Jeremiah 51:32
World English Bible (WEB)
So the passages are seized. They have burned the reeds with fire. The men of war are frightened.”
In context
30 The mighty men of Babylon have stopped fighting, they remain in their strongholds. Their might has failed. They have become as women. Her dwelling places are set on fire. Her bars are broken.
31 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.
32 So the passages are seized. They have burned the reeds with fire. The men of war are frightened.”
33 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.”
34 “Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon has devoured me. He has crushed me. He has made me an empty vessel. He has, like a monster, swallowed me up. He has filled his mouth with my delicacies. He has cast me out.
Jeremiah 51:32 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- So the passages are seized. They have burned the reeds with fire. The men of war are frightened.”
- KJV King James Version
- And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The fords have been seized, the marshes set on fire, and the soldiers are terrified.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- and the passages are seized, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And the passages have been captured, And the reeds they have burnt with fire, And the men of war have been troubled.
- DBY Darby Translation
- and the passages are seized, and the reedy places are burnt