Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

Runner to meet runner, shall they run, And teller to meet teller,-To tell the king of Babylon, That captured is his city at the end!

New American Standard Bible

One courier runs to meet another,
And one messenger to meet another,
To tell the king of Babylon
That his city has been captured from end to end;

King James Version

One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end,

Holman Bible

Messenger races to meet messenger,
and herald to meet herald,
to announce to the king of Babylon
that his city has been captured
from end to end.

International Standard Version

One runner runs to meet another runner, and one messenger to meet another messenger, to tell the king of Babylon that his city has been seized from one end to the other.

A Conservative Version

One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to met another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter.

American Standard Version

One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to met another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter:

Amplified


One courier runs to meet another,
And one messenger to meet another,
To tell the king of Babylon
That his city has been captured from end to end;

Bible in Basic English

One man, running, will give word to another, and one who goes with news will be handing it on to another, to give word to the king of Babylon that his town has been taken from every quarter:

Darby Translation

Courier runneth to meet courier, and messenger to meet messenger, to announce to the king of Babylon that his city is taken from end to end;

Julia Smith Translation

A runner shall run to meet a runner, and he announcing, to meet him announcing, to announce to the king of Babel that his city was taken from the extremity.

King James 2000

One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every side,

Lexham Expanded Bible

[one] runner runs to meet [another] runner, and [one] messenger to meet [another] messenger, to tell the king of Babylon that his city has been captured, {from end to end}.

Modern King James verseion

A runner shall run to meet a runner, and a herald to a herald, to announce to the king of Babylon that his city is captured from end to end;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

One pursuant shall meet another; yea, one post shall come by another; to bring the king of Babylon tidings that his city is taken in on every side:

NET Bible

One runner after another will come to the king of Babylon. One messenger after another will come bringing news. They will bring news to the king of Babylon that his whole city has been captured.

New Heart English Bible

One runner will run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter:

Webster

One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end,

World English Bible

One runner will run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter:

Youngs Literal Translation

Runner to meet runner doth run, And announcer to meet announcer, To announce to the king of Babylon, For, captured hath been his city -- at the extremity.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
רוּץ 
Ruwts 
Usage: 103

רוּץ 
Ruwts 
Usage: 103

to meet
קראה 
Qir'ah 
קראה 
Qir'ah 
Usage: 99
Usage: 99

רוּץ 
Ruwts 
נגד 
Nagad 
Usage: 103
Usage: 370

נגד 
Nagad 
Usage: 370

to shew
נגד 
Nagad 
Usage: 370

the king
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

of Babylon
בּבל 
babel 
Usage: 262

עיר ער עיר 
`iyr 
Usage: 1094

is taken
לכד 
Lakad 
Usage: 121

References

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

A Message Concerning Babylon

30 The heroes of Babylon have ceased to fight They have remained in the strongholds, Parched is their might, They have become women, - They have set fire to her habitations, Broken are her bars! 31 Runner to meet runner, shall they run, And teller to meet teller,-To tell the king of Babylon, That captured is his city at the end! 32 and The fords, have been seized, and The reeds, have they burned with fire; and The men of war, are dismayed!



Cross References

2 Samuel 18:19-31

Then, Ahimaaz, son of Zadok, said, Let me run, I pray thee, and carry tidings unto the king, - how that Yahweh hath vindicated him, at the hand of his enemies.

2 Chronicles 30:6

The runners, therefore, went with letters from the hand of the king and his rulers, throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, - Ye sons of Israel, return ye unto Yahweh, God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, and he will return unto the remnant, that which is left to you, out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.

1 Samuel 4:12-18

And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and entered Shiloh on the same day, - with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.

Esther 3:13-15

Then were sent letters, by the hand of the runners, into all the provinces of the king, To destroy, to slay and to cause to perish all Jews, both young and old, little ones and women, in one day, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month, the same, is the month Adar, - and the spoil of them to be a prey.

Esther 8:10

and he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king's signet-ring, - and sent letters by the hand of runners on horses, riding the swift steeds used in the kings service, bred of the stud:

Esther 8:14

The runners that rode on the swift steeds used in the king's service, went forth, being urged forward and pressed on, by the word of the king, - and, the edict, was given in Shusan the palace.

Job 9:25

My days, therefore, are swifter than a runner, They have fled, they have seen no good.

Isaiah 21:3-9

For this cause, are my loins filled with anguish, Pangs, have seized me, as the pangs of her that is giving birth, - I writhe so that I cannot hear, I tremble, so that I cannot see:

Isaiah 47:11-13

Therefore shall come on thee - Mischief, Thou shalt not know how to charm it away Yea there shall fall on thee, Ruin, Thou shalt not be able to appease it, - And there shall come on thee suddenly. Desolation. Thou shalt not know.

Jeremiah 4:20

Breach upon breach, they cry, For ruined, is all the land, - Suddenly, are ruined my tents, In a moment, my curtains!

Jeremiah 50:24

I laid a snare for thee yea and thou wast captured O Babylon, when, thou wast not aware, - Thou wast found out yea and taken, For with Yahweh, hadst thou contended.

Jeremiah 50:43

The king of Babylon hath beard the report of them, And unnerved are his hands, - Anguish, hath seized him, Writhing pain, as a woman in child-birth.

Daniel 5:2-5

Belshazzar, gave word, at the flavour of the wine, to bring the vessels of gold and silver, which Nebuchadnezzar his father, had brought forth, out of the temple which was in Jerusalem, - that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines, might drink therein.

Daniel 5:30

In that night, was slain - Belshazzar, the king of the Chaldeans.

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