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Jeremiah 51:58

King James Version (KJV)

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.

Translations

Jeremiah 51:58 - Amplified Bible

Thus says the Lord of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly overthrown {and} [the foundations] made bare, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; the peoples shall labor in vain, and the nations [only] to satisfy the fire, and they shall be weary.

Jeremiah 51:58 - American Standard Version

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly overthrown, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the peoples shall labor for vanity, and the nations for the fire; and they shall be weary.

Jeremiah 51:58 - Bible in Basic English

The Lord of armies has said: The wide walls of Babylon will be completely uncovered and her high doorways will be burned with fire; so peoples keep on working for nothing, and the weariness of nations comes to an end in the smoke.

Jeremiah 51:58 - Darby Bible

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly laid bare, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; so that the peoples will have laboured in vain, and the nations for the fire: and they shall be weary.

Jeremiah 51:58 - English Standard Version

"Thus says the Lord of hosts: The broad wall of Babylon shall be leveled to the ground, and her high gates shall be burned with fire. The peoples labor for nothing, and the nations weary themselves only for fire."

Jeremiah 51:58 - King James Version

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.

Jeremiah 51:58 - La Biblia de las Americas

Asì dice el SEÑOR de los ejércitos:
La ancha muralla de Babilonia será totalmente arrasada,
y sus altas puertas quemadas;
los pueblos habrán trabajado en vano,
y las naciones sòlo para el fuego se habrán fatigado.

Jeremiah 51:58 - The Message

God-of-the-Angel-Armies speaks:   "The city walls of Babylon—those massive walls!—
   will be flattened.
And those city gates—huge gates!—
   will be set on fire.
The harder you work at this empty life,
   the less you are.
Nothing comes of ambition like this
   but ashes."

Jeremiah 51:58 - New American Standard Bible

Thus says the LORD of hosts, "The broad wall of Babylon will be completely razed And her high gates will be set on fire; So the peoples will toil for nothing, And the nations become exhausted {only} for fire."

Jeremiah 51:58 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Asì dice el SEÑOR de los ejércitos:
"La ancha muralla de Babilonia será totalmente arrasada,
Y sus altas puertas quemadas;
Los pueblos habrán trabajado en vano,
Y las naciones sòlo para el fuego se habrán fatigado."

Jeremiah 51:58 - World English Bible

Thus says Yahweh of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly overthrown, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the peoples shall labor for vanity, and the nations for the fire; and they shall be weary.

Jeremiah 51:58 - Young's Living Translation

Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, the wall of Babylon -- The broad one -- is utterly made bare, And her high gates with fire are burnt, And peoples labour in vain, And nations in fire, and have been weary!

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