Jeremiah 51:55 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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:”
Jeremiah 51:55 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 51:55 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 51:55 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For Yahweh lays Babylon waste, and destroys out of her the great voice! Their waves roar like many waters. The noise of their voice is uttered.”
Jeremiah 51:55 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 51:55 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For Jehovah layeth Babylon waste, and destroyeth out of her the great voice; and their waves roar like many waters; the noise of their voice is uttered: ”
Jeremiah 51:55 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 51:55 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For Jehovah is spoiling Babylon, And hath destroyed out of it a great voice, And sounded have its billows as many waters, Given forth a noise hath their voice.”
Jeremiah 51:55 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 51:55 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“for Jehovah spoileth Babylon, and he will destroy out of her the great voice; and their waves roar like great waters, the noise of their voice resoundeth. ”
Jeremiah 51:55 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 51:55 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Because the Lord hath layde Babel waste and destroyed from her the great voyce, and her waues shall roare like great waters, and a sounde was made by their noyse:”
Jeremiah 51:55 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 51:55 in Context — Jeremiah 51
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:
56 Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the Lord God of recompences shall surely requite.
57 And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts.
What Does Jeremiah 51:55 Mean?
Jeremiah 51:55 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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