Holy Scripture

Jeremiah 27:21

A church father on this verse
“(Verse 19 onwards) O Lord of hosts, let the vessels that were left behind in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem, and in Babylon, not come back. For thus says the Lord of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases (which are written as Mech…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Commentary on Jeremiah

Source: Septuagint

Original

21on the land, saith the Lord. Go up against it roughly, and against them that dwell on it: avenge, O sword, and destroy utterly, saith the Lord, and do according to all that I command thee.

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In context

19And I will restore Israel to his pasture, and he shall feed on Carmel and on Mount Ephraim and in Gilead, and his soul shall be satisfied.

20In those days, and at that time, they shall seek for the iniquity of Israel, and there shall be none; and for the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will be merciful to them that are left

— Jeremiah 27:21 —

22A sound of war, and great destruction in the land of the Chaldeans!

23How is the hammer of the whole earth broken and crushed! How is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!

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