For a destroyer is attacking Babylon. Her warriors will be captured; their bows will be broken. For the Lord is a God who punishes; he pays back in full.

He brings an end to wars throughout the earth; he shatters the bow and breaks the spear; he burns the shields with fire.

O Lord, the God who avenges! O God who avenges, reveal your splendor!

Get out of Babylonia quickly, you foreign people. Flee to save your lives. Do not let yourselves be killed because of her sins. For it is time for the Lord to wreak his revenge. He will pay Babylonia back for what she has done.

Then heaven and earth and all that is in them will sing for joy over Babylon. For destroyers from the north will attack it," says the Lord.

Because you robbed many countries, all who are left among the nations will rob you. You have shed human blood and committed violent acts against lands, cities, and those who live in them.

I will get revenge and pay them back at the time their foot slips; for the day of their disaster is near, and the impending judgment is rushing upon them!"

There he shattered the arrows, the shield, the sword, and the rest of the weapons of war. (Selah)

He repays them for what they have done, dispensing angry judgment to his adversaries and punishing his enemies. He repays the coastlands.

"But I will repay Babylon and all who live in Babylonia for all the wicked things they did in Zion right before the eyes of you Judeans," says the Lord.

But his bow will remain steady, and his hands will be skillful; because of the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

The bows of warriors are shattered, but those who stumble find their strength reinforced.

Their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

O daughter Babylon, soon to be devastated! How blessed will be the one who repays you for what you dished out to us!

I have received a distressing message: "The deceiver deceives, the destroyer destroys. Attack, you Elamites! Lay siege, you Medes! I will put an end to all the groaning!"

For the Lord has planned a day of revenge, a time when he will repay Edom for her hostility toward Zion.

Tell those who panic, "Be strong! Do not fear! Look, your God comes to avenge! With divine retribution he comes to deliver you."

The Lord who rules over all said, "I will kill all the archers of Elam, who are the chief source of her military might.

Babylonia will be plundered. Those who plunder it will take all they want," says the Lord.

Listen! Fugitives and refugees are coming from the land of Babylon. They are coming to Zion to declare there how the Lord our God is getting revenge, getting revenge for what they have done to his temple.

Destructive forces will come against her false prophets; they will be shown to be fools! Destructive forces will come against her soldiers; they will be filled with terror!

The soldiers of Babylonia will stop fighting. They will remain in their fortified cities. They will lose their strength to do battle. They will be as frightened as women. The houses in her cities will be set on fire. The gates of her cities will be broken down.

I will knock your bow out of your left hand and make your arrows fall from your right hand.

"'Then those who live in the cities of Israel will go out and use the weapons for kindling -- the shields, bows and arrows, war clubs and spears -- they will burn them for seven years.

For it is right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

The ten horns that you saw, and the beast -- these will hate the prostitute and make her desolate and naked. They will consume her flesh and burn her up with fire.

because her sins have piled up all the way to heaven and God has remembered her crimes.

(Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, for God has pronounced judgment against her on your behalf!)

because his judgments are true and just. For he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and has avenged the blood of his servants poured out by her own hands!"

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Summary

Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the LORD God of recompences shall surely requite.

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Her mighty

The soldiers of Babylonia will stop fighting. They will remain in their fortified cities. They will lose their strength to do battle. They will be as frightened as women. The houses in her cities will be set on fire. The gates of her cities will be broken down.
Destructive forces will come against her false prophets; they will be shown to be fools! Destructive forces will come against her soldiers; they will be filled with terror!

Every

The Lord who rules over all said, "I will kill all the archers of Elam, who are the chief source of her military might.
But his bow will remain steady, and his hands will be skillful; because of the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
The bows of warriors are shattered, but those who stumble find their strength reinforced.
Their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
He brings an end to wars throughout the earth; he shatters the bow and breaks the spear; he burns the shields with fire.
There he shattered the arrows, the shield, the sword, and the rest of the weapons of war. (Selah)
I will knock your bow out of your left hand and make your arrows fall from your right hand.

The lord

Get out of Babylonia quickly, you foreign people. Flee to save your lives. Do not let yourselves be killed because of her sins. For it is time for the Lord to wreak his revenge. He will pay Babylonia back for what she has done.
Listen! Fugitives and refugees are coming from the land of Babylon. They are coming to Zion to declare there how the Lord our God is getting revenge, getting revenge for what they have done to his temple.
I will get revenge and pay them back at the time their foot slips; for the day of their disaster is near, and the impending judgment is rushing upon them!"
O Lord, the God who avenges! O God who avenges, reveal your splendor!
O daughter Babylon, soon to be devastated! How blessed will be the one who repays you for what you dished out to us!
For the Lord has planned a day of revenge, a time when he will repay Edom for her hostility toward Zion.
Tell those who panic, "Be strong! Do not fear! Look, your God comes to avenge! With divine retribution he comes to deliver you."
He repays them for what they have done, dispensing angry judgment to his adversaries and punishing his enemies. He repays the coastlands.
For it is right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
because her sins have piled up all the way to heaven and God has remembered her crimes.
because his judgments are true and just. For he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and has avenged the blood of his servants poured out by her own hands!"

General references

The noise of battle can be heard in the land of Babylonia. There is the sound of great destruction.

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