Daniel 7:5 “Then I saw a second animal that looked like a bear. It lurched from side to side, holding three ribs in its jaws. It was told, ‘Attack! Devour! Fill your be...

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The Message - “Then I saw a second animal that looked like a bear. It lurched from side to side, holding three ribs in its jaws. It was told, ‘Attack! Devour! Fill your belly!’
新标点和合本 - 又有一兽如熊，就是第二兽，旁跨而坐，口齿内衔着三根肋骨。有吩咐这兽的说：“起来吞吃多肉。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 看哪，另有一兽如熊，就是第二兽，半身侧立，口里的牙齿中有三根獠牙。有人吩咐这兽说：“起来，吞吃许多的肉。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 看哪，另有一兽如熊，就是第二兽，半身侧立，口里的牙齿中有三根獠牙。有人吩咐这兽说：“起来，吞吃许多的肉。”
当代译本 - 第二只兽像熊，用两只后腿站立，牙齿间叼着三根肋骨，有声音对它说，‘起来，多吞吃肉吧！’
圣经新译本 - 我又看见另一只兽，就是第二只兽；它和熊相似，挺起一边的身躯，口中的牙齿衔着三根肋骨。有人这样对它说：‘起来，吃多量的肉吧！’
中文标准译本 - “看哪，有另一只兽，就是第二只，仿佛一只熊！它用一侧站立，口中的牙齿之间有三根肋骨；有话对它这样说：‘起来，吞吃大量的肉！’
现代标点和合本 - 又有一兽如熊，就是第二兽，旁跨而坐，口齿内衔着三根肋骨。有吩咐这兽的说：“起来，吞吃多肉！”
和合本（拼音版） - 又有一兽如熊，就是第二兽，旁跨而坐，口齿内衔着三根肋骨，有吩咐这兽的说：“起来吞吃多肉。”
New International Version - “And there before me was a second beast, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, ‘Get up and eat your fill of flesh!’
New International Reader's Version - “I saw a second animal. It looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides. And it had three ribs between its teeth. It was told, ‘Get up! Eat meat until you are full!’
English Standard Version - And behold, another beast, a second one, like a bear. It was raised up on one side. It had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and it was told, ‘Arise, devour much flesh.’
New Living Translation - Then I saw a second beast, and it looked like a bear. It was rearing up on one side, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And I heard a voice saying to it, “Get up! Devour the flesh of many people!”
Christian Standard Bible - “Suddenly, another beast appeared, a second one, that looked like a bear. It was raised up on one side, with three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, ‘Get up! Gorge yourself on flesh.’
New American Standard Bible - And behold, another beast, a second one, resembling a bear. And it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth; and they said this to it: ‘Arise, devour much meat!’
New King James Version - “And suddenly another beast, a second, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And they said thus to it: ‘Arise, devour much flesh!’
Amplified Bible - And behold, another beast, a second one (the Medo-Persian Empire), was like a bear, and it was raised up on one side (domain), and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth; and it was told, ‘Arise, devour much meat.’
American Standard Version - And, behold, another beast, a second, like to a bear; and it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
King James Version - And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
New English Translation - “Then a second beast appeared, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and there were three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, ‘Get up and devour much flesh!’
World English Bible - “Behold, there was another animal, a second, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth. They said this to it: ‘Arise! Devour much flesh!’
