Jeremiah 51:3

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Summary

Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her host.

Let the

Jeremiah 50:14

Brigandine

Jeremiah 46:4

Spare

Destroy

Jeremiah 50:21

General references

Isaiah 13:15

Jeremiah 49:26

Bible References

Let the

Draw up a battle formation at Babylon all around, all those who bend [the] bow, shoot at her. You must not spare arrows, for she has sinned against Yahweh.

Brigandine

Harness the horses and mount the steeds! And take your stand with helmets! Polish the spears! Put on the body armor!

Spare

For death has come into our windows, it has entered into our fortresses, to cut off [the] children from [the] streets, [the] young men from [the] public squares.

Massacre all her bulls, let them go down to the slaughtering. Woe to them, for [their] day has come, the time of their punishment.

From outside [her boundaries] the sword will make [her] childless, and from inside, terror; both [for] [the] young man [and] also the young woman, the infant [along with] the gray-headed man.

Happy [shall be he] who seizes and smashes your children against the rock.

For the stars of the heavens and their constellations will not flash forth their light; the sun will keep back when it comes out, and [the] moon will not cause its light to shine.

For judgment [is] merciless to the one who has not practiced mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Destroy

To the land of Merathaim, go up against her, and against the inhabitants of Pekod, massacre and destroy them," {declares} Yahweh, "and do according to all that I have commanded you.

General references

Everyone who is found will be pierced through, and everyone who is carried away will fall by the sword.

{Therefore} her young men will fall in her public squares, and all {the soldiers} will perish in that day," {declares} Yahweh of hosts.