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Good News Translation
Jeremiah 50:22
The noise of battle is heard in the land, and there is great destruction.
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Christian Standard Bible®
The sound of war is in the land—a crushing blow!
The sound of war is in the land—a crushing blow!
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.
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
21 The Lord says, "Attack the people of Merathaim and of Pekod. Kill and destroy them. Do everything I command you. I, the Lord , have spoken. 22 The noise of battle is heard in the land, and there is great destruction. 23 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. 24 Babylonia, you fought against me, and you have been caught in the trap I set for you, even though you did not know it. 25 I have opened the place where my weapons are stored, and in my anger I have taken them out, because I, the Sovereign Lord Almighty, have work to do in Babylonia. 26 Attack it from every side and break open the places where its grain is stored! Pile up the loot like piles of grain! Destroy the country! Leave nothing at all! 27 Kill all their soldiers! Slaughter them! The people of Babylonia are doomed! The time has come for them to be punished!" 28 (Refugees escape from Babylonia and come to Jerusalem, and they tell how the Lord our God took revenge for what the Babylonians had done to his Temple.) 29 "Tell the archers to attack Babylon. Send out everyone who knows how to use the bow and arrow. Surround the city and don't let anyone escape. Pay it back for all it has done, and treat it as it has treated others, because it acted with pride against me, the Holy One of Israel. 30 So its young men will be killed in the city streets, and all its soldiers will be destroyed on that day. I, the Lord , have spoken.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Jeremiah 4:19-21, Jeremiah 51:54-56, Isaiah 21:2-4
Reciprocal: Isaiah 14:4 - How Jeremiah 4:6 - and a great
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.