JER 51:33 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX ὅτι εἶπας, οἴμοι οἴμοι, ὅτι προσέθηκε Κύριος κόπον ἐπίπονόν μοι, ἐκοιμήθην ἐν στεναγμοῖς, ἀνάπαυσιν οὐχ εὗρον·
(hoti eipas, oimoi oimoi, hoti prosethaʸke Kurios kopon epiponon moi, ekoimaʸthaʸn en stenagmois, anapausin ouⱪ heuron; )

BrTr Whereas thou hast said, Alas! alas! for the Lord has laid a grievous trouble upon me; I lay down in groaning, I found no rest;

ULT For Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this: The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor.
⇔ It is time to trample her down. In a little while the time of harvest will come to her.

UST This is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, whom Israel worships, says;
⇔ “Babylon is like wheat on the ground where it is about to be threshed
⇔ by animals tramping on it.
⇔ Very soon their enemies will trample on the city of Babylon.”

BSB § For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says:
⇔ “The Daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor
⇔ at the time it is trampled.
⇔ In just a little while
⇔ her harvest time will come.”

OEB For thus saith Jehovah of Hosts,
⇔ The God of Israel:
⇔ The daughter of Babylon is now
⇔ Like a threshing-floor, when it is trodden;
⇔ But yet a little while–
⇔ And for her shall the harvest-time come.

WEBBE For the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel says:
⇔ “The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time when it is trodden.
⇔ Yet a little while, and the time of harvest comes for her.”

WMBB For the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel says:
⇔ “The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time when it is trodden.
⇔ Yet a little while, and the time of harvest comes for her.”

NET For the Lord God of Israel who rules over all says,
⇔ ‘Fair Babylon will be like a threshing floor
⇔ which has been trampled flat for harvest.
⇔ The time for her to be cut down and harvested
⇔ will come very soon.’

LSV For thus said YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon [is] as a threshing-floor,
The time of her threshing—yet a little [while],
And the time of her harvest has come.

FBV This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: The people of Babylon are like a threshing floor when the grain is trampled out. Her time of harvest will come very soon.

T4T ¶ This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom we Israelis worship, says;
⇔ “Babylon is like [SIM] wheat on the ground where it is about to be threshed
⇔ by animals tramping on it.
⇔ Very soon their enemies will trample on the city of Babylon [MET].”

LEB • For thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel,“The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor • at the time it is trodden down, • [fn] • and the time of the harvest will come for her.”

51:33 Literally “still a little”

BBE For these are the words of the Lord of armies, the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a grain-floor when it is stamped down; before long, the time of her grain-cutting will come.

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing-floor at the time when it is trodden; yet a little while, and the time of harvest shall come for her.

ASV For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing-floor at the time when it is trodden; yet a little while, and the time of harvest shall come for her.

DRA For thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a thrashingfloor, this is the time of her thrashing: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.

YLT For thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, The daughter of Babylon [is] as a threshing-floor, The time of her threshing — yet a little, And come hath the time of her harvest.

Drby For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the [fn]God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing-floor, at the time of its being trodden; yet a little while, and the time of harvest shall come for her.

51.33 Elohim

RV For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing-floor at the time when it is trodden; yet a little while, and the time of harvest shall come for her.

Wbstr For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing-floor, it is time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.

KJB-1769 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon is like a threshingfloor, it is time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.[fn]
(For thus saith/says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon is like a threshingfloor, it is time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come. )

51.33 it is…: or, in the time that he thresheth her

KJB-1611 [fn]For thus saith the LORD of hostes, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floore; it is time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her haruest shall come.
(For thus saith/says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floore; it is time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.)

51:33 Or, in the time that he thresheth her.

Bshps For thus saith the Lorde of hoastes the God of Israel, The daughter of Babylon hath ben in her tyme lyke as a threshyng floore, but shortly shall her haruest come.
(For thus saith/says the Lord of hosts the God of Israel, The daughter of Babylon hath/has been in her time like as a threshyng floor, but shortly shall her harvest come.)

