Jeremiah 50:14–16

14 “Take up your positions around Babylon,

all you who draw the bow.

Shoot at her! Spare no arrows,

for she has sinned against the Lord.

15 Shout against her on every side!

She surrenders, her towers fall,

her walls are torn down.

Since this is the vengeance of the Lord,

take vengeance on her;

do to her as she has done to others.

16 Cut off from Babylon the sower,

and the reaper with his sickle at harvest.

Because of the sword of the oppressor

let everyone return to their own people,

let everyone flee to their own land.

14 Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about:

All ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows:

For she hath sinned against the Lord.

15 Shout against her round about:

She hath given her hand:

Her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down:

For it is the vengeance of the Lord: take vengeance upon her;

As she hath done, do unto her.

16 Cut off the sower from Babylon,

And him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest:

For fear of the oppressing sword

They shall turn every one to his people,

And they shall flee every one to his own land.

14 “Yes, prepare to attack Babylon,

all you surrounding nations.

Let your archers shoot at her; spare no arrows.

For she has sinned against the Lord.

15 Shout war cries against her from every side.

Look! She surrenders!

Her walls have fallen.

It is the Lord’s vengeance,

so take vengeance on her.

Do to her as she has done to others!

16 Take from Babylon all those who plant crops;

send all the harvesters away.

Because of the sword of the enemy,

everyone will run away and rush back to their own lands.

14 “Put yourselves in array against Babylon all around,

All you who bend the bow;

Shoot at her, spare no arrows,

For she has sinned against the Lord.

15 Shout against her all around;

She has given her hand,

Her foundations have fallen,

Her walls are thrown down;

For it is the vengeance of the Lord.

Take vengeance on her.

As she has done, so do to her.

16 Cut off the sower from Babylon,

And him who handles the sickle at harvest time.

For fear of the oppressing sword

Everyone shall turn to his own people,

And everyone shall flee to his own land.

14 “Take your positions for war against Babylon,

all you soldiers with bows.

Shoot your arrows at Babylon! Do not save any of them,

because Babylon has sinned against the Lord.

15 Soldiers around Babylon, shout the war cry!

Babylon has surrendered, her towers have fallen,

and her walls have been torn down.

The Lord is giving her people the punishment they deserve.

You nations should give her what she deserves;

do to her what she has done to others.

16 Don’t let the people from Babylon plant their crops

or gather the harvest.

The soldiers treated their captives cruelly.

Now, let everyone go back home.

Let everyone run to his own country.

14 Set yourselves in array against Babylon round about, all ye that bend the bow; shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against Jehovah. 15 Shout against her round about: she hath submitted herself; her bulwarks are fallen, her walls are thrown down; for it is the vengeance of Jehovah: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her. 16 Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.

14 Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about, all ye that bend the bow; shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against Jehovah. 15 Shout against her round about: she hath given her hand; her ramparts are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for this is the vengeance of Jehovah. Take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her. 16 Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest. For fear of the oppressing sword let them turn every one to his people, and let them flee every one to his own land.

14 “Take up your positions around Babylon, all you archers with bows. 

Shoot at it; don’t save any arrows, 

because the people of Babylon have sinned against the Lord. 

15 Shout a war cry against them on every side. 

They’ll surrender. 

Their towers will fall and their walls will be torn down. 

Since this is the Lord’s vengeance, take revenge against them. 

Do to them what they did to others. 

16 Don’t allow anyone in Babylon to plant or harvest. 

Everyone will turn to his own people and flee to his own homeland 

because of the enemies’ swords. 

14 Line up in battle formation around Babylon,

all you archers!

Shoot at her! Do not spare an arrow,

for she has sinned against the Lord.

15 Raise a war cry against her on every side!

She has thrown up her hands in surrender;

her defense towers have fallen;

her walls are demolished.

Since this is the Lord’s vengeance,

take out your vengeance on her;

as she has done, do the same to her.

16 Cut off the sower from Babylon

as well as him who wields the sickle at harvest time.

Because of the oppressor’s sword,

each will turn to his own people,

each will flee to his own land.

14 Take up your positions around Babylon,

all you who bend the bow;

shoot at her; spare no arrows,

for she has sinned against the Lord.

15 Raise a shout against her from all sides,

“She has surrendered;

her bulwarks have fallen;

her walls are thrown down.”

For this is the vengeance of the Lord:

take vengeance on her;

do to her as she has done.

16 Cut off from Babylon the sower

and the wielder of the sickle in time of harvest;

because of the destroying sword,

all of them shall return to their own people,

and all of them shall flee to their own land.

14 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.

15 Raise a war cry against her on all sides.

She has surrendered.

Her towers have fallen,

her walls are ruined.

For this is the vengeance of Yahweh.

Take revenge on her.

As she has done to others,

so do to her.

16 Cut off the sower from Babylon,

and the one who uses the sickle in the time of harvest.

Because of the sword of the oppressor

each one will turn to their people,

and each one will flee to their land.

14 “All you who draw the bow,

take up your battle positions around Babylon.

Shoot at it! Do not spare any arrows!

Its people have sinned against me.

15 Shout against them on every side!

They are giving up.

The towers of the city are falling.

Its walls are being pulled down.

I am paying its people back.

So pay them back yourselves.

Do to them what they have done to others.

16 Do not leave anyone in Babylonia to plant the fields.

Do not leave anyone to harvest the grain.

Let each of them return to his own people.

Let him run away to his own land.

If he doesn’t, his enemy’s sword will bring him great harm.

14 “Draw up your battle lines against Babylon on every side,

All you who bend the bow;

Shoot at her, do not be sparing with your arrows,

For she has sinned against the Lord.

15 “Raise your battle cry against her on every side!

She has given herself up, her pillars have fallen,

Her walls have been torn down.

For this is the vengeance of the Lord:

Take vengeance on her;

As she has done to others, so do to her.

16 “Cut off the sower from Babylon

And the one who wields the sickle at the time of harvest;

From before the sword of the oppressor

They will each turn back to his own people

And they will each flee to his own land.