Jeremiah Chapter 51 verse 55 Holy Bible

ASV Jeremiah 51:55

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:
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BBE Jeremiah 51:55

For the Lord is making Babylon waste, and putting an end to the great voice coming out of her; and her waves are thundering like great waters, their voice is sounding loud:
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DARBY Jeremiah 51:55

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.
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KJV Jeremiah 51:55

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:
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WEB Jeremiah 51:55

For Yahweh lays Babylon waste, and destroys out of her the great voice; and their waves roar like many waters; the noise of their voice is uttered:
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YLT Jeremiah 51:55

For Jehovah is spoiling Babylon, And hath destroyed out of it a great voice, And sounded have its billows as many waters, Given forth a noise hath their voice.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 55. - The great voice; rather, the loud sound; i.e. the tumult of the city. When her waves; rather, and her waves; i.e. the conquering hosts (comp. Jeremiah 46:7).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(55) Because the Lord hath spoiled Babylon . . .--In Jeremiah 51:54 the prophet hears the cry of the captured city. The "great voice" which Jehovah "destroys" or "makes to cease" is the stir and tumult of life that surged, as it were, through the city (Isa. 18:12, 13). The "waves" are those of the "sea" of the legions of her conqueror (see Jeremiah 51:42), and they "roar" while the voices that were heard before are hushed in the silence of death.