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Jeremiah 50:14–15

14 Draw up a battle formation at Babylon all around,

all those who bend the bow, shoot at her.

You must not spare arrows,p

for she has sinned against Yahweh.

15 Raise a war cry against her on all sides.

She has surrendered.q

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.

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Jeremiah 50:14–15 — The New International Version (NIV)

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.

Jeremiah 50:14–15 — English Standard Version (ESV)

14 Set 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 Raise a shout against her all around;

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.

Jeremiah 50:14–15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Jeremiah 50:14–15 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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!

Jeremiah 50:14–15 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

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.

Jeremiah 50:14–15 — New Century Version (NCV)

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.

Jeremiah 50:14–15 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Jeremiah 50:14–15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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.

Jeremiah 50:14–15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

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. 

Jeremiah 50:14–15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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.

Jeremiah 50:14–15 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

14 Take up your positions around Babylon,

all you that 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.

Jeremiah 50:14–15 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

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.

Jeremiah 50:14–15 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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.


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