Jeremiah 50:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Declare among the nations and proclaim it; raise a banner and proclaim it! Do not hide it. Say, 'Babylon has been captured; Bel is put to shame, Marduk is dismayed. Her idols are disgraced, her images shattered.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Declare among the nations and publish, and set up a banner; publish, and do not hide it: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Declare{H5046} ye among the nations{H1471} and publish,{H8085} and set up{H5375} a standard;{H5251} publish,{H8085} and conceal{H3582} not: say,{H559} Babylon{H894} is taken,{H3920} Bel{H1078} is put to shame,{H3001} Merodach{H4781} is dismayed;{H2865} her images{H6091} are put to shame,{H3001} her idols{H1544} are dismayed.{H2865}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Declare{H5046}{(H8685)} ye among the nations{H1471}, and publish{H8085}{(H8685)}, and set up{H5375}{(H8798)} a standard{H5251}; publish{H8085}{(H8685)}, and conceal{H3582}{(H8762)} not: say{H559}{(H8798)}, Babylon{H894} is taken{H3920}{(H8738)}, Bel{H1078} is confounded{H3001}{(H8689)}, Merodach{H4781} is broken in pieces{H2865}{(H8804)}; her idols{H6091} are confounded{H3001}{(H8689)}, her images{H1544} are broken in pieces{H2865}{(H8804)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Preach amonge the Gentiles, let youre voyce be herde, make a toke: crie out, kepe no sylence, but saye: Babilon shal be wonne, Bel shalhe cofounded, and Merodach shalbe ouer come. Yee their goddes shal be brought to shame, and their ymages shall stonde in feare.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Declare among the nations, and publish it, and set vp a standart, proclaime it and conceale it not: say, Babel is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken downe: her idols are confounded, and their images are burst in pieces.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Preache among the gentiles, let your voyce be hearde, make a token, crye out, kepe no scilence, but say, Babylon is wonne, Bel is confounded, and Merodach is ouercome, yea their gods be brought to shame, and their images burst in peeces:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, [and] conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Declare you among the nations and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and don't conceal: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is disappointed, Merodach is dismayed; her images are disappointed, her idols are dismayed.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `Declare ye among nations, and sound, And lift up an ensign, sound, do not hide, Say ye: Captured hath been Babylon, Put to shame hath been Bel, Broken hath been Merodach, Put to shame have been her grievous things, Broken have been her idols.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Declare ye among the nations and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed; her images are put to shame, her idols are dismayed.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Declare ye among the nations and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed; her images are put to shame, her idols are dismayed.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Give it out among the nations, make it public, and let the flag be lifted up; give the word and keep nothing back; say, Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is broken, her images are put to shame, her gods are broken.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Declare among the nations and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and don't conceal: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is disappointed, Merodach is dismayed; her images are disappointed, her idols are dismayed.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “Announce the news among the nations! Proclaim it! Signal for people to pay attention! Declare the news! Do not hide it! Say:‘Babylon will be captured. Bel will be put to shame. Marduk will be dismayed. Babylon’s idols will be put to shame. Her disgusting images will be dismayed.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 46:1 : 1 Bel has stooped; Nebo has bowed down. Their idols are placed on animals and livestock. These burdens you carry are heavy, a load for the weary.
  • Isa 21:9 : 9 And behold, here comes a chariot of men, with pairs of horsemen. And he answered, saying, 'Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the carved images of her gods are shattered to the ground.'
  • Jer 51:44 : 44 'I will punish Bel in Babylon and make him spew out what he has swallowed. The nations will no longer stream to him, and even the wall of Babylon will fall.
  • Jer 51:47 : 47 Therefore, behold, the days are coming when I will punish the idols of Babylon. Her whole land will be disgraced, and all her slain will fall within her.
  • Jer 51:52 : 52 'Therefore, behold, the days are coming,' declares the Lord, 'when I will punish her idols, and throughout her land the wounded will groan.'
  • Jer 52:31 : 31 In the thirty-seventh year of Jehoiachin’s exile, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth day of the month, Evil-merodach, king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, showed favor to Jehoiachin, king of Judah, and released him from prison.
  • Zeph 2:11 : 11 The Lord will be awesome to them when He destroys all the gods of the earth. People from every shore and nation will bow down to Him, each from their own place.
  • Rev 14:6-8 : 6 Then I saw another angel flying in midair, holding the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth — to every nation, tribe, language, and people. 7 He said in a loud voice, "Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and the springs of water." 8 A second angel followed, saying, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the Great, who made all the nations drink the wine of her passionate immorality."
  • Rev 18:2 : 2 He cried out with a mighty voice, saying, 'Fallen, fallen is Babylon the Great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a prison for every unclean spirit, and a cage for every unclean and detested bird.'
  • Ps 64:9 : 9 Their own tongues will cause their downfall; all who see them will shake their heads.
  • Ps 96:3 : 3 Declare his glory among the nations, his wonderful deeds among all the peoples.
  • Isa 12:4 : 4 On that day, you will say, "Give thanks to the LORD; call on His name! Make known His deeds among the peoples; proclaim that His name is exalted."
  • Isa 13:2 : 2 Lift up a banner on a bare hill; shout to them. Wave your hand so they may enter the gates of the nobles.
  • Isa 48:6 : 6 You have heard it—now see all of it! And will you not declare it? From now on I will make you hear new things, hidden things that you have not known.
  • Isa 66:18-19 : 18 For I know their works and their thoughts; the time is coming to gather all nations and languages. And they will come and see My glory. 19 I will set a sign among them, and I will send some of the survivors to the nations: to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud (those who draw the bow), to Tubal and Javan, and to the distant coastlands that have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. And they will proclaim My glory among the nations.
  • Jer 4:16 : 16 Warn the nations, proclaim it against Jerusalem: 'Watchers are coming from a distant land; they raise their voices against the cities of Judah.'
  • Jer 6:18 : 18 Therefore hear, O nations; observe, O congregation, what is among them!
  • Jer 31:10 : 10 Hear the word of the LORD, you nations; declare it in the distant coastlands and say: He who scattered Israel will gather them and watch over them like a shepherd cares for his flock.
  • Jer 43:12-13 : 12 I will set fire to the temples of the gods of Egypt, and he will burn them and take them captive. He will wrap himself in the land of Egypt as a shepherd wraps himself in his garment, and he will depart from there in peace. 13 He will smash the sacred pillars of the temple of the sun in the land of Egypt, and he will burn the temples of the gods of Egypt with fire.
  • Jer 46:14 : 14 Announce it in Egypt, proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it also in Memphis and Tahpanhes: 'Take your positions and prepare yourself, for the sword has devoured those around you.'
  • Jer 50:46 : 46 At the sound of Babylon’s capture, the earth will quake, and the outcry will be heard among the nations.
  • Jer 51:8 : 8 Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered. Wail for her! Take balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed.
  • Jer 51:31 : 31 One courier runs to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to announce to the king of Babylon that his entire city is captured.
  • Isa 37:19 : 19 They have thrown their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods but the work of human hands—wood and stone. So they have destroyed them.
  • Isa 39:1 : 1 At that time, Merodach-baladan, son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, because he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick and had recovered.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Jer 50:1
    83%

