Jeremiah 51:7–11

7 Babylon was a gold cup in the Lord’s hand;

she made the whole earth drunk.

The nations drank her wine;

therefore they have now gone mad.

8 Babylon will suddenly fall and be broken.

Wail over her!

Get balm for her pain;

perhaps she can be healed.

9 “ ‘We would have healed Babylon,

but she cannot be healed;

let us leave her and each go to our own land,

for her judgment reaches to the skies,

it rises as high as the heavens.’

10 “ ‘The Lord has vindicated us;

come, let us tell in Zion

what the Lord our God has done.’

11 “Sharpen the arrows,

take up the shields!

The Lord has stirred up the kings of the Medes,

because his purpose is to destroy Babylon.

The Lord will take vengeance,

vengeance for his temple.

7 Babylon was a golden cup in the Lord’s hand,

making all the earth drunken;

the nations drank of her wine;

therefore the nations went mad.

8 Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been broken;

wail for her!

Take balm for her pain;

perhaps she may be healed.

9 We would have healed Babylon,

but she was not healed.

Forsake her, and let us go

each to his own country,

for her judgment has reached up to heaven

and has been lifted up even to the skies.

10 The Lord has brought about our vindication;

come, let us declare in Zion

the work of the Lord our God.

11 “Sharpen the arrows!

Take up the shields!

The Lord has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because his purpose concerning Babylon is to destroy it, for that is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance for his temple.

7 Babylon hath been a golden cup in the Lord’s hand,

That made all the earth drunken:

The nations have drunken of her wine;

Therefore the nations are mad.

8 Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed:

Howl for her;

Take balm for her pain,

If so be she may be healed.

9 We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed:

Forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country:

For her judgment reacheth unto heaven,

And is lifted up even to the skies.

10 The Lord hath brought forth our righteousness:

Come, and let us declare in Zion

The work of the Lord our God.

11 Make bright the arrows; gather the shields:

The Lord hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes:

For his device is against Babylon, to destroy it;

Because it is the vengeance of the Lord,

The vengeance of his temple.

7 Babylon has been a gold cup in the Lord’s hands,

a cup that made the whole earth drunk.

The nations drank Babylon’s wine,

and it drove them all mad.

8 But suddenly Babylon, too, has fallen.

Weep for her.

Give her medicine.

Perhaps she can yet be healed.

9 We would have helped her if we could,

but nothing can save her now.

Let her go; abandon her.

Return now to your own land.

For her punishment reaches to the heavens;

it is so great it cannot be measured.

10 The Lord has vindicated us.

Come, let us announce in Jerusalem

everything the Lord our God has done.

11 Sharpen the arrows!

Lift up the shields!

For the Lord has inspired the kings of the Medes

to march against Babylon and destroy her.

This is his vengeance against those

who desecrated his Temple.

7 Babylon was like a gold cup in the Lord’s hand

that made the whole earth drunk.

The nations drank Babylon’s wine,

so they went crazy.

8 Babylon has suddenly fallen and been broken.

Cry for her!

Get balm for her pain,

and maybe she can be healed.

9 “Foreigners in Babylon say, ‘We tried to heal Babylon,

but she cannot be healed.

So let us leave her and each go to his own country.

Babylon’s punishment is as high as the sky;

it reaches to the clouds.’

10 “The people of Judah say, ‘The Lord has shown us to be right.

Come, let us tell in Jerusalem

what the Lord our God has done.’

11 “Sharpen the arrows!

Pick up your shields!

The Lord has stirred up the kings of the Medes,

because he wants to destroy Babylon.

The Lord will punish them as they deserve

for destroying his Temple.

7 Babylon hath been a golden cup in Jehovah’s hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunk of her wine; therefore the nations are mad. 8 Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: wail for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed. 9 We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country; for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies. 10 Jehovah hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of Jehovah our God.

11 Make sharp the arrows; hold firm the shields: Jehovah hath stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes; because his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it: for it is the vengeance of Jehovah, the vengeance of his temple.

7 Babylon hath been a golden cup in Jehovah’s hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunk of her wine; therefore have the nations become mad. 8 Babylon is suddenly fallen and ruined. Howl over her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed. 9 We have treated Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country; for her judgment reacheth unto the heavens, and is lifted up to the skies. 10 Jehovah hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of Jehovah our God. 11 Sharpen the arrows; take the shields. Jehovah hath stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes; for his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it; for this is the vengeance of Jehovah, the vengeance of his temple.

