Jeremiah 51:58 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.”
Jeremiah 51:58 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 51:58 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 51:58 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh of Armies says: “The wide walls of Babylon will be utterly overthrown. Her high gates will be burned with fire. The peoples will labor for vanity, and the nations for the fire; and they will be weary.””
Jeremiah 51:58 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 51:58 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly overthrown, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the peoples shall labor for vanity, and the nations for the fire; and they shall be weary.”
Jeremiah 51:58 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 51:58 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, the wall of Babylon--The broad one--is utterly made bare, And her high gates with fire are burnt, And peoples labour in vain, And nations in fire, and have been weary!”
Jeremiah 51:58 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 51:58 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly laid bare, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; so that the peoples will have laboured in vain, and the nations for the fire: and they shall be weary.”
Jeremiah 51:58 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 51:58 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thus saith the Lord of hostes, The thicke wall of Babel shalbe broken, and her hie gates shall be burnt with fire, and the people shall labour in vaine, and the folke in ye fire, for they shalbe weary.”
Jeremiah 51:58 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 51:58 in Context — Jeremiah 51
56 Porque vino destruidor contra ella, contra Babilonia, y sus valientes fueron presos, el arco de ellos fué quebrado: porque Jehová, Dios de retribuciones, dará la paga.
57 Y embriagaré sus príncipes y sus sabios, sus capitanes y sus nobles y sus fuertes; y dormirán sueño eterno y no despertarán, dice el Rey, cuyo nombre es Jehová de los ejércitos.
58 Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: El muro ancho de Babilonia será derribado enteramente, y sus altas puertas serán quemadas á fuego; y en vano trabajarán pueblos y gentes en el fuego, y se cansarán.
59 Palabra que envió Jeremías profeta á Seraías hijo de Nerías, hijo de Maasías, cuando iba con Sedechîas rey de Judá á Babilonia, el cuarto año de su reinado. Y era Seraías el principal camarero.
60 Escribió pues Jeremías en un libro todo el mal que había de venir sobre Babilonia, todas las palabras que están escritas contra Babilonia.
What Does Jeremiah 51:58 Mean?
Jeremiah 51:58 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 51. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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