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the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
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Good News Translation
Jeremiah 51:54
The Lord says, "Listen to the sound of crying in Babylon, of mourning for the destruction in the land.
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Christian Standard Bible®
The sound of a cry from Babylon!The sound of terrible destructionfrom the land of the Chaldeans!
The sound of a cry from Babylon!The sound of terrible destructionfrom the land of the Chaldeans!
Hebrew Names Version
The sound of a cry from Bavel, and of great destruction from the land of the Kasdim!
The sound of a cry from Bavel, and of great destruction from the land of the Kasdim!
King James Version
A sound of a cry cometh from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:
A sound of a cry cometh from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:
English Standard Version
"A voice! A cry from Babylon! The noise of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
"A voice! A cry from Babylon! The noise of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
New American Standard Bible
The sound of an outcry from Babylon, And of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
The sound of an outcry from Babylon, And of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
New Century Version
"Sounds of people crying are heard in Babylon. Sounds of people destroying things are heard in the land of the Babylonians.
"Sounds of people crying are heard in Babylon. Sounds of people destroying things are heard in the land of the Babylonians.
Amplified Bible
The sound of an outcry [comes] from Babylon, And [the sound] of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
The sound of an outcry [comes] from Babylon, And [the sound] of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
World English Bible
The sound of a cry from Babylon, and of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
The sound of a cry from Babylon, and of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
Geneva Bible (1587)
A sound of a cry commeth from Babel, and great destruction from the land of the Caldeans,
A sound of a cry commeth from Babel, and great destruction from the land of the Caldeans,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The sound of an outcry from Babylon, And of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
The sound of an outcry from Babylon, And of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
Legacy Standard Bible
The sound of an outcry from Babylon,And of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
The sound of an outcry from Babylon,And of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
Berean Standard Bible
The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
Contemporary English Version
The Lord said: Listen to the cries for help coming from Babylon. Everywhere in the country the sounds of destruction can be heard.
The Lord said: Listen to the cries for help coming from Babylon. Everywhere in the country the sounds of destruction can be heard.
Complete Jewish Bible
An agonized cry is heard from Bavel! Great destruction in the land of the Kasdim!
An agonized cry is heard from Bavel! Great destruction in the land of the Kasdim!
Darby Translation
The sound of a cry [cometh] from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans;
The sound of a cry [cometh] from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans;
Easy-to-Read Version
"We can hear people crying in Babylon. We hear the sound of people destroying things in the land of Babylon.
"We can hear people crying in Babylon. We hear the sound of people destroying things in the land of Babylon.
George Lamsa Translation
A sound of wailing comes from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans
A sound of wailing comes from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans
Lexham English Bible
The sound of a cry for help from Babylon, and a great collapse from the land of the Chaldeans.
The sound of a cry for help from Babylon, and a great collapse from the land of the Chaldeans.
Literal Translation
A sound of a cry from Babylon, and great ruin from the land of Chaldeans!
A sound of a cry from Babylon, and great ruin from the land of Chaldeans!
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
A piteous crie shall be herde from Babilon, and a greate mysery from the londe of the Caldees:
A piteous crie shall be herde from Babilon, and a greate mysery from the londe of the Caldees:
American Standard Version
The sound of a cry from Babylon, and of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
The sound of a cry from Babylon, and of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
Bible in Basic English
There is the sound of a cry from Babylon, and of a great destruction from the land of the Chaldaeans:
There is the sound of a cry from Babylon, and of a great destruction from the land of the Chaldaeans:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Hark! a cry from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
Hark! a cry from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
King James Version (1611)
A sound of a crie commeth from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Caldeans.
A sound of a crie commeth from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Caldeans.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
A piteous crye [shalbe hearde] from Babylon, and a great miserie from the lande of the Chaldees:
A piteous crye [shalbe hearde] from Babylon, and a great miserie from the lande of the Chaldees:
English Revised Version
The sound of a cry from Babylon, and of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
The sound of a cry from Babylon, and of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The vois of a criere of Babiloyne, and greet sorewe of the lond of Caldeis,
The vois of a criere of Babiloyne, and greet sorewe of the lond of Caldeis,
Update Bible Version
The sound of a cry from Babylon, and of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
The sound of a cry from Babylon, and of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
Webster's Bible Translation
A sound of a cry [cometh] from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:
A sound of a cry [cometh] from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:
New English Translation
Cries of anguish will come from Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians.
