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Jeremiah 51:9

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“We would have healed Babylon,
but she is not healed.
Forsake her,
and let’s each go into his own country;
for her judgment reaches to heaven,
and is lifted up even to the skies.

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Jeremiah 51:9 in other translations

We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country; for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies.

Jeremiah 51:9 · American Standard Version

Jeremiah 51:9 in context

  1. 7Babylon has been a golden cup in Yahweh’s hand,
    who made all the earth drunk.
    The nations have drunk of her wine;
    therefore the nations have gone mad.
  2. 8Babylon has suddenly fallen and been destroyed!
    Wail for her!
    Take balm for her pain.
    Perhaps she may be healed.
  3. 9“We would have healed Babylon,
    but she is not healed.
    Forsake her,
    and let’s each go into his own country;
    for her judgment reaches to heaven,
    and is lifted up even to the skies.
  4. 10‘Yahweh has produced our righteousness:
    come, and let’s declare in Zion the work of Yahweh our God.’
  5. 11“Make the arrows sharp!
    Hold the shields firmly!
    Yahweh has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes,
    because his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it;
    for it is the vengeance of Yahweh,
    the vengeance of his temple.