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50:21 Yahweh’s judgement for Babylon

21 Go up against the Meratayim region in Babylon

as well as Pekod’s inhabitants.

Attack them and ensure that they’re eliminated.

That is Yahweh’s declaration—make sure to do everything that I’m commanding you to do.

22 There’s a sound of battle and terrible destruction across the land.

23 How the ‘hammer’ of all the lands has itself been cut apart and destroyed.

How Babylon has become an object of horror among the nations.

24 I set a trap for you and you were caught, Babylon, and you didn’t even know it.

You were found and captured, because you went against Yahweh.

25 Yahweh has opened his armoury and is bringing out the weapons for carrying out his anger.

There’s work for the master, Commander-in-chief Yahweh, in Babylon—the land of the Chaldeans.

26 Come to it from far away.

Open its store-houses full of grain.

Pile everything up in heaps.

Completely destroy everything—don’t leave anyone alive.

27 Kill all its young bulls—send them off for slaughter.

They won’t end well because their moment has come—the time for their punishment.

28 There’s the sound of those fleeing—escaping from Babylon

to anounce in Tsiyyon (Zion) that our god Yahweh is taking vengeance—

vengeance for what was done to his temple.

29 Summon the archers against Babylon—all those who use bows and arrows.

Surround it completely and don’t let anyone escape.

Repay it for what it’s done.

Do to it what it did to others

because it had defied Yahweh, Yisrael’s holy one,[ref]

30 so their young men will fall in the city squares,

and all their fighting men will be killed on that day.

That is Yahweh’s declaration.

31 Listen, Commander-in-chief Yahweh declares:

I’m against you, you proud nation

because your time is up, you proud one—

the time has come for me to punish you.

32 So the proud one will stumble and fall,

and no one will be there to help it up.

I’ll light a fire in its cities and it will devour everything around it.

33 Commander-in-chief Yahweh says this:

The Yisrael’s people are oppressed,

as are the people from Yehudah.

All those who captured them have kept hold of them—

they’ve refused to let them go.

34 The one who paid the price to free them is strong.

His name is Commander-in-chief Yahweh.

He’ll successfully plead their case,

in order to bring peace and stability to the land,

and to cause turmoil for Babylon’s inhabitants.

35 Yahweh declares that war is coming to the Babylonians (Heb. Chaldeans)

including its inhabitants, leaders, and wise men.

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50:29: Rev 18:6.

50:39: Rev 18:2.

50:40: Gen 19:24-25.

