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Jeremiah 51:56

56  for a destroyer has come upon her,

upon Babylon;

her warriors are taken;

their bows are broken in pieces,

lfor the Lord is a God of recompense;

he will surely repay.

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Jeremiah 51:56 — The New International Version (NIV)

56 A destroyer will come against Babylon;

her warriors will be captured,

and their bows will be broken.

For the Lord is a God of retribution;

he will repay in full.

Jeremiah 51:56 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

56 Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon,

And her mighty men are taken,

Every one of their bows is broken:

For the Lord God of recompences shall surely requite.

Jeremiah 51:56 — New Living Translation (NLT)

56 Destroying armies come against Babylon.

Her mighty men are captured,

and their weapons break in their hands.

For the Lord is a God who gives just punishment;

he always repays in full.

Jeremiah 51:56 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

56 Because the plunderer comes against her, against Babylon,

And her mighty men are taken.

Every one of their bows is broken;

For the Lord is the God of recompense,

He will surely repay.

Jeremiah 51:56 — New Century Version (NCV)

56 The army has come to destroy Babylon.

Her soldiers have been captured,

and their bows are broken,

because the Lord is a God who punishes people for the evil they do.

He gives them the full punishment they deserve.

Jeremiah 51:56 — American Standard Version (ASV)

56 for the destroyer is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, their bows are broken in pieces; for Jehovah is a God of recompenses, he will surely requite.

Jeremiah 51:56 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

56 For the spoiler is come against her, against Babylon, and her mighty men are taken; their bows are broken in pieces; for Jehovah, the •God of recompences, will certainly requite.

Jeremiah 51:56 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

56 A destroyer will attack Babylon, 

its soldiers will be captured, 

and their bows and arrows will be broken. 

“I, the Lord, am a God who punishes evil. 

I will certainly punish them. 

Jeremiah 51:56 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

56 for a destroyer is coming against her,

against Babylon.

Her warriors will be captured,

their bows shattered,

for the Lord is a God of retribution;

He will certainly repay.

Jeremiah 51:56 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

56 for a destroyer has come against her,

against Babylon;

her warriors are taken,

their bows are broken;

for the Lord is a God of recompense,

he will repay in full.

Jeremiah 51:56 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

56 For a destroyer is coming against her, against Babylon,

and her warriors are captured.

Their bows are broken;

for Yahweh is a God of recompense,

certainly he will repay.

Jeremiah 51:56 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

56 A destroying army will come against Babylon.

The soldiers in the city will be captured.

Their bows will be broken.

I am the Lord God who pays people back.

I will pay them back in full.

Jeremiah 51:56 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

56 For the destroyer is coming against her, against Babylon,

And her mighty men will be captured,

Their bows are shattered;

For the Lord is a God of recompense,

He will fully repay.


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