Jeremiah 50:23

The Destruction of Babylon

22“The noise of battle is in the land— the noise of great destruction. 23How the hammer of the whole earth lies broken and shattered! What a horror Babylon has become among the nations!

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Berean Standard Bible
How the hammer of the whole earth lies broken and shattered! What a horror Babylon has become among the nations!
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!
Bible in Basic English
How is the hammer of all the earth cut in two and broken! how has Babylon become a waste among the nations!
Douay-Rheims 1899
How is the hammer of the whole earth broken, and destroyed! how is Babylon turned into a desert among the nations!
Free Bible Version
See how the hammer of the whole earth is lying broken in pieces in the ground! The nations look with horror on what Babylon has become!
Geneva Bible 1599
Howe is the hammer of the whole world destroied, and broken! howe is Babel become desolate among the nations!
King James (Authorized) Version
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
Translation for Translators
The army of Babylon is like [MET] the most powerful hammer on the earth, but it will be completely shattered. Babylon will be deserted among the other nations.’
Unlocked Literal Bible
How the hammer of all the lands has been cut apart and destroyed. How Babylon has become a destroyed place among the nations.
Noah Webster Bible
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
World English Bible
How the hammer of the whole earth is cut apart and broken! How Babylon has become a desolation among the nations!
Young's Literal Translation
How hath it been cut and broken, The hammer of the whole earth! How hath Babylon been for a desolation among nations!