Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Proclaim it and
Do not conceal it but say,
‘
Her
King James Version
Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.
Holman Bible
proclaim and raise up a signal flag;
proclaim, and hide nothing.
Say: Babylon is captured;
Bel
Marduk is devastated;
her idols are put to shame;
her false gods, devastated.
International Standard Version
"Declare and proclaim among the nations. Lift up a banner and proclaim. Don't conceal anything. Say, "Babylon will be captured. Bel will be disgraced, and Marduk will be destroyed. Her idols will be disgraced, and her filthy images will be destroyed.'
A Conservative Version
Declare ye among the nations and publish, and set up a standard, publish, and conceal not. Say, Babylon is taken. Bel is put to shame. Merodach is dismayed. Her images are put to shame; her idols are dismayed.
American Standard Version
Declare ye among the nations and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed; her images are put to shame, her idols are dismayed.
Amplified
“Declare among the nations.
Lift up a signal [to spread the news]—publish and proclaim it,
Do not conceal it; say,
‘Babylon has been taken,
Bel [the patron god] has been shamed,
Babylon’s images have been shamed, her [worthless] idols have been thrown down.’
Bible in Basic English
Give it out among the nations, make it public, and let the flag be lifted up; give the word and keep nothing back; say, Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is broken, her images are put to shame, her gods are broken.
Darby Translation
Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and lift up a banner; publish, conceal not! Say, Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed: her images are put to shame, her idols are dismayed.
Julia Smith Translation
Announce ye in the nations, and cause to be heard, and lift up a signal; cause to be heard, ye shall not hide: say, Babel was taken, Bel was ashamed, Merodach was broken; her images were ashamed, her blocks were broken.
King James 2000
Declare you among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Declare among the nations and proclaim, and lift up a banner. Proclaim, you must not conceal [it]. Say, 'Babylon is captured, Bel is ashamed, Merodach is filled with terror, her idols are ashamed, her idols are filled with terror.
Modern King James verseion
Declare among the nations, and cause them to hear, and lift up a banner. Cause them to hear, do not hide it; say, Babylon is captured, Bel is ashamed, Merodach is broken in pieces; her images are shamed, her idols are broken in pieces.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Preach among the Gentiles, let your voice be heard, make a token: cry out, keep no silence, but say, 'Babylon shall be won, Bel shall be confounded, and Merodach shall be overcome. Yea their gods shall be brought to shame and their images shall stand in fear.'
NET Bible
"Announce the news among the nations! Proclaim it! Signal for people to pay attention! Declare the news! Do not hide it! Say: 'Babylon will be captured. Bel will be put to shame. Marduk will be dismayed. Babylon's idols will be put to shame. Her disgusting images will be dismayed.
New Heart English Bible
"Declare among the nations and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and do not conceal: say, 'Babylon is taken, Bel is disappointed, Merodach is dismayed; her images are disappointed, her idols are dismayed.
The Emphasized Bible
Tell ye among the nations And let it be heard And lift ye up a standard, Let it be heard do not conceal: Say ye - Captured is Babylon, Confounded is Bel, Broken in pieces is Merodach, Confounded are her images, Broken down her manufactured gods;
Webster
Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.
World English Bible
Declare among the nations and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and don't conceal: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is disappointed, Merodach is dismayed; her images are disappointed, her idols are dismayed.
Youngs Literal Translation
'Declare ye among nations, and sound, And lift up an ensign, sound, do not hide, Say ye: Captured hath been Babylon, Put to shame hath been Bel, Broken hath been Merodach, Put to shame have been her grievous things, Broken have been her idols.
Themes
Iconoclasm » Idols to be destroyed
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Bel
Interlinear
Nagad
Shama`
Nasa'
Shama`
Chathath
Yabesh
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 50:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Message Concerning Babylon
1
The word which the Lord spoke concerning
Proclaim it and
Do not conceal it but say,
‘
Her
Cross References
Isaiah 46:1
Their images are consigned to the beasts and the cattle.
The things
A load for the weary beast.
Isaiah 21:9
And one said, “
And all the
Jeremiah 51:44
And I will make what he has swallowed
And the nations will no longer
Even the
Jeremiah 51:47
When I will punish the
And her whole land will be
And all her slain will fall in her midst.
Psalm 64:9
And they
And
Psalm 96:3
His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.
Isaiah 12:4
“
Isaiah 13:2
Raise your voice to them,
Isaiah 37:19
and have cast their gods into the fire, for they were not gods but the
Isaiah 39:1
Isaiah 48:6
And you, will you not declare it?
I proclaim to you
Even hidden things which you have not known.
Isaiah 66:18-19
“For I
Jeremiah 4:16
Proclaim over Jerusalem,
‘Besiegers come from a
And
Jeremiah 6:18
And know, O congregation, what is among them.
Jeremiah 31:10
And declare in the
And say, “He who scattered Israel will
And keep him as a
Jeremiah 43:12-13
And
Jeremiah 46:14
Proclaim also in Memphis and
Say, ‘Take your stand and get yourself ready,
For the
Jeremiah 50:46
At the
Jeremiah 51:8
Perhaps she may be healed.
Jeremiah 51:31
And one
To tell the king of Babylon
That his city has been captured from end to end;
Jeremiah 51:52
“When I will punish her
And the mortally wounded will groan throughout her land.
Jeremiah 52:31
Zephaniah 2:11
The Lord will be
Revelation 14:6-8
And I saw another angel flying in
Revelation 18:2
And he cried out with a mighty voice, saying, “