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Jeremiah 50:22–25

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22The sound of war is in the landn —

a crushing blow!

23How the hammer of the whole earth

is cut down and smashed!

What a horror Babylon has become

among the nations!o

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

but you did not even know it.

You were found and captured

because you pitted yourself against the Lord.

25The Lord opened his armory

and brought out his weapons of wrath,q

because it is a task of the Lord God of Armies

in the land of the Chaldeans.

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Cross references

  1. nJr 51:54–56
  2. oJr 51:41
  3. pJr 51:31; Dn 5:30–31
  4. qIs 13:5

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The noise of battle is in the land,

and great destruction!

How the hammer of the whole earth

is cut down and broken!

How Babylon has become

a horror among the nations!

I set a snare for you and you were taken, O Babylon,

and you did not know it;

you were found and caught,

because you opposed the Lord.

The Lord has opened his armory

and brought out the weapons of his wrath,

for the Lord God of hosts has a work to do

in the land of the Chaldeans.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The noise of battle is in the land,

the noise of great destruction!

How broken and shattered

is the hammer of the whole earth!

How desolate is Babylon

among the nations!

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.

The Lord has opened his arsenal

and brought out the weapons of his wrath,

for the Sovereign Lord Almighty has work to do

in the land of the Babylonians.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Let the battle cry be heard in the land,

a shout of great destruction.

Babylon, the mightiest hammer in all the earth,

lies broken and shattered.

Babylon is desolate among the nations!

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

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

The Lord has opened his armory

and brought out weapons to vent his fury.

The terror that falls upon the Babylonians

will be the work of the Sovereign Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The sound of battle is in the land,

and great destruction.

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

How Babylon has become as a horror among the nations!

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.

Yahweh has opened his armory,

and he has brought out the weapons of his wrath,

for it is a work for my Lord Yahweh of hosts

in the land of the Chaldeans.

KJV 1900King James Version

A sound of battle is in the land,

And of great destruction.

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

How is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!

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.

The Lord hath opened his armoury,

And hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation:

For this is the work of the Lord God of hosts

In the land of the Chaldeans.