JER 51:48 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Then the heavens and the earth, and all that is in them will rejoice over Babylon.
⇔ For destroyers will come for her from the north—this is Yahweh’s declaration.

UST Then all the angels in heaven and all the people on the earth will rejoice,
⇔ because from the north will come armies that will destroy Babylon.

BSB Then heaven and earth and all that is in them
⇔ will shout for joy over Babylon
⇔ because the destroyers from the north
⇔ will come against her,”
⇔ declares the LORD.

OEB The heavens shall rejoice over Babylon,
⇔ The earth, and all therein;
⇔ For spoilers shall come from the north
⇔ And assail her, saith Jehovah.

WEBBE Then the heavens and the earth,
⇔ and all that is therein,
⇔ will sing for joy over Babylon;
⇔ for the destroyers will come to her from the north,” says the LORD.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Then heaven and earth and all that is in them
⇔ will sing for joy over Babylon.
⇔ For destroyers from the north will attack it,”
⇔ says the Lord.

LSV And heavens and earth and all that [is] in them
Have cried aloud against Babylon,
For the spoilers come to her from the north,”
A declaration of YHWH.

FBV Then everyone in heaven and on earth will celebrate with shouts of joy at what's happened to Babylon, because the destroyers from the north will come and attack her, declares the Lord.

T4T Then all the angels in heaven and all the people on [PRS] the earth will rejoice,
⇔ because from the north will come armies that will destroy Babylon.

LEB • the heaven and the earth and all that is in them will shout for joy over Babylon, • for from the north • the destroyers will come to it,”[fn] Yahweh.

51:36 Literally “a declaration of”

BBE And the heaven and the earth and everything in them, will make a song of joy over Babylon: for those who make her waste will come from the north, says the Lord.

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JPS Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for joy over Babylon; for the spoilers shall come unto her from the north, saith the LORD.

ASV Then the heavens and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for joy over Babylon; for the destroyers shall come unto her from the north, saith Jehovah.

DRA And the heavens and the earth, and all things that are in them shall give praise for Babylon: for spoilers shall come to her from the north, saith the Lord.

YLT And cried aloud against Babylon Have heavens and earth, and all that [is] in them, For, from the north come to it do the spoilers, An affirmation of Jehovah.

Drby And the heavens and the earth, and all that is therein, shall shout aloud over Babylon; for out of the north the spoilers shall come against her, saith Jehovah.

RV Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for joy over Babylon; for the spoilers shall come unto her from the north, saith the LORD.

Wbstr Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is in them, shall sing for Babylon: for the spoilers shall come to her from the north, saith the LORD.

KJB-1769 Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for Babylon: for the spoilers shall come unto her from the north, saith the LORD.
(Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for Babylon: for the spoilrs shall come unto her from the north, saith/says the LORD. )

KJB-1611 Then the heauen and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for Babylon: for the spoilers shall come vnto her from the North, saith the LORD.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps Heauen and earth with all that is therin shal reioyce ouer Babylon, when the destroyers shal come vpon her from the north, saith the Lorde.
(Heauen and earth with all that is therein shall rejoice over Babylon, when the destroyers shall come upon her from the north, saith/says the Lord.)

Gnva Then the heauen and the earth, and all that is therein, shall reioyce for Babel: for the destroyers shall come vnto her from the North, saith the Lord.
(Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, shall rejoice for Babel: for the destroyers shall come unto her from the North, saith/says the Lord. )

Cvdl Heauen and earth with all that is therin, shall reioyce ouer Babilon, when the destroyers shal come vpon her from the north, saieth ye LORDE.
(Heauen and earth with all that is therein, shall rejoice over Babilon, when the destroyers shall come upon her from the north, saith/says ye/you_all LORD.)

Wycl And heuenes, and erthis, and alle thingis that ben in tho, schulen herie on Babiloyne; for rauynours schulen come fro the north to it, seith the Lord.
(And heavens, and earthis, and all things that been in tho, should herie on Babiloyne; for rauynours should come from the north to it, saith/says the Lord.)

Luth Himmel und Erde und alles, was drinnen ist, werden jauchzen über Babel, daß ihre Verstörer von Mitternacht kommen sind, spricht der HErr.
(heaven and earth and all/everything, what/which drinnen is, become jauchzen above Babel, that their/her Verstörer from Mitternacht coming are, says the/of_the LORD.)

ClVg Et laudabunt super Babylonem cæli et terra, et omnia quæ in eis sunt: quia ab aquilone venient ei prædones, ait Dominus.
(And laudabunt over Babylonem cæli and terra, and everything which in to_them are: because away aquilone venient to_him prædones, he_said Master. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) over Babylon … come for her

(Some words not found in UHB: and,shout_for_joy on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Babel heaven and,earth and=all/each/any/every which/who (is)_in=them that/for/because/then/when from,north come to/for=her/it the,destroyers declares YHWH )

The people of Babylon are spoken of as if they were the city itself, and the city is spoken of as if it were a woman. Alternate translation: “over the Babylonians … come for them … the Babylonians have made … their land” (See also: figs-metaphor)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

(Occurrence 0) the heavens and the earth

Heaven and earth are viewed as if they were people.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

(Occurrence 0) this is Yahweh’s declaration

Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in Jeremiah 1:8. Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared”

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