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Jeremiah 50:16

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

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KJV ORIGINAL

Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Wipe out everyone who plants crops in Babylon and everyone who harvests them. When that devastating army shows up, people are going to panic and run back to wherever they came from — everyone's going home to their own country.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

When judgment comes, everyone scatters back to where they truly belong.

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