33 Thus says the Lord of hosts:
“The children of Israel were oppressed,
Along with the children of Judah;
All who took them captive have held them fast;
They have refused to let them go.
“The children of Israel were oppressed,
Along with the children of Judah;
All who took them captive have held them fast;
They have refused to let them go.
34 aTheir Redeemer is strong;
bThe Lord of hosts is His name.
He will thoroughly plead their ccase,
That He may give rest to the land,
And disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
bThe Lord of hosts is His name.
He will thoroughly plead their ccase,
That He may give rest to the land,
And disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
35 “A sword is against the Chaldeans,” says the Lord,
“Against the inhabitants of Babylon,
And aagainst her princes and bher wise men.
“Against the inhabitants of Babylon,
And aagainst her princes and bher wise men.
36 A sword is aagainst the soothsayers, and they will be fools.
A sword is against her mighty men, and they will be dismayed.
A sword is against her mighty men, and they will be dismayed.
37 A sword is against their horses,
Against their chariots,
And against all athe mixed peoples who are in her midst;
And bthey will become like women.
A sword is against her treasures, and they will be robbed.
Against their chariots,
And against all athe mixed peoples who are in her midst;
And bthey will become like women.
A sword is against her treasures, and they will be robbed.
38 a1A drought is against her waters, and they will be dried up.
For it is the land of carved images,
And they are insane with their idols.
For it is the land of carved images,
And they are insane with their idols.
39 “Thereforea the wild desert beasts shall dwell there with the jackals,
And the ostriches shall dwell in it.
bIt shall be inhabited no more forever,
Nor shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
And the ostriches shall dwell in it.
bIt shall be inhabited no more forever,
Nor shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
40 aAs God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah
And their neighbors,” says the Lord,
“So no one shall reside there,
Nor son of man bdwell in it.
And their neighbors,” says the Lord,
“So no one shall reside there,
Nor son of man bdwell in it.
41 “Behold,a a people shall come from the north,
And a great nation and many kings
Shall be raised up from the ends of the earth.
And a great nation and many kings
Shall be raised up from the ends of the earth.
42 aThey shall hold the bow and the lance;
bThey are cruel and shall not show mercy.
cTheir voice shall roar like the sea;
They shall ride on horses,
Set in array, like a man for the battle,
Against you, O daughter of Babylon.
bThey are cruel and shall not show mercy.
cTheir voice shall roar like the sea;
They shall ride on horses,
Set in array, like a man for the battle,
Against you, O daughter of Babylon.
43 “The king of Babylon has aheard the report about them,
And his hands grow feeble;
Anguish has taken hold of him,
Pangs as of a woman in bchildbirth.
And his hands grow feeble;
Anguish has taken hold of him,
Pangs as of a woman in bchildbirth.
44 “Behold,a he shall come up like a lion from the1 floodplain of the Jordan
Against the dwelling place of the strong;
But I will make them suddenly run away from her.
And who is a chosen man that I may appoint over her?
For who is like Me?
Who will arraign Me?
And bwho is that shepherd
Who will withstand Me?”
Against the dwelling place of the strong;
But I will make them suddenly run away from her.
And who is a chosen man that I may appoint over her?
For who is like Me?
Who will arraign Me?
And bwho is that shepherd
Who will withstand Me?”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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