effects of the unprecedented warfare].
Isaiah 13:9 - Listen carefully, the day of the Lord is coming, Cruel, with wrath and raging anger, To make the land a horror [of devastation]; And He shall exterminate its sinners from it.
Isaiah 13:10 - For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not flash with their light; The sun will be dark when it rises, And the moon will not shed its light.
Isaiah 13:11 - In this way I will punish the world for its evil And the wicked for their wickedness [their sin, their injustice, their wrongdoing]; I will also put an end to the arrogance of the proud And will abase the arrogance of the tyrant.
Isaiah 13:12 - I will make mortal man more rare than fine gold, And mankind [scarcer] than the pure gold of Ophir.
Isaiah 13:13 - Therefore I will make the heavens tremble; And the earth will be shaken from its place At the wrath of the Lord of hosts In the day of His burning anger.
Isaiah 13:14 - And like the hunted gazelle, Or like sheep that no man gathers, Each [foreign resident] will turn [and go back] to his own people, And each one flee to his own land.
Isaiah 20:1 - In the year that the Tartan [the Assyrian commander in chief] came to Ashdod [in Philistia], when Sargon king of Assyria sent him and he fought against Ashdod and captured it,
Isaiah 20:2 - at that time the Lord spoke through Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, “Go, untie the sackcloth from your hips and take your sandals off your feet.” And he did so, walking around stripped [to his loincloth] and barefoot.
Isaiah 20:3 - And the Lord said, “Even as My servant Isaiah has walked stripped and barefoot for three years as a sign and forewarning concerning Egypt and Cush (Ethiopia),
Isaiah 20:4 - in the same way the king of Assyria will lead away the Egyptian captives and the Cushite exiles, young and old, stripped and barefoot, even with buttocks uncovered—to the shame of Egypt.
Isaiah 20:5 - Then they will be dismayed and ashamed because of Cush their hope and Egypt their boast.
Isaiah 20:6 - So the inhabitants of this coastland [the Israelites and their neighbors] will say in that day, ‘Look what has happened to those in whom we hoped and trusted and to whom we fled for help to be spared from the king of Assyria! But we, how will we escape [captivity and exile]?’ ”
Jeremiah 51:62 - and say, ‘You, O Lord, have promised concerning this place to cut it off and destroy it, so that there shall be nothing living in it, neither man nor animal, but it will be perpetually desolate.’
Jeremiah 51:63 - And as soon as you finish reading this scroll, you shall tie a stone to it and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates.
Jeremiah 51:64 - Then say, ‘In the same way Babylon will sink down and not rise because of the disaster that I will bring on her; and the Babylonians will become [hopelessly] exhausted.’ ” Thus the words of Jeremiah are completed.
Isaiah 14:23 - “I will also make Babylon a possession of the hedgehog and of swamps of water, and I will sweep it away with the broom of destruction,” declares the Lord of hosts.
Jeremiah 50:1 - The word that the Lord spoke concerning Babylon and concerning the land of the Chaldeans through Jeremiah the prophet:
Jeremiah 50:2 - “Declare among the nations. Lift up a signal [to spread the news]—publish and proclaim it, Do not conceal it; say, ‘Babylon has been taken, Bel [the patron god] has been shamed, Marduk (Bel) has been shattered. Babylon’s images have been shamed, her [worthless] idols have been thrown down.’
Jeremiah 50:3 - For out of the north a nation (Media) has come against her which will make her land desolate, and no one will live there. They have fled, they have gone away—both man and animal.
Jeremiah 50:4 - “In those days and at that time,” says the Lord, “the children of Israel will come, they and the children of Judah together; they will come up weeping [in repentance] as they come and seek the Lord their God [inquiring for and of Him].
Jeremiah 50:5 - They will ask the way to Zion, with their faces in that direction, saying, ‘Come, let us join ourselves to the Lord in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.’
Jeremiah 50:6 - “My people have become lost sheep; Their shepherds have led them astray. They have made them turn aside [to the seductive places of idolatry] on the mountains. They have gone along [from one sin to another] from mountain to hill; They have forgotten their [own] resting place.