新標點和合本 - 又有一獸如熊，就是第二獸，旁跨而坐，口齒內啣着三根肋骨。有吩咐這獸的說：「起來吞吃多肉。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 看哪，另有一獸如熊，就是第二獸，半身側立，口裏的牙齒中有三根獠牙。有人吩咐這獸說：「起來，吞吃許多的肉。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 看哪，另有一獸如熊，就是第二獸，半身側立，口裏的牙齒中有三根獠牙。有人吩咐這獸說：「起來，吞吃許多的肉。」
當代譯本 - 第二隻獸像熊，用兩隻後腿站立，牙齒間叼著三根肋骨，有聲音對牠說，『起來，多吞吃肉吧！』
聖經新譯本 - 我又看見另一隻獸，就是第二隻獸；牠和熊相似，挺起一邊的身軀，口中的牙齒銜著三根肋骨。有人這樣對牠說：‘起來，吃多量的肉吧！’
呂振中譯本 - 另有一隻獸、是第二隻，好像熊。牠身體的一邊挺起着；口中啣着三根肋骨在牙齒間；有吩咐這獸的話這樣說：「起來吞喫許多的肉。」
中文標準譯本 - 「看哪，有另一隻獸，就是第二隻，彷彿一隻熊！牠用一側站立，口中的牙齒之間有三根肋骨；有話對牠這樣說：『起來，吞吃大量的肉！』
現代標點和合本 - 又有一獸如熊，就是第二獸，旁跨而坐，口齒內銜著三根肋骨。有吩咐這獸的說：「起來，吞吃多肉！」
文理和合譯本 - 其次之獸若熊、半身側立、其口齒間、啣三脇骨、有謂之曰、起、吞噬多肉、
文理委辦譯本 - 次獸若熊、口露三巨牙、屹立於傍、有命之曰、起、吞噬眾民、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 又有一獸、即第二獸、其狀若熊、立於旁、口中牙內銜三脇骨、口中牙內銜三脇骨或作有三脇骨在口銜於牙有命之曰、起、吞噬多肉、
Nueva Versión Internacional - »La segunda bestia que vi se parecía a un oso. Se levantaba sobre uno de sus costados, y entre sus fauces tenía tres costillas. A esta bestia se le dijo: “¡Levántate y come carne hasta que te hartes!”
현대인의 성경 - 둘째 짐승은 곰처럼 생겼는데 그것은 앞발을 들고 세 갈빗대를 물고 있었다. 그때 “일어나 많은 고기를 삼켜라” 하는 음성이 들렸다.
Новый Русский Перевод - И явился второй зверь, подобный медведю. Он был поднят на одну сторону, и во рту между зубами у него было три клыка . Ему было сказано: „Встань, наешься досыта мяса!“
Восточный перевод - Затем вышел второй зверь, подобный медведю. Он поднялся на задние лапы , и во рту между зубами у него было три клыка . Ему было сказано: „Встань, наешься досыта мяса!“
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Затем вышел второй зверь, подобный медведю. Он поднялся на задние лапы , и во рту между зубами у него было три клыка . Ему было сказано: „Встань, наешься досыта мяса!“
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Затем вышел второй зверь, подобный медведю. Он поднялся на задние лапы , и во рту между зубами у него было три клыка . Ему было сказано: „Встань, наешься досыта мяса!“
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Et voici que surgit une deuxième bête, ressemblant à un ours : elle était dressée sur un côté et tenait dans sa gueule trois côtes entre les dents. J’entendis qu’on lui disait : « Debout, mange beaucoup de chair ! »
リビングバイブル - 第二の獣は熊のようで、横ざまに寝ていました。牙の間に肋骨を三本くわえています。すると、それに向かって、『起き上がれ！　大ぜいの人を食らえ！』と言う声がしました。
Nova Versão Internacional - “A seguir, vi um segundo animal, que tinha a aparência de um urso. Ele foi erguido por um dos seus lados, e na boca, entre os dentes, tinha três costelas. Foi-lhe dito: ‘Levante-se e coma quanta carne puder!’
Hoffnung für alle - Das zweite Tier sah aus wie ein Bär und hatte sich mit einer Seite aufgerichtet. Zwischen den Zähnen hielt es drei Rippenknochen fest. Man rief ihm zu: »Los, steh auf und friss viel Fleisch!«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Con thú thứ hai giống con gấu, nửa thân này cao hơn nửa thân kia. Miệng nó nhe hai hàm răng đang cắn chặt ba chiếc xương sườn. Người ta bảo nó: ‘Vùng dậy mà ăn thịt cho nhiều!’
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - “ข้าพเจ้าเห็นสัตว์ตัวที่สองซึ่งดูเหมือนหมี มันโผล่ขึ้นมา ปากคาบซี่โครงสามซี่ไว้ มีผู้บอกมันว่า ‘ลุกขึ้นเถิด จงกินเนื้อให้อิ่ม!’
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ดูเถิด อสุรกายอีกตัวหนึ่งเป็นตัวที่สอง เหมือนหมี มันถูกพยุงตัวขึ้น มันคาบซี่โครง 3 ซี่ และมีเสียงพูดกับมันว่า ‘ลุกขึ้น เขมือบกินเนื้อให้มากๆ’

交叉引用

2 Kings 2:24 - Elisha turned, took one look at them, and cursed them in the name of God. Two bears charged out of the underbrush and knocked them about, ripping them limb from limb—forty-two children in all!
