Jeremiah 51:50

You who have escaped the sword, ¹  go, do not delay. ²  Remember the Lord in a faraway land. Think about Jerusalem. ³ 

You who have escaped the sword, leave and do not linger! Remember the LORD in a distant land, and think on Jerusalem."

You who have escaped the sword, Depart! Do not stay! Remember the LORD from afar, And let Jerusalem come to your mind.

Go, you who escaped the sword! Do not stand and watch––flee while you can! Remember the LORD, even though you are in a far–off land, and think about your home in Jerusalem."

But you exiles who have escaped a Babylonian death, get out! And fast! Remember GOD in your long and distant exile. Keep Jerusalem alive in your memory."

You who have got away safe from the sword, go, waiting for nothing; have the Lord in memory when you are far away, and keep Jerusalem in mind.

You survivors of the sword, go, do not linger! Remember the LORD in a distant land, and let Jerusalem come into your mind:

You who have escaped the sword, Get away! Do not stand still! Remember the LORD afar off, And let Jerusalem come to your mind.

You who have escaped the sword, ¹  go, do not delay. ²  Remember the Lord in a faraway land. Think about Jerusalem. ³ 

¹ sn God’s exiled people are told to leave doomed Babylon (see v. 45).

² tn Heb “don’t stand.”

³ tn Heb “let Jerusalem go up upon your heart.” The “heart” is often viewed as the seat of one’s mental faculties and thought life.

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