Jeremiah 51:31

King James Version (KJV)

One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end,

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29 And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desolation without an inhabitant.

30 The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.

31 One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end,

32 And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.

33 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.

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Jeremiah 51:31 in every translation

KJV King James Version: One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end,
WEB World English Bible: One runner will run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: One courier races to meet another, and messenger follows messenger, to announce to the king of Babylon that his city has been captured from end to end.
ASV American Standard Version: One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter:
YLT Young's Literal Translation: Runner to meet runner doth run, And announcer to meet announcer, To announce to the king of Babylon, For, captured hath been his city — at the extremity.
DBY Darby Translation: Courier runneth to meet courier, and messenger to meet messenger, to announce to the king of Babylon that his city is taken from end to end;
WBS Webster Bible: One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end,