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OEB Therefore hear what Jehovah hath planned against Babylon,
 ⇔ And purposed against those that dwell in Chaldea:
 ⇔ The young shepherd lads shall be dragged away,
 ⇔ And their homestead assuredly stricken with horror.

WEBBE Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD
 ⇔ that he has taken against Babylon;
 ⇔ and his purposes
 ⇔ that he has purposed against the land of the Chaldeans:
 ⇔ Surely they will drag them away,
 ⇔ even the little ones of the flock.
 ⇔ Surely he will make their habitation desolate over them.

WMBB Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD
 ⇔ that he has taken against Babylon;
 ⇔ and his purposes
 ⇔ that he has purposed against the land of the Kasdim:
 ⇔ Surely they will drag them away,
 ⇔ even the little ones of the flock.
 ⇔ Surely he will make their habitation desolate over them.

NET So listen to what I, the Lord, have planned against Babylon,
 ⇔ what I intend to do to the people who inhabit the land of Babylonia.
 ⇔ Their little ones will be dragged off.
 ⇔ I will completely destroy their land because of what they have done.

LSV Therefore, hear the counsel of YHWH,
That He counseled concerning Babylon,
And His plans that He has devised
Concerning the land of the Chaldeans; Do little ones of the flock not drag them out,
Does He not make the habitation desolate over them?

FBV So listen to what the Lord has planned to do to Babylon and the country of Babylonia: Their children will be dragged away like lambs from the flock, and because of them their pasture will become a wasteland.

T4T Listen to what I have planned to do to the people of Babylon city and the rest of Babylonia:
 ⇔ even the little children will be dragged away,
 ⇔ and I will completely destroy the people [MET] who live there.

LEB  • [fn] hear the plan of Yahweh that he has planned against Babylon, •  and his plans •  that he has planned against the land of the Chaldeans. • [fn] they will drag them away, •  the little ones of the flock. • [fn] he will cause their grazing place •  to be desolate over them.

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BBE So give ear to the decision of the Lord which he has made against Babylon, and to his purposes designed against the land of the Chaldaeans; Truly, they will be pulled away by the smallest of the flock; truly, he will make waste their fields with them.

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JPS Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that He hath taken against Babylon, and His purposes, that He hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: surely the least of the flock shall drag them away, surely their habitation shall be appalled at them.

ASV Therefore hear ye the counsel of Jehovah, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely they shall drag them away, even the little ones of the flock; surely he shall make their habitation desolate over them.

DRA Therefore hear ye the counsel of the Lord, which he hath taken against Babylon: and his thoughts which he hath thought against the land of the Chaldeans: surely the little ones of the flocks shall pull them down, of a truth their habitation shall be destroyed with them.

YLT Therefore, hear ye the counsel of Jehovah, That He counselled concerning Babylon, And His devices that He hath devised Concerning the land of the Chaldeans; Drag them out do not little ones of the flock, Doth He not make desolate over them the habitation?

Drby Therefore hear the counsel of Jehovah, which he hath taken against Babylon, and his purposes which he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: The little ones of the flock shall certainly draw them away; he shall certainly make their habitation desolate for them.

RV Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely they shall drag them away, even the little ones of the flock; surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them.

Wbstr Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them.

KJB-1769 Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them.
   (Therefore hear ye/you_all the council/counsel of the LORD, that he hath/has taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath/has purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them. )

KJB-1611 Therefore heare yee the counsell of the LORD that hee hath taken against Babylon, and his purposes that he hath purposed against the land of the Caldeans: surely the least of the flocke shall drawe them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them.
   (Therefore hear ye/you_all the council/counsel of the LORD that he hath/has taken against Babylon, and his purposes that he hath/has purposed against the land of the Caldeans: surely the least of the flocke shall drawe them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them.)

Bshps Therfore here the counsayle that the Lorde hath geuen vpon Babylon, and the deuice that he hath taken vpon the lande of the Chaldees, The least among the people shall drawe them out, and loke what pleasaunt houses they haue, they shall lay them waste.
   (Therefore here the counsayle that the Lord hath/has given upon Babylon, and the deuice that he hath/has taken upon the land of the Chaldees, The least among the people shall drawe them out, and look what pleasaunt houses they have, they shall lay them waste.)

Gnva Therefore heare the counsell of the Lord that hee hath deuised against Babel, and his purpose that hee hath conceiued against the lande of the Caldeans: surely the least of the flocke shall drawe them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them.
   (Therefore hear the council/counsel of the Lord that he hath/has devised against Babel, and his purpose that he hath/has conceived against the land of the Caldeans: surely the least of the flocke shall drawe them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them. )

Cvdl Therfore heare the councel that the LORDE hath geuen vpon Babilon, and the deuyce that he hath taken vpon the londe of the Caldees. The leest amoge the people shal teare them in peces, & loke what pleasaunt thinge they haue: they shal laye it waist.
   (Therefore hear the council/counsel that the LORD hath/has given upon Babilon, and the deuyce that he hath/has taken upon the land of the Caldees. The least among the people shall teare them in pieces, and look what pleasaunt thing they haue: they shall lay it waist.)

Wycl Therfore here ye the councel of the Lord, which he conseyuede in mynde ayens Babiloyne, and hise thouytis, whiche he thouyte on the lond of Caldeis, no but the litle of the flockis drawen hem doun, no but the dwellyng place of hem be destried with hem, ellis no man yyue credence to me.
   (Therefore here ye/you_all the council/counsel of the Lord, which he conceivede in mind against Babiloyne, and his thouytis, which he thought on the land of Caldeis, no but the little of the flocks drawen them down, no but the dwelling place of them be destroyed with them, else no man give credence to me.)

Luth So höret nun den Ratschlag des HErr’s, den er über Babel hat, und seine Gedanken, die er hat über die Einwohner im Lande der Chaldäer! Was gilt‘s, ob nicht die Hirtenknaben sie schleifen werden und ihre Wohnung zerstören?
   (So listent now the Ratschlag the LORD’s, the he above Babel has, and his Gedanken, the he has above the Einwohner in_the land the/of_the Chaldäer! What gilt‘s, ob not the Hirtenknaben they/she/them schleifen become and their/her Wohnung zerstören?)

ClVg Propterea audite consilium Domini quod mente concepit adversum Babylonem, et cogitationes ejus quas cogitavit super terram Chaldæorum: nisi detraxerint eos parvuli gregum, nisi dissipatum fuerit cum ipsis habitaculum eorum.
   (That's_why audite consilium Master that mente concepit adversum Babylonem, and cogitationes his which cogitavit over the_earth/land Chaldæorum: nisi detraxerint them parvuli flock, nisi dissipatum has_been when/with ipsis habitaculum their. )