Jeremiah 51:23,30,32
Jeremiah 51:23 New King James Version (NKJV)
With you also I will break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; With you I will break in pieces the farmer and his yoke of oxen; And with you I will break in pieces governors and rulers.
Jeremiah 51:30 New King James Version (NKJV)
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.
Jeremiah 51:32 New King James Version (NKJV)
The passages are blocked, The reeds they have burned with fire, And the men of war are terrified.
Jeremiah 51:20-23 The Message (MSG)
God says, “You, Babylon, are my hammer, my weapon of war. I’ll use you to smash godless nations, use you to knock kingdoms to bits. I’ll use you to smash horse and rider, use you to smash chariot and driver. I’ll use you to smash man and woman, use you to smash the old man and the boy. I’ll use you to smash the young man and young woman, use you to smash shepherd and sheep. I’ll use you to smash farmer and yoked oxen, use you to smash governors and senators.
Jeremiah 51:29-33 The Message (MSG)
“The very land trembles in terror, writhes in pain, terrorized by my plans against Babylon, Plans to turn the country of Babylon into a lifeless moonscape—a wasteland. Babylon’s soldiers have quit fighting. They hide out in ruins and caves— Cowards who’ve given up without a fight, exposed as cowering crybabies. Babylon’s houses are going up in flames, the city gates torn off their hinges. Runner after runner comes racing in, each on the heels of the last, Bringing reports to the king of Babylon that his city is a lost cause. The fords of the rivers are all taken. Wildfire rages through the swamp grass. Soldiers desert left and right. I, GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies, said it would happen: ‘Daughter Babylon is a threshing floor at threshing time. Soon, oh very soon, her harvest will come and then the chaff will fly!’ * * *
Jeremiah 51:29-33 The Message (MSG)
“The very land trembles in terror, writhes in pain, terrorized by my plans against Babylon, Plans to turn the country of Babylon into a lifeless moonscape—a wasteland. Babylon’s soldiers have quit fighting. They hide out in ruins and caves— Cowards who’ve given up without a fight, exposed as cowering crybabies. Babylon’s houses are going up in flames, the city gates torn off their hinges. Runner after runner comes racing in, each on the heels of the last, Bringing reports to the king of Babylon that his city is a lost cause. The fords of the rivers are all taken. Wildfire rages through the swamp grass. Soldiers desert left and right. I, GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies, said it would happen: ‘Daughter Babylon is a threshing floor at threshing time. Soon, oh very soon, her harvest will come and then the chaff will fly!’ * * *
Jeremiah 51:23 King James Version (KJV)
I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers.
Jeremiah 51:30 King James Version (KJV)
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.
Jeremiah 51:32 King James Version (KJV)
and that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.
Jeremiah 51:23 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
And with you I shatter the shepherd and his flock, And with you I shatter the farmer and his team, And with you I shatter governors and prefects.
Jeremiah 51:30 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The mighty men of Babylon have ceased fighting, They stay in the strongholds; Their strength is exhausted, They are becoming like women; Their dwelling places are set on fire, The bars of her gates are broken.
Jeremiah 51:32 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The fords also have been seized, And they have burned the marshes with fire, And the men of war are terrified.
Jeremiah 51:23 New Century Version (NCV)
I use you to smash shepherds and flocks. I use you to smash farmers and oxen. I use you to smash governors and officers.
Jeremiah 51:30 New Century Version (NCV)
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.
Jeremiah 51:32 New Century Version (NCV)
The river crossings have been captured, and the swamplands are burning. All of Babylon’s soldiers are terribly afraid.”
Jeremiah 51:23 American Standard Version (ASV)
and with thee will I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces governors and deputies.
Jeremiah 51:30 American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Jeremiah 51:32 American Standard Version (ASV)
and the passages are seized, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.
Jeremiah 51:23 New International Version (NIV)
with you I shatter shepherd and flock, with you I shatter farmer and oxen, with you I shatter governors and officials.
Jeremiah 51:30 New International Version (NIV)
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.
Jeremiah 51:32 New International Version (NIV)
the river crossings seized, the marshes set on fire, and the soldiers terrified.”
Jeremiah 51:23 New King James Version (NKJV)
With you also I will break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; With you I will break in pieces the farmer and his yoke of oxen; And with you I will break in pieces governors and rulers.
Jeremiah 51:30 New King James Version (NKJV)
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.
Jeremiah 51:32 New King James Version (NKJV)
The passages are blocked, The reeds they have burned with fire, And the men of war are terrified.
Jeremiah 51:23 Amplified Bible (AMP)
With you I shatter the shepherd and his flock, With you I shatter the farmer and his yoke of oxen, And with you I shatter governors and commanders.
Jeremiah 51:30 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The mighty warriors of Babylon have ceased to fight; They remain in their strongholds. Their strength and power have failed; They are becoming [weak and helpless] like women. Their dwelling places are set on fire; The bars on her gates are broken.
Jeremiah 51:32 Amplified Bible (AMP)
And that the fords [across the Euphrates] have been blocked and [the ferries] seized, And they have set the [great] marshes on fire, And the men of war are terrified.
Jeremiah 51:23 New Living Translation (NLT)
With you I will shatter shepherds and flocks, farmers and oxen, captains and officers.
Jeremiah 51:30 New Living Translation (NLT)
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.
Jeremiah 51:32 New Living Translation (NLT)
All the escape routes are blocked. The marshes have been set aflame, and the army is in a panic.
Jeremiah 51:23 The Passion Translation (TPT)
With you I overpowered shepherds and flocks, with you I devastated plowmen and animals that pull the plow, and with you I crushed governors and officials.”
Jeremiah 51:30 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Babylon’s warriors had enough of fighting, so they stayed inside their forts. With their courage melted away, they have been left like ordinary civilians. Their city gates have been broken through, and her houses are on fire.
Jeremiah 51:32 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Another says, “The river crossings have been overrun.” And another, “The thickets and reed marshes have all been burned.” And yet another one says, “All your fighting men are gripped with panic.”
Jeremiah 51:23 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
with you I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; with you I break in pieces the farmer and his team; with you I break in pieces governors and commanders.