Catholic Public Domain Version
"A sword is for her diviners, who will be fooled. A sword is for her strong ones, who will be afraid. "
— Jeremiah 50:36, Catholic Public Domain Version
“A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.”
“A sword is upon the boasters, and they shall become fools; a sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed. ”
“A sword is on the boasters, and they shall become fools; a sword is on her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed.”
“Destructive forces will come against her false prophets; they will be shown to be fools! Destructive forces will come against her soldiers; they will be filled with terror!”
“A sword upon her diviners, and they shall be foolish: a sword upon her valiant ones, and they shall be dismayed.”
“A sword is on the men of pride, and they will become foolish: a sword is on her men of war, and they will be broken.”
“A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.”
Thus says the Lord of hosts: “The sons of Israel and the sons of Judah have endured calumny together. All who have seized them are holding them and refusing to release them.
Their redeemer is strong. The Lord of hosts is his name. He will defend their case in judgment, so that he may terrify the land and disturb the inhabitants of Babylon.
A sword is for the Chaldeans, says the Lord, and for the inhabitants of Babylon, and for her leaders, and for her wise ones.
A sword is for her diviners, who will be fooled. A sword is for her strong ones, who will be afraid.
A sword is for their horses, and for their chariots, and for all the common people who are in her midst. And they will be like women. A sword is for her storehouses, and they will be plundered.
A drought is over her waters, and they will be dried up. For it is a land of graven images, and they glory in portents.
Because of this, dragons will live there with the fig fauns, and ostriches will live in it. And it will no longer be inhabited, even in perpetuity, nor will it be raised up, even from generation to generation.