Because he has stretched forth his hand against God, and bids defiance to the Almighty,
Jeremiah 50:24 - Revised Standard Version I set a snare for you and you were taken, O Babylon, and you did not know it; you were found and caught, because you strove against the Lord. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I set a trap for you, and you also were taken, O Babylon, and you did not know it; you were found and also caught because you have struggled and contended against the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) 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 Jehovah. Common English Bible You set a trap for others, Babylon, but you yourself were caught in it unaware; you have been found and captured because you have defied the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version I have ensnared you, and you have been captured, O Babylon, and you did not realize it. You have been discovered and seized, because you provoked the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I have caused thee to fall into a snare and thou art taken, O Babylon: and thou wast not aware of it. Thou art found and caught, because thou hast provoked the Lord. |
Because he has stretched forth his hand against God, and bids defiance to the Almighty,
“Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.”
Have you an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his?
He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength —who has hardened himself against him, and succeeded?—
So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may serve me.
For man does not know his time. Like fish which are taken in an evil net, and like birds which are caught in a snare, so the sons of men are snared at an evil time, when it suddenly falls upon them.
I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; I will put an end to the pride of the arrogant, and lay low the haughtiness of the ruthless.
“Woe to him who strives with his Maker, an earthen vessel with the potter! Does the clay say to him who fashions it, ‘What are you making?’ or ‘Your work has no handles’?
Terror, pit, and snare are before you, O inhabitant of Moab! says the Lord.
He who flees from the terror shall fall into the pit, and he who climbs out of the pit shall be caught in the snare. For I will bring these things upon Moab in the year of their punishment, says the Lord.
I will make drunk her princes and her wise men, her governors, her commanders, and her warriors; they shall sleep a perpetual sleep and not wake, says the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts.
Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been broken; wail for her! Take balm for her pain; perhaps she may be healed.
who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.