Daniel 11:2 - “‘But now let me tell you the truth of how things stand: Three more kings of Persia will show up, and then a fourth will become richer than all of them. When he senses that he is powerful enough as a result of his wealth, he will go to war against the entire kingdom of Greece.
Proverbs 17:12 - Better to meet a grizzly robbed of her cubs than a fool hellbent on folly.
Ezekiel 39:17 - “Son of man, God, the Master, says: Call the birds! Call the wild animals! Call out, ‘Gather and come, gather around my sacrificial meal that I’m preparing for you on the mountains of Israel. You’ll eat meat and drink blood. You’ll eat off the bodies of great heroes and drink the blood of famous princes as if they were so many rams and lambs, goats and bulls, the choicest grain-fed animals of Bashan. At the sacrificial meal I’m fixing for you, you’ll eat fat till you’re stuffed and drink blood till you’re drunk. At the table I set for you, you’ll stuff yourselves with horses and riders, heroes and fighters of every kind.’ Decree of God, the Master.
Daniel 5:28 - “Peres: Your kingdom has been divided up and handed over to the Medes and Persians.” * * *
Isaiah 56:9 - A call to the savage beasts: Come on the run. Come, devour, beast barbarians! For Israel’s watchmen are blind, the whole lot of them. They have no idea what’s going on. They’re dogs without sense enough to bark, lazy dogs, dreaming in the sun— But hungry dogs, they do know how to eat, voracious dogs, with never enough. And these are Israel’s shepherds! They know nothing, understand nothing. They all look after themselves, grabbing whatever’s not nailed down. “Come,” they say, “let’s have a party. Let’s go out and get drunk!” And tomorrow, more of the same: “Let’s live it up!”
Jeremiah 50:21 - “Attack Merathaim, land of rebels! Go after Pekod, country of doom! Hunt them down. Make a clean sweep.” God’s Decree. “These are my orders. Do what I tell you.
Jeremiah 50:22 - “The thunderclap of battle shakes the foundations! The Hammer has been hammered, smashed and splintered, Babylon pummeled beyond recognition. I set out a trap and you were caught in it. O Babylon, you never knew what hit you, Caught and held in the steel grip of that trap! That’s what you get for taking on God.
Jeremiah 50:25 - “I, God, opened my arsenal. I brought out my weapons of wrath. The Master, God-of-the-Angel-Armies, has a job to do in Babylon. Come at her from all sides! Break into her granaries! Shovel her into piles and burn her up. Leave nothing! Leave no one! Kill all her young turks. Send them to their doom! Doom to them! Yes, Doomsday! The clock has finally run out on them. And here’s a surprise: Runaways and escapees from Babylon Show up in Zion reporting the news of God’s vengeance, taking vengeance for my own Temple.
Jeremiah 50:29 - “Call in the troops against Babylon, anyone who can shoot straight! Tighten the noose! Leave no loopholes! Give her back as good as she gave, a dose of her own medicine! Her brazen insolence is an outrage against God, The Holy of Israel. And now she pays: her young strewn dead in the streets, her soldiers dead, silent forever.” God’s Decree.
Jeremiah 50:31 - “Do you get it, Mister Pride? I’m your enemy!” Decree of the Master, God-of-the-Angel-Armies. “Time’s run out on you: That’s right: It’s Doomsday. Mister Pride will fall flat on his face. No one will offer him a hand. I’ll set his towns on fire. The fire will spread wild through the country.” * * *
Isaiah 13:17 - “And now watch this: Against Babylon, I’m inciting the Medes, A ruthless bunch indifferent to bribes, the kind of brutality that no one can blunt. They massacre the young, wantonly kick and kill even babies. And Babylon, most glorious of all kingdoms, the pride and joy of Chaldeans, Will end up smoking and stinking like Sodom, and, yes, like Gomorrah, when God had finished with them. No one will live there anymore, generation after generation a ghost town. Not even Bedouins will pitch tents there. Shepherds will give it a wide berth. But strange and wild animals will like it just fine, filling the vacant houses with eerie night sounds. Skunks will make it their home, and unspeakable night hags will haunt it. Hyenas will curdle your blood with their laughing, and the howling of coyotes will give you the shivers. “Babylon is doomed. It won’t be long now.”

