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Jeremiah 50:18
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16 Cut off the sower from Babylon,
And him who handles the sickle at harvest time.
For fear of the oppressing sword
aEveryone shall turn to his own people,
And everyone shall flee to his own land. 
17 “Israel is like ascattered sheep;
bThe lions have driven him away.
First cthe king of Assyria devoured him;
Now at last this dNebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has broken his bones.”  
18 Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:
“Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land,
As I have punished the king of aAssyria. 
19 aBut I will bring back Israel to his home,
And he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan;
His soul shall be satisfied on Mount Ephraim and Gilead. 
20 In those days and in that time,” says the Lord,
a“The iniquity of Israel shall be sought, but there shall be none;
And the sins of Judah, but they shall not be found;
For I will pardon those bwhom I preserve. 
21 “Go up against the land of Merathaim, against it,
And against the inhabitants of aPekod.
1Waste and utterly destroy them,” says the Lord,
“And do baccording to all that I have commanded you. 
22 aA sound of battle is in the land,
And of great destruction. 
Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 50:18

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American Standard Version
Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria.

Amplified® Bible
Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will visit {and} punish the king of Babylon and his land, just as I visited {and} punished the king of Assyria.

Contemporary English Version
I, the LORD All-Powerful, the God of Israel, punished the king of Assyria, and I will also punish the king of Babylonia.

Darby English Version
Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will visit the king of Babylon and his land, like as I have visited the king of Assyria.

Good News Bible
Because of this, I, the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, will punish King Nebuchadnezzar and his country, just as I punished the emperor of Assyria.

King James Version
Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria.

New American Standard Bible
"Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: `Behold, I am going to punish the king of Babylon and his land, just as I punished the king of Assyria.

New International Version
Therefore this is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says:
"I will punish the king of Babylon and his land
as I punished the king of Assyria.

New King James Version
Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel:
“ Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land,
As I have punished the king of Assyria.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: 'Behold, I intend to punish the king of Babylon and his land, just as I punished the king of Assyria.

Revised Standard Version
Therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing punishment on the king of Babylon and his land, as I punished the king of Assyria.

Young's Literal Translation
Therefore thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: Lo, I am seeing after the king of Babylon, And after his land, As I have seen after the king of Asshur;

New English Translation
So I, the Lord God of Israel who rules over all, say:1 ‘I will punish the king of Babylon and his land just as I punished the king of Assyria.


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