¶The sound of an outcry from Babylon, And of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
Parallel translations
- WEB “The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, and of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
- KJV A sound of a cry cometh from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:
- BSB “The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
- NKJV The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, And great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans,
- NLT “Listen! Hear the cry of Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians.
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Quick answer
A cry of great destruction rises from Babylon and the land of the Chaldeans. The sound of her downfall is now heard breaking out.
Overview
The prophet hears the noise of catastrophe coming from the very heart of Babylon, signaling that the long-foretold judgment has arrived. The shift to present sounds heightens the immediacy and certainty of her fall. This audible ruin testifies that God's word does not fail, fulfilling His purpose just as His promises in Christ will surely be accomplished.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Jer 50:22A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
- Jer 48:3–5The sound of a cry from Horonaim, desolation and great destruction!
- Jer 50:46At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth trembles; and the cry is heard among the nations.
- Rev 18:17–19For in an hour such great riches are made desolate.’ Every ship master, and everyone who sails anywhere, and mariners, and as many as gain their living by sea, stood far away,
- Isa 15:5My heart cries out for Moab! Her nobles flee to Zoar, to Eglath Shelishiyah; for they go up by the ascent of Luhith with weeping; for on the way to Horonaim, they raise up a cry of destruction.
- Jer 50:43The king of Babylon has heard the news of them, and his hands become feeble: anguish has taken hold of him, pains as of a woman in labor.
- Isa 13:6–9Wail; for the day of Yahweh is at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty.
- Zeph 1:10In that day, says Yahweh, there will be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, a wailing from the second quarter, and a great crashing from the hills.
- Jer 50:27Kill all her bulls. Let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them! For their day has come, the time of their visitation.
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