Jeremiah 50:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!”

Jeremiah 50:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 50:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 50:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“How the hammer of the whole earth is cut apart and broken! How Babylon has become a desolation among the nations!”

Jeremiah 50:23 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 50:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!”

Jeremiah 50:23 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 50:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“How hath it been cut and broken, The hammer of the whole earth! How hath Babylon been for a desolation among nations!”

Jeremiah 50:23 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 50:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! How is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!”

Jeremiah 50:23 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 50:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Howe is the hammer of the whole world destroied, and broken! howe is Babel become desolate among the nations!”

Jeremiah 50:23 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 50:23 in Context — Jeremiah 50

21 Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the Lord, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.

22 A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.

23 How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!

24 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the Lord.

25 The Lord hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation: for this is the work of the Lord God of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.

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What Does Jeremiah 50:23 Mean?

Jeremiah 50:23 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 50. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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