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Jeremiah 50:46

At the cry, "Babylon has been taken!" the earth will shake, and the cry will be heard among the nations.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Sin;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Babylon;  

Dictionaries:

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

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
At the sound of Babylon’s conquest the earth will quake; a cry will be heard among the nations.
Hebrew Names Version
At the noise of the taking of Bavel the eretz trembles, and the cry is heard among the nations.
King James Version
At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations.
English Standard Version
At the sound of the capture of Babylon the earth shall tremble, and her cry shall be heard among the nations."
New American Standard Bible
At the shout, "Babylon has been conquered!" the earth quakes, and an outcry is heard among the nations.
New Century Version
At the sound of Babylon's capture, the earth will shake. People in all nations will hear Babylon's cry of distress.
Amplified Bible
At the shout, "Babylon has been seized!" the earth quakes, and an outcry is heard among the nations.
World English Bible
At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth trembles, and the cry is heard among the nations.
Geneva Bible (1587)
At the noyse of the winning of Babel the earth is moued, and the crye is heard among the nations.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
At the shout, "Babylon has been seized!" the earth is shaken, and an outcry is heard among the nations.
Legacy Standard Bible
At the sound, "Babylon has been seized!" the earth is shaken, and an outcry is heard among the nations.
Berean Standard Bible
At the sound of Babylon's capture the earth will quake; a cry will be heard among the nations.
Contemporary English Version
The sounds of your destruction will be heard among the nations, and the earth will shake.
Complete Jewish Bible
At the sound of Bavel's capture the earth quakes; their cry is heard throughout the nations.
Darby Translation
At the sound of the taking of Babylon the earth hath quaked, and the cry is heard among the nations.
Easy-to-Read Version
Babylon will fall, and that fall will shake the earth. People in all nations will hear about the destruction of Babylon."
George Lamsa Translation
At the noise of the capture of Babylon the earth is moved and her wailing is heard among the nations.
Good News Translation
When Babylon falls, there will be such a noise that the entire earth will shake, and the cries of alarm will be heard by the other nations."
Lexham English Bible
At the sound, ‘Babylon has been captured,' the earth will quake, and a cry for help among the nations will be heard."
Literal Translation
At the sound of Babylon's capture, the earth shall tremble, and a cry is heard among the nations.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The noyse at ye wynnynge of Babilon shal moue the earth, & the crie shalbe herde amonge the Getiles.
American Standard Version
At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth trembleth, and the cry is heard among the nations.
Bible in Basic English
At the cry, Babylon is taken! the earth is shaking, and the cry comes to the ears of the nations.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth quaketh, and the cry is heard among the nations.
King James Version (1611)
At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moued, and the cry is heard among the nations.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The noyse at the wynnyng of Babylon shall moue the earth, and the crye shalbe hearde among the gentiles.
English Revised Version
At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth trembleth, and the cry is heard among the nations.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The erthe is mouyd of the vois of caitiftee of Babiloyne, and cry is herd among hethene men.
Update Bible Version
At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth trembles, and the cry is heard among the nations.
Webster's Bible Translation
At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations.
New English Translation
The people of the earth will quake when they hear Babylon has been captured. Her cries of anguish will be heard by the other nations."
New King James Version
At the noise of the taking of Babylon The earth trembles, And the cry is heard among the nations.
New Living Translation
The earth will shake with the shout, "Babylon has been taken!" and its cry of despair will be heard around the world.
New Revised Standard
At the sound of the capture of Babylon the earth shall tremble, and her cry shall be heard among the nations.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
At the noise of the taking of Babylon, the earth trembled, - And, the outcry, among the nations, was heard.
Douay-Rheims Bible
At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard amongst the nations.
Revised Standard Version
At the sound of the capture of Babylon the earth shall tremble, and her cry shall be heard among the nations."
Young's Literal Translation
From the voice: Captured was Babylon, Hath the earth been shaken, And a cry among nations hath been heard!

Contextual Overview

33 The Lord of All says, "The sons of Israel and the sons of Judah are troubled and are held under a bad power. All who took them away in chains have held on to them. They have not been willing to let them go. 34 The One Who saves and makes them free is strong. The Lord of All is His name. He will work hard for their cause, so that He may give rest to the land. But He will not give rest to the people of Babylon. 35 A sword is against the Babylonians," says the Lord, "and against the people of Babylon, and against her leaders and her wise men! 36 A sword is against her religious leaders who are false and lie. They will become fools! A sword is against her strong men, and they will be filled with fear! 37 A sword is against her horses and war-wagons, and against all the soldiers from other lands who are with her! They will become like women! A sword is against her riches, and they will be taken! 38 A time of no rain and her waters will be dried up! For it is a land of false gods. They are wild over false gods. 39 So the desert animals will live there together with the wild dogs. And ostriches also will live in it. Never again will people live there. 40 As when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring cities," says the Lord, "no man will live there. And no man will stay there. 41 "See, a nation is coming from the north. A great nation and many kings are moving from the farthest parts of the earth. 42 They take hold of their bow and spear. They fight without pity. Their voice sounds like the sea. And they ride on horses, dressed ready for battle against you, O people of Babylon.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Jeremiah 49:21, Isaiah 14:9, Isaiah 14:10, Ezekiel 26:18, Ezekiel 31:16, Ezekiel 32:10, Revelation 18:9-19

Reciprocal: Psalms 99:1 - earth Jeremiah 50:2 - her idols Jeremiah 51:41 - an astonishment Jeremiah 51:54 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved,.... It being so sudden and unexpected, and so very astonishing:

and the cry is heard among the nations; that Babylon is fallen; which, as applied to mystical Babylon, will be matter of joy to some, and of lamentation to others; see Revelation 14:8.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A similar application to Babylon of what was said of Edom (marginal reference).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 50:46. At the noise of the taking of BabylonJeremiah 49:21. In the forty-ninth chapter, these words are spoken of Nebuchadnezzar; here, of Cyrus. The taking of Babylon was a wonder to all the surrounding nations. It was thought to be impregnable.


 
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