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Contemporary English Version
Jeremiah 50:23
Babylonia was a hammer pounding every country, but now it lies broken. What a shock to the nations of the world!
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Christian Standard Bible®
How the hammer of the whole earthis cut down and smashed!What a horror Babylon has becomeamong the nations!
How the hammer of the whole earthis cut down and smashed!What a horror Babylon has becomeamong the nations!
Hebrew Names Version
How is the hammer of the whole eretz cut apart and broken! how is Bavel become a desolation among the nations!
How is the hammer of the whole eretz cut apart and broken! how is Bavel become a desolation among the nations!
King James Version
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
English Standard Version
How the hammer of the whole earth is cut down and broken! How Babylon has become a horror among the nations!
How the hammer of the whole earth is cut down and broken! How Babylon has become a horror among the nations!
New American Standard Bible
"How the hammer of the whole earth Has been cut off and broken! How Babylon has become An object of horror among the nations!
"How the hammer of the whole earth Has been cut off and broken! How Babylon has become An object of horror among the nations!
New Century Version
Babylon was the hammer of the whole earth, but how broken and shattered that hammer is now. It is truly the most ruined of all the nations.
Babylon was the hammer of the whole earth, but how broken and shattered that hammer is now. It is truly the most ruined of all the nations.
Amplified Bible
"How the hammer of the whole earth Is crushed and broken! How Babylon has become A horror [of desolation] among the nations!
"How the hammer of the whole earth Is crushed and broken! How Babylon has become A horror [of desolation] among the nations!
World English Bible
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut apart and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut apart and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
Geneva Bible (1587)
Howe is the hammer of the whole world destroied, and broken! howe is Babel become desolate among the nations!
Howe is the hammer of the whole world destroied, and broken! howe is Babel become desolate among the nations!
Legacy Standard Bible
How the hammer of the whole earthHas been cut in pieces and broken!How Babylon has becomeAn object of horror among the nations!
How the hammer of the whole earthHas been cut in pieces and broken!How Babylon has becomeAn object of horror among the nations!
Berean Standard Bible
How the hammer of the whole earth lies broken and shattered! What a horror Babylon has become among the nations!
How the hammer of the whole earth lies broken and shattered! What a horror Babylon has become among the nations!
Complete Jewish Bible
How the hammer of the whole earth lies hacked apart and shattered! What an object of horror among the nations Bavel has become!
How the hammer of the whole earth lies hacked apart and shattered! What an object of horror among the nations Bavel has become!
Darby Translation
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! How is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! How is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!
Easy-to-Read Version
Babylon was called ‘The Hammer of the Whole Earth.' But now the ‘Hammer' is shattered. Babylon is the most ruined of the nations.
Babylon was called ‘The Hammer of the Whole Earth.' But now the ‘Hammer' is shattered. Babylon is the most ruined of the nations.
George Lamsa Translation
How is the mighty one of the whole earth defeated and taken! How has Babylon become an amazement among the nations!
How is the mighty one of the whole earth defeated and taken! How has Babylon become an amazement among the nations!
Good News Translation
Babylonia hammered the whole world to pieces, and now that hammer is shattered! All the nations are shocked at what has happened to that country.
Babylonia hammered the whole world to pieces, and now that hammer is shattered! All the nations are shocked at what has happened to that country.
Lexham English Bible
How the blacksmith's hammer of all the earth is cut down and broken! How Babylon has become as a horror among the nations!
How the blacksmith's hammer of all the earth is cut down and broken! How Babylon has become as a horror among the nations!
Literal Translation
How the hammer of all the earth is cut off and broken! How Babylon has become a ruin among the nations!
How the hammer of all the earth is cut off and broken! How Babylon has become a ruin among the nations!
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
How happeneth it, that the hammer of the whole worlde is thus broken & brussed in sonder? How chaunceth it, that Babilon is become a wildernes amonge the Heithen on this maner?
How happeneth it, that the hammer of the whole worlde is thus broken & brussed in sonder? How chaunceth it, that Babilon is become a wildernes amonge the Heithen on this maner?
American Standard Version
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
Bible in Basic English
How is the hammer of all the earth cut in two and broken! how has Babylon become a waste among the nations!
How is the hammer of all the earth cut in two and broken! how has Babylon become a waste among the nations!
