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Related OET-RV JER 51 V55 V57

OET-RV by cross-referenced section YIR 51:54

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More on Bavel’s destruction

Yir 51:54–58

51:54 More on Bavel’s destruction

54 A cry of distress came from Bavel (Babylon)—

terrible destruction from the land of the Kasdim (Chaldeans)

55 because Yahweh is about to destroy Bavel.

He’s causing its loud voice to die away.

Their enemies roar like violent ocean waves—

their noise becomes very prominent

56 because a destroyer has come against it, against Bavel,

and their soldiers have been captured.

Their weapons are shattered because Yahweh is a god of vengeance—

he’ll definitely repay them fully.

57 I’ll make its princes, advisors, officials, and its soldiers drunk,

and they will sleep in a permanent stupor and never wake up.

That is the king’s declaration—Commander-in-chief Yahweh is his name.

58 Commander-in-chief Yahweh says this:

Bavel’s (Babylon’s) thick walls will be completely demolished,

and its tall gates will be set on fire.

The peoples coming to their aid will waste their time trying—

everything that the nations try to do for it will be burnt up.

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54 The_sound _of a _cry _of _distress is_from_Bāⱱel and_destruction great is_from_the _land _of the_ones_from _Kasdiy.

55 If/because YHWH is_about _to _destroy DOM Bāⱱel and_he _will _destroy from_her/it a _sound great and_ waves _of_their _they _will _roar like_waters many the _uproar _of their _voice _of_their it _will _be _given _forth.

56 If/because is_about _to _come on/upon_it(f) on Bāⱱel a _destroyer and_ its _of_warriors _they _will _be _captured bows _of_their it _will _be _shattered if/because is_a _god _of recompense(s) YHWH fully _(repay) he _will _repay.

57 And_I _will _make _drunk officials _of_its and_its _wise _of_people governors _of_its and_officials _of_its and_its _of_warriors and_they _will _sleep a _sleep _of perpetuity and_not they _will _awake the _utterance _of the_king is_YHWH soldiers/messengers his/its_name.

58 Thus YHWH soldiers/messengers he _says the _walls _of Bāⱱel (the)_broad utterly _(laid _bare) it _will _be _laid _bare and_gates _of_its (the)_high with_fire they _will _be _kindled and_ peoples _they _labour for_the_sufficiency _of emptiness and_peoples for_the_sufficiency _of fire and_they _grow _weary.