Jeremiah 51:53 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the Lord.”
Jeremiah 51:53 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 51:53 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 51:53 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Though Babylon should mount up to the sky, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet destroyers will come to her from me,” says Yahweh.”
Jeremiah 51:53 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 51:53 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall destroyers come unto her, saith Jehovah. ”
Jeremiah 51:53 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 51:53 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Because Babylon goeth up to the heavens, And because it fenceth the high place of its strength, From Me come into it do spoilers, An affirmation of Jehovah.”
Jeremiah 51:53 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 51:53 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Though Babylon should mount up to the heavens, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith Jehovah. ”
Jeremiah 51:53 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 51:53 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Though Babel should mount vp to heauen, and though shee should defend her strength on hye, yet from mee shall her destroyers come, sayth the Lord.”
Jeremiah 51:53 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 51:53 in Context — Jeremiah 51
51 We are confounded, because we have heard reproach: shame hath covered our faces: for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the Lord’s house.
52 Wherefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will do judgment upon her graven images: and through all her land the wounded shall groan.
53 Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the Lord.
54 A sound of a cry cometh from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:
55 Because the Lord hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered:
What Does Jeremiah 51:53 Mean?
Jeremiah 51:53 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 51. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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