JER 51:44 Parallel Verse View

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ULT So I will punish Bel in Babylon; I will bring out from his mouth what he swallowed,
⇔ and the nations will no longer flow to him with their offerings. The walls of Babylon will fall.

UST And I will punish Bel, the god that the people of Babylon worship,
⇔ and I will cause the people to give back what they have stolen.
⇔ People of other nations will no longer come to worship Bel.
⇔ And the walls of Babylon will collapse.”

BSB I will punish Bel in Babylon.
⇔ I will make him spew out what he swallowed.
⇔ The nations will no longer stream to him;
⇔ even the wall of Babylon will fall.

OEB I will punish Bel in Babylon,
⇔ And make him disgorge what he swallowed.
⇔ No more shall the nations stream to him;
⇔ The wall of Babylon is fallen.

WEBBE I will execute judgement on Bel in Babylon,
⇔ and I will bring out of his mouth that which he has swallowed up.
⇔ The nations will not flow any more to him.
⇔ Yes, the wall of Babylon will fall.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET I will punish the god Bel in Babylon.
⇔ I will make him spit out what he has swallowed.
⇔ The nations will not come streaming to him any longer.
⇔ Indeed, the walls of Babylon will fall.”

LSV And I have seen after Bel in Babylon,
And I have brought forth that which he swallowed—from his mouth,
And nations no longer flow to him,
Also the wall of Babylon has fallen.

FBV I will punish Bel[fn] in Babylon. I will force him to spit out what he swallowed. People of other nations won't run to worship him anymore. Even Babylon's wall has fallen.

51:44 “Bel”: the major Babylonian god.

T4T And I will punish Bel, the god that the people of Babylon worship,
⇔ and I will cause the people to give back what they have stolen [MET].
⇔ People of other nations will no longer come to worship Bel.
⇔ And the walls of Babylon will collapse.”

LEB • and I will wrench out from his mouth[fn] • And the nations will not stream towards him any longer • [fn] the wall of Babylon has fallen.

51:36 Literally “what has been swallowed by him”

51:36 Literally “also”

BBE And I will send punishment on Bel in Babylon, and take out of his mouth what went into it; no longer will the nations be flowing together to him: truly, the wall of Babylon will come down.

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JPS And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up, and the nations shall not flow any more unto him; yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.

ASV And I will execute judgment upon Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up; and the nations shall not flow any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.

DRA And I will visit against Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he had swallowed down: and the rations shall no more flow together to him, for the wall also of Babylon shall fall.

YLT And I have seen after Bel in Babylon, And I have brought forth that which he swallowed — from his mouth, And flow no more unto him do nations, Also the wall of Babylon hath fallen.

Drby And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth what he hath swallowed up; and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon is fallen.

RV And I will do judgment upon Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up; and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.

Wbstr And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed: and the nations shall not flow together any more to him: even the wall of Babylon shall fall.

KJB-1769 And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.
(And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath/has swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall. )

KJB-1611 And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed vp, and the nations shall not flow together any more vnto him, yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Moreouer, I wyll visite Bell at Babylon, & the thyng that he hath swalowed vp, that same shall I plucke out of his mouth: the gentiles also shall runne no more vnto hym, yea and the walles of Babylon shall fall.
(Moreover/What's_more, I will visit Bell at Babylon, and the thing that he hath/has swalowed up, that same shall I pluck out of his mouth: the gentiles also shall run no more unto him, yea and the walls of Babylon shall fall.)

Gnva I wil also visite Bel in Babel, and I wil bring out of his mouth, that which he hath swallowed vp, and the nations shall runne no more vnto him, and the wall of Babel shall fall.
(I will also visit Bel in Babel, and I will bring out of his mouth, that which he hath/has swallowed up, and the nations shall run no more unto him, and the wall of Babel shall fall. )

Cvdl Morouer, I wil vyset Bel at Babilo: & the thinge that he hath swalowed vp, that same shal I plucke out of his mouth. The Gentiles also shall runne nomore vnto him, yee and the walles of Babilon shal fall.
(Moreover/What's_more, I will visit Bel at Babilo: and the thing that he hath/has swalowed up, that same shall I pluck out of his mouth. The Gentiles also shall run no more unto him, ye/you_all and the walls of Babilon shall fall.)

Wycl And Y schal visite on Bel in to Babiloyne, and Y schal caste out of hise mouth that, that he hadde swolewid, and folkis schulen no more flowe to it; for also the wal of Babiloyne schal falle doun.
(And I shall visit on Bel in to Babiloyne, and I shall cast/threw out of his mouth that, that he had swolewid, and folks/people should no more flowe to it; for also the wall of Babiloyne shall fall down.)

Luth Denn ich habe den Bel zu Babel heimgesucht und habe aus seinem Rachen gerissen, das er verschlungen hatte; und sollen die Heiden nicht mehr zu ihm laufen; denn es sind auch die Mauern zu Babel zerfallen.
(Because I have the Bel to Babel heimgesucht and have out_of his Rachen gerissen, the he verschlungen had; and sollen the heathens not more to him laufen; because it are also the walls to Babel zerfallen.)

ClVg Et visitabo super Bel in Babylone, et ejiciam quod absorbuerat de ore ejus: et non confluent ad eum ultra gentes, siquidem et murus Babylonis corruet.
(And visitabo over Bel in Babylone, and eyiciam that absorbuerat about ore his: and not/no confluent to him ultra gentes, indeed and murus Babylonis corruet. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) I will punish Bel

(Some words not found in UHB: and,punish on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Bel in/on/at/with,Babylon and,disgorge DOM what_~_hasswallowed,he of,mouth,his and=not stream to=him/it again/more nations also/yet wall Babel fallen )

Bel was the main god of the Babylonians and represents the whole country and the people that worshiped it.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

(Occurrence 0) out from his mouth what he swallowed

Yahweh compares all the sacrifices and offerings to Bel to things he ate.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) the nations will no longer flow

The many nations that come to Babylon to sacrifice to Bel is spoken of as a river that moves along. Alternate translation: “the people of other nations will no longer come in large groups”

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