“People of Judah, ¹  get out of Babylon quickly! Leave the land of Babylonia! ²  Be the first to depart! ³  Be like the male goats that lead the herd.

biblegateway Jer 50:8

"Wander away from the midst of Babylon And go forth from the land of the Chaldeans; Be also like male goats at the head of the flock.

Escape from Babylon; depart from the Chaldeans' land. Be like the rams that lead the flock.

"Run away from Babylon. Leave the land of the Babylonians. Be like the male goats that lead the flock.

biblegateway Jer 50:8

"Flee out of Babylon; leave the land of the Babylonians, and be like the goats that lead the flock.

"Flee from the midst of Babylon, and go out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as male goats before the flock.

bibleoremus Jer 50:8

Flee from Babylon, and go out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be like male goats leading the flock.

Flee from Babylon, from the land of the Chaldaeans; go out like he-goats leading the flock.

biblegateway Jer 50:8

"Move from the midst of Babylon, Go out of the land of the Chaldeans; And be like the rams before the flocks.

Remove out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he goats before the flocks.

biblegateway Jer 50:8

“People of Judah, ¹  get out of Babylon quickly! Leave the land of Babylonia! ²  Be the first to depart! ³  Be like the male goats that lead the herd.

¹ 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.

² tn Heb “the land of the Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4 for explanation.

³ 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.