33 This is what the Lord Almighty says:

“The people of Israel are oppressed,(A)
    and the people of Judah as well.
All their captors hold them fast,
    refusing to let them go.(B)
34 Yet their Redeemer(C) is strong;
    the Lord Almighty(D) is his name.
He will vigorously defend their cause(E)
    so that he may bring rest(F) to their land,
    but unrest to those who live in Babylon.

35 “A sword(G) against the Babylonians!”(H)
    declares the Lord
“against those who live in Babylon
    and against her officials and wise(I) men!
36 A sword against her false prophets!
    They will become fools.
A sword against her warriors!(J)
    They will be filled with terror.(K)
37 A sword against her horses and chariots(L)
    and all the foreigners in her ranks!
    They will become weaklings.(M)
A sword against her treasures!(N)
    They will be plundered.
38 A drought on[a] her waters!(O)
    They will dry(P) up.
For it is a land of idols,(Q)
    idols that will go mad with terror.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 50:38 Or A sword against

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