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Jeremiah 51:29

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The earth twists and turns in torment, because I have decided to make Babylonia a desert where no one can live, and I won't change my mind.

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Those who see you will stare and wonder, “Is this the man who made the world tremble and shook up kingdoms?

It staggers and shakes like a drunkard or a hut in a storm. It is burdened down with sin; the earth will fall, never again to get up.

You, LORD, are the only true and living God. You will rule for all time. When you are angry the earth shakes, and nations are destroyed.

My anger will destroy Babylon, and no one will live there. Everyone who passes by will be shocked to see what has happened.

This war will prove that your prophets are liars and fools. And it will frighten your warriors.

Ever since your king heard about this army, he has been weak with fear; he twists and turns in pain like a woman giving birth.

Listen to my plans for you, people of Babylonia. Your children will be dragged off, and your country destroyed.

The sounds of your destruction will be heard among the nations, and the earth will shake.

Your stone blocks won't be reused for cornerstones or foundations, and I promise that for ever you will be a desert. I, the LORD, have spoken.

Tell the kings and governors, the leaders and the people of the kingdoms of the Medes to prepare for war!

Babylon will be a pile of rubble where only jackals live. People will laugh, but they will be afraid to walk among the ruins.

Horrible destruction will strike the nearby towns. The land will become a barren desert, where no one can live or even travel.

Our enemies have reached the town of Dan in the north, and the snorting of their horses makes us tremble with fear. The enemy will destroy Jerusalem and our entire nation. No one will survive.”

They make the earth tremble and the heavens shake; the sun and moon turn dark, and stars stop shining.

Your country will tremble, and you will mourn. It will be like the River Nile that rises and overflows, then sinks back down.

The angel shouted, “Fallen! Powerful Babylon has fallen and is now the home of demons. It is the den of every filthy spirit and of all unclean birds, and every dirty and hated animal.




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