Jeremiah 30:14

30:14 All your allies have abandoned you. ¹ 

They no longer have any concern for you.

For I have attacked you like an enemy would.

I have chastened you cruelly.

For your wickedness is so great

and your sin is so much. ² 

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.’” ³ 

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! ⁴ 

[30:14]  ¹ tn Heb “forgotten you.”

[30:14]  ² tn Heb “attacked you like…with the chastening of a cruel one because of the greatness of your iniquity [and because] your sins are many.” The sentence has been broken down to conform to contemporary English style and better poetic scansion.

[6:23]  ³ sn Jerualem is personified as a young maiden helpless before enemy attackers.

[50:42]  ⁵ tn Heb “daughter Babylon.” The word “daughter” is a personification of the city of Babylon and its inhabitants.