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Christian Standard Bible ®
Jeremiah 50:22
The sound of war is in the land—a crushing blow!
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Hebrew Names Version
A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
King James Version
A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
English Standard Version
The noise of battle is in the land, and great destruction!
The noise of battle is in the land, and great destruction!
New American Standard Bible
"The noise of battle is in the land, And great destruction.
"The noise of battle is in the land, And great destruction.
New Century Version
"The noise of battle can be heard all over the country; it is the noise of much destruction.
"The noise of battle can be heard all over the country; it is the noise of much destruction.
Amplified Bible
"The noise of battle is in the land, And [the noise of] great destruction.
"The noise of battle is in the land, And [the noise of] great destruction.
World English Bible
A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
Geneva Bible (1587)
A crie of battell is in the land, and of great destruction.
A crie of battell is in the land, and of great destruction.
Legacy Standard Bible
The noise of battle is in the land,And great destruction.
The noise of battle is in the land,And great destruction.
Berean Standard Bible
The noise of battle is in the land-the noise of great destruction.
The noise of battle is in the land-the noise of great destruction.
Contemporary English Version
Sounds of war and the noise of destruction can be heard.
Sounds of war and the noise of destruction can be heard.
Complete Jewish Bible
"The sound of battle is heard in the land, with great destruction!
"The sound of battle is heard in the land, with great destruction!
Darby Translation
A sound of battle is in the land, and great destruction.
A sound of battle is in the land, and great destruction.
Easy-to-Read Version
"The noise of battle can be heard all over the country. It is the noise of much destruction.
"The noise of battle can be heard all over the country. It is the noise of much destruction.
George Lamsa Translation
A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
Good News Translation
The noise of battle is heard in the land, and there is great destruction.
The noise of battle is heard in the land, and there is great destruction.
Lexham English Bible
The sound of battle is in the land, and great destruction.
The sound of battle is in the land, and great destruction.
Literal Translation
A sound of battle is in the land and of great ruin.
A sound of battle is in the land and of great ruin.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
There is gone aboute the londe a crie of a slaughter & greate murthur, namely on this maner:
There is gone aboute the londe a crie of a slaughter & greate murthur, namely on this maner:
American Standard Version
A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
Bible in Basic English
There is a sound of war in the land and of great destruction.
There is a sound of war in the land and of great destruction.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Hark! battle is in the land, and great destruction.
Hark! battle is in the land, and great destruction.
King James Version (1611)
A sound of battell is in the land, and of great destruction.
A sound of battell is in the land, and of great destruction.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
There is gone about the lande a crye of a slaughter and great murther [namelye on this maner]
There is gone about the lande a crye of a slaughter and great murther [namelye on this maner]
English Revised Version
A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The vois of batel and greet sorewe in the lond.
The vois of batel and greet sorewe in the lond.
Update Bible Version
A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
Webster's Bible Translation
A sound of battle [is] in the land, and of great destruction.
A sound of battle [is] in the land, and of great destruction.
New English Translation
The noise of battle can be heard in the land of Babylonia. There is the sound of great destruction.
The noise of battle can be heard in the land of Babylonia. There is the sound of great destruction.
New King James Version
A sound of battle is in the land, And of great destruction.
A sound of battle is in the land, And of great destruction.
New Living Translation
"Let the battle cry be heard in the land, a shout of great destruction.
"Let the battle cry be heard in the land, a shout of great destruction.
New Life Bible
The noise of battle is in the land, and much is destroyed.
The noise of battle is in the land, and much is destroyed.
New Revised Standard
The noise of battle is in the land, and great destruction!
The noise of battle is in the land, and great destruction!
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The sound of battle is in the earth, - And a great destruction.
The sound of battle is in the earth, - And a great destruction.
Douay-Rheims Bible
A noise of war in the land, and a great destruction.
A noise of war in the land, and a great destruction.
Revised Standard Version
The noise of battle is in the land, and great destruction!
The noise of battle is in the land, and great destruction!
Young's Literal Translation
A noise of battle [is] in the land, and of great destruction.
A noise of battle [is] in the land, and of great destruction.
THE MESSAGE
"The thunderclap of battle shakes the foundations! The Hammer has been hammered, smashed and splintered, Babylon pummeled beyond recognition. I set out a trap and you were caught in it. O Babylon, you never knew what hit you, Caught and held in the steel grip of that trap! That's what you get for taking on God .
"The thunderclap of battle shakes the foundations! The Hammer has been hammered, smashed and splintered, Babylon pummeled beyond recognition. I set out a trap and you were caught in it. O Babylon, you never knew what hit you, Caught and held in the steel grip of that trap! That's what you get for taking on God .
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The noise of battle is in the land, And great destruction.
"The noise of battle is in the land, And great destruction.
Contextual Overview
21Attack the land of Merathaim,and those living in Pekod.Put them to the sword;completely destroy them— 22The sound of war is in the land—a crushing blow!23How the hammer of the whole earthis cut down and smashed!What a horror Babylon has becomeamong the nations! 24Babylon, I laid a trap for you, and you were caught,but you did not even know it.You were found and capturedbecause you pitted yourself against the Lord. 25The Lord opened his armoryand brought out his weapons of wrath,because it is a task of the Lord God of Armiesin the land of the Chaldeans. 26Come against her from the most distant places.Open her granaries;pile her up like mounds of grainand completely destroy her.Leave her no survivors. 27Put all her young bulls to the sword;let them go down to the slaughter.Woe to them because their day has come,the time of their punishment. 28There is a voice of fugitives and refugeesfrom the land of Babylon.The voice announces in Zion the vengeance of the Lord our God,the vengeance for his temple. 29Summon the archers to Babylon,all who string the bow;camp all around her; let none escape.Repay her according to her deeds;just as she has done, do the same to her,for she has acted arrogantly against the Lord,against the Holy One of Israel. 30Therefore, her young men will fallin her public squares;all the warriors will perish in that day.
Bible Verse Review
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Jeremiah 4:19-21, Jeremiah 51:54-56, Isaiah 21:2-4
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Gill's Notes on the Bible
A sound of battle [is] in the land,.... In the land of the Chaldeans, as it is expressed in the Septuagint and Arabic versions; the noise of warriors, the clashing of arms, and sound of trumpets, both of the enemy entered into the land, and of the Chaldeans arming themselves in their own defence:
and of great destruction; in the same land; or in Babylon, as Abarbinel supplies it; this is the consequent of the former.