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Jeremiah 51:55

55  Because the Lord hath spoiled Babylon,

And destroyed out of her the great voice;

When hher waves do roar like great waters,

A noise of their voice is uttered:

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Jeremiah 51:55 — The New International Version (NIV)

55 The Lord will destroy Babylon;

he will silence her noisy din.

Waves of enemies will rage like great waters;

the roar of their voices will resound.

Jeremiah 51:55 — English Standard Version (ESV)

55 For the Lord is laying Babylon waste

and stilling her mighty voice.

Their waves roar like many waters;

the noise of their voice is raised,

Jeremiah 51:55 — New Living Translation (NLT)

55 For the Lord is destroying Babylon.

He will silence her loud voice.

Waves of enemies pound against her;

the noise of battle rings through the city.

Jeremiah 51:55 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

55 Because the Lord is plundering Babylon

And silencing her loud voice,

Though her waves roar like great waters,

And the noise of their voice is uttered,

Jeremiah 51:55 — New Century Version (NCV)

55 The Lord is destroying Babylon

and making the loud sounds of the city become silent.

Enemies come roaring in like ocean waves.

The roar of their voices is heard all around.

Jeremiah 51:55 — American Standard Version (ASV)

55 For Jehovah layeth Babylon waste, and destroyeth out of her the great voice; and their waves roar like many waters; the noise of their voice is uttered:

Jeremiah 51:55 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

55 for Jehovah spoileth Babylon, and he will destroy out of her the great voice; and their waves roar like great waters, the noise of their voice resoundeth.

Jeremiah 51:55 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

55 The Lord will destroy Babylon. 

He will silence the loud noise coming from it. 

Waves of enemies will come roaring in like raging water. 

The noise will be heard everywhere. 

Jeremiah 51:55 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

55 For the Lord is going to devastate Babylon;

He will silence her mighty voice.

Their waves roar like abundant waters;

the tumult of their voice resounds,

Jeremiah 51:55 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

55 For the Lord is laying Babylon waste,

and stilling her loud clamor.

Their waves roar like mighty waters,

the sound of their clamor resounds;

Jeremiah 51:55 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

55 For Yahweh is devastating Babylon,

and he obliterates her loud noise from her.

Their waves roar like mighty waters,

the roar of their voices resounds.

Jeremiah 51:55 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

55 I will destroy Babylon.

I will put an end to all of its noise.

Waves of enemies will sweep through it like great waters.

The roar of their voices will fill the air.

Jeremiah 51:55 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

55 For the Lord is going to destroy Babylon,

And He will make her loud noise vanish from her.

And their waves will roar like many waters;

The tumult of their voices sounds forth.


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