Jeremiah 51 The Utter Destruction of Babylon Thus says theLord:"Behold, I will stir upthe spirit of a destroyeragainst Babylon,against the inhabitants of Leb-kamai,a]"[a]2and I will send to Babylon winnowers,andthey shall winnow her,and they shall empty her land,when they come against her from every sideon the day of trouble.3Let not the archer bend his...

Jeremiah 50 Judgment on Babylon The word that theLordspoke concerningBabylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans,by Jeremiah the prophet: 2"Declare among the nations and proclaim,set up a banner and proclaim,conceal it not, and say:'Babylon is taken,Bel is put to shame,Merodach is dismayed.Her images are put to shame,her idols are dismayed.' 3"For...

Jeremiah 49 Judgment on Ammon Concerning the Ammonites. Thus says theLord: "Has Israel no sons?Has he no heir?Why then hasMilcoma]"[a]dispossessed Gad,and his people settled in its cities?2Therefore, behold, the days are coming,declares theLord,when I will causethe battle cry to be heardagainstRabbah of the Ammonites;it shall become a desolatemound,an...

Jeremiah 47 Judgment on the Philistines The word of theLordthat came to Jeremiah the prophetconcerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh struck downGaza. 2"Thus says theLord:Behold, waters are risingout of the north,and shall become an overflowing torrent;they shall overflowthe land and all that fills it,the city and those who dwell in it.Men shall cry o...

Jeremiah 47 Judgment on the Philistines The word of theLordthat came to Jeremiah the prophetconcerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh struck downGaza. 2"Thus says theLord:Behold, waters are risingout of the north,and shall become an overflowing torrent;they shall overflowthe land and all that fills it,the city and those who dwell in it.Men shall cry o...

Jeremiah 45 Message to Baruch The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke toBaruch the son of Neriah,when he wrote these words in a book at the dictation of Jeremiah,in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:2"Thus says theLord, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch:3You said,'Woe is me! For theLordhas added sorrow to my pain.I am weary ...

Jeremiah 44 Judgment for Idolatry The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Judeans who lived in the land of Egypt, atMigdol, atTahpanhes, at Memphis, and in the land ofPathros,2"Thus says theLordof hosts, the God of Israel: You have seen all the disaster that I brought upon Jerusalem and upon all the cities of Judah. Behold, this daythey are a de...

Jeremiah 42 Warning Against Going to Egypt Thenall the commanders of the forces, andJohanan the son of Kareah and Jezaniah the son ofHoshaiah, and all the peoplefrom the least to the greatest, came near2and said to Jeremiah the prophet, "Letour plea for mercy come before you, andpray to theLordyour God for us, for allthis remnantbecause we are left with b...

Jeremiah 40 Jeremiah Remains in Judah The word that came to Jeremiah from theLordafter Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go fromRamah, when he took himbound in chains along with all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon.2The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him,"TheLordyour God pronounced this di...

Jeremiah 39 The Fall of Jerusalem In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and besieged it.2In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city.3Then allthe officials of the king of Babylon cameand ...