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The Destruction of Babylon

Jeremiah 50:41

In 11 translations

BSB
Behold, an army is coming from the north; a great nation and many kings are stirred up from the ends of the earth.
KJV
Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
WEB
“Behold, a people comes from the north. A great nation and many kings will be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
ASV
Behold, a people cometh from the north; and a great nation and many kings shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
LSV
Behold, a people has come from the north, || Even a great nation, || And many kings are stirred up from the sides of the earth.
YLT
Lo, a people hath come from the north, Even a great nation, And many kings are stirred up from the sides of the earth.
DBY
Behold, a people cometh from the north, and a great nation. And many kings shall arise from the uttermost parts of the earth.
DRC
Behold a people cometh from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall rise from the ends of the earth.
GNV
Beholde, a people shall come from the North, and a great nation, and many Kings shall be raised vp from the coastes of the earth.
JPS
Behold, a people cometh from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be roused from the uttermost parts of the earth.
LXXE27:41
Behold, a people comes from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be stirred up from the end of the earth; holding bow and dagger:

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Original-language editions

WLC
הִנֵּ֛ה עַ֥ם בָּ֖א מִצָּפ֑וֹן וְג֤וֹי גָּדוֹל֙ וּמְלָכִ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים יֵעֹ֖רוּ מִיַּרְכְּתֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃
LXX-Br27:41
Ἰδοὺ λαὸς ἔρχεται ἀπὸ Βοῤῥᾶ, καὶ ἔθνος μέγα, καὶ βασιλεῖς πολλοὶ ἐξεγερθήσονται ἀπʼ ἐσχάτου τῆς γῆς,

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Jeremiah 51:27–28“Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms against her— Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a captain against her; bring up horses like…
  • Jeremiah 50:9For behold, I stir up and bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the land of the north. They will line up against her; from the north she will be captured. Their arrows will be like skilled warriors…
  • Isaiah 13:2–5Raise a banner on a barren hilltop; call aloud to them. Wave your hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles. I have commanded My sanctified ones; I have even summoned My warriors to execute My wrath and exult…
  • Jeremiah 6:22–23This is what the LORD says: “Behold, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is stirred up from the ends of the earth. They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars…
  • Revelation 17:16And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.
  • Jeremiah 25:14For many nations and great kings will enslave them, and I will repay them according to their deeds and according to the work of their hands.’”
  • Jeremiah 51:11Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of the LORD— vengeance for His temple.
  • Jeremiah 51:1–2This is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will stir up against Babylon and against the people of Leb-kamai the spirit of a destroyer. I will send strangers to Babylon to winnow her and empty her land; for they will come…
  • Isaiah 13:17–18Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold. Their bows will dash young men to pieces; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; they will not look with…
  • Jeremiah 50:2–3“Announce and declare to the nations; lift up a banner and proclaim it; hold nothing back when you say, ‘Babylon is captured; Bel is put to shame; Marduk is shattered, her images are disgraced, her idols are broken in…

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  • 27:41 in some Bibles
  • 50:41 in most Bibles

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