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The Names of God Bible Part 205

41 "People are going to come from the north.

A great nation and many kings will rise from the ends of the earth.

42 They will take hold of bows and spears.

They will be cruel and have no compassion.

They will sound like the sea when it roars.

They will ride horses.

They are ready for war, ready to attack you, people of Babylon.

43 The king of Babylon has heard reports about them, and he loses courage.

Anguish will grip him as pain grips a woman in labor.

44 I will suddenly chase them from their places like a lion coming out of the jungle along the Jordan River into pastureland.

I will appoint over Babylon whomever I choose.

Who is like me? Who can challenge me?

Is there any leader who can stand up to me?

45 Listen to the plans that Yahweh is making against Babylon and the things he intends to do to the land of the Babylonians.

He will surely drag away the little ones of the flock.

He will surely destroy the pasture because of the Babylonians.

46 The earth will quake at the news that Babylon has been captured.

Its cry will be heard among the nations."

51 1 This is what Yahweh says: I will stir up a destructive wind against Babylon and against the people who live in Leb Kamai.

2 I will send people to winnowa Babylon, to winnow it and strip its land bare.

They will attack it from every direction on the day of trouble.

3 Have the archers bend their bows.

Have them put on their armor.

Don't spare Babylon's young men.

Completely destroy its whole army.

4 Babylon's soldiers will fall down badly wounded in their streets.

They will lie dead in their own land.

5 Israel and Judah haven't been abandoned by their Elohim, Yahweh Tsebaoth , although their land is guilty of abandoning Qedosh Yisrael.

6 Run away from Babylon!

Run for your lives!

You shouldn't die because of Babylon's crimes.

This is the time for the vengeance of Yahweh.

He will pay the people of Babylon back for what they have done.

7 Babylon was a golden cup in Yahweh's hand.

It made the whole world drunk.

The nations drank its wine.

That is why the nations have gone insane.

8 Babylon will suddenly fall and be shattered.

Cry for it.

Bring medicine for its pain.

Maybe it can be healed.

9 We wanted to heal Babylon, but it couldn't be healed.

Let's abandon it and go to our own land.

Yahweh has judged Babylon.

Its judgment is complete.

10 Yahweh has brought about our victory.

Let's announce in Zion what Yahweh our Elohim has done.

11 Sharpen the arrows; fill the quivers.

Yahweh will stir up the spirit of the kings of the Medes because his plan is to destroy Babylon.

Yahweh will avenge his temple.

12 Raise your battle flag in front of the walls of Babylon.

Strengthen the guards.

Station watchmen.

Prepare ambushes.

Yahweh will carry out his plans against the people who live in Babylon.

13 Babylon, you live beside many rivers and are rich with treasures, but your end has come.

The thread of your life has been cut off.

14 Yahweh Tsebaoth has taken an oath on himself: "I will certainly fill you with many enemy armies.

They will swarm like locusts.

People will shout their victory over you."

15 Yahweh made the earth by his power.

He set up the world by his wisdom.

He stretched out heaven by his understanding.

16 When he thunders, the water in the sky roars.

He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.

He sends lightning with the rain.

He brings wind out of his storehouses.

17 Everyone is stupid and ignorant.

Metalsmiths are put to shame by their idols.

Their statues are false gods.

18 They can't breathe.

They are worthless jokes.

When they are punished, they will disappear.

19 Jacob's God isn't like them.

He made everything, and Israel is the tribe that belongs to him.

His name is Yahweh Tsebaoth .

20 "You are my war club and my weapon for battle.

I will use you to crush nations.

I will use you to destroy kingdoms.

21 I will use you to crush horses and their riders.

I will use you to crush chariots and their drivers.

22 I will use you to crush men and women.

I will use you to crush the old and the young.

I will use you to crush young men and women.

23 I will use you to crush shepherds and their flocks.

I will use you to crush farmers and their oxen.

I will use you to crush governors and officials.

24 "In your presence I will pay back Babylon and all the people who live in Babylon for all the evil things that they did in Zion,"

declares Yahweh.

25 "I am against you, Babylon, you destructive mountain.

You have destroyed the whole earth," declares Yahweh.

"I will use my power against you, roll you off the cliffs, and make you a scorched mountain.

26 People won't find any stones in you to use as a cornerstone.

They won't find any stones in you to use for a foundation.

You will become permanent ruins," declares Yahweh.

27 Raise your battle flag throughout the world.

Blow the ram's horn among the nations.

Prepare nations to attack Babylon.

Tell the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz to attack it.

Appoint a commander to lead the attack.