9 For I will stir up and bring against Babylon

an alliance of great nations from the land of the north.

They will take up their positions against her,

and from the north she will be captured.

Their arrows will be like skilled warriors

who do not return empty-handed.

9 For behold, I am stirring up and bringing against Babylon a gathering of great nations, from the north country. And they shall array themselves against her. From there she shall be taken. Their arrows are like a skilled warrior who does not return empty-handed.

9 For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon An assembly of great nations from the north country: And they shall set themselves in array against her; From thence she shall be taken: Their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; None shall return in vain.

9 For I am raising up an army

of great nations from the north.

They will join forces to attack Babylon,

and she will be captured.

The enemies’ arrows will go straight to the mark;

they will not miss!

9 For behold, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon

An assembly of great nations from the north country,

And they shall array themselves against her;

From there she shall be captured.

Their arrows shall be like those of an expert warrior;

None shall return in vain.

9 I will soon bring against Babylon

many great nations from the north.

They will take their places for war against it,

and it will be captured by people from the north.

Their arrows are like trained soldiers

who do not return from war with empty hands.

9 For, lo, I will stir up and cause to come up against Babylon a company of great nations from the north country; and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of an expert mighty man; none shall return in vain.

9 For behold, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon, an assemblage of great nations from the north country; and they shall set themselves in array against her: from thence shall she be taken. Their arrows shall be as those of a mighty expert man: none shall return empty.

9 I am going to stir up an alliance of strong nations from the north 

and bring it against Babylon. 

Those nations will take up positions against Babylon. 

Babylon will be captured from the north. 

Its enemy’s arrows will be like skilled soldiers 

who don’t come back empty-handed. 

9 For I will soon stir up and bring against Babylon

an assembly of great nations from the north country.

They will line up in battle formation against her;

from there she will be captured.

Their arrows will be like those of a skilled warrior

who does not return empty-handed.

9 For I am going to stir up and bring against Babylon a company of great nations from the land of the north; and they shall array themselves against her; from there she shall be taken. Their arrows are like the arrows of a skilled warrior who does not return empty-handed.

9 For look, I am going to stir up,

and I am going to bring against Babylon

a contingent of great nations

from the land of the north.

And they will draw up a battle formation against her,

from there she will be captured.

Their arrows are like a warrior who has achieved success,

he does not return without success.

9 I will stir up great nations

that will join forces against Babylon.

I will bring them from the land of the north.

They will take up their battle positions against Babylon.

They will come from the north and capture it.

Their arrows will be like skilled soldiers.

They will not miss their mark.

41 “Look! An army is coming from the north;

a great nation and many kings

are being stirred up from the ends of the earth.

42 They are armed with bows and spears;

they are cruel and without mercy.

They sound like the roaring sea

as they ride on their horses;

they come like men in battle formation

to attack you, Daughter Babylon.

41 “Behold, a people comes from the north;

a mighty nation and many kings

are stirring from the farthest parts of the earth.

42 They lay hold of bow and spear;

they are cruel and have no mercy.

The sound of them is like the roaring of the sea;

they ride on horses,

arrayed as a man for battle

against you, O daughter of Babylon!

41 Behold, a people shall come from the north, And a great nation, and many kings Shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth. 42 They shall hold the bow and the lance: They are cruel, and will not shew mercy: Their voice shall roar like the sea, And they shall ride upon horses, Every one put in array, like a man to the battle, Against thee, O daughter of Babylon.

41 “Look! A great army is coming from the north.

A great nation and many kings

are rising against you from far-off lands.

42 They are armed with bows and spears.

They are cruel and show no mercy.

As they ride forward on horses,

they sound like a roaring sea.

They are coming in battle formation,

planning to destroy you, Babylon.

41 “Behold, a people shall come from the north,

And a great nation and many kings

Shall be raised up from the ends of the earth.

42 They shall hold the bow and the lance;

They are cruel and shall not show mercy.

Their voice shall roar like the sea;

They shall ride on horses,

Set in array, like a man for the battle,

Against you, O daughter of Babylon.

41 “Look! An army is coming from the north.

A powerful nation and many kings

are coming together from all around the world.

42 Their armies have bows and spears.

The soldiers are cruel and have no mercy.

As the soldiers come riding on their horses,

the sound is loud like the roaring sea.

They stand in their places, ready for battle.

They are ready to attack you, city of Babylon.

41 Behold, a people cometh from the north; and a great nation and many kings shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth. 42 They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.

41 Behold, a people cometh from the north, and a great nation. And many kings shall arise from the uttermost parts of the earth. 42 They lay hold of bow and spear; they are cruel, and will not shew mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses—set in array like a man for the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.

41 “People are going to come from the north. 

A great nation and many kings will rise from the ends of the earth. 

42 They will take hold of bows and spears. 

They will be cruel and have no compassion. 

They will sound like the sea when it roars. 

They will ride horses. 

They are ready for war, ready to attack you, people of Babylon. 

41 Look! A people comes from the north.

A great nation and many kings will be stirred up

from the remote regions of the earth.

42 They grasp bow and javelin.

They are cruel and show no mercy.

Their voice roars like the sea,

and they ride on horses,

lined up like men in battle formation

against you, Daughter Babylon.

41 Look, a people is coming from the north;

a mighty nation and many kings

are stirring from the farthest parts of the earth.

42 They wield bow and spear,

they are cruel and have no mercy.

The sound of them is like the roaring sea;

they ride upon horses,

set in array as a warrior for battle,

against you, O daughter Babylon!

41 Look, a people is about to come

from the north,

and a great nation and many kings are woken up

from the remotest part of the earth.

42 They keep hold of bow and short sword.

They are cruel and they have no mercy.

Their sound is like the sea, it roars,

and upon horses they ride.

Drawn up for battle as a man for the battle,

against you, O daughter of Babylon.

41 “Look! An army is coming from the north.

I am stirring up a great nation and many kings.

They are coming from a land that is very far away.

42 Their soldiers are armed with bows and spears.

They are mean.

They do not show any mercy at all.

They come riding in on their horses.

They sound like the roaring ocean.

They are lined up for battle.

They are coming to attack you, city of Babylon.