14:8 A
19:2 because his judgments are true and just.
For he has judged
who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality,
and has avenged the blood of his servants
51:7 Babylonia had been a gold cup in the Lord’s hand.
She had made the whole world drunk.
The nations had drunk from the wine of her wrath.
So they have all gone mad.
51:2 I will send people to winnow Babylonia like a wind blowing away chaff.
They will winnow her and strip her land bare.
This will happen when
when it is time to destroy her.
2:4 Now listen to what the Lord has to say, you descendants
all you family groups from the nation
2:5 This is what the Lord says:
“What fault could your ancestors
that they strayed so far from me?
They paid allegiance to
2:6 They did not ask:
‘Where is the Lord who delivered us out of Egypt,
who brought us through the wilderness,
through a land of desert sands and rift valleys,
through a land of drought and deep darkness,
through a land in which no one travels,
and where no one lives?’
2:7 I brought you
so you could enjoy
But when you entered my land, you defiled it;
you made the land I call my own
2:8 Your priests
Those responsible for teaching my law
Your rulers rebelled against me.
Your prophets prophesied in the name of the god Baal.
They all worshiped idols that could not help them.
2:9 “So, once more I will state my case
“I will also state it against your children and grandchildren.
2:10 Go west
Send someone east to Kedar
See if such a thing as this has ever happened: