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"They will report that the fords have been captured, the reed marshes have been burned, the soldiers are terrified."
— Jeremiah 51:32, NET Bible
“And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.”
“and the passages are seized, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted. ”
“and the passages are seized, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are frightened.”
“And that the fords are taken, and the marshes are burnt with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.”
“And the ways across the river have been taken, and the water-holes ... burned with fire, and the men of war are in the grip of fear.”
“And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.”
The earth will tremble and writhe in agony. For the LORD will carry out his plan. He plans to make the land of Babylonia a wasteland where no one lives.
The soldiers of Babylonia will stop fighting. They will remain in their fortified cities. They will lose their strength to do battle. They will be as frightened as women. The houses in her cities will be set on fire. The gates of her cities will be broken down.
One runner after another will come to the king of Babylon. One messenger after another will come bringing news. They will bring news to the king of Babylon that his whole city has been captured.
They will report that the fords have been captured, the reed marshes have been burned, the soldiers are terrified.
For the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says,‘Fair Babylon will be like a threshing floor which has been trampled flat for harvest. The time for her to be cut down and harvested will come very soon.’
“King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon devoured me and drove my people out. Like a monster from the deep he swallowed me. He filled his belly with my riches. He made me an empty dish. He completely cleaned me out.”
The person who lives in Zion says,“May Babylon pay for the violence done to me and to my relatives.” Jerusalem says,“May those living in Babylonia pay for the bloodshed of my people.”