7 Babylon was a golden cup in the Lord’s hand. 

It made the whole world drunk. 

The nations drank its wine. 

That is why the nations have gone insane. 

8 Babylon will suddenly fall and be shattered. 

Cry for it. 

Bring medicine for its pain. 

Maybe it can be healed. 

9 We wanted to heal Babylon, but it couldn’t be healed. 

Let’s abandon it and go to our own land. 

God has judged Babylon. 

Its judgment is complete. 

10 The Lord has brought about our victory. 

Let’s announce in Zion what the Lord our God has done. 

11 Sharpen the arrows; fill the quivers. 

The Lord will stir up the spirit of the kings of the Medes 

because his plan is to destroy Babylon. 

The Lord will avenge his temple. 

7 Babylon was a gold cup in the Lord’s hand,

making the whole earth drunk.

The nations drank her wine;

therefore, the nations go mad.

8 Suddenly Babylon fell and was shattered.

Wail for her;

get balm for her wound—

perhaps she can be healed.

9 We tried to heal Babylon,

but she could not be healed.

Abandon her!

Let each of us go to his own land,

for her judgment extends to the sky

and reaches as far as the clouds.

10 The Lord has brought about our vindication;

come, let’s tell in Zion

what the Lord our God has accomplished.

11 Sharpen the arrows!

Fill the quivers!

The Lord has put it into the mind

of the kings of the Medes

because His plan is aimed at Babylon

to destroy her,

for it is the Lord’s vengeance,

vengeance for His temple.

7 Babylon was a golden cup in the Lord’s hand,

making all the earth drunken;

the nations drank of her wine,

and so the nations went mad.

8 Suddenly Babylon has fallen and is shattered;

wail for her!

Bring balm for her wound;

perhaps she may be healed.

9 We tried to heal Babylon,

but she could not be healed.

Forsake her, and let each of us go

to our own country,

for her judgment has reached up to heaven

and has been lifted up even to the skies.

10 The Lord has brought forth our vindication;

come, let us declare in Zion

the work of the Lord our God.

11 Sharpen the arrows!

Fill the quivers!

The Lord has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes because his purpose concerning Babylon is to destroy it, for that is the vengeance of the Lord, vengeance for his temple.

7 Babylon was a cup of gold in the hand of Yahweh,

making drunk all the earth.

The nations drank of her wine.

Therefore the nations acted like madmen.

8 Suddenly Babylon has fallen and she is shattered.

Wail over her!

Take balm for her wounds,

perhaps she may be healed.

9 We tried to heal Babylon, and she was not healed.

Forsake her and let us go each one to his country,

for her judgment has reached to the heavens,

and it has been lifted up to the skies.

10 Yahweh has brought forth our vindication.

Come and let us make known in Zion the work of Yahweh our God.

11 Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers!

Yahweh has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes.

Because his plan concerning Babylon is to destroy it,

for that is the vengeance of Yahweh,

the vengeance for his temple.

7 Babylon was like a gold cup in my hand.

That city made the whole earth drunk.

The nations drank its wine.

So now they have gone crazy.

8 Babylon will suddenly fall and be broken.

Sob over it!

Get healing lotion for its pain.

Perhaps it can be healed.

9 “The nations say, ‘We would have healed Babylon.

But it can’t be healed.

So let’s leave it. Let’s each go to our own land.

Babylon’s sins reach all the way to the skies.

They rise up as high as the clouds.’

10 “The people of Judah say,

‘The Lord has made things right for us again.

So come. Let’s tell in Zion

what the Lord our God has done.’

11 “I have stirred up you kings of the Medes.

So sharpen your arrows!

Get your shields!

I plan to destroy Babylon.

I will pay the Babylonians back.

They have destroyed my temple.

7 Babylon has been a golden cup in the hand of the Lord,

Intoxicating all the earth.

The nations have drunk of her wine;

Therefore the nations are going mad.

8 Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been broken;

Wail over her!

Bring balm for her pain;

Perhaps she may be healed.

9 We applied healing to Babylon, but she was not healed;

Forsake her and let us each go to his own country,

For her judgment has reached to heaven

And towers up to the very skies.

10 The Lord has brought about our vindication;

Come and let us recount in Zion

The work of the Lord our God!

11 Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers!

The Lord has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes,

Because His purpose is against Babylon to destroy it;

For it is the vengeance of the Lord, vengeance for His temple.