    1 This is the word that the LORD spoke concerning Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, through the prophet Jeremiah.

  • Jer 51:47-49
    3 verses
    77%

    47 Therefore, behold, the days are coming when I will punish the idols of Babylon. Her whole land will be disgraced, and all her slain will fall within her.

    48 Then the heavens and the earth and all that is in them will shout for joy over Babylon, because out of the north destroyers will come against her, declares the Lord.

    49 Babylon must fall because of the slain of Israel, just as the slain of all the earth have fallen because of Babylon.

  • Jer 50:45-46
    2 verses
    76%

    45 Therefore, hear the counsel of the LORD that He has purposed against Babylon and the plans He has devised against the land of the Chaldeans. Surely, the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; surely, their pasture will be appalled at their fate.

    46 At the sound of Babylon’s capture, the earth will quake, and the outcry will be heard among the nations.

  • Jer 51:11-12
    2 verses
    75%

    11 Sharpen the arrows; fill the quivers! The Lord has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His purpose is against Babylon to destroy her. This is the Lord's vengeance, the vengeance for His temple.

    12 Raise a banner against the walls of Babylon! Strengthen the guard, post the watchmen, prepare ambushes, for the Lord has planned and carried out what He purposed against the inhabitants of Babylon.

  • Jer 50:3
    75%

    3 For a nation has come against her from the north; it will make her land desolate. No one will live there—neither man nor beast—all will flee and be gone.

  • Jer 51:44-45
    2 verses
    75%

    44 'I will punish Bel in Babylon and make him spew out what he has swallowed. The nations will no longer stream to him, and even the wall of Babylon will fall.

    45 Come out of her, My people! Save your lives, each of you, from the fierce anger of the Lord.

  • Jer 50:22-26
    5 verses
    75%

    22 The sound of battle is in the land—a great destruction.

    23 How the hammer of the whole earth has been cut down and broken! Babylon has become an object of horror among the nations.

    24 I set a trap for you, Babylon, and you were caught before you knew it. You were found and captured because you challenged the LORD.

    25 The LORD has opened His armory and brought out the weapons of His wrath, for the Sovereign LORD of Hosts has a task to accomplish in the land of the Chaldeans.

    26 Come against her from the farthest borders; open her granaries. Heap her up like piles of grain and destroy her completely. Let nothing be left of her.