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The Message - “Then I saw a second animal that looked like a bear. It lurched from side to side, holding three ribs in its jaws. It was told, ‘Attack! Devour! Fill your belly!’
新标点和合本 - 又有一兽如熊，就是第二兽，旁跨而坐，口齿内衔着三根肋骨。有吩咐这兽的说：“起来吞吃多肉。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 看哪，另有一兽如熊，就是第二兽，半身侧立，口里的牙齿中有三根獠牙。有人吩咐这兽说：“起来，吞吃许多的肉。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 看哪，另有一兽如熊，就是第二兽，半身侧立，口里的牙齿中有三根獠牙。有人吩咐这兽说：“起来，吞吃许多的肉。”
当代译本 - 第二只兽像熊，用两只后腿站立，牙齿间叼着三根肋骨，有声音对它说，‘起来，多吞吃肉吧！’
圣经新译本 - 我又看见另一只兽，就是第二只兽；它和熊相似，挺起一边的身躯，口中的牙齿衔着三根肋骨。有人这样对它说：‘起来，吃多量的肉吧！’
中文标准译本 - “看哪，有另一只兽，就是第二只，仿佛一只熊！它用一侧站立，口中的牙齿之间有三根肋骨；有话对它这样说：‘起来，吞吃大量的肉！’
现代标点和合本 - 又有一兽如熊，就是第二兽，旁跨而坐，口齿内衔着三根肋骨。有吩咐这兽的说：“起来，吞吃多肉！”
和合本（拼音版） - 又有一兽如熊，就是第二兽，旁跨而坐，口齿内衔着三根肋骨，有吩咐这兽的说：“起来吞吃多肉。”
New International Version - “And there before me was a second beast, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, ‘Get up and eat your fill of flesh!’
New International Reader's Version - “I saw a second animal. It looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides. And it had three ribs between its teeth. It was told, ‘Get up! Eat meat until you are full!’
English Standard Version - And behold, another beast, a second one, like a bear. It was raised up on one side. It had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and it was told, ‘Arise, devour much flesh.’
New Living Translation - Then I saw a second beast, and it looked like a bear. It was rearing up on one side, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And I heard a voice saying to it, “Get up! Devour the flesh of many people!”
Christian Standard Bible - “Suddenly, another beast appeared, a second one, that looked like a bear. It was raised up on one side, with three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, ‘Get up! Gorge yourself on flesh.’
New American Standard Bible - And behold, another beast, a second one, resembling a bear. And it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth; and they said this to it: ‘Arise, devour much meat!’
New King James Version - “And suddenly another beast, a second, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And they said thus to it: ‘Arise, devour much flesh!’
Amplified Bible - And behold, another beast, a second one (the Medo-Persian Empire), was like a bear, and it was raised up on one side (domain), and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth; and it was told, ‘Arise, devour much meat.’
American Standard Version - And, behold, another beast, a second, like to a bear; and it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
King James Version - And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
New English Translation - “Then a second beast appeared, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and there were three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, ‘Get up and devour much flesh!’
World English Bible - “Behold, there was another animal, a second, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth. They said this to it: ‘Arise! Devour much flesh!’
