Discovery BoxJeremiah 50:40-42 
Context50:40 I will destroy Babylonia just like I did
Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighboring towns.
No one will live there. 1
No human being will settle in it,”
says the Lord. 2
50:41 “Look! An army is about to come from the north.
A mighty nation and many kings 3 are stirring into action
in faraway parts of the earth.
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! 4
1 tn Heb “‘Like [when] God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighboring towns,’ oracle of the
sn Compare Jer 49:18 where the same prophecy is applied to Edom.
2 tn Heb “Oracle of the
3 sn A mighty nation and many kings is an allusion to the Medo-Persian empire and the vassal kings who provided forces for the Medo-Persian armies.
4 tn Heb “daughter Babylon.” The word “daughter” is a personification of the city of Babylon and its inhabitants.
