JER 51:7 Parallel Verse View

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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).

BrLXX Καὶ νῦν οὕτως εἶπε Κύριος παντοκράτωρ, ἱνατί ὑμεῖς ποιεῖτε κακὰ μεγάλα ἐπὶ ψυχαῖς ὑμῶν; ἐκκόψαι ὑμῶν ἄνθρωπον καὶ γυναῖκα, νήπιον καὶ θηλάζοντα ἐκ μέσου Ἰούδα, πρὸς τὸ μὴ καταλειφθῆναι ὑμῶν μηδένα,
(Kai nun houtōs eipe Kurios pantokratōr, hinati humeis poieite kaka megala epi psuⱪais humōn; ekkopsai humōn anthrōpon kai gunaika, naʸpion kai thaʸlazonta ek mesou Youda, pros to maʸ kataleifthaʸnai humōn maʸdena, )

BrTr And now thus has the Lord Almighty said, Wherefore do ye commit these great evils against your souls? to cut off man and woman of you, infant and suckling from the midst of Juda, to the end that not one of you should be left;

ULT Babylon was a golden cup in the hand of Yahweh that made all the world drunk;
⇔ nations drank her wine and became insane.

UST Babylon has been like a gold cup in Yahweh’s hand, a cup that is full of wine
⇔ that caused people all over the earth who drank some of it to become drunk.
⇔ It is as though the rulers of the nations drank the wine from Babylon,
⇔ and it caused them to become crazy.

BSB Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD,
⇔ making the whole earth drunk.
⇔ The nations drank her wine;
⇔ therefore the nations have gone mad.

OEB ⇔ A golden cup is Babylon,
⇔ That made the whole earth drunken:
⇔ The nations drank of her wine,
⇔ And therefore are they gone mad.

WEBBE Babylon has been a golden cup in the LORD’s hand,
⇔ who made all the earth drunk.
⇔ The nations have drunk of her wine;
⇔ therefore the nations have gone mad.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Babylonia had been a gold cup in the Lord’s hand.
⇔ She had made the whole world drunk.
⇔ The nations had drunk from the wine of her wrath.
⇔ So they have all gone mad.

LSV Babylon [is] a golden cup in the hand of YHWH,
Making all the earth drunk,
Nations have drunk of her wine,
Therefore nations boast themselves.

FBV Once Babylon was a golden cup the Lord held in his hand. She made the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine which is why they went mad.

T4T Babylon has been like [MET] a gold cup in my hand, a cup that is full of wine
⇔ that caused people all over the earth who drank some of it to become drunk.
⇔ It is as though the rulers of the nations drank the wine from Babylon,
⇔ and it caused them to become crazy.

LEB • was a cup of gold in the hand of Yahweh, making drunk all the earth. • The nations drank of her wine. • [fn] the nations acted like madmen.

51:1 Literally “Unto thus”

BBE Babylon has been a gold cup in the hand of the Lord, which has made all the earth overcome with wine: the nations have taken of her wine, and for this cause the nations have gone off their heads.

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS Babylon hath been a golden cup in LORD'S hand, that made all the earth drunken; the nations have drunk of her wine, therefore the nations are mad.

ASV Babylon hath been a golden cup in Jehovah’s hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunk of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.

DRA Babylon hath been a golden cup in the hand of the Lord, that made all the earth drunk: the nations have drunk of her wine, and therefore they have staggered.

YLT A golden cup [is] Babylon in the hand of Jehovah, Making drunk all the earth, Of its wine drunk have nations, Therefore boast themselves do nations.

Drby Babylon hath been a golden cup in Jehovah's hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunk of her wine; therefore have the nations become mad.

RV Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD’S hand; that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunk of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.

Wbstr Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD'S hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drank of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.

KJB-1769 Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD’s hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.
(Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD’s hand, that made all the earth drunkn: the nations have drunkn of her wine; therefore the nations are mad. )

KJB-1611 Babylon hath beene a golden cup in the LORDs hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations haue drunken of her wine, therefore the nations are mad.
(Babylon hath/has been a golden cup in the LORDs hand, that made all the earth drunkn: the nations have drunkn of her wine, therefore the nations are mad.)

Bshps Babylon hath ben in the Lordes hande a golden cuppe, that maketh all landes drunken: of her wine haue all people drunken, therfore are they out of their wittes.
(Babylon hath/has been in the Lords hand a golden cup, that maketh all lands drunkn: of her wine have all people drunkn, therefore are they out of their wittes.)

