Jeremiah 6:23

6:23 Its soldiers are armed with bows and spears.

They are cruel and show no mercy.

They sound like the roaring sea

as they ride forth on their horses.

Lined up in formation like men going into battle

to attack you, Daughter Zion.’” ¹ 

Jeremiah 34:2

34:2 The Lord God of Israel told Jeremiah ²  to go and give King Zedekiah of Judah a message. He told Jeremiah ³  to tell him, “The Lord says, ‘I am going to ⁴  hand this city over to the king of Babylon and he will burn it down.

Jeremiah 50:42

50:42 Its soldiers are armed with bows and spears.

They are cruel and show no mercy.

They sound like the roaring sea

as they ride forth on their horses.

Lined up in formation like men going into battle,

they are coming against you, fair Babylon! ⁵ 

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¹ sn Jerualem is personified as a young maiden helpless before enemy attackers.

² tn Heb “told him”; the referent (Jeremiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “told him”; the referent (Jeremiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb 34:1 “The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord…saying, ‘Thus says the Lord God of Israel, “Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, “I am going to….”’”’” The translation has tried to avoid some of the confusion that is created by embedding quotations within quotations by using indirect quotation in some instances; the conceptualization is the same but the style is simpler.

⁵ tn Heb “daughter Babylon.” The word “daughter” is a personification of the city of Babylon and its inhabitants.