Jeremiah 51:54–55

54 “The sound of a cry comes from Babylon,

the sound of great destruction

from the land of the Babylonians.

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.

54 “A voice! A cry from Babylon!

The noise of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!

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,

54 A sound of a cry cometh from Babylon,

And great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:

55 Because the Lord hath spoiled Babylon,

And destroyed out of her the great voice;

When her waves do roar like great waters,

A noise of their voice is uttered:

54 “Listen! Hear the cry of Babylon,

the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians.

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.

54 “Sounds of people crying are heard in Babylon.

Sounds of people destroying things

are heard in the land of the Babylonians.

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.

54 The sound of a cry from Babylon, and of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans! 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:

54 The sound of a cry cometh from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans; 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.

54 Cries of agony are heard from Babylon. 

Sounds of terrible destruction are heard 

from the land of the Babylonians. 

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. 

54 The sound of a cry from Babylon!

The sound of great destruction

from the land of the Chaldeans!

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,

54 Listen!—a cry from Babylon!

A great crashing from the land of the Chaldeans!

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,

54 The sound of a cry for help from Babylon,

and a great collapse from the land of the Chaldeans.

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.

54 “The noise of people screaming comes from Babylon.

A terrible sound comes from its land.

It is the sound of a mighty city being destroyed.

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.

54 The sound of an outcry from Babylon,

And of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!

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.