Deu 32:42-43, Jer 51:36-37 | ESV | STEP | I will make my arrows drunk with blood , and my sword shall devour flesh — with the blood of the slain and the captives , from the long-haired heads of the enemy .

Deuteronomy 32:42-43

42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood,
and ^amy sword shall devour flesh—
with the blood of the slain and the captives,
from the ^blong-haired heads of the enemy.’
43 ^c“Rejoice with him, O heavens; ^{▼▼Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text Rejoice his people, O nations}
bow down to him, all gods, ^{▼▼Masoretic Text lacks bow down to him, all gods}
for he ^favenges the blood of his children ^{▼▼Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text servants}
and takes vengeance on his adversaries.
He repays those who hate him ^{▼▼Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text lacks He repays those who hate him}
and cleanses ^{▼▼Or atones for} his people’s land.” ^{▼▼Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew his land his people}

Jeremiah 51:36-37

36 Therefore thus says the Lord:
“Behold, ^kI will plead your cause
and take vengeance for you.
^lI will dry up her sea
and ^mmake her fountain dry,
37 and Babylon shall become ⁿa heap of ruins,
^othe haunt of jackals,
^pa horror ^qand a hissing,
without inhabitant.