Yeremia 48:47

48:47 Yet in days to come

I will reverse Moab’s ill fortune.” ¹ 

says the Lord. ² 

The judgment against Moab ends here.

Yeremia 49:39

49:39 “Yet in days to come

I will reverse Elam’s ill fortune.” ³ 

says the Lord. ⁴ 

Yeremia 50:8

50:8 “People of Judah, ⁵  get out of Babylon quickly!

Leave the land of Babylonia! ⁶ 

Be the first to depart! ⁷ 

Be like the male goats that lead the herd.

[48:47]  ¹ tn See 29:14; 30:3 and the translator’s note on 29:14 for the idiom used here.

[48:47]  ² tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”

[49:39]  ³ tn See Jer 29:14; 30:3 and the translator’s note on 29:14 for the idiom used here.

[49:39]  sn See a similar note on the reversal of Moab’s fortunes in Jer 48:47 and compare also 46:26 for a future restoration of Egypt.

[49:39]  ⁴ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”

[50:8]  ⁵ tn The words “People of Judah” are not in the Hebrew text but are implicit from the context. They have been supplied in the translation to clarify the subject of the address.

[50:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “the land of the Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4 for explanation.

[50:8]  ⁷ tn The words “Be the first to leave” are not in the text but spell out the significance of the simile that follows. They have been supplied in the translation for clarity.