Jeremiah 50:23–24

23 How broken and shattered

is the hammer of the whole earth!

How desolate is Babylon

among the nations!

24 I set a trap for you, Babylon,

and you were caught before you knew it;

you were found and captured

because you opposed the Lord.

23 How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken!

How is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!

24 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon,

And thou wast not aware:

Thou art found, and also caught,

Because thou hast striven against the Lord.

23 Babylon, the mightiest hammer in all the earth,

lies broken and shattered.

Babylon is desolate among the nations!

24 Listen, Babylon, for I have set a trap for you.

You are caught, for you have fought against the Lord.

23 How the hammer of the whole earth has been cut apart and broken!

How Babylon has become a desolation among the nations!

I have laid a snare for you;

24 You have indeed been trapped, O Babylon,

And you were not aware;

You have been found and also caught,

Because you have contended against the Lord.

23 Babylon was the hammer of the whole earth,

but how broken and shattered that hammer is now.

It is truly the most ruined

of all the nations.

24 Babylon, I set a trap for you,

and you were caught before you knew it.

You fought against the Lord,

so you were found and taken prisoner.

23 How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations! 24 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against Jehovah.

23 How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! How is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations! 24 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou, Babylon, art also taken, and thou wast not aware; thou art found, and also caught, for thou hast contended with Jehovah.

23 The hammer of the whole earth is broken and shattered. 

See how desolate Babylon is of all the nations! 

24 I will set traps for you, Babylon. 

You will be caught, but you won’t know it. 

You will be found and captured 

because you have opposed the Lord. 

23 How the hammer of the whole earth

is cut down and smashed!

What a horror Babylon has become

among the nations!

24 Babylon, I laid a trap for you, and you were caught,

but you did not even know it.

You were found and captured

because you fought against the Lord.

23 How the hammer of the whole earth

is cut down and broken!

How Babylon has become

a horror among the nations!

24 I set a snare for you, and you were caught, O Babylon,

but you did not know it;

you were discovered and seized

because you challenged the Lord.

23 How the blacksmith’s hammer of all the earth is cut down and broken!

How Babylon has become as a horror among the nations!

24 I laid a bird snare for you, and you were caught, O Babylon.

But you yourself did not know.

You were discovered and seized,

because with Yahweh you measured yourself.

23 It has been broken to pieces.

It was the hammer that broke the whole earth.

How empty Babylonia is among the nations!

24 Babylonia, I set a trap for you.

And you were caught before you knew it.

You were found and captured.

That is because you opposed me.

23 “How the hammer of the whole earth

Has been cut off and broken!

How Babylon has become

An object of horror among the nations!

24 “I set a snare for you and you were also caught, O Babylon,

While you yourself were not aware;

You have been found and also seized

Because you have engaged in conflict with the Lord.”