Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And though she should fortify
From
King James Version
Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the LORD.
Holman Bible
and fortify her tall fortresses,
destroyers will come against her from Me.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
International Standard Version
Though Babylon should reach up to the heavens and fortify her high fortresses, from me destroyers will come to her," declares the LORD.
A Conservative Version
Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me destroyers shall come to her, says LORD.
American Standard Version
Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall destroyers come unto her, saith Jehovah.
Amplified
“Though Babylon should ascend to the heavens,
And though she should fortify her lofty stronghold,
Yet destroyers will come on her from Me,” says the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
Even if Babylon was lifted up to heaven, even if she had the high places of her strength shut in with walls, still I would send against her those who will make her waste, says the Lord.
Darby Translation
Though Babylon should mount up to the heavens, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith Jehovah.
Julia Smith Translation
If Babel shall go up to the heavens, and if she shall fortify the height of her strength, from me shall they laying waste come to her, says Jehovah.
King James 2000
Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall plunderers come unto her, says the LORD.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Though Babylon goes up [to] the heavens, and though she fortifies the high place of her strength, from me destroyers will come to her," {declares} Yahweh.
Modern King James verseion
Though Babylon should mount up to the heavens, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet plunderers shall come to her from Me, says Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Though Babylon climbed up into heaven, and kept her power on high: yet shall I send her destroyers, sayeth the LORD.
NET Bible
Even if Babylon climbs high into the sky and fortifies her elevated stronghold, I will send destroyers against her," says the Lord.
New Heart English Bible
Though Babylon should mount up to the sky, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall destroyers come to her," says the LORD.
The Emphasized Bible
Though Babylon should mount the heavens, And though she should fortify her strong high-place, From me, should come spoilers unto her Declareth Yahweh.
Webster
Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the hight of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come to her, saith the LORD.
World English Bible
Though Babylon should mount up to the sky, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall destroyers come to her, says Yahweh.
Youngs Literal Translation
Because Babylon goeth up to the heavens, And because it fenceth the high place of its strength, From Me come into it do spoilers, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Themes
Babylon » Babylon the capital of » Surrounded with a great wall and fortified
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 51:53
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Message Concerning Babylon
52
“When I will punish her
And the mortally wounded will groan throughout her land.
And though she should fortify
From
And of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
Cross References
Jeremiah 49:16
The arrogance of your heart has deceived you,
O you who live in the clefts of
Who occupy the height of the hill.
Though you make your nest as
I will
Genesis 11:4
They said, “Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower whose top
Psalm 139:8-10
If I make my bed in
Jeremiah 51:25
Who destroys the whole earth,” declares the Lord,
“And I will stretch out My hand against you,
And roll you down from the crags,
And I will make you a
Isaiah 10:6-7
And commission it against the
To capture booty and
And to
Isaiah 13:2-5
Raise your voice to them,
Isaiah 13:17
Who will not value silver or
Isaiah 14:12-15
O
You have been cut down to the earth,
You who have weakened the nations!
Isaiah 41:25
From the rising of the sun he will call on My name;
And he will come upon rulers as upon
Even as the potter treads clay.”
Isaiah 45:1-5
Whom I have taken by the right
To
And
To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:
Isaiah 47:5
O daughter of the Chaldeans,
For you will no longer be called
The
Isaiah 47:7
These things you did not
Nor remember the
Jeremiah 50:9-10
A horde of great nations from the land of the north,
And they will draw up their battle lines against her;
From there she will be taken captive.
Their arrows will be like
Who does not return empty-handed.
Jeremiah 50:21
And against the inhabitants of
Slay and
“And do according to all that I have commanded you.
Jeremiah 50:25
And has brought forth the
For it is a
In the land of the Chaldeans.
Jeremiah 50:31-34
Declares the Lord
“For your day has come,
The time
Jeremiah 50:45
Therefore hear the
Jeremiah 51:1-4
Thus says the Lord:
“Behold, I am going to arouse against Babylon
And against the inhabitants of
Jeremiah 51:11
The Lord has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes,
Because His purpose is against Babylon to destroy it;
For it is the
Jeremiah 51:48
Will shout for joy over Babylon,
For
Declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 51:58
Thus says the Lord of hosts,
“The broad
And her high
So the peoples will
And the nations become
Ezekiel 31:9-11
And all the trees of
Daniel 4:30
The king
Amos 9:4
From there I will command the sword that it slay them,
And I will
Obadiah 1:3-4
You who live in the clefts of
In the loftiness of your dwelling place,
Who say in your heart,
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