Jeremiah 51:32–34

32 the river crossings seized,

the marshes set on fire,

and the soldiers terrified.”

33 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says:

“Daughter Babylon is like a threshing floor

at the time it is trampled;

the time to harvest her will soon come.”

34 “Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured us,

he has thrown us into confusion,

he has made us an empty jar.

Like a serpent he has swallowed us

and filled his stomach with our delicacies,

and then has spewed us out.

32 And that the passages are stopped,

And the reeds they have burned with fire,

And the men of war are affrighted.

33 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel;

The daughter of Babylon is like a threshingfloor,

It is time to thresh her:

Yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.

34 Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me,

He hath made me an empty vessel,

He hath swallowed me up like a dragon,

He hath filled his belly with my delicates,

He hath cast me out.

32 All the escape routes are blocked.

The marshes have been set aflame,

and the army is in a panic.

33 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,

the God of Israel, says:

“Babylon is like wheat on a threshing floor,

about to be trampled.

In just a little while

her harvest will begin.”

34 “King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has eaten and crushed us

and drained us of strength.

He has swallowed us like a great monster

and filled his belly with our riches.

He has thrown us out of our own country.

32 The passages are blocked,

The reeds they have burned with fire,

And the men of war are terrified.

33 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:

“The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor

When it is time to thresh her;

Yet a little while

And the time of her harvest will come.”

34 “Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon

Has devoured me, he has crushed me;

He has made me an empty vessel,

He has swallowed me up like a monster;

He has filled his stomach with my delicacies,

He has spit me out.

32 The river crossings have been captured,

and the swamplands are burning.

All of Babylon’s soldiers are terribly afraid.”

33 This is what the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says:

“The city of Babylon is like a threshing floor,

where people crush the grain at harvest time.

The time to harvest Babylon is coming soon.”

34 “Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has defeated and destroyed us.

In the past he took our people away,

and we became like an empty jar.

He was like a giant snake that swallowed us.

He filled his stomach with our best things.

Then he spit us out.

32 and the passages are seized, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.

33 For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing-floor at the time when it is trodden; yet a little while, and the time of harvest shall come for her. 34 Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath, like a monster, swallowed me up, he hath filled his maw with my delicacies; he hath cast me out.

32 and the passages are seized, and the reedy places are burnt with fire, and the men of war are affrighted. 33 For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing-floor, at the time of its being trodden; yet a little while, and the time of harvest shall come for her. 34 Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel; he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.

32 The river crossings have been taken. 

The enemy has burned its marshes, 

and its soldiers are terrified. 

33 This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: 

The people of Babylon are like a threshing floor

at the time it is trampled. 

Their harvest time will come soon. 

34 King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has devoured us. 

He has thrown us into confusion. 

He has turned us into empty jars. 

He has swallowed us like a monster. 

He has filled his belly with our delicacies. 

Then he spit us out. 

32 The fords have been seized,

the marshes set on fire,

and the soldiers are terrified.

33 For this is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says:

Daughter Babylon is like a threshing floor

at the time it is trampled.

In just a little while her harvest time will come.

34 “Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has devoured me;

he has crushed me.

He has set me aside like an empty dish;

he has swallowed me like a sea monster;

he filled his belly with my delicacies;

he has vomited me out,”

32 the fords have been seized,

the marshes have been burned with fire,

and the soldiers are in panic.

33 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:

Daughter Babylon is like a threshing floor

at the time when it is trodden;

yet a little while

and the time of her harvest will come.

34 “King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon has devoured me;

he has crushed me;

he has made me an empty vessel;

he has swallowed me like a monster;

he has filled his belly with my delicacies;

he has spewed me out.

32 And the fords have been seized,

and the reed marshes have been burned with fire,

and the soldiers are horrified.

33 For thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel,

“The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor

at the time it is trodden down,

just a little while

and the time of the harvest will come for her.”

34 Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon

has devoured me and sucked me dry;

he has made me an empty vessel;

he has swallowed me like the sea monster;

he has filled his belly with my delicacies;

he has rinsed me.

32 The places where people go across the Euphrates River have been captured.

The swamps have been set on fire.

And the soldiers are terrified.”

33 The Lord who rules over all is the God of Israel. He says,

“The city of Babylon is like a threshing floor

when cattle are walking on it.

The time to destroy it will soon come.”

34 The people of Jerusalem say,

“Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylonia, has destroyed us.

He has thrown us into a panic.

He has emptied us out like a jar.

Like a snake he has swallowed us up.

He has filled his stomach with our rich food.

Then he has spit us out of his mouth.”

32 The fords also have been seized,

And they have burned the marshes with fire,

And the men of war are terrified.

33 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:

“The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor

At the time it is stamped firm;

Yet in a little while the time of harvest will come for her.”

34 “Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured me and crushed me,

He has set me down like an empty vessel;

He has swallowed me like a monster,

He has filled his stomach with my delicacies;

He has washed me away.