1 This is the word the Lord spoke through Jeremiah the prophet concerning Babylon and the land of the Babylonians:

2 “Announce and proclaim among the nations,

lift up a banner and proclaim it;

keep nothing back, but say,

‘Babylon will be captured;

Bel will be put to shame,

Marduk filled with terror.

Her images will be put to shame

and her idols filled with terror.’

3 A nation from the north will attack her

and lay waste her land.

No one will live in it;

both people and animals will flee away.

1 The word that the Lord spoke concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by Jeremiah the prophet:

2 “Declare among the nations and proclaim,

set up a banner and proclaim,

conceal it not, and say:

‘Babylon is taken,

Bel is put to shame,

Merodach is dismayed.

Her images are put to shame,

her idols are dismayed.’

3 “For out of the north a nation has come up against her, which shall make her land a desolation, and none shall dwell in it; both man and beast shall flee away.

1 The word that the Lord spake against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet.

2 Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard;

Publish, and conceal not:

Say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces;

Her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.

3 For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her,

Which shall make her land desolate,

And none shall dwell therein:

They shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast.

1 The Lord gave Jeremiah the prophet this message concerning Babylon and the land of the Babylonians. 2 This is what the Lord says:

“Tell the whole world,

and keep nothing back.

Raise a signal flag

to tell everyone that Babylon will fall!

Her images and idols will be shattered.

Her gods Bel and Marduk will be utterly disgraced.

3 For a nation will attack her from the north

and bring such destruction that no one will live there again.

Everything will be gone;

both people and animals will flee.

1 This is the message the Lord spoke to Babylon and the Babylonian people through Jeremiah the prophet.

2 “Announce this to the nations.

Lift up a banner and tell them.

Speak the whole message and say:

‘Babylon will be captured.

The god Bel will be put to shame,

and the god Marduk will be afraid.

Babylon’s gods will be put to shame,

and her idols will be afraid!’

3 A nation from the north will attack Babylon

and make it like an empty desert.

No one will live there;

both people and animals will run away.”

1 The word that Jehovah spake concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by Jeremiah the prophet.

2 Declare ye among the nations and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed; her images are put to shame, her idols are dismayed. 3 For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they are fled, they are gone, both man and beast.

1 The word that Jehovah spoke concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, through Jeremiah the prophet. 2 Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and lift up a banner; publish, conceal not! Say, Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed: her images are put to shame, her idols are dismayed. 3 For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: both man and beast are fled; they are gone.

1 This is the message that the Lord spoke about Babylon and the land of the Babylonians through the prophet Jeremiah. 

2 “Announce this among the nations, and spread the news. 

Raise a flag, and announce it. 

Don’t hide anything. 

Say, ‘Babylon will be captured. 

Bel will be put to shame. 

Marduk will be filled with terror. 

Babylon’s statues will be put to shame. 

Its idols will be filled with terror.’ 

3 A nation from the north will attack Babylon 

and destroy its land so that no one will live in it. 

People and animals will run away. 

1 The word the Lord spoke about Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, through Jeremiah the prophet:

2 Announce to the nations;

proclaim and raise up a signal flag;

proclaim, and hide nothing.

Say: Babylon is captured;

Bel is put to shame;

Marduk is devastated;

her idols are put to shame;

her false gods, devastated.

3 For a nation from the north will come against her;

it will make her land desolate.

No one will be living in it—

both man and beast will escape.

1 The word that the Lord spoke concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by the prophet Jeremiah:

2 Declare among the nations and proclaim,

set up a banner and proclaim,

do not conceal it, say:

Babylon is taken,

Bel is put to shame,

Merodach is dismayed.

Her images are put to shame,

her idols are dismayed.

3 For out of the north a nation has come up against her; it shall make her land a desolation, and no one shall live in it; both human beings and animals shall flee away.

1 The word that Yahweh spoke concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by the hand of Jeremiah the prophet:

2 “Declare among the nations and proclaim,

and lift up a banner.

Proclaim, you must not conceal it.

Say, ‘Babylon is captured,

Bel is ashamed,

Merodach is filled with terror,

her idols are ashamed,

her idols are filled with terror.

3 For a nation will come up against her from the north.

It will make her land as a horror,

and an inhabitant will not be in her.

From humans to animals they all will wander off.

They will go away.

1 Here is the message the Lord spoke through me about the city of Babylon and the land of Babylonia. He said,

2 “Announce this message among the nations.

Lift up a banner.

Let the nations hear the message.

Do not keep anything back.

Say, ‘Babylon will be captured.

The god Bel will be put to shame.

Marduk will be filled with terror.

Babylon’s gods will be put to shame.

The gods its people made will be filled with terror.’

3 A nation from the north will attack it.

That nation will destroy Babylonia.

No one will live there.

People and animals alike will run away.

1 The word which the Lord spoke concerning Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, through Jeremiah the prophet:

2 “Declare and proclaim among the nations.

Proclaim it and lift up a standard.

Do not conceal it but say,

‘Babylon has been captured,

Bel has been put to shame, Marduk has been shattered;

Her images have been put to shame, her idols have been shattered.’

3 “For a nation has come up against her out of the north; it will make her land an object of horror, and there will be no inhabitant in it. Both man and beast have wandered off, they have gone away!