Gnva Babel hath bene as a golden cuppe in the Lordes hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations haue drunken of her wine, therefore do the nations rage.
(Babel hath/has been as a golden cup in the Lords hand, that made all the earth drunkn: the nations have drunkn of her wine, therefore do the nations rage. )

Cvdl Babilon hath bene in the LORDES honde a golden cuppe, yt maketh all londes droncken. Of hir wyne haue all people droncken, therfore are they out of their wittes.
(Babilon hath/has been in the LORDS hand a golden cup, it maketh all londes droncken. Of her wine have all people droncken, therefore are they out of their wittes.)

Wycl Babiloyne is a goldun cuppe in the hond of the Lord, and fillith al erthe; hethene men drunken of the wyn therof, and therfor thei ben mouyd.
(Babiloyne is a golden cup in the hand of the Lord, and fillith all earth; heathen men drunkn of the wyn thereof, and therefore they been moved.)

Luth Der güldene Kelch zu Babel, der alle Welt trunken gemacht hat, ist in der Hand des HErr’s. Alle Heiden haben von ihrem Wein getrunken, darum sind die Heiden so toll worden.
(The güldene Kelch to Babel, the/of_the all world drink made has, is in the/of_the hand the LORD’s. Alle heathens have from their wine getrunken, therefore are the heathens so toll worden.)

ClVg Calix aureus Babylon in manu Domini, inebrians omnem terram: de vino ejus biberunt gentes, et ideo commotæ sunt.[fn]
(Calix aureus Babylon in by_hand Master, inebrians omnem the_earth/land: about vino his biberunt gentes, and ideo commotæ are. )

51.7 Calix aureus, etc. Non est semper calix aureus Babylonis vel in manu Domini; cum enim ad vindictam venerit et in manu Domini posita fuerit, efficietur terra quæ facta est in Job. Nec jugiter in manu Domini continetur; sed tunc tantum cum restituet ei Dominus quod meretur. ORIG. Calix aureus. Nabuchodonosor volens decipere homines per calicem Babylonis, non miscuit in vase fictili, etc., usque ad sæpe vidi aureum calicem in pulchro sermonis ornatu, et dogmatum venena considerans, deprehendi calicem Babylonis. Inebrians, etc. ID. Vide omnes homines ebrios; inebriamur ira et tristitia: inebriamur, etc., usque ad ab eo omnes inebriamur quandiu terra sumus. De vino. ID. Sicut in his, qui vinum corporale bibunt supra mensuram, videmus ebrii corporis motum, etc., usque ad biberunt gentes, ideo commotæ sunt.

51.7 Calix aureus, etc. Non it_is always calix aureus Babylonis or in by_hand Domini; when/with because to vindictam venerit and in by_hand Master posita has_been, efficietur earth/land which facts it_is in Yob. Nec regularly in by_hand Master is_contained; but tunc only when/with restituet to_him Master that meretur. ORIG. Calix aureus. Nabuchodonosor volens decipere homines through calicem Babylonis, not/no miscuit in vase fictili, etc., until to sæpe I_saw aureum calicem in pulchro sermonis ornatu, and dogmatum venena considerans, deprehendi calicem Babylonis. Inebrians, etc. ID. Vide everyone homines ebrios; inebriamur ira and tristitia: inebriamur, etc., until to away eo everyone inebriamur quandiu earth/land sumus. De vino. ID. Sicut in his, who vinum corporale bibunt supra mensuram, videmus ebrii corporis motum, etc., until to biberunt gentes, ideo commotæ are.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) Babylon was a golden cup in the hand of Yahweh that made all the world drunk

(Some words not found in UHB: cup gold Babel in/on/at/with,hand YHWH drunk all/each/any/every the=earth/land of,wine,her drank nations on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in yes/correct/thus/so went_mad nations )

Making those people drunk is a metaphor for Yahweh punishing those nations by allowing Babylon to conquer them. Alternate translation: “Babylon was a strong nation that Yahweh used to punish all the people of the surrounding nations severely”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) Babylon was a golden cup in the hand of Yahweh

Babylon being a powerful nation that Yahweh used for his own purposes is spoken of as if Babylon were a golden cup in his hand.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) nations drank her wine and became insane

This could mean: (1) “Babylon defeated and destroyed other nations” or (2) “nations enjoyed her riches and power and became evil.”

(Occurrence 0) insane

unable to think clearly

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