  • Jer 50:13-15
    3 verses
    74%

    13 Because of the LORD's wrath, she will not be inhabited but will become completely desolate. Everyone who passes by Babylon will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.

    14 Take your positions around Babylon, all you who draw the bow. Shoot at her! Spare no arrows, for she has sinned against the LORD.

    15 Raise a shout against her on every side! She has surrendered; her towers have fallen, her walls are torn down. This is the vengeance of the LORD. Take vengeance on her; do to her as she has done to others.

  • Jer 51:58
    74%

    58 This is what the Lord of Hosts says: The broad walls of Babylon will be utterly demolished, and her high gates burned with fire. The peoples labor in vain; the nations exhaust themselves only to fuel the flames.

  • Jer 51:41
    73%

    41 'How Sheshach has been captured, the glory of the whole earth seized! How Babylon has become a horror among the nations!

  • Jer 50:9-10
    2 verses
    73%

    9 For behold, I am stirring up and bringing against Babylon a coalition of great nations from the north. They will line up for battle against her; from there she will be captured. Their arrows are like skilled warriors; they will not return empty-handed.

    10 Chaldea will become plunder; all who plunder her will be satisfied,' declares the LORD.

  • Jer 51:31-33
    3 verses
    73%

    31 One courier runs to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to announce to the king of Babylon that his entire city is captured.

    32 The river crossings have been seized, the marshes have been set on fire, and the soldiers are terrified.

    33 This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time it is trampled; in a little while her harvest time will come.'

  • Isa 21:9
    72%

    9 And behold, here comes a chariot of men, with pairs of horsemen. And he answered, saying, 'Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the carved images of her gods are shattered to the ground.'

  • Jer 51:54-55
    2 verses
    72%

    54 The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans.

    55 For the Lord is laying Babylon waste and silencing her loud noise. Her waves roar like mighty waters; the sound of their tumult resounds.

  • Jer 50:28-30
    3 verses
    72%

    28 Listen to the voice of those fleeing and escaping from the land of Babylon, proclaiming in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance for His temple.

    29 Summon archers against Babylon, all who draw the bow. Encamp around her on every side, and let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.

    30 Therefore, her young men will fall in her streets, and all her soldiers will perish on that day, declares the LORD.

  • Jer 51:64
    72%

    64 Then you shall say, 'This is how Babylon will sink and never rise again because of the disaster I will bring upon her. Her people will grow weary.' This is the end of Jeremiah's words.

  • Jer 51:27-29
    3 verses
    72%

    27 Raise a banner in the land! Blow the trumpet among the nations! Prepare the nations for battle against her. Summon the kingdoms: Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a commander against her. Bring up horses like swarming locusts!

    28 Prepare the nations for battle against her—the kings of the Medes, their governors, all their officials, and the whole land of their dominion.

    29 The earth trembles and writhes because the Lord’s plans against Babylon stand firm—to make the land of Babylon a desolate wasteland, without an inhabitant.

  • Jer 28:2
    72%

    2 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.'

  • Jer 51:52
    72%

    52 'Therefore, behold, the days are coming,' declares the Lord, 'when I will punish her idols, and throughout her land the wounded will groan.'

  • Jer 51:7-9
    3 verses
    71%

    7 Babylon was a golden cup in the hand of the Lord, intoxicating the whole earth. The nations drank her wine; therefore, they have gone mad.

    8 Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered. Wail for her! Take balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed.

    9 We tried to heal Babylon, but she could not be healed. Leave her, and let each one go to his own land, for her judgment has reached to the heavens and has risen to the skies.

  • Ezek 17:12
    71%

    12 Say to the rebellious house, ‘Do you not understand what these things mean? Tell them: The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.

  • Jer 50:35
    70%

    35 A sword is against the Chaldeans, declares the LORD, against the inhabitants of Babylon, against her officials and wise men.

  • Jer 46:14
    70%

    14 Announce it in Egypt, proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it also in Memphis and Tahpanhes: 'Take your positions and prepare yourself, for the sword has devoured those around you.'

  • Jer 32:28
    70%

    28 Therefore, this is what the LORD says: 'I am about to give this city into the hands of the Chaldeans, into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will capture it.'

  • Isa 46:1
    69%

    1 Bel has stooped; Nebo has bowed down. Their idols are placed on animals and livestock. These burdens you carry are heavy, a load for the weary.

  • Jer 51:60
    69%

    60 Jeremiah wrote in a single scroll all the disaster that would come upon Babylon—all these words that are written against Babylon.

  • Isa 48:20
    69%

    20 Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with shouts of joy; proclaim it and make this known to the ends of the earth: The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!

  • Jer 29:20
    69%

    20 So hear the word of the LORD, all you exiles I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon.

  • Jer 25:12
    69%

    12 'But when the seventy years are completed,' declares the LORD, 'I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, and I will make it desolate forever.'