Jeremiah 50:15-29

15 aRaise a shout against her all around;
she has surrendered;
her bulwarks have fallen;
bher walls are thrown down.
For cthis is the vengeance of the Lord:
take vengeance on her;
ddo to her as she has done.
16Cut off from Babylon the sower,
and the one who handles the sickle in time of harvest;
ebecause of the sword of the oppressor,
fevery one shall turn to his own people,
and every one shall flee to his own land.
17 gIsrael is a hunted sheep hdriven away by lions. iFirst the king of Assyria jdevoured him, and now at last kNebuchadnezzar king of Babylon lhas gnawed his bones. 18Therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, mI am bringing punishment on the king of Babylon and his land, nas I punished the king of Assyria. 19 oI will restore Israel to his pasture, and phe shall feed on qCarmel and in rBashan, and his desire shall be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and in sGilead. 20In those days and in that time, declares the Lord, tiniquity shall be sought in Israel, and there shall be none, and sin in Judah, and none shall be found, for uI will pardon those whom I leave as a remnant.

21 “Go up against the land of Merathaim,
 Merathaim means double rebellion

and against the inhabitants of Pekod.
 Pekod means punishment

Kill, xand devote them to destruction,
That is, set apart ( devote) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction)


declares the Lord,
and do all that I have commanded you.
22 zThe noise of battle is in the land,
and great destruction!
23 aaHow the hammer of the whole earth
is cut down and broken!
abHow Babylon achas become
a horror among the nations!
24 adI set a snare for you and you were taken, O Babylon,
and aeyou did not know it;
you were found and caught,
because you opposed the Lord.
25The Lord has opened his armory
and brought out afthe weapons of his wrath,
for the Lord God of hosts has a work to do
in the land of the Chaldeans.
26Come against her from every quarter;
open her granaries;
agpile her up like heaps of grain, and devote her to destruction;
let nothing be left of her.
27Kill all ahher bulls;
let them go down to the slaughter.
Woe to them, for their day has come,
aithe time of their punishment.
28“A voice! They ajflee and escape from the land of Babylon, akto declare in Zion the vengeance of the Lord our God, vengeance for alhis temple.

29 amSummon archers against Babylon, all those who bend the bow. anEncamp around her; let no one escape. aoRepay her according to her deeds; do to her according to all that she has done. For she has approudly defied the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.

Revelation of John 18:6

6 aqPay her back as she herself has paid back others,
and repay her ardouble for her deeds;
mix a double portion for her asin the cup she mixed.
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