Jeremiah 51:54
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!”
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““The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“A sound of a cry cometh from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:”
King James Version · Public Domain“The sound of a cry from Babylon, and of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“A voice of a cry <FI>is<Fi> from Babylon, And of great destruction from the land of the Chaldean.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Jeremiah 51:54 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 13:6Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
- Isaiah 15:5My heart cries out over Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, as far as Eglath-shelishiyah. With weeping they ascend the slope of Luhith; they lament their destruction on the road to Horonaim.
- Jeremiah 48:3A voice cries out from Horonaim: ‘Devastation and great destruction!’
- Jeremiah 50:22“The noise of battle is in the land— the noise of great destruction.
- Jeremiah 50:27Kill all her young bulls; let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them, for their day has come— the time of their punishment.
- Jeremiah 50:43The king of Babylon has heard the report, and his hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped him, pain like that of a woman in labor.
- Jeremiah 50:46At the sound of Babylon’s capture the earth will quake; a cry will be heard among the nations.
- Zephaniah 1:10On that day,” declares the LORD, “a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second District, and a loud crashing from the hills.
- Revelation 18:17For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance
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