30 Babylon’s warriors have stopped fighting;

they remain in their strongholds.

Their strength is exhausted;

they have become weaklings.

Her dwellings are set on fire;

the bars of her gates are broken.

30 The warriors of Babylon have ceased fighting;

they remain in their strongholds;

their strength has failed;

they have become women;

her dwellings are on fire;

her bars are broken.

30 The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight,

They have remained in their holds:

Their might hath failed; they became as women:

They have burned her dwellingplaces;

Her bars are broken.

30 Her mightiest warriors no longer fight.

They stay in their barracks, their courage gone.

They have become like women.

The invaders have burned the houses

and broken down the city gates.

30 The mighty men of Babylon have ceased fighting,

They have remained in their strongholds;

Their might has failed,

They became like women;

They have burned her dwelling places,

The bars of her gate are broken.

30 Babylon’s warriors have stopped fighting.

They stay in their protected cities.

Their strength is gone,

and they have become like frightened women.

Babylon’s houses are burning.

The bars of her gates are broken.

30 The mighty men of Babylon have forborne to fight, they remain in their strongholds; their might hath failed; they are become as women: her dwelling-places are set on fire; her bars are broken.

30 The mighty men of Babylon have ceased to fight, they are sitting in the fortresses; their might hath failed, they are become as women: they have set her dwelling places on fire; her bars are broken.

30 The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting. 

They stay in their fortified cities. 

Their strength has failed. They have become women. 

Their buildings are set on fire. 

The bars across their gates are broken. 

30 Babylon’s warriors have stopped fighting;

they sit in their strongholds.

Their might is exhausted;

they have become like women.

Babylon’s homes have been set ablaze,

her gate bars are shattered.

30 The warriors of Babylon have given up fighting,

they remain in their strongholds;

their strength has failed,

they have become women;

her buildings are set on fire,

her bars are broken.

30 The warriors of Babylon have ceased to fight,

they remain in the strongholds,

their power has dried up,

they have become as women.

Her dwelling places are set on fire,

her bars are broken.

30 Babylon’s soldiers have stopped fighting.

They remain in their forts.

Their strength is all gone.

They have become like weak women.

Their buildings are set on fire.

The heavy metal bars on their gates are broken.