Jeremiah 50:7 - All who found them have devoured them; And their adversaries have said, ‘We are not guilty, Because they have sinned against the Lord [and are no longer holy to Him], their [true] habitation of righteousness and justice, Even the Lord, the [confident] hope of their fathers.’
Jeremiah 50:8 - “Wander away from the midst of Babylon And go out of the land of the Chaldeans; Be like the male goats [who serve as leaders] at the head of the flocks.
Jeremiah 50:9 - For behold, I will stir up and bring up against Babylon An assembly of great nations from the north country. They will equip themselves and set up the battle lines against her; From there she will be taken captive. Their arrows will be like an expert warrior Who will not return empty-handed.
Jeremiah 50:10 - Chaldea will become plunder; All who plunder her will be satisfied,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 50:11 - “Though you are glad, though you rejoice, O you who plunder My heritage, Though you are wanton and skip about like a heifer in the grass And neigh like stallions,
Jeremiah 50:12 - Your mother [Babylon] shall be greatly shamed; She who gave you birth will be ashamed. Behold, she will be the least of the nations, A wilderness, a parched land and a desert.
Jeremiah 50:13 - Because of the wrath of the Lord she will not be inhabited But she will be completely desolate; Everyone who goes by Babylon will be appalled And will hiss (mock) at all her wounds and plagues.
Jeremiah 50:14 - Set yourselves in battle formation against Babylon on every side, All you archers. Shoot at her! Do not spare the arrows, For she has sinned against the Lord.
Jeremiah 50:15 - Raise the battle cry against her on every side! She has given her hand [in agreement] and has surrendered; her pillars have fallen, Her walls have been torn down. For this is the vengeance of the Lord: Take vengeance on her; As she has done [to others], do to her.
Jeremiah 50:16 - Cut off the sower from Babylon And the one who handles the sickle at the time of harvest. For fear of the sword of the oppressor Everyone will return to his own people And everyone will flee to his own land.
Jeremiah 50:17 - Israel is a hunted and scattered flock [driven here and there as prey]; the lions have chased them away. First the king of Assyria devoured him, and now at last Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has broken (gnawed) his bones.
Jeremiah 50:18 - Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Behold, I will visit (inspect, examine) and punish the king of Babylon and his land, just as I visited and punished the king of Assyria.
Jeremiah 50:19 - And I will bring Israel [home] again to his pasture and he will graze on [the most fertile lands of] Carmel [in the west] and Bashan [in the east], and his soul will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead.
Jeremiah 50:20 - In those days and at that time,’ says the Lord, ‘a search will be made for the wickedness of Israel, but there will be none and for the sins of Judah, but none will be found, for I will pardon those whom I leave as a remnant.’
Jeremiah 50:21 - “Go against [Babylon] the land of Merathaim (Double Rebellion), Go up against it and against the people of Pekod (Punishment). Kill and utterly destroy them,” says the Lord, “And do everything that I have commanded you.”
Jeremiah 50:22 - “The noise of battle is in the land, And [the noise of] great destruction.
Jeremiah 50:23 - How the hammer of the whole earth Is crushed and broken! How Babylon has become A horror [of desolation] among the nations!
Jeremiah 50:24 - I set a trap for you and you also were caught, O Babylon, And you did not know it; You have been found and also seized Because you have struggled against the Lord.”
Jeremiah 50:25 - The Lord has opened His armory And has brought out [the nations who unknowingly are] the weapons of His indignation (wrath), For it is a work of the Lord God of hosts In the land of the Chaldeans.
Jeremiah 50:26 - Come against her from the farthest border. Open her storehouses; Pile it up like heaps of rubbish. Burn and destroy her completely; Let nothing be left of her.
Jeremiah 50:27 - Kill all her young bulls [her strength—her young men]; Let them go down to the slaughter! Woe (judgment is coming) to the Chaldeans, for their day has come, The time of their punishment.
Jeremiah 50:28 - Listen to the voice of the refugees who flee and escape from the land of Babylon, Proclaiming in Zion the vengeance of the Lord our God, The vengeance [of the Lord against the Chaldeans] for [plundering and destroying] His temple.
