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Jeremiah 51:20

King James Version (KJV)

Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;

Translations

Jeremiah 51:20 - Amplified Bible

You [Cyrus of Persia, soon to conquer Babylon] are My battle-ax {or} maul and weapon of war--for with you I break nations in pieces, with you I destroy kingdoms,

Jeremiah 51:20 - American Standard Version

Thou art my battle-axe and weapons of war: and with thee will I break in pieces the nations; and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;

Jeremiah 51:20 - Bible in Basic English

You are my fighting axe and my instrument of war: with you the nations will be broken; with you kingdoms will be broken;

Jeremiah 51:20 - Darby Bible

Thou art my maul, [my] weapons of war: and with thee I will break in pieces the nations, and I will with thee destroy kingdoms;

Jeremiah 51:20 - English Standard Version

"You are my hammer and weapon of war: with you I break nations in pieces; with you I destroy kingdoms;

Jeremiah 51:20 - King James Version

Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;

Jeremiah 51:20 - La Biblia de las Americas

El dice: Eres mi maza, mi arma de guerra;
contigo destrozaré naciones,
contigo destruiré reinos,

Jeremiah 51:20 - The Message

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 51:20 - New American Standard Bible

{He says,} "You are My war-club, {My} weapon of war; And with you I shatter nations, And with you I destroy kingdoms.

Jeremiah 51:20 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

El dice: "Eres Mi mazo, Mi arma de guerra;
Contigo destrozaré naciones,
Contigo destruiré reinos,

Jeremiah 51:20 - World English Bible

You are my battle-ax and weapons of war: and with you will I break in pieces the nations; and with you will I destroy kingdoms;

Jeremiah 51:20 - Young's Living Translation

An axe [art] thou to me -- weapons of war, And I have broken in pieces by thee nations, And I have destroyed by thee kingdoms,

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