21 On the_earth/land of _Mərātayim go _up on/upon_it(f) and_near/to the _inhabitants _of Pəqōd kill and_totally _destroy after_them the _utterance _of YHWH and_do according_to _all that I _commanded_you(ms).
22 a _sound _of battle on _the_earth and_destruction great.
23 How it _has _been _cut _off and_ the _hammer _of _it _has _been _broken of _all _of the_earth/land how it _has _become (into)_a_horror Bāⱱel among_nations.
24 I _laid _a _trap to/for_you(fs) and_also you _were _caught Oh _Bāⱱel and_you not you _knew you _were _found and_also you _were _caught if/because with_YHWH you _engaged _in _strife.
25 YHWH He _has _opened DOM armoury _of_his and_he _has _brought _out DOM the _weapons _of his _indignation _of_his if/because is_a _work it of_the_of_master YHWH soldiers/messengers in_land of_the_ones_from _Kasdiy.
26 Come to/for_her/it from _the_end/extremity open granaries _of_its pile_it _up like heaps and_totally_destroy _it not let _it _belong to/for_her/it a _remnant.
27 Kill all _of bulls _of_its _young let _them _go _down to_slaughter woe on_them if/because day _of_their it _has _come the _time _of their _punishment _of_their.
28 the_sound _of those _who_flee and_escapees from_the _land _of Bāⱱel to_announce in_Tsiyyōn/(Zion) DOM the _vengeance _of YHWH god _of_our the _vengeance _of his _temple _of_his.
29 Summon against Bāⱱel archers all _of those _who_bend _of (of)_a _bow encamp on/upon_it(f) all _around not let _it _belong[fn][fn] escape repay to/for_her/it according_to _of_its _deed[s] according_to _all that it _has _done do to/for_her/it if/because (to) YHWH it _has _acted _presumptuously against the _holy_one_of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).
30 For_so/thus/hence men _of_its _young they _will _fall in_its _open _of_places and_all the _men _of its _war _of_her they _will _perish in _the_day (the)_that the _utterance _of YHWH.
31 here_I am_against_you Oh _presumption the _utterance _of my_master YHWH soldiers/messengers if/because day _of_your it _has _come the_time when_I_will _visit _you.
32 And_ presumption _it _will _stumble and_it _will _fall and_there_will_not_be to_him/it one _who_raises _up and_I _will _kindle fire in_cities _of_its and_it _will _devour all _of around _of_it.
33 thus YHWH he _says soldiers/messengers the _people _of are_oppressed of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_the _sons of _Yəhūdāh/(Judah) together and_all captors _of_their they _have _kept _hold on_them they _have _refused to_let _them _go.
34 Redeemer _of_their is_strong is_YHWH soldiers/messengers his/its_name certainly _(conduct) he _will _conduct DOM case _of_their so _as to _give _rest _to DOM the_earth/land and_to _cause _disquiet to_the _inhabitants _of Bāⱱel.
35 A _sword on the_ones_from _Kasdiy the _utterance _of YHWH and_near/to the _inhabitants _of Bāⱱel and_near/to officials _of_its and_near/to its _wise _of_people.
36 A _sword against the _empty_talkers and_they _will _become _fools a _sword against its _of_warriors and_they _will _be _shattered.
37 A _sword against horses _of_its and_near/to chariotry _of_its and_near/to every _of (the)_foreigner who is_in_the _midst _of_of _it and_they _will _be (into)_women a _sword against treasuries _of_its and_they _will _be _plundered.
38 A _drought against waters _of_its and_they _will _dry _up if/because is_a _land _of idols it and_in_terrors they _will _act _like _mad _people.
39 For_so/thus/hence wilderness-dwellers they _will _dwell with hyenas and_they _will _dwell in_it daughters _of an _ostrich and_not it _will _remain again to_perpetuity and_not it _will _settle until a _generation and_a _generation.
40 Like_the _overthrow _of god DOM Şədom and_DOM ˊAmorāh/(Gomorrah) and_DOM neighbours _of_its the _utterance _of YHWH not he _will _dwell there anyone and_not he _will _sojourn in_it a _child _of humankind.
41 THERE a _people is_about _to _come from_the_north and_a _nation great and_kings many they _will _be _roused from_the_remotest _parts _of the_earth.
42 Bow and_javelin they _will _take _hold _of will _be_cruel they and_not they _will _have _mercy sound _of_their like_sea it _roars and_on horses they _will _ride they_were_arranged like_a _man for_battle on_you Oh _daughter _of Bāⱱel.
43 the _king _of He _heard of _Bāⱱel DOM report _of_their hands _of_his and_they _dropped distress it_took _hold _of _him anguish like _(the)_who]_gives _birth.
44 THERE like_a _lion which_it _goes _up from_the _thicket[s]_of the _Yardēn/(Jordan) to pastureland _of an _ever-flowing_stream if/because I _will _act _in _a _moment I_will _cause _them _to _run[fn] from_on_it and_whoever is_chosen to_her/it I _will _appoint if/because who is_like_me and_who will_he _summon _me and_who this is_a _shepherd who he _will _stand before_me.
45 For_so/thus/hence hear the _plan _of YHWH which he _has _planned against Bāⱱel and_purposes _of_his which he _has _purposed against the _land _of the_ones_from _Kasdiy if not people_will _drag _them _away the _young_ones_of the _flock if not he _will _make _appalled on_them the_pastureland.
46 From_the_sound Bāⱱel it _has _been _captured it _will _quake the_earth/land and_a _cry _of _distress among_nations it _will _be _heard.

50:29 OSHB variant note: (x-qere) ’לָ/הּ֙’: lemma_l n_1.2.0 morph_HR/Sp3fs id_24CRs לָ/הּ֙

50:29 OSHB note: Adaptations to a Qere which L and BHS, by their design, do not indicate.

50:44 OSHB variant note: ארוצ/ם: (x-qere) ’אֲרִיצֵ/ם֙’: lemma_7323 n_1.1.0 morph_HVhi1cs/Sp3mp id_24eYS אֲרִיצֵ/ם֙

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Yahweh’s judgement for Babylon

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