Jeremiah 50:29 meaning and explanation
Summon the archers against Babylon, all who string the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
Jeremiah 50:29, Berean Standard Bible
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Jeremiah 50 is a prophetic oracle spoken through Jeremiah against Babylon, the empire that destroyed Jerusalem and its temple and took Judah into exile. Here God summons archers to surround the city, and the command to repay her according to her deeds reflects the principle of measured justice, the same measure she showed others now returned to her.
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