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Jeremiah 50:35

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I have declared war on you, your officials, and advisers.

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So once again I will do things that shock and amaze them, and I will destroy the wisdom of those who claim to know and understand.”

I, the LORD, appointed a ruler in the north; now he comes from the east to honour my name. He tramples kings like mud, as potters trample clay.

I make liars of false prophets and fools of fortune-tellers. I take human wisdom and turn it into nonsense.

The LORD said to Cyrus, his chosen one: I have taken hold of your right hand to help you capture nations and remove kings from power. City gates will open for you; not one will stay closed.

The LORD's fiery sword will bring justice everywhere on this earth and execute many people.

You are King of the nations. Everyone should worship you. No human anywhere on earth is wiser than you.

Kill the soldiers of Babylonia, because the time has come for them to be punished.

People of Babylon, I, the LORD, promise that even your best soldiers will lie dead in the streets.

And since they are hungry, I will give them a banquet. They will celebrate, get drunk, then fall asleep, never to wake up!

The time will come when I will punish Babylon's false gods. Everyone there will die, and the whole nation will be disgraced,

I, the LORD All-Powerful, the true King, promise that the officials and advisers, the governors and leaders and the soldiers of Babylon will get drunk, fall asleep, and never wake up.

Your wise men have rejected what I say, and so they have no wisdom. Now they will be trapped and put to shame; they won't know what to do.

While they were there, the LORD said:

That same night, the king was killed.

War will visit their cities, and their plans will fail.

War will break out because you broke our agreement, and if you escape to your walled cities, I'll punish you with horrible diseases, and you will be captured by your enemies.

You worthless shepherd, deserting the sheep! I hope a sword will cripple your arm and blind your right eye.




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