October 13, 2026, Jeremiah 50:39-46
October 13, 2026, Jeremiah 50:39-46
39 “Therefore wild beasts shall dwell with hyenas in Babylon,[d] and ostriches shall
dwell in her. She shall never again have people, nor be inhabited for all
generations. 40 As when God overthrew Sodom and
Gomorrah and their neighboring cities, declares the Lord, so no man shall dwell there,
and no son of man shall sojourn in her.
41 “Behold, a people comes
from the north;
a mighty nation and many
kings
are stirring from the
farthest parts of the earth.
42 They lay hold of bow and spear;
they are cruel and have no
mercy.
The sound of them is like the roaring of the sea;
they ride on horses,
arrayed as a man for battle
against you, O daughter of
Babylon!
43 “The king of Babylon heard
the report of them,
and his hands fell
helpless;
anguish seized him,
pain as of a woman in
labor.
44 “Behold, like a lion coming up from the thicket of the
Jordan against a perennial pasture, I will suddenly make them run away from
her, and I will appoint over her whomever I choose. For who is like me? Who
will summon me? What shepherd can stand before me? 45 Therefore
hear the plan that the Lord has
made against Babylon, and the purposes that he has formed against the land
of the Chaldeans: Surely the little ones of their flock shall be dragged
away; surely their fold shall be appalled at their fate. 46 At
the sound of the capture of Babylon the earth shall tremble, and her cry shall
be heard among the nations.”
How surprised are you that although God allowed Babylon
to rule with an iron fist for so long, He left them uninhabitable once He
finished with them?
Does this seem too harsh considering how they had not
only treated the Israelites, but how they had acted toward God?
Pray now that you will receive His protection from being
on either side of this kind of situation.
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