Jeremiah 51:54 - Easy To Read Version “We can hear people crying in Babylon.\par We hear the sound of people destroying\par things in the land of Babylon.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A sound of a cry cometh from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The sound of a cry [comes] from Babylon, and [the sound of] great destruction and ruin from the land of the Chaldeans! American Standard Version (1901) The sound of a cry from Babylon, and of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans! Common English Bible Listen to the cries for help from Babylon, signs of massive devastation in the land, declares the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version A voice of outcry from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans! Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The noise of a cry from Babylon and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans: |
My heart cries with sorrow for Moab.\par People are running for safety.\par They run far away to Zoar.\par They run to Eglath Shelishiyah.\par The people are crying as they go up\par the mountain road to Luhith.\par The people are crying very loudly\par as they walk on the road to Horonaim.\par
The enemy shouts and makes noise.\par The terrible enemy shouts challenges.\par But you, \{God,\} will stop them.\par In the desert during the summer\par \{plants wilt and fall to the ground\}.\par In the same way, you will defeat the enemy\par and force them to their knees.\par Thick clouds stop the summer heat.\par In the same way, you will stop the shouts\par of the terrible enemy.\par
“The noise of battle can be heard\par all over the country.\par It is the noise of much destruction.\par
Kill all the young bulls (men) in Babylon.\par Let them be slaughtered. {\cf2\super [411]} \par The time has come for them to be defeated,\par so it will be very bad for them.\par It is time for them to be punished.\par
The king of Babylon\par heard about those armies.\par And he became very scared.\par He is so afraid,\par his hands will not move.\par His fear makes his stomach hurt\par like a woman having a baby.”\par
Babylon will fall,\par and that fall will shake the earth.\par People in all nations will hear about\par
The Lord also said, “At that time, people will be calling for help at Fish Gate in Jerusalem. People will be crying in the other parts of town. And the people will hear loud noises of things being destroyed in the hills around the city.