Jeremiah 50:29 - “Call together many [archers] against Babylon, All those who bend the bow. Encamp against her on every side; Let no one from there escape. Repay her according to her actions; Just as she has done, do to her. For she has been proudly defiant and presumptuous against the Lord, Against the Holy One of Israel.
Jeremiah 50:30 - Therefore her young men will fall in her streets, And all her soldiers will be destroyed on that day,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 50:31 - “Behold, I am against you, [O Babylon, you] arrogant one, [you who are pride and presumption personified],” Says the Lord God of hosts, “For your day has come, The time when I will punish you.
Jeremiah 50:32 - The arrogant (proud) one will stumble and fall With no one to raise him up; And I will set fire to his cities And it will devour all who are around him.”
Jeremiah 50:33 - Thus says the Lord of hosts, “The children of Israel are oppressed, And the children of Judah as well; And all who took them captive have held them tightly, They have refused to let them go.
Jeremiah 50:34 - Their Redeemer is strong; the Lord of hosts is His name. He will most certainly plead their case and defend their cause So that He may bring rest to their land, But turmoil to the inhabitants of Babylon.
Jeremiah 50:35 - A sword against the Chaldeans,” says the Lord, “And against the inhabitants of Babylon And against her princes (officials, civic rulers) and against her wise men (astrologers, religious rulers)!
Jeremiah 50:36 - A sword against the oracle priests (the babbling liars), and they will become fools! A sword against her mighty warriors, and they will be shattered and destroyed!
Jeremiah 50:37 - A sword against their horses and against their chariots And against all the foreign troops that are in her midst, And they will become [as weak and defenseless as] women! A sword against her treasures, and they will be plundered!
Jeremiah 50:38 - A drought on her waters, and they will dry up! For it is a land of [worthless] idols, And they are mad over fearsome idols [those objects of terror in which they foolishly trust].
Jeremiah 50:39 - “Therefore wild beasts of the desert will live there [in Babylon] with the jackals; The ostriches also will live there, And it will never again be inhabited [with people] Or lived in from generation to generation.
Jeremiah 50:40 - As when God overthrew Sodom And Gomorrah and their neighboring cities,” says the Lord, “So no man will live there; Nor shall any son of man live there.”
Jeremiah 50:41 - “Behold, a people is coming from the north, And a great nation and many kings Will be stirring from the remote parts of the earth.
Jeremiah 50:42 - They seize their bow and spear; They are cruel and have no compassion. They sound like the roaring of the sea; They ride on horses, Every man equipped like a man [ready] for the battle Against you, O Daughter of Babylon.
Jeremiah 50:43 - The king of Babylon has heard the report about them, And his hands fall limp and helpless; Anguish has seized him, And agony like that of a woman in childbirth.
Jeremiah 50:44 - “See, one will come up like a lion from the thicket of the Jordan against the enduring habitation [of Babylon] and its watered pastures; for in an instant I will make Babylon run from his land. I will appoint over Babylon the one whom I choose. For who is like Me, and who will summon Me [into court] and prosecute Me [for this]? Who is the [earthly] shepherd who can stand [defiantly] before Me?”
Jeremiah 50:45 - Therefore hear the plan of the Lord which He has devised against Babylon, and hear what He has purposed against [the inhabitants of the land of] the Chaldeans: surely they will be dragged away, [even] the little ones of the flock; surely He will make their habitation desolate because of them.
Jeremiah 50:46 - At the shout, “Babylon has been seized!” the earth quakes, and an outcry is heard among the nations.
Ezra 1:1 - Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia [that is, the first year he ruled Babylon], in order to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah [the prophet], the Lord stirred up (put in motion) the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he sent a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying:
Ezra 1:2 - “Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, ‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and He has appointed me to build Him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
Jeremiah 29:10 - “For thus says the Lord, ‘When seventy years [of exile] have been completed for Babylon, I will visit (inspect) you and keep My good promise to you, to bring you back to this place.
Isaiah 13:19 - And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans’ pride, Will be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God overthrew them.
Daniel 9:2 - in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the books the number of years which, according to the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before the desolations [which had been] pronounced on Jerusalem would end; and it was seventy years.