JPS Old Testament (1917)
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! How is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! How is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
King James Version (1611)
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken? how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations?
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken? how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Howe happeneth it that the hammer of the whole worlde is thus broken and brused in sunder? Howe chaunceth it that Babylon is become a wildernesse among the heathen [on this maner?]
Howe happeneth it that the hammer of the whole worlde is thus broken and brused in sunder? Howe chaunceth it that Babylon is become a wildernesse among the heathen [on this maner?]
English Revised Version
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Hou is the hamer of al erthe brokun and al defoulid? hou is Babiloyne turned in to desert, among hethene men?
Hou is the hamer of al erthe brokun and al defoulid? hou is Babiloyne turned in to desert, among hethene men?
Update Bible Version
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut apart and broken! how has Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut apart and broken! how has Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
Webster's Bible Translation
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
New English Translation
Babylon hammered the whole world to pieces. But see how that ‘hammer' has been broken and shattered! See what an object of horror Babylon has become among the nations!
Babylon hammered the whole world to pieces. But see how that ‘hammer' has been broken and shattered! See what an object of horror Babylon has become among the nations!
New King James Version
How the hammer of the whole earth has been cut apart and broken! How Babylon has become a desolation among the nations! I have laid a snare for you;
How the hammer of the whole earth has been cut apart and broken! How Babylon has become a desolation among the nations! I have laid a snare for you;
New Living Translation
Babylon, the mightiest hammer in all the earth, lies broken and shattered. Babylon is desolate among the nations!
Babylon, the mightiest hammer in all the earth, lies broken and shattered. Babylon is desolate among the nations!
New Life Bible
How the strong one of the whole earth has been cut off and broken! Babylon has become a complete waste among the nations!
How the strong one of the whole earth has been cut off and broken! Babylon has become a complete waste among the nations!
New Revised Standard
How the hammer of the whole earth is cut down and broken! How Babylon has become a horror among the nations!
How the hammer of the whole earth is cut down and broken! How Babylon has become a horror among the nations!
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
How s cut and broken the hammer of all the earth! How hath Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!
How s cut and broken the hammer of all the earth! How hath Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!
Douay-Rheims Bible
How is the hammer of the whole earth broken, and destroyed! how is Babylon turned into a desert among the nations!
How is the hammer of the whole earth broken, and destroyed! how is Babylon turned into a desert among the nations!
Revised Standard Version
How the hammer of the whole earth is cut down and broken! How Babylon has become a horror among the nations!
How the hammer of the whole earth is cut down and broken! How Babylon has become a horror among the nations!
Young's Literal Translation
How hath it been cut and broken, The hammer of the whole earth! How hath Babylon been for a desolation among nations!
How hath it been cut and broken, The hammer of the whole earth! How hath Babylon been for a desolation among nations!
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"How the hammer of the whole earth Has been cut off and broken! How Babylon has become An object of horror among the nations!
"How the hammer of the whole earth Has been cut off and broken! How Babylon has become An object of horror among the nations!
Contextual Overview
21 The Lord said: I have told the enemies of Babylonia, "Attack the people of Merathaim and Pekod. Kill them all! Destroy their possessions!" 22 Sounds of war and the noise of destruction can be heard. 23 Babylonia was a hammer pounding every country, but now it lies broken. What a shock to the nations of the world! 24 Babylonia challenged me, the Lord God All-Powerful, but that nation doesn't know it is caught in a trap that I set. 25 I've brought out my weapons, and with them I will put a curse on Babylonia. 26 Come from far away, you enemies of Babylon! Pile up the grain from its storehouses, and destroy it completely, along with everything else. 27 Kill the soldiers of Babylonia, because the time has come for them to be punished. 28 The Babylonian army destroyed my temple, but soon I will take revenge. Then refugees from Babylon will tell about it in Zion. 29 Attack Babylon, enemy archers; set up camp around the city, and don't let anyone escape. It challenged me, the holy God, so do to it what it did to other cities. 30 People of Babylon, I, the Lord , promise that even your best soldiers will lie dead in the streets.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Jeremiah 51:20-24, Isaiah 14:4-6, Isaiah 14:12-17, Revelation 18:16
Reciprocal: Isaiah 14:16 - Is this Jeremiah 25:12 - perpetual Jeremiah 50:26 - destroy Jeremiah 51:37 - become Jeremiah 51:41 - the praise Lamentations 1:1 - How doth Obadiah 1:5 - how Nahum 2:1 - He that dasheth in pieces
Cross-References
Genesis 30:3
"Here, take my servant Bilhah," Rachel told him. "Have children by her, and I'll let them be born on my knees to show that they are mine."
