Jeremiah 51:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

I will send strangers against Babylon to scatter her and empty her land, for they will surround her on the day of calamity.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And I will send to Babylon winnowers, who shall winnow her and empty her land; for in the day of trouble, they shall be against her all around.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And I will send{H7971} unto Babylon{H894} strangers,{H2114} that shall winnow{H2219} her; and they shall empty{H1238} her land:{H776} for in the day{H3117} of trouble{H7451} they shall be against her round about.{H5439}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And will send{H7971}{(H8765)} unto Babylon{H894} fanners{H2114}{(H8801)}, that shall fan{H2219}{(H8765)} her, and shall empty{H1238}{(H8787)} her land{H776}: for in the day{H3117} of trouble{H7451} they shall be against her round about{H5439}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    I wil sende also in to Babilo fanners, to fanne her out, & to destroye hir londe: for in the daye of hir trouble they shalbe aboute her on euery syde.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And wil send vnto Babel fanners that shal fanne her, & shal empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shalbe against her on euery side.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    I wyll sende also into Babylon fanners to fanne her out, and to destroy her lande: for in the day of her trouble they shalbe about her on euery syde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    I will send to Babylon strangers, who shall winnow her; and they shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And I have sent to Babylon fanners, And they have fanned it, and they empty its land, For they have been against it, Round about -- in the day of evil.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And I will send unto Babylon strangers, that shall winnow her; and they shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And I will send unto Babylon strangers, that shall winnow her; and they shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And I will send men to Babylon to make her clean and get her land cleared: for in the day of trouble they will put up their tents against her on every side.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    I will send to Babylon strangers, who shall winnow her; and they shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her around.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    I will send people to winnow Babylonia like a wind blowing away chaff. They will winnow her and strip her land bare. This will happen when they come against her from every direction, when it is time to destroy her.

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 15:7 : 7 I have winnowed them with a winnowing fork at the gates of the land; I have bereaved and destroyed My people, yet they have not turned from their ways.
  • Matt 3:12 : 12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.
  • Isa 41:16 : 16 You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the Lord and glory in the Holy One of Israel.
  • Jer 50:14-15 : 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 50:29 : 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.
  • Jer 50:32 : 32 The arrogant one will stumble and fall, and no one will help him up. I will set fire to his cities, and it will devour all around him.
  • Jer 51:27-28 : 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.
  • Ezek 5:12 : 12 One third of you will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you. Another third will fall by the sword around you, and the final third I will scatter to every wind and pursue with a drawn sword.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Jer 51:1
    86%

    1 This is what the Lord says: 'Behold, I am stirring up a destructive wind against Babylon and against the inhabitants of Leb-qamai.'

  • Jer 50:9
    77%

    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.

  • Jer 51:47-49
    3 verses
    76%

    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 51:3
    76%

    3 Do not let the archer bend his bow or put on his armor. Do not spare her young men; completely destroy her entire army.

  • 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 51:31-34
    4 verses
    75%

    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.'

    34 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured me; he has crushed me. He has made me an empty vessel. He has swallowed me like a monster; he filled his belly with my delicacies. He has rinsed me out.

  • Jer 50:13-16
    4 verses
    75%

    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.

    16 Cut off the sower from Babylon, and the one who handles the sickle at harvest time. Because of the oppressing sword, let each one return to his own people, and let every one flee to his own land.

  • Jer 51:27-29
    3 verses
    75%

    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 51:24
    75%

    24 Before your eyes, I will repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea for all the evil they have done in Zion, declares the Lord.

  • Jer 51:58
    75%

    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 25:9
    75%

    9 I am about to send for all the clans of the north,' declares the LORD, 'and for my servant Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and I will bring them against this land, its inhabitants, and all the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy them, making them an object of horror, scorn, and perpetual ruins.

  • Jer 15:7
    75%

    7 I have winnowed them with a winnowing fork at the gates of the land; I have bereaved and destroyed My people, yet they have not turned from their ways.

  • Jer 51:52-54
    3 verses
    74%

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

    53 Even if Babylon ascends to the heavens and fortifies her lofty stronghold, from Me destroyers will come against her, declares the Lord.

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

  • Jer 18:17
    74%

    17 Like an east wind, I will scatter them before their enemies. I will show them My back and not My face on the day of their calamity.

  • Jer 50:26
    74%

    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.

  • Ezek 12:14
    74%

    14 I will scatter all who are around him—his helpers and all his troops—to every wind, and I will draw my sword after them.

  • Jer 51:44
    73%

    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 50:29-30
    2 verses
    73%

    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 4:11
    73%

    11 At that time, it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem: A scorching wind from the barren heights of the desert blows toward the daughter of my people—not to winnow or cleanse.

  • Jer 51:36-37
    2 verses
    73%

    36 Therefore, this is what the Lord says: 'Behold, I will defend your cause and take vengeance for you. I will dry up her sea and make her fountains dry.'

    37 Babylon will become a heap of ruins, a haunt for jackals, a horror and an object of scorn, without inhabitant.

  • Jer 51:12
    73%

    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.

  • Hab 1:6
    72%

    6 Look, I am raising up the Chaldeans, that bitter and impetuous nation that marches through the earth's breadth to seize dwellings not their own.

  • Isa 14:22-23
    2 verses
    72%

    22 'I will rise up against them,' declares the LORD of Hosts, 'and I will cut off from Babylon her name and survivors, her offspring and descendants,' declares the LORD.

    23 I will make her a possession for hedgehogs and swamps of water, and I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction,' declares the LORD of Hosts.

  • Ezek 21:31
    72%

    31 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Remove the turban and take off the crown. Things will not remain as they are. Exalt the lowly and bring down the exalted.

  • Jer 21:10
    72%

    10 For I have set my face against this city for disaster and not for good, declares the LORD. It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, who will burn it with fire.

  • Jer 50:35
    72%

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

  • Jer 46:26
    72%

    26 I will hand them over to those who want to take their lives, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his servants. But afterward, Egypt will be inhabited again as in ancient days,' 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 25:11-12
    2 verses
    71%

    11 This entire land will become a desolate ruin, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.

    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.'

  • Jer 25:32
    71%

    32 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: 'Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a great storm is being stirred up from the ends of the earth.'

  • Jer 48:12
    71%

    12 Therefore, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will send those who pour out wine to tip her over; they will empty her vessels and shatter her jars.

  • Jer 27:8
    71%

    8 But any nation or kingdom that will not serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon or place its neck under his yoke—I will punish that nation with sword, famine, and plague, declares the LORD, until I destroy it by his hand.

  • Isa 41:16
    71%

    16 You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the Lord and glory in the Holy One of Israel.

  • Jer 24:9
    71%

    9 I will make them a horror and an object of calamity among all the kingdoms of the earth—a reproach, a byword, a taunt, and a curse in all the places where I drive them.