Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
Babylon is suddenly fallen and ruined. Howl over her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
New American Standard Bible
Perhaps she may be healed.
King James Version
Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
Holman Bible
Wail for her;
get balm
perhaps she can be healed.
International Standard Version
Suddenly, Babylon fell down and was shattered. Wail for her! Bring balm for her wound, perhaps she will be healed.
A Conservative Version
Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed. Wail for her. Take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
American Standard Version
Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: wail for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
Amplified
Babylon has suddenly fallen and is shattered!
Wail for her [if you care to]!
Get balm for her [incurable] pain;
Perhaps she may be healed.
Bible in Basic English
Sudden is the downfall of Babylon and her destruction: make cries of grief for her; take sweet oil for her pain, if it is possible for her to be made well.
Julia Smith Translation
Babylon fell suddenly, and she will be broken: wail ye for her; take balsam for her pain, perhaps she will be healed.
King James 2000
Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: wail for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Suddenly Babylon has fallen and she is shattered. Wail over her! Take balm for her wounds, perhaps she may be healed.
Modern King James verseion
Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed. Wail for her; take balm for her pain, if perhaps she may be healed.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But suddenly is Babylon fallen and destroyed. Mourn for her; bring plasters for her wounds, if she may peradventure be healed again.
NET Bible
But suddenly Babylonia will fall and be destroyed. Cry out in mourning over it! Get medicine for her wounds! Perhaps she can be healed!
New Heart English Bible
Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: wail for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
The Emphasized Bible
Suddenly, hath Babylon fallen and been broken, - Howl ye over her Fetch balsam for her pain, Peradventure she shall be healed!
Webster
Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, it may be she may be healed.
World English Bible
Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: wail for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
Youngs Literal Translation
Suddenly hath Babylon fallen, Yea, it is broken, howl ye for it, Take balm for her pain, if so be it may be healed.
Interlinear
Naphal
Laqach
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 51:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Message Concerning Babylon
7 Babylon hath been a golden cup in Jehovah's hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunk of her wine; therefore have the nations become mad. 8 Babylon is suddenly fallen and ruined. Howl over her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed. 9 We have treated Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country; for her judgment reacheth unto the heavens, and is lifted up to the skies.
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 21:9
And behold, there cometh a chariot of men; horsemen by pairs. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.
Jeremiah 46:11
Go up to Gilead, and fetch balm, O virgin-daughter of Egypt! In vain shalt thou multiply remedies: there is no healing for thee.
Revelation 14:8
And another, a second, angel followed, saying, Great Babylon has fallen, has fallen, which of the wine of the fury of her fornication has made all nations drink.
Jeremiah 48:20
Moab is put to shame; for he is broken down: howl and cry; tell it in Arnon, that Moab is laid waste.
Jeremiah 50:2
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.
Revelation 18:2
And he cried with a strong voice, saying, Great Babylon has fallen, has fallen, and has become the habitation of demons, and a hold of every unclean spirit, and a hold of every unclean and hated bird;
Isaiah 13:6-7
Howl, for the day of Jehovah is at hand; it cometh as destruction from the Almighty.
Isaiah 47:9
yet these two things shall come upon thee in a moment, in one day, loss of children and widowhood; they shall come upon thee in full measure for the multitude of thy sorceries, for the great abundance of thine enchantments.
Jeremiah 8:22
Is there no balm in Gilead? is there no physician there? Why then is there no dressing applied for the healing of the daughter of my people?
Jeremiah 30:12-15
For thus saith Jehovah: Thy bruise is incurable, thy wound is grievous.
Jeremiah 48:31
Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab: for the men of Kir-heres shall there be moaning.
Jeremiah 51:41
How is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth seized! How is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!
Ezekiel 27:30-32
and shall cause their voice to be heard over thee, and shall cry bitterly; and they shall cast up dust upon their heads; they shall wallow themselves in ashes.
Ezekiel 30:2
Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Howl ye, Alas for the day!
Daniel 5:24
then from before him was sent the part of the hand, and this writing hath been written.
Daniel 5:31
And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.
Nahum 3:19
There is no healing of thy breach; thy wound is grievous; all that hear the report of thee clap the hands over thee; for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?
Revelation 18:8-11
for this reason in one day shall her plagues come, death and grief and famine, and she shall be burnt with fire; for strong is the Lord God who has judged her.
Revelation 18:17-19
for in one hour so great riches has been made desolate. And every steersman, and every one who sailed to any place, and sailors, and all who exercise their calling on the sea, stood afar off,