The Destruction of Babylon
Jeremiah 50:22
In 11 translations
- BSB
- “The noise of battle is in the land— the noise of great destruction.
- KJV
- A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
- WEB
- A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
- ASV
- A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
- LSV
- A noise of battle [is] in the land, || And of great destruction.
- YLT
- A noise of battle [is] in the land, and of great destruction.
- DBY
- A sound of battle is in the land, and great destruction.
- DRC
- A noise of war in the land, and a great destruction.
- GNV
- A crie of battell is in the land, and of great destruction.
- JPS
- Hark! battle is in the land, and great destruction.
- LXXE27:22
- A sound of war, and great destruction in the land of the Chaldeans!
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- ק֥וֹל מִלְחָמָ֖ה בָּאָ֑רֶץ וְשֶׁ֖בֶר גָּדֽוֹל׃
- LXX-Br27:22
- Φωνὴ πολέμου καὶ συντριβὴ μεγάλη ἐν γῇ Χαλδαίων.
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Cross-references most cited first
- Jeremiah 4:19–21My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle. Disaster after disaster is proclaimed, for…
- Jeremiah 51:54–56“The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans! For the LORD will destroy Babylon; He will silence her mighty voice. The waves will roar like great waters; the…
- Isaiah 21:2–4A dire vision is declared to me: “The traitor still betrays, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media! I will put an end to all her groaning.” Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain…
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 27:22 in some Bibles
- 50:22 in most Bibles