Jeremiah 51:31 - The Scriptures 2009 One runner runs to meet another, and one reporter to meet another, to report to the sovereign of Baḇel that his city is taken on all sides, Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition One post shall run to meet another and one messenger to meet another to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every side and to its farthest end, American Standard Version (1901) One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter: Common English Bible Courier joins courier, messenger joins messenger to relate the news to the king of Babylon that his entire city has fallen. Catholic Public Domain Version Runner will go forth to meet runner, and messenger will meet messenger, so as to tell the king of Babylon that his city has been captured, from one end to the other, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version One running post shall meet another and messenger shall meet messenger: to tell the king of Babylon that his city is taken from one end to the other: |
And the runners went to all Yisra’ĕl and Yehuḏah with the letters from the sovereign and his leaders, and spoke according to the command of the sovereign, “Children of Yisra’ĕl, turn back to יהוה Elohim of Aḇraham, Yitsḥaq, and Yisra’ĕl, so that He returns to the remnant of you who have escaped from the hand of the sovereigns of Ashshur.
And he wrote in the name of Sovereign Aḥashwĕrosh, and sealed it with the sovereign’s signet ring, and sent letters by runners on horseback, riding on royal horses bred from speedy mares:
The runners, riding on royal horses, went out, hastened and pressed on by the sovereign’s command. And the decree was given out in the citadel of Shushan.
My days have become swifter than a runner – they have fled, they have not seen good.
Destruction upon destruction is cried, for all the land is ravaged. Suddenly my tents are ravaged – my curtains in a moment.
“Declare among the nations, and let it be heard. And lift up a banner, let it be heard, and do not conceal it. Say, ‘Baḇel shall be taken, Bĕl shall be put to shame, Meroḏaḵ shall be broken, her images shall be put to shame, her idols shall be broken.’
“I have laid a snare for you, and you were captured, O Baḇel, and you yourself did not know! You have been found and also caught, because you strove against יהוה.”
“The sovereign of Baḇel has heard the report about them, and his hands became weak. Distress has taken hold of him, pain like that of a woman in labour.
and the fords have been captured, and they have burned the reeds with fire, and the soldiers are startled.