Gnva For thus sayth the Lord of hosts the God of Israel, the daughter of Babel is like a threshing floore: the time of her threshing is come: yet a litle while, and the time of her haruest shall come.
(For thus saith/says the Lord of hosts the God of Israel, the daughter of Babel is like a threshing floore: the time of her threshing is come: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come. )

Cvdl For thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes the God of Israel: The doughter of Babilon hath bene in hir tyme like as a thre?shinge floore, but shortly shal hir haruest come.
(For thus saith/says the LORD of hoostes the God of Israel: The daughter of Babilon hath/has been in her time like as a thre?shinge floor, but shortly shall her harvest come.)

Wycl For the Lord of oostis, God of Israel, seith these thingis, The douyter of Babiloyne is as a corn floor, the tyme of threischyng therof; yit a litil, and the tyme of repyng therof schal come.
(For the Lord of hosts, God of Israel, saith/says these things, The daughter of Babiloyne is as a corn floor, the time of threischyng thereof; yet a little, and the time of repyng thereof shall come.)

Luth Denn also spricht der HErr Zebaoth, der GOtt Israels: Die Tochter Babel ist wie eine Tenne, wenn man darauf drischet; es wird ihre Ernte gar schier kommen.
(Because also says the/of_the LORD Zebaoth, the/of_the God Israels: The Tochter Babel is like one Tenne, when man on_it drischet; it becomes their/her Ernte even schier come.)

ClVg Quia hæc dicit Dominus exercituum, Deus Israël: Filia Babylonis quasi area, tempus trituræ ejus: adhuc modicum, et veniet tempus messionis ejus.[fn]
(Because these_things dicit Master exercituum, God Israel: Filia Babylonis as_if area, tempus trituræ his: adhuc modicum, and veniet tempus messionis his. )

51.33 Filia Babylonis, etc. Fuit plebs Babylonis, quando per potentiam regni et divitiarum abundantiam triturabat et conterebat gentes: sed tempus messionis ejus venit cum cogitur recipere quod gessit, de qua ex persona Judaicæ plebis consequenter dicitur: Comedit me et devoravit me Nabuchodonosor, rex Babylonis. Et desertum faciam mare, etc. RAB. Mystice mare hujus sæculi significat turbulentiam, quod Dominus desertum ponit. Faciet enim cessare luxum ejus, et dissipabuntur iniqui, qui confusioni errorum vitiorumque deserviebant.

51.33 Filia Babylonis, etc. Fuit plebs Babylonis, when through potentiam regni and divitiarum abundantiam triturabat and conterebat gentes: but tempus messionis his he_came when/with cogitur recipere that gessit, about which from persona Yudaicæ plebis consequenter it_is_said: Comedit me and devoravit me Nabuchodonosor, king Babylonis. And desert I_will_do mare, etc. RAB. Mystice the_sea huyus sæculi significat turbulentiam, that Master desert puts. Faciet because cessare lightum his, and dissipabuntur iniqui, who confusioni errorum vitiorumque deserviebant.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) Yahweh of hosts … says this

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when thus he/it_had_said YHWH armies/angels god Yisrael daughter_of Babel like,threshing_floor time trampled,it again/more a_little_while and,come time the,harvest to/for=her/it )

Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in Jeremiah 6:6.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) The daughter of Babylon

“Daughter of Babylon” here is another name for the people who live in Babylon.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

(Occurrence 0) is like a threshing floor

People thresh grain by trampling it on a threshing floor, and Yahweh speaks of people punishing the daughter of Babylon as if they were threshing grain.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) It is time to trample her down

Yahweh punishing the daughter of Babylon is spoken of as if he were trampling and threshing grain on a threshing floor. Alternate translation: “It is time to punish her”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) the time of harvest will come to her

The harvest is a metaphor for the result of the actions that the people did before. Babylon will experience the result of its people’s sins. Alternate translation: “God will punish her for her sins”

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