新標點和合本 - 又有一獸如熊，就是第二獸，旁跨而坐，口齒內啣着三根肋骨。有吩咐這獸的說：「起來吞吃多肉。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 看哪，另有一獸如熊，就是第二獸，半身側立，口裏的牙齒中有三根獠牙。有人吩咐這獸說：「起來，吞吃許多的肉。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 看哪，另有一獸如熊，就是第二獸，半身側立，口裏的牙齒中有三根獠牙。有人吩咐這獸說：「起來，吞吃許多的肉。」
當代譯本 - 第二隻獸像熊，用兩隻後腿站立，牙齒間叼著三根肋骨，有聲音對牠說，『起來，多吞吃肉吧！』
聖經新譯本 - 我又看見另一隻獸，就是第二隻獸；牠和熊相似，挺起一邊的身軀，口中的牙齒銜著三根肋骨。有人這樣對牠說：‘起來，吃多量的肉吧！’
呂振中譯本 - 另有一隻獸、是第二隻，好像熊。牠身體的一邊挺起着；口中啣着三根肋骨在牙齒間；有吩咐這獸的話這樣說：「起來吞喫許多的肉。」
中文標準譯本 - 「看哪，有另一隻獸，就是第二隻，彷彿一隻熊！牠用一側站立，口中的牙齒之間有三根肋骨；有話對牠這樣說：『起來，吞吃大量的肉！』
現代標點和合本 - 又有一獸如熊，就是第二獸，旁跨而坐，口齒內銜著三根肋骨。有吩咐這獸的說：「起來，吞吃多肉！」
文理和合譯本 - 其次之獸若熊、半身側立、其口齒間、啣三脇骨、有謂之曰、起、吞噬多肉、
文理委辦譯本 - 次獸若熊、口露三巨牙、屹立於傍、有命之曰、起、吞噬眾民、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 又有一獸、即第二獸、其狀若熊、立於旁、口中牙內銜三脇骨、口中牙內銜三脇骨或作有三脇骨在口銜於牙有命之曰、起、吞噬多肉、
Nueva Versión Internacional - »La segunda bestia que vi se parecía a un oso. Se levantaba sobre uno de sus costados, y entre sus fauces tenía tres costillas. A esta bestia se le dijo: “¡Levántate y come carne hasta que te hartes!”
현대인의 성경 - 둘째 짐승은 곰처럼 생겼는데 그것은 앞발을 들고 세 갈빗대를 물고 있었다. 그때 “일어나 많은 고기를 삼켜라” 하는 음성이 들렸다.
Новый Русский Перевод - И явился второй зверь, подобный медведю. Он был поднят на одну сторону, и во рту между зубами у него было три клыка . Ему было сказано: „Встань, наешься досыта мяса!“
Восточный перевод - Затем вышел второй зверь, подобный медведю. Он поднялся на задние лапы , и во рту между зубами у него было три клыка . Ему было сказано: „Встань, наешься досыта мяса!“
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Затем вышел второй зверь, подобный медведю. Он поднялся на задние лапы , и во рту между зубами у него было три клыка . Ему было сказано: „Встань, наешься досыта мяса!“
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Затем вышел второй зверь, подобный медведю. Он поднялся на задние лапы , и во рту между зубами у него было три клыка . Ему было сказано: „Встань, наешься досыта мяса!“
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Et voici que surgit une deuxième bête, ressemblant à un ours : elle était dressée sur un côté et tenait dans sa gueule trois côtes entre les dents. J’entendis qu’on lui disait : « Debout, mange beaucoup de chair ! »
リビングバイブル - 第二の獣は熊のようで、横ざまに寝ていました。牙の間に肋骨を三本くわえています。すると、それに向かって、『起き上がれ！　大ぜいの人を食らえ！』と言う声がしました。
Nova Versão Internacional - “A seguir, vi um segundo animal, que tinha a aparência de um urso. Ele foi erguido por um dos seus lados, e na boca, entre os dentes, tinha três costelas. Foi-lhe dito: ‘Levante-se e coma quanta carne puder!’
Hoffnung für alle - Das zweite Tier sah aus wie ein Bär und hatte sich mit einer Seite aufgerichtet. Zwischen den Zähnen hielt es drei Rippenknochen fest. Man rief ihm zu: »Los, steh auf und friss viel Fleisch!«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Con thú thứ hai giống con gấu, nửa thân này cao hơn nửa thân kia. Miệng nó nhe hai hàm răng đang cắn chặt ba chiếc xương sườn. Người ta bảo nó: ‘Vùng dậy mà ăn thịt cho nhiều!’
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - “ข้าพเจ้าเห็นสัตว์ตัวที่สองซึ่งดูเหมือนหมี มันโผล่ขึ้นมา ปากคาบซี่โครงสามซี่ไว้ มีผู้บอกมันว่า ‘ลุกขึ้นเถิด จงกินเนื้อให้อิ่ม!’
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ดูเถิด อสุรกายอีกตัวหนึ่งเป็นตัวที่สอง เหมือนหมี มันถูกพยุงตัวขึ้น มันคาบซี่โครง 3 ซี่ และมีเสียงพูดกับมันว่า ‘ลุกขึ้น เขมือบกินเนื้อให้มากๆ’

2 Kings 2:24 - Elisha turned, took one look at them, and cursed them in the name of God. Two bears charged out of the underbrush and knocked them about, ripping them limb from limb—forty-two children in all!
