Because you rejoice, because you celebrate – you who plundered my inheritance – because you frolic like a young cow treading grain and neigh like stallions,
Jeremiah 51:49 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Babylon must fall because of the slain of Israel, even as the slain of the whole earth fell because of Babylon. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the earth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As Babylon caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all [her] land. American Standard Version (1901) As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the land. Common English Bible Babylon must fall for the dead in Israel, as the dead of all the earth have fallen to Babylon. Catholic Public Domain Version And in the manner that Babylon has caused the slain to fall in Israel, so the slain of Babylon will fall over the entire earth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And as Babylon caused that there should fall slain in Israel: so of Babylon there shall fall slain in all the earth. |
Because you rejoice, because you celebrate – you who plundered my inheritance – because you frolic like a young cow treading grain and neigh like stallions,
Summon the archers to Babylon, all who string the bow; camp all round her; let none escape. Repay her according to her deeds; just as she has done, do the same to her, for she has acted arrogantly against the Lord, against the Holy One of Israel.
‘Before your very eyes, I will repay Babylon and all the residents of Chaldea for all their evil they have done in Zion.’ This is the Lord’s declaration.
Let the violence done to me and my family be done to Babylon,’ says the inhabitant of Zion. ‘Let my blood be on the inhabitants of Chaldea,’ says Jerusalem.
For you will be judged by the same standard with which you judge others, and you will be measured by the same measure you use.
For judgement is without mercy to the one who has not shown mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgement.
In her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all those slaughtered on the earth.
Adoni-bezek said, ‘Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off used to pick up scraps under my table. God has repaid me for what I have done.’ They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.