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Jeremiah 4:6

Contemporary English Version 1995

Head for Jerusalem or another walled town!’ “Jeremiah, tell them I'm sending disaster from the north.

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Raise the signal flags; shout so all nations can hear— Babylon will be captured! Marduk, Babylon's god, will be ashamed and terrified, and his idols broken.

Signal the nations to get ready to attack. Raise a flag and blow a trumpet. Send for the armies of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Choose a commander; let the cavalry attack like a swarm of locusts.

Raise the signal flag and attack the city walls. Post more guards. Have soldiers watch the city and set up ambushes. I have made plans to destroy Babylon, and nothing will stop me.

and now I will let you be attacked by nations from the north, and especially by my servant, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia. You and other nearby nations will be destroyed and left in ruins forever. Everyone who sees what has happened will be shocked, but they will still make fun of you.

The Lord said, “Look toward the north, where a powerful nation has prepared for war.

Run for your lives, people of Benjamin. Get out of Jerusalem. Sound a trumpet in Tekoa and light a signal fire in Beth-Haccherem. Soon you will be struck by disaster from the north.

How long will I see enemy flags and hear their trumpets?

People of Jerusalem, open your gates! Repair the road to the city and clear it of stones; raise a banner to help the nations find their way.

I, the Lord, promise that on that day noisy crying will be heard from Fish Gate, New Town, and Upper Hills.

Listen to the cries for help coming from Babylon. Everywhere in the country the sounds of destruction can be heard.

Sounds of war and the noise of destruction can be heard.

So listen to me, people of Judah and Jerusalem! I have decided to strike you with disaster, and I won't change my mind unless you stop sinning and start living right.

I'll send troops to tear it apart, and its beautiful cedar beams will be used for firewood.

The chariot with black horses goes toward the north, the chariot with white horses goes toward the west, and the one with spotted horses goes toward the south.”

“Sounds of destruction rumble from the north like distant thunder. Soon our towns will be ruins where only jackals live.”

After that, I heard the Lord shout, “Come to Jerusalem, you men chosen to destroy the city. And bring your weapons!”

I saw six men come through the north gate of the temple, each one holding a deadly weapon. A seventh man dressed in a linen robe was with them, and he was carrying things to write with. The men went into the temple and stood by the bronze altar.




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