Daniel 11:2 - “‘But now let me tell you the truth of how things stand: Three more kings of Persia will show up, and then a fourth will become richer than all of them. When he senses that he is powerful enough as a result of his wealth, he will go to war against the entire kingdom of Greece.
Proverbs 17:12 - Better to meet a grizzly robbed of her cubs than a fool hellbent on folly.
Ezekiel 39:17 - “Son of man, God, the Master, says: Call the birds! Call the wild animals! Call out, ‘Gather and come, gather around my sacrificial meal that I’m preparing for you on the mountains of Israel. You’ll eat meat and drink blood. You’ll eat off the bodies of great heroes and drink the blood of famous princes as if they were so many rams and lambs, goats and bulls, the choicest grain-fed animals of Bashan. At the sacrificial meal I’m fixing for you, you’ll eat fat till you’re stuffed and drink blood till you’re drunk. At the table I set for you, you’ll stuff yourselves with horses and riders, heroes and fighters of every kind.’ Decree of God, the Master.
Daniel 5:28 - “Peres: Your kingdom has been divided up and handed over to the Medes and Persians.” * * *
Isaiah 56:9 - A call to the savage beasts: Come on the run. Come, devour, beast barbarians! For Israel’s watchmen are blind, the whole lot of them. They have no idea what’s going on. They’re dogs without sense enough to bark, lazy dogs, dreaming in the sun— But hungry dogs, they do know how to eat, voracious dogs, with never enough. And these are Israel’s shepherds! They know nothing, understand nothing. They all look after themselves, grabbing whatever’s not nailed down. “Come,” they say, “let’s have a party. Let’s go out and get drunk!” And tomorrow, more of the same: “Let’s live it up!”
Jeremiah 50:21 - “Attack Merathaim, land of rebels! Go after Pekod, country of doom! Hunt them down. Make a clean sweep.” God’s Decree. “These are my orders. Do what I tell you.
Jeremiah 50:22 - “The thunderclap of battle shakes the foundations! The Hammer has been hammered, smashed and splintered, Babylon pummeled beyond recognition. I set out a trap and you were caught in it. O Babylon, you never knew what hit you, Caught and held in the steel grip of that trap! That’s what you get for taking on God.
Jeremiah 50:25 - “I, God, opened my arsenal. I brought out my weapons of wrath. The Master, God-of-the-Angel-Armies, has a job to do in Babylon. Come at her from all sides! Break into her granaries! Shovel her into piles and burn her up. Leave nothing! Leave no one! Kill all her young turks. Send them to their doom! Doom to them! Yes, Doomsday! The clock has finally run out on them. And here’s a surprise: Runaways and escapees from Babylon Show up in Zion reporting the news of God’s vengeance, taking vengeance for my own Temple.
Jeremiah 50:29 - “Call in the troops against Babylon, anyone who can shoot straight! Tighten the noose! Leave no loopholes! Give her back as good as she gave, a dose of her own medicine! Her brazen insolence is an outrage against God, The Holy of Israel. And now she pays: her young strewn dead in the streets, her soldiers dead, silent forever.” God’s Decree.
Jeremiah 50:31 - “Do you get it, Mister Pride? I’m your enemy!” Decree of the Master, God-of-the-Angel-Armies. “Time’s run out on you: That’s right: It’s Doomsday. Mister Pride will fall flat on his face. No one will offer him a hand. I’ll set his towns on fire. The fire will spread wild through the country.” * * *
Isaiah 13:17 - “And now watch this: Against Babylon, I’m inciting the Medes, A ruthless bunch indifferent to bribes, the kind of brutality that no one can blunt. They massacre the young, wantonly kick and kill even babies. And Babylon, most glorious of all kingdoms, the pride and joy of Chaldeans, Will end up smoking and stinking like Sodom, and, yes, like Gomorrah, when God had finished with them. No one will live there anymore, generation after generation a ghost town. Not even Bedouins will pitch tents there. Shepherds will give it a wide berth. But strange and wild animals will like it just fine, filling the vacant houses with eerie night sounds. Skunks will make it their home, and unspeakable night hags will haunt it. Hyenas will curdle your blood with their laughing, and the howling of coyotes will give you the shivers. “Babylon is doomed. It won’t be long now.”