Cries of anguish will come from Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians.
New King James Version
The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, And great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans,
The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, And great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans,
New Living Translation
"Listen! Hear the cry of Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians.
"Listen! Hear the cry of Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians.
New Life Bible
The sound of a cry comes from Babylon! A noise comes from the land of the Babylonians because much is being destroyed!
The sound of a cry comes from Babylon! A noise comes from the land of the Babylonians because much is being destroyed!
New Revised Standard
Listen!—a cry from Babylon! A great crashing from the land of the Chaldeans!
Listen!—a cry from Babylon! A great crashing from the land of the Chaldeans!
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
A voice of outcry from Babylon! And a great crash from the land of the Chaldeans!
A voice of outcry from Babylon! And a great crash from the land of the Chaldeans!
Douay-Rheims Bible
The noise of a cry from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:
The noise of a cry from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:
Revised Standard Version
"Hark! a cry from Babylon! The noise of great destruction from the land of the Chalde'ans!
"Hark! a cry from Babylon! The noise of great destruction from the land of the Chalde'ans!
Young's Literal Translation
A voice of a cry [is] from Babylon, And of great destruction from the land of the Chaldean.
A voice of a cry [is] from Babylon, And of great destruction from the land of the Chaldean.
THE MESSAGE
"But now listen! Do you hear it? A cry out of Babylon! An unearthly wail out of Chaldea! God is taking his wrecking bar to Babylon. We'll be hearing the last of her noise— Death throes like the crashing of waves, death rattles like the roar of cataracts. The avenging destroyer is about to enter Babylon: Her soldiers are taken, her weapons are trashed. Indeed, God is a God who evens things out. All end up with their just deserts.
"But now listen! Do you hear it? A cry out of Babylon! An unearthly wail out of Chaldea! God is taking his wrecking bar to Babylon. We'll be hearing the last of her noise— Death throes like the crashing of waves, death rattles like the roar of cataracts. The avenging destroyer is about to enter Babylon: Her soldiers are taken, her weapons are trashed. Indeed, God is a God who evens things out. All end up with their just deserts.
Contextual Overview
1 The Lord says, "I am bringing a destructive wind against Babylonia and its people. 2 I will send foreigners to destroy Babylonia like a wind that blows straw away. When that day of destruction comes, they will attack from every side and leave the land bare. 3 Don't give its soldiers time to shoot their arrows or to put on their armor. Do not spare the young men! Destroy the whole army! 4 They will be wounded and die in the streets of their cities. 5 I, the Lord God Almighty, have not abandoned Israel and Judah, even though they have sinned against me, the Holy One of Israel. 6 Run away from Babylonia! Run for your lives! Do not be killed because of Babylonia's sin. I am now taking my revenge and punishing it as it deserves. 7 Babylonia was like a gold cup in my hand, making the whole world drunk. The nations drank its wine and went out of their minds. 8 Babylonia has suddenly fallen and is destroyed! Mourn over it! Get medicine for its wounds, and maybe it can be healed. 9 Foreigners living there said, ‘We tried to help Babylonia, but it was too late. Let's leave now and go back home. God has punished Babylonia with all his might and has destroyed it completely.'" 10 The Lord says, "My people shout, ‘The Lord has shown that we are in the right. Let's go and tell the people in Jerusalem what the Lord our God has done.'"
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Jeremiah 48:3-5, Jeremiah 50:22, Jeremiah 50:27, Jeremiah 50:43, Jeremiah 50:46, Isaiah 13:6-9, Isaiah 15:5, Zephaniah 1:10, Revelation 18:17-19
Reciprocal: Jeremiah 4:6 - and a great Jeremiah 46:12 - thy cry
Gill's Notes on the Bible
A sound of a cry [cometh] from Babylon,.... Of the inhabitants of it upon its being taken; which is said to denote the certainty of it, which was as sure as if the cry of the distressed was then heard:
and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans; that is, the report of a great destruction there, was, or would be, carried from thence, and spread all over the world.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
A cry - i. e., the war-cry.
