Jeremiah 50:23–26

23 How broken and shattered

is the hammer of the whole earth!

How desolate is Babylon

among the nations!

24 I set a trap for you, Babylon,

and you were caught before you knew it;

you were found and captured

because you opposed the Lord.

25 The Lord has opened his arsenal

and brought out the weapons of his wrath,

for the Sovereign Lord Almighty has work to do

in the land of the Babylonians.

26 Come against her from afar.

Break open her granaries;

pile her up like heaps of grain.

Completely destroy her

and leave her no remnant.

23 How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken!

How is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!

24 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon,

And thou wast not aware:

Thou art found, and also caught,

Because thou hast striven against the Lord.

25 The Lord hath opened his armoury,

And hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation:

For this is the work of the Lord God of hosts

In the land of the Chaldeans.

26 Come against her from the utmost border,

Open her storehouses:

Cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly:

Let nothing of her be left.

23 Babylon, the mightiest hammer in all the earth,

lies broken and shattered.

Babylon is desolate among the nations!

24 Listen, Babylon, for I have set a trap for you.

You are caught, for you have fought against the Lord.

25 The Lord has opened his armory

and brought out weapons to vent his fury.

The terror that falls upon the Babylonians

will be the work of the Sovereign Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

26 Yes, come against her from distant lands.

Break open her granaries.

Crush her walls and houses into heaps of rubble.

Destroy her completely, and leave nothing!

23 How the hammer of the whole earth has been cut apart and broken!

How Babylon has become a desolation among the nations!

I have laid a snare for you;

24 You have indeed been trapped, O Babylon,

And you were not aware;

You have been found and also caught,

Because you have contended against the Lord.

25 The Lord has opened His armory,

And has brought out the weapons of His indignation;

For this is the work of the Lord God of hosts

In the land of the Chaldeans.

26 Come against her from the farthest border;

Open her storehouses;

Cast her up as heaps of ruins,

And destroy her utterly;

Let nothing of her be left.

23 Babylon was the hammer of the whole earth,

but how broken and shattered that hammer is now.

It is truly the most ruined

of all the nations.

24 Babylon, I set a trap for you,

and you were caught before you knew it.

You fought against the Lord,

so you were found and taken prisoner.

25 The Lord has opened up his storeroom

and brought out the weapons of his anger,

because the Lord God All-Powerful has work to do

in the land of the Babylonians.

26 Come against Babylon from far away.

Break open her storehouses of grain.

Pile up her dead bodies like heaps of grain.

Completely destroy Babylon

and do not leave anyone alive.

23 How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations! 24 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against Jehovah. 25 Jehovah hath opened his armory, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation; for the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, hath a work to do in the land of the Chaldeans. 26 Come against her from the utmost border; open her store-houses; cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly; let nothing of her be left.

23 How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! How is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations! 24 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou, Babylon, art also taken, and thou wast not aware; thou art found, and also caught, for thou hast contended with Jehovah. 25 Jehovah hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation; for this is a work for the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, in the land of the Chaldeans. 26 Come ye against her from every quarter, open her storehouses; pile her up like sheaves, and destroy her utterly: let nothing of her be left.

23 The hammer of the whole earth is broken and shattered. 

See how desolate Babylon is of all the nations! 

24 I will set traps for you, Babylon. 

You will be caught, but you won’t know it. 

You will be found and captured 

because you have opposed the Lord. 

25 The Lord will open his armory 

and bring out the weapons of his fury, 

because the Almighty Lord of Armies 

has a job to do in the land of the Babylonians. 

26 Attack them from a distance, 

open their storehouses, 

pile up their corpses like piles of grain, 

claim them for me by destroying them, 

and don’t leave anyone behind. 

23 How the hammer of the whole earth

is cut down and smashed!

What a horror Babylon has become

among the nations!

24 Babylon, I laid a trap for you, and you were caught,

but you did not even know it.

You were found and captured

because you fought against the Lord.

25 The Lord opened His armory

and brought out His weapons of wrath,

because it is a task of the Lord God of Hosts

in the land of the Chaldeans.

26 Come against her from the most distant places.

Open her granaries;

pile her up like mounds of grain

and completely destroy her.

Leave her no survivors.

23 How the hammer of the whole earth

is cut down and broken!

How Babylon has become

a horror among the nations!

24 I set a snare for you, and you were caught, O Babylon,

but you did not know it;

you were discovered and seized

because you challenged the Lord.

25 The Lord has opened his armory

and brought out the weapons of his wrath,

for the Lord God of hosts has a task

in the land of the Chaldeans.

26 Come against her from every quarter;

open her granaries;

pile her up like heaps of grain, and destroy her utterly;

let nothing be left of her.

23 How the blacksmith’s hammer of all the earth is cut down and broken!

How Babylon has become as a horror among the nations!

24 I laid a bird snare for you, and you were caught, O Babylon.

But you yourself did not know.

You were discovered and seized,

because with Yahweh you measured yourself.

25 Yahweh has opened his armory,

and he has brought out the weapons of his wrath,

for it is a work for my Lord Yahweh of hosts

in the land of the Chaldeans.

26 Come against her from the end,

open her granaries.

Pile her up like heaps and destroy her.

Let there be no remnant for her.

23 It has been broken to pieces.

It was the hammer that broke the whole earth.

How empty Babylonia is among the nations!

24 Babylonia, I set a trap for you.

And you were caught before you knew it.

You were found and captured.

That is because you opposed me.

25 I have opened up my storeroom.

I have brought out the weapons I use when I am angry.

I am the Lord and King who rules over all.

I have work to do in the land of the Babylonians.

26 So come against it from far away.

Open up its storerooms.

Stack everything up like piles of grain.

Completely destroy that country.

Do not leave anyone alive there.

23 “How the hammer of the whole earth

Has been cut off and broken!

How Babylon has become

An object of horror among the nations!

24 “I set a snare for you and you were also caught, O Babylon,

While you yourself were not aware;

You have been found and also seized

Because you have engaged in conflict with the Lord.”

25 The Lord has opened His armory

And has brought forth the weapons of His indignation,

For it is a work of the Lord God of hosts

In the land of the Chaldeans.

26 Come to her from the farthest border;

Open up her barns,

Pile her up like heaps

And utterly destroy her,

Let nothing be left to her.