"Here, take my servant Bilhah," Rachel told him. "Have children by her, and I'll let them be born on my knees to show that they are mine."
Genesis 48:19
But his father said, "Son, I know what I am doing. It's true that Manasseh's family will someday become a great nation. But Ephraim will be even greater than Manasseh, because his descendants will become many great nations."
But his father said, "Son, I know what I am doing. It's true that Manasseh's family will someday become a great nation. But Ephraim will be even greater than Manasseh, because his descendants will become many great nations."
Genesis 49:12
Your eyes are darker than wine, your teeth whiter than milk.
Your eyes are darker than wine, your teeth whiter than milk.
Numbers 32:33
So Moses gave the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and half of Manasseh the territory and towns that King Sihon the Amorite had ruled, as well as the territory and towns that King Og of Bashan had ruled.
So Moses gave the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and half of Manasseh the territory and towns that King Sihon the Amorite had ruled, as well as the territory and towns that King Og of Bashan had ruled.
Numbers 32:39
The clan of Machir from the tribe of East Manasseh went to the region of Gilead, captured its towns, and forced out the Amorites.
The clan of Machir from the tribe of East Manasseh went to the region of Gilead, captured its towns, and forced out the Amorites.
Joshua 17:1
Manasseh was Joseph's oldest son, and Machir was Manasseh's oldest son. Machir had a son named Gilead, and some of his descendants had already received the regions of Gilead and Bashan because they were good warriors. The other clans of the Manasseh tribe descended from Gilead's sons Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. The following is a description of the land they received. Hepher's son Zelophehad did not have any sons, but he did have five daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. One day the clans that were descendants of Zelophehad's five daughters went to the priest Eleazar, Joshua, and the leaders of Israel. The people of these clans said, "The Lord told Moses to give us land just as he gave land to our relatives." Joshua followed the Lord 's instructions and gave land to these five clans, as he had given land to the five clans that had descended from Hepher's brothers. So Manasseh's land west of the Jordan River was divided into ten parts.
Manasseh was Joseph's oldest son, and Machir was Manasseh's oldest son. Machir had a son named Gilead, and some of his descendants had already received the regions of Gilead and Bashan because they were good warriors. The other clans of the Manasseh tribe descended from Gilead's sons Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. The following is a description of the land they received. Hepher's son Zelophehad did not have any sons, but he did have five daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. One day the clans that were descendants of Zelophehad's five daughters went to the priest Eleazar, Joshua, and the leaders of Israel. The people of these clans said, "The Lord told Moses to give us land just as he gave land to our relatives." Joshua followed the Lord 's instructions and gave land to these five clans, as he had given land to the five clans that had descended from Hepher's brothers. So Manasseh's land west of the Jordan River was divided into ten parts.
Job 42:16
Job lived for another one hundred forty years—long enough to see his great-grandchildren have children of their own—
Job lived for another one hundred forty years—long enough to see his great-grandchildren have children of their own—
Psalms 128:6
May you live long enough to see your grandchildren. Let's pray for peace in Israel!
May you live long enough to see your grandchildren. Let's pray for peace in Israel!
Gill's Notes on the Bible
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken!.... The Targum is,
"how is the king cut down and broken that moved the whole earth!''
The king of Babylon, or the kingdom of Babylon, which was like a hammer for its hardness and strength; and being an instrument, in the hand of God, of beating to pieces and destroying the kingdoms and nations around it; but is now destroyed itself. These are the words either of the prophet, or rather of the people of other nations, wondering how this destruction came about, and rejoicing at it;
how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations! this explains who and what is meant by the hammer of the earth, and by its being cut asunder and broken; even the utter destruction of the city and kingdom of Babylon.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The hammer - Babylon, by whose instrumentality Yahweh had crushed the nations, is now cut asunder, i. e., the head of iron or bronze is cut away from the wooden handle, and broken.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Jeremiah 50:23. The hammer of the whole earth — Nebuchadnezzar dashed to pieces the nations against whom he warred. He was the scourge of the Lord.
