Jeremiah 51:54

In 11 translations

BSB

“The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!

KJV

A sound of a cry cometh from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:

WEB

“The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, and of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!

ASV

The sound of a cry from Babylon, and of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!

LSV

“A voice of a cry [is] from Babylon, || And of great destruction from the land of the Chaldean.

YLT

A voice of a cry [is] from Babylon, And of great destruction from the land of the Chaldean.

DBY

The sound of a cry [cometh] from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans;

DRC

The noise of a cry from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:

GNV

A sound of a cry commeth from Babel, and great destruction from the land of the Caldeans,

JPS

Hark! a cry from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!

LXXE28:54

A sound of a cry in Babylon, and great destruction in the land of the Chaldeans:

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WLC

ק֥וֹל זְעָקָ֖ה מִבָּבֶ֑ל וְשֶׁ֥בֶר גָּד֖וֹל מֵאֶ֥רֶץ כַּשְׂדִּֽים׃

LXX-Br28:54

Φωνὴ κραυγῆς ἐν Βαβυλῶνι, καὶ συντριβὴ μεγάλη ἐν γῇ Χαλδαίων,

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• Jeremiah 50:22“The noise of battle is in the land— the noise of great destruction.
• Jeremiah 50:46At the sound of Babylon’s capture the earth will quake; a cry will be heard among the nations.
• Jeremiah 48:3–5A voice cries out from Horonaim: ‘Devastation and great destruction!’ Moab will be shattered; her little ones will cry out. For on the ascent to Luhith they weep bitterly as they go, and on the descent to Horonaim…
• Revelation 18:17–19For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising…
• Zephaniah 1:10On that day,” declares the LORD, “a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second District, and a loud crashing from the hills.
• Jeremiah 50:43The king of Babylon has heard the report, and his hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped him, pain like that of a woman in labor.
• Jeremiah 50:27Kill all her young bulls; let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them, for their day has come— the time of their punishment.
• Isaiah 15:5My heart cries out over Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, as far as Eglath-shelishiyah. With weeping they ascend the slope of Luhith; they lament their destruction on the road to Horonaim.
• Isaiah 13:6–9Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty. Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt. Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe…

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