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BSB  ⇔ Sharpen the arrows!
⇔ Fill the quivers![fn]
 ⇔ The LORD has aroused the spirit
⇔ of the kings of the Medes,
 ⇔ because His plan is aimed at Babylon
⇔ to destroy her,
 ⇔ for it is the vengeance of the LORD—
⇔ vengeance for His temple.

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OEB  ⇔ Polish the arrows,
⇔ Furbish the shields;
 ⇔ For Jehovah hath stirred up
⇔ The spirit of Media’s king.
 ⇔ He hath planned for the ruin of Babylon;
⇔ For such is Jehovah’s vengeance,
⇔ The vengeance for His Temple.

WEB  ⇔ “Make the arrows sharp!
⇔ Hold the shields firmly!
 ⇔ Yahweh has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes,
⇔ because his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it;
 ⇔ for it is the vengeance of Yahweh,
⇔ the vengeance of his temple.

WMB  ⇔ “Make the arrows sharp!
⇔ Hold the shields firmly!
 ⇔ The LORD has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes,
⇔ because his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it;
 ⇔ for it is the vengeance of the LORD,
⇔ the vengeance of his temple.

NET “Sharpen your arrows!
 ⇔ Fill your quivers!
 ⇔ The Lord will arouse a spirit of hostility in the kings of Media.
 ⇔ For he intends to destroy Babylonia.
 ⇔ For that is how the Lord will get his revenge –
 ⇔ how he will get his revenge for the Babylonians’ destruction of his temple.

LSV Cleanse the arrows, fill the shields,
YHWH has stirred up the spirit of the kings of Media,
For His purpose [is] against Babylon to destroy her,
For it [is] the vengeance of YHWH,
The vengeance of His temple.

FBV Sharpen the arrows! Pick up the shields![fn]The Lord has encouraged the kings of the Medes, because his plan is directed at the destruction of Babylon. The Lord is paying them back for what happened to his Temple.

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T4T  ⇔ You enemy soldiers, sharpen your arrows!
⇔ Lift up your shields,
 ⇔ because Yahweh has incited your kings of Media and Persia to march with their armies to Babylon and to destroy it.
⇔ That is how Yahweh will get revenge on those foreigners who entered his temple in Jerusalem and defiled it.

LEB  •  Yahweh has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes. •  Because his plan concerning Babylon is to destroy it, •  for that is the vengeance of Yahweh, •  the vengeance for his temple.

BBE Make bright the arrows; take up the body-covers: the Lord has been moving the spirit of the king of the Medes; because his design against Babylon is its destruction: for it is the punishment from the Lord, the payment for his Temple.

MOF No MOF JER book available

JPS Make bright the arrows, fill the quivers, the LORD hath roused the spirit of the kings of the Medes; because His device is against Babylon, to destroy it; for it is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance of His temple.

ASV Make sharp the arrows; hold firm the shields: Jehovah hath stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes; because his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it: for it is the vengeance of Jehovah, the vengeance of his temple.

DRA Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers, the Lord hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: and his mind is against Babylon to destroy it, because it is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance of his temple.

YLT Cleanse ye the arrows, fill the shields, Stirred up hath Jehovah the spirit of the kings of Madia, For against Babylon His device [is] to destroy it, For the vengeance of Jehovah it [is], The vengeance of His temple.

DBY Sharpen the arrows; take the shields. Jehovah hath stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes; for his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it; for this is the vengeance of Jehovah, the vengeance of his temple.

RV Make sharp the arrows; hold firm the shields: the LORD hath stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes; because his device is against Babylon, to destroy it: for it is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance of his temple.

WBS Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance of his temple.

KJB Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance of his temple.[fn]
  (Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD hath/has raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance of his temple.)

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BB Make sharpe the arrowes, and multiplie your shieldes: for the Lorde shall rayse vp the spirite of the kyng of the Medes, which hath alredy a desire to destroy Babylon: this shalbe the vengeaunce of the Lorde, & the vengeaunce of his temple.
  (Make sharpe the arrowes, and multiply your shieldes: for the Lord shall raise up the spirit of the king of the Medes, which hath/has already a desire to destroy Babylon: this shall be the vengeaunce of the Lord, and the vengeaunce of his temple.)

GNV Make bright the arrowes: gather the shieldes: the Lord hath raised vp the spirit of the King of the Medes: for his purpose is against Babel to destroy it, because it is the vengeance of the Lord, and the vengeance of his Temple.
  (Make bright the arrowes: gather the shieldes: the Lord hath/has raised up the spirit of the King of the Medes: for his purpose is against Babel to destroy it, because it is the vengeance of the Lord, and the vengeance of his Temple. )

CB Make sharpe the arowes, and fyll the quyuers: for the LORDE shall rayse vp the sprete of the kynge of the Meedes, which hath allready a desyre to destroye Babilon. This shalbe the vengeaunce of the LORDES, and the vengeaunce of his temple.
  (Make sharpe the arowes, and fill the quyuers: for the LORD shall raise up the spirit of the king of the Meedes, which hath/has allready a desyre to destroy Babilon. This shall be the vengeaunce of the LORDS, and the vengeaunce of his temple.)

WYC Scharpe ye arowis, fille ye arowe caasis; the Lord reiside the spirit of the kyngis of Medeis, and his mynde is ayen Babiloyne, that he leese it, for it is the veniaunce of the Lord, the veniaunce of his temple. The kyng of Medeis is reisid of the Lord ayens Babiloyne.
  (Scharpe ye/you_all arowis, fille ye/you_all arowe caasis; the Lord reiside the spirit of the kings of Medeis, and his mind is ayen Babiloyne, that he leese it, for it is the veniaunce of the Lord, the veniaunce of his temple. The king of Medeis is reisid of the Lord against Babiloyne.)

LUT Ja, polieret nun die Pfeile wohl und rüstet die Schilde! Der HErr hat den Mut der Könige in Medien erweckt. Denn seine Gedanken stehen wider Babel, daß er sie verderbe; denn dies ist die Rache des HErrn, die Rache seines Tempels.
  (Ya, polieret now the Pfeile wohl and rüstet the Schilde! The LORD has the Mut the kinge in Medien erweckt. Because his Gedanken stehen against Babel, that he they/she/them verderbe; because dies is the Rache the HErrn, the Rache seines Tempels.)

CLV Acuite sagittas, implete pharetras: suscitavit Dominus spiritum regum Medorum: et contra Babylonem mens ejus est ut perdat eam, quoniam ultio Domini est, ultio templi sui.
  (Acuite sagittas, implete pharetras: suscitavit Master spiritum regum Medorum: and contra Babylonem mens his it_is as perdat eam, quoniam ultio Domini it_is, ultio templi sui. )

BRN Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I do set my face against you

BrLXX Διατοῦτο οὕτως εἶπε Κύριος, ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἐφίστημι τὸ πρόσωπόν μου,
  (Diatouto houtōs eipe Kurios, idou egō efistaʸmi to prosōpon mou, )