Jeremiah 51:3
King James VersionSource notes
“Against bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her host.”
Context
1Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind;
2And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.
3Against bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her host.
4Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and thrust through in her streets.
5For Israel not forsaken, nor Judah of his God, of the LORD of hosts; though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel.
6Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this the time of the LORD’S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.