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Jeremiah 50:8

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50:8“People of Judah,18 get out of Babylon quickly!

Leave the land of Babylonia!19

Be the first to depart!20

Be like the male goats that lead the herd.

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Footnotes

  1. 18 The words “People of Judah” are not in the Hebrew text but are implicit from the context. They have been supplied in the translation to clarify the subject of the address.
  2. 19 Heb “the land of the Chaldeans.” See the study note on for explanation.
  3. 20 The words “Be the first to leave” are not in the text but spell out the significance of the simile that follows. They have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Flee from the midst of Babylon, and go out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as male goats before the flock.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Flee out of Babylon;

leave the land of the Babylonians,

and be like the goats that lead the flock.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Escape from Babylon;

depart from the Chaldeans’ land.

Be like the rams that lead the flock.

NLTNew Living Translation

“But now, flee from Babylon!

Leave the land of the Babylonians.

Like male goats at the head of the flock,

lead my people home again.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Flee from the midst of Babylon,

and from the land of the Chaldeans.

Go out and be like he-goats

before the flock.

KJV 1900King James Version

Remove out of the midst of Babylon,

And go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans,

And be as the he goats before the flocks.