NET Bible
"“See how Babylon has been captured! See how the pride of the whole earth has been taken! See what an object of horror Babylon has become among the nations!"
— Jeremiah 51:41, NET Bible
“How is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!”
“How is Sheshach taken! and the praise of the whole earth seized! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations! ”
“How is Sheshach taken! and the praise of the whole earth seized! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!”
“How is Sesach taken, and the renowned one of all the earth surprised? How is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations?”
“How is Babylon taken! and the praise of all the earth surprised! how has Babylon become a cause of wonder among the nations!”
“How is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!”
The Babylonians are all like lions roaring for prey. They are like lion cubs growling for something to eat.
When their appetites are all stirred up, I will set out a banquet for them. I will make them drunk so that they will pass out, they will fall asleep forever, they will never wake up,” says the LORD.
“I will lead them off to be slaughtered like lambs, rams, and male goats.”
“See how Babylon has been captured! See how the pride of the whole earth has been taken! See what an object of horror Babylon has become among the nations!
The sea has swept over Babylon. She has been covered by a multitude of its waves.
The towns of Babylonia have become heaps of ruins. She has become a dry and barren desert. No one lives in those towns any more. No one even passes through them.
I will punish the god Bel in Babylon. I will make him spit out what he has swallowed. The nations will not come streaming to him any longer. Indeed, the walls of Babylon will fall.”