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New American Standard Bible

Jeremiah 50:22

"The noise of battle is in the land, And great destruction.

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Babylon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Jeremiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Greek Versions of Ot;   Lance, Lancet;   Persia, Persians;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
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.
King James Version
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!
New Century Version
"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.
World English Bible
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.
Legacy Standard Bible
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.
Contemporary English Version
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!
Darby Translation
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.
George Lamsa Translation
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.
Lexham English Bible
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.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
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.
Bible in Basic English
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.
King James Version (1611)
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]
English Revised Version
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.
Update Bible Version
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.
New English Translation
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.
New Living Translation
"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.
New Revised Standard
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.
Douay-Rheims Bible
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!
Young's Literal Translation
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 .
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The noise of battle is in the land, And great destruction.

Contextual Overview

21 "Against the land of Merathaim, go up against it, And against the inhabitants of Pekod. Kill and completely destroy them," declares the LORD, "And do according to everything that I have commanded you. 22 "The noise of battle is in the land, And great destruction.23 "How the hammer of the whole earth Has been cut off and broken! How Babylon has become An object of horror among the nations! 24 "I set a trap for you and you were also caught, Babylon, While you yourself were not aware; You have been found and also seized Because you have engaged in conflict with the LORD." 25 The LORD has opened His armory And has brought out the weapons of His indignation, For it is a work of the Lord GOD of armies In the land of the Chaldeans. 26 Come to her from the farthest border; Open up her barns, Pile her up like heaps of grain And completely destroy her, Let nothing be left to her. 27 Put all her bulls to the sword; Let them go down to the slaughter! Woe be upon them, for their day has come, The time of their punishment. 28 There is a sound of fugitives and refugees from the land of Babylon, To declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, Vengeance for His temple. 29 "Summon many against Babylon, All those who bend the bow: Encamp against her on every side, Let there be no escape. Repay her according to her work; According to all that she has done, so do to her; For she has become arrogant against the LORD, Against the Holy One of Israel. 30 "Therefore her young men will fall in her streets, And all her men of war will perish on that day," declares the LORD.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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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.


 
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