Jeremiah 51:53-55

Wycliffe Bible

⁵³If Babylon ascendeth into heaven, and maketh steadfast his strength on high, destroyers thereof shall come of me, saith the Lord. (Yea, even if Babylon goeth up into the heavens, and maketh steadfast its strength on high, its destroyers shall still come from me, saith the Lord.)

⁵⁴The voice of a crier of Babylon, and great sorrow of the land of Chaldees, (The sound of crying in Babylon, and the sound of great sorrow in the land of the Chaldeans,)

⁵⁵for the Lord destroyed Babylon, and lost of it a great voice; and the waves of them shall sound as many waters. The voice of them gave sound, (for the Lord destroyed Babylon, yea, destroyed its great voice; and the waves of the attacking armies shall sound like many waters. Their voices made a great noise,)

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Jeremiah 51:53-55

New International Version

⁵³Even if Babylon ascends to the heavens^(A)
and fortifies her lofty stronghold,
I will send destroyers^(B) against her,”
declares the Lord.

⁵⁴“The sound of a cry^(C) comes from Babylon,
    the sound of great destruction^(D)
    from the land of the Babylonians.^[a]
⁵⁵The Lord will destroy Babylon;
    he will silence^(E) her noisy din.
Waves^(F) of enemies will rage like great waters;
    the roar of their voices will resound.

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 51:54 Or Chaldeans

Jeremiah 51:53-55

King James Version

⁵³Though 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.

⁵⁴A sound of a cry cometh from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:

⁵⁵Because 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:

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