Jeremiah 51:23

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

With you, I shatter shepherd and flock; with you, I shatter farmer and oxen; with you, I shatter governors and officials.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    I will also break in pieces with you the shepherd and his flock; and with you I will break in pieces the farmer and his yoke of oxen; and with you I will break in pieces captains and rulers.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and with thee will I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke [of oxen]; and with thee will I break in pieces governors and deputies.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Thorow the I haue scatred the shepherde & his flocke, the husbond man & his catell, the prynces & the rulers.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    I wil also breake by thee the shepheard & his flocke, and by thee will I breake the husband man & his yoke of oxen, & by thee will I breake the dukes and princes.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Through thee I haue destroyed the sheepheard and his flocke, the husbandman and his cattell, the princes and the rulers.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    and with you will I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; and with you will I break in pieces the farmer and his yoke [of oxen]; and with you will I break in pieces governors and deputies.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And I have broken in pieces by thee shepherd and his drove, And I have broken in pieces by thee husbandman and his team, And I have broken in pieces by thee governors and prefects.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and with thee will I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke `of oxen'; and with thee will I break in pieces governors and deputies.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and with thee will I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke [of oxen] ; and with thee will I break in pieces governors and deputies.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    With you the keeper of sheep with his flock will be broken, and with you the farmer and his oxen will be broken, and with you captains and rulers will be broken.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    and with you will I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; and with you will I break in pieces the farmer and his yoke [of oxen]; and with you will I break in pieces governors and deputies.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    I used you to smash shepherds and their flocks. I used you to smash farmers and their teams of oxen. I used you to smash governors and leaders.”

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 51:57 : 57 I will make her officials, wise men, governors, commanders, and warriors drunk, and they will sleep a perpetual sleep and not wake, declares the King, whose name is the Lord of Hosts.

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