5 For Israel and Judah have not been abandoned by their God, the LORD of Hosts, though their land is full of guilt before the Holy One of Israel.” 6 Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! Do not be destroyed in her punishment. For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves. 7 Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad.
Jeremiah 51:5–7
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Jeremiah 51:23–25
23 With you I shatter the shepherd and his flock; with you I shatter the farmer and his oxen; with you I shatter the governors and officials. 24 Before your very eyes I will repay Babylon and all the dwellers of Chaldea for all the evil they have done in Zion,” decl…
Jeremiah 51:55–57
55 For the LORD will destroy Babylon; He will silence her mighty voice. The waves will roar like great waters; the tumult of their voices will resound. 56 For a destroyer is coming against her— against Babylon. Her warriors will be captured, and their bows will be b…
Jeremiah 51:44–46
44 I will punish Bel in Babylon. I will make him spew out what he swallowed. The nations will no longer stream to him; even the wall of Babylon will fall. 45 Come out of her, My people! Save your lives, each of you, from the fierce anger of the LORD. 46 Do not let your…
Jeremiah 50:27–29
27 Kill all her young bulls; let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them, for their day has come— the time of their punishment. 28 Listen to the fugitives and refugees from the land of Babylon, declaring in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance fo…
Jeremiah 50:17–19
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Jeremiah 50:9–11
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Isaiah 48:19–21
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