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Jeremiah 50:16

16  Cut off from Babylon the sower,

and the one who handles the sickle in time of harvest;

jbecause of the sword of the oppressor,

kevery one shall turn to his own people,

and every one shall flee to his own land.

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Jeremiah 50:16 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 Cut off from Babylon the sower,

and the reaper with his sickle at harvest.

Because of the sword of the oppressor

let everyone return to their own people,

let everyone flee to their own land.

Jeremiah 50:16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

16 Cut off the sower from Babylon,

And him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest:

For fear of the oppressing sword

They shall turn every one to his people,

And they shall flee every one to his own land.

Jeremiah 50:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 Take from Babylon all those who plant crops;

send all the harvesters away.

Because of the sword of the enemy,

everyone will run away and rush back to their own lands.

Jeremiah 50:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 Cut off the sower from Babylon,

And him who handles the sickle at harvest time.

For fear of the oppressing sword

Everyone shall turn to his own people,

And everyone shall flee to his own land.

Jeremiah 50:16 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 Don’t let the people from Babylon plant their crops

or gather the harvest.

The soldiers treated their captives cruelly.

Now, let everyone go back home.

Let everyone run to his own country.

Jeremiah 50:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.

Jeremiah 50:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest. For fear of the oppressing sword let them turn every one to his people, and let them flee every one to his own land.

Jeremiah 50:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 Don’t allow anyone in Babylon to plant or harvest. 

Everyone will turn to his own people and flee to his own homeland 

because of the enemies’ swords. 

Jeremiah 50:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 Cut off the sower from Babylon

as well as him who wields the sickle at harvest time.

Because of the oppressor’s sword,

each will turn to his own people,

each will flee to his own land.

Jeremiah 50:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 Cut off from Babylon the sower,

and the wielder of the sickle in time of harvest;

because of the destroying sword

all of them shall return to their own people,

and all of them shall flee to their own land.

Jeremiah 50:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 Cut off the sower from Babylon,

and the one who uses the sickle in the time of harvest.

Because of the sword of the oppressor

each one will turn to their people,

and each one will flee to their land.

Jeremiah 50:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 Do not leave anyone in Babylonia to plant the fields.

Do not leave anyone to harvest the grain.

Let each of them return to his own people.

Let him run away to his own land.

If he doesn’t, his enemy’s sword will bring him great harm.

Jeremiah 50:16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

16 Cut off the sower from Babylon

And the one who wields the sickle at the time of harvest;

From before the sword of the oppressor

They will each turn back to his own people

And they will each flee to his own land.


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