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Jeremiah 51:12

NETBible	Give the signal to attack Babylon’s wall!¹ Bring more guards!² Post them all around the city!³ Put men in ambush!⁴ For the Lord will do what he has planned. He will do what he said he would do to the people of Babylon.⁵
NIV © biblegateway Jer 51:12	Lift up a banner against the walls of Babylon! Reinforce the guard, station the watchmen, prepare an ambush! The LORD will carry out his purpose, his decree against the people of Babylon.
NASB © biblegateway Jer 51:12	Lift up a signal against the walls of Babylon; Post a strong guard, Station sentries, Place men in ambush! For the LORD has both purposed and performed What He spoke concerning the inhabitants of Babylon.
NLT © biblegateway Jer 51:12	Raise the battle flag against Babylon! Reinforce the guard and station the watchmen. Prepare an ambush, for the LORD will fulfill all his plans against Babylon.
MSG © biblegateway Jer 51:12	Give the signal to attack Babylon's walls. Station guards around the clock. Bring in reinforcements. Set men in ambush. GOD will do what he planned, what he said he'd do to the people of Babylon.
BBE © SABDAweb Jer 51:12	Let the flag be lifted up against the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, put the watchmen in their places, make ready a surprise attack: for it is the Lord’s purpose, and he has done what he said about the people of Babylon.
NRSV © bibleoremus Jer 51:12	Raise a standard against the walls of Babylon; make the watch strong; post sentinels; prepare the ambushes; for the LORD has both planned and done what he spoke concerning the inhabitants of Babylon.
NKJV © biblegateway Jer 51:12	Set up the standard on the walls of Babylon; Make the guard strong, Set up the watchmen, Prepare the ambushes. For the LORD has both devised and done What He spoke against the inhabitants of Babylon.
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KJV	Set up <05375> (8798) the standard <05251> upon the walls <02346> of Babylon <0894>_, make the watch <04929> strong <02388> (8685)_, set up <06965> (8685) the watchmen <08104> (8802)_, prepare <03559> (8685) the ambushes <0693> (8802)_: for the LORD <03068> hath both devised <02161> (8804) and done <06213> (8804) that which he spake <01696> (8765) against the inhabitants <03427> (8802) of Babylon <0894>_. {ambushes: Heb. liers in wait}
NASB © biblegateway Jer 51:12	Lift <05375> up a signal <05251> against <0413> the walls <02346> of Babylon <0894> ; Post <02388> a strong <02388> guard <04929> , Station <06965> sentries <08104> , Place <03559> men in ambush <0693> ! For the LORD <03068> has both <01571> purposed <02161> and performed <06213> What <0834> He spoke <01696> concerning <0413> the inhabitants <03427> of Babylon <0894> .
LXXM	(28:12) epi <1909> PREP teicewn <5038> N-GPN babulwnov <897> N-GSF arate <142> V-AAD-2P shmeion <4592> N-ASN episthsate {V-AAD-2P} faretrav {N-APF} egeirate <1453> V-AAD-2P fulakav <5438> N-APF etoimasate <2090> V-AAD-2P opla <3696> N-APN oti <3754> CONJ eneceirhsen {V-AAI-3S} kai <2532> CONJ poihsei <4160> V-FAI-3S kuriov <2962> N-NSM a <3739> R-APN elalhsen <2980> V-AAI-3S epi <1909> PREP touv <3588> T-APM katoikountav {V-PAPAP} babulwna <897> N-ASF
NET [draft] ITL	Give the signal <05251> to <0413> attack <05251> Babylon’s <0894> wall <02346> ! Bring <05375> more guards <08104> ! Post <04929> them all around the city! Put <03559> men in ambush <0693> ! For <03588> the Lord <03068> will do what he has planned <02161> . He will do <06213> what he said <01696> he would do to <0413> the people <03427> of Babylon <0894> .
HEBREW	lbb <0894> ybsy <03427> la <0413> rbd <01696> rsa <0834> ta <0853> hve <06213> Mg <01571> hwhy <03068> Mmz <02161> Mg <01571> yk <03588> Mybrah <0693> wnykh <03559> Myrms <08104> wmyqh <06965> rmsmh <04929> wqyzxh <02388> on <05251> wav <05375> lbb <0894> tmwx <02346> la (51:12) <0413>

NETBible

Give the signal to attack Babylon’s wall!¹ Bring more guards!² Post them all around the city!³ Put men in ambush!⁴ For the Lord will do what he has planned. He will do what he said he would do to the people of Babylon.⁵

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “Raise a banner against the walls of Babylon.”

²tn Heb “Strengthen the watch.”

³tn Heb “Station the guards.”

⁴tn Heb “Prepare ambushes.”

⁴sn The commands are here addressed to the kings of the Medes to fully blockade the city by posting watchmen and setting men in ambush to prevent people from escaping from the city (cf. 2 Kgs 25:4).

⁵tn Heb “For the Lord has both planned and done what he said concerning the people living in Babylon,” i.e., “he has carried out what he planned.” Here is an obvious case where the perfects are to be interpreted as prophetic; the commands imply that the attack is still future.