Jeremiah 51:30
The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting; they remain in their strongholds. Their strength has failed; they have become like women. Her dwellings are set on fire; the bars of her gates are broken.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.
KJV1611 – Modern English
The mighty men of Babylon have ceased to fight, they have remained in their strongholds; their might has failed; they became like women; they have burned her dwelling places; her bars are broken.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
The mighty men{H1368} of Babylon{H894} have forborne{H2308} to fight,{H3898} they remain{H3427} in their strongholds;{H4679} their might{H1369} hath failed;{H5405} they are become as women:{H802} her dwelling-places{H4908} are set on fire;{H3341} her bars{H1280} are broken.{H7665}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
The mighty men{H1368} of Babylon{H894} have forborn{H2308}{(H8804)} to fight{H3898}{(H8736)}, they have remained{H3427}{(H8804)} in their holds{H4679}: their might{H1369} hath failed{H5405}{(H8804)}; they became as women{H802}: they have burned{H3341}{(H8689)} her dwellingplaces{H4908}; her bars{H1280} are broken{H7665}{(H8738)}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
The Worthies of Babilon shal leaue the batell, & kepe themselues in stronge holdes, their strength hath fayled them, they shalbe like women. Their dwellinge places shal be brent vp, their barres shalbe broken.
Geneva Bible (1560)
The strong men of Babel haue ceased to fight: they haue remayned in their holdes: their strength hath fayled, and they were like women: they haue burnt her dwelling places, and her barres are broken.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
The worthyes of Babylon shall leaue the battayle and kepe them selues in strong holdes, their strength hath failed them, they shalbe lyke women, their dwellyng places shalbe burnt vp, their barres shalbe broken.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in [their] holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.
Webster's Bible (1833)
The mighty men of Babylon have forborne to fight, they remain in their strongholds; their might has failed; they are become as women: her dwelling-places are set on fire; her bars are broken.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
Ceased have the mighty of Babylon to fight, They have remained in strongholds, Failed hath their might, they have become woman, They have burnt her tabernacles, Broken have been her bars.
American Standard Version (1901)
The mighty men of Babylon have forborne to fight, they remain in their strongholds; their might hath failed; they are become as women: her dwelling-places are set on fire; her bars are broken.
American Standard Version (1901)
The mighty men of Babylon have forborne to fight, they remain in their strongholds; their might hath failed; they are become as women: her dwelling-places are set on fire; her bars are broken.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Babylon's men of war have kept back from the fight, waiting in their strong places; their strength has given way, they have become like women: her houses have been put on fire, her locks are broken.
World English Bible (2000)
The mighty men of Babylon have forborne to fight, they remain in their strongholds; their might has failed; they are become as women: her dwelling places are set on fire; her bars are broken.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
The soldiers of Babylonia will stop fighting. They will remain in their fortified cities. They will lose their strength to do battle. They will be as frightened as women. The houses in her cities will be set on fire. The gates of her cities will be broken down.
Referenced Verses
- Nah 3:13 : 13 Look, your people are like women within you. The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies, and fire has consumed your bars.
- Lam 2:9 : 9 Her gates have sunk into the ground; he has destroyed and broken her bars. Her king and princes are among the nations, and there is no law. Even her prophets receive no vision from the LORD.
- Isa 13:7-8 : 7 Because of this, every hand will go limp and every human heart will melt with fear. 8 They will be terrified; pain and anguish will grip them. They will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at each other in dismay, their faces aflame.
- Isa 19:16 : 16 In that day, the Egyptians will be like women and will tremble with fear before the uplifted hand of the LORD of Hosts, which He raises against them.
- Jer 50:36-37 : 36 A sword is against her diviners, and they will act foolishly. A sword is against her warriors, and they will be shattered. 37 A sword is against her horses and her chariots, and against all the mixed multitude in her midst. They will become like women. A sword is against her treasures, and they will be plundered.
- Ps 76:5 : 5 You are radiant and majestic, more excellent than the mountains of prey.
- Isa 45:1-2 : 1 This is what the LORD says to His anointed one, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have strengthened to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their armor, to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut. 2 I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
- Amos 1:5 : 5 I will break the bars of Damascus, cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of Aven, and the one who holds the scepter from Beth-Eden; the people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,' says the LORD.
- Rev 18:10 : 10 Standing far off because of the fear of her torment, they will say, 'Woe, woe to the great city, Babylon, the mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.'
- Jer 48:41 : 41 The cities are captured, and the strongholds are seized. On that day, the heart of Moab's warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
- Ps 107:16 : 16 For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
- Ps 147:13 : 13 For He strengthens the bars of your gates; He blesses your children within you.
- Jer 51:32 : 32 The river crossings have been seized, the marshes have been set on fire, and the soldiers are terrified.
- 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.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Jer 51:31-333 verses80%
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.'
- Jer 51:53-586 verses78%
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.
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.
56 For a destroyer has come against Babylon; her warriors are captured, their bows are broken. For the Lord is a God of retribution; He will fully repay.
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.
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.
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30 Therefore, her young men will fall in her streets, and all her soldiers will perish on that day, declares the LORD.
- Jer 50:42-432 verses76%
42 They hold bows and spears; they are cruel and show no mercy. Their roar is like the roaring sea, and they ride on horses, arrayed like men ready for battle against you, Daughter of Babylon.
43 The king of Babylon has heard the report about them, and his hands hang limp. Anguish grips him, pain like that of a woman in labor.
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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.
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13 Look, your people are like women within you. The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies, and fire has consumed your bars.
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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 50:22-232 verses73%
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.
- Isa 3:25-262 verses73%
25 Your men will fall by the sword, and your warriors in battle.
26 The city gates will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.
- Jer 51:3-42 verses73%
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.
4 The slain will fall in the land of the Chaldeans, those pierced by the sword in her streets.
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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.
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41 'How Sheshach has been captured, the glory of the whole earth seized! How Babylon has become a horror among the nations!
- Jer 50:35-373 verses72%
35 A sword is against the Chaldeans, declares the LORD, against the inhabitants of Babylon, against her officials and wise men.
36 A sword is against her diviners, and they will act foolishly. A sword is against her warriors, and they will be shattered.
37 A sword is against her horses and her chariots, and against all the mixed multitude in her midst. They will become like women. A sword is against her treasures, and they will be plundered.
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41 The cities are captured, and the strongholds are seized. On that day, the heart of Moab's warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
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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 51:37-382 verses71%
37 Babylon will become a heap of ruins, a haunt for jackals, a horror and an object of scorn, without inhabitant.
38 They will roar together like young lions; they will growl like lion cubs.
- Jer 51:7-82 verses71%
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.
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19 Babylon, the jewel of kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God overthrew them.
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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.
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24 We have heard the report about them, and our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor.
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46 At the sound of Babylon’s capture, the earth will quake, and the outcry will be heard among the nations.
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5 Why do I see them terrified, retreating? Their warriors are beaten down; they flee in haste without looking back—terror is all around! declares the Lord.
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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 50:25-262 verses71%
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.
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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.'
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7 They will be desolate among desolate lands, and their cities will lie in ruins among ruined cities.
- Jer 51:43-442 verses70%
43 Her cities have become a desolation, a dry and barren land where no one lives, and through which no man passes.
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.
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10 Even if you were to strike down the entire Chaldean army fighting against you, and only wounded men were left in their tents, they would rise up and burn this city with fire.
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26 Therefore, her young men will fall in her streets, and all the warriors will be silenced on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts.
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14 The entire Chaldean army, under the commander of the guard, tore down all the walls surrounding Jerusalem.
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10 Yet she went into exile, carried away into captivity. Her infants were dashed to pieces at every street corner. Lots were cast for her nobles, and all her great men were bound in chains.
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16 Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses will be plundered, and their wives will be violated.
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10 Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! The supply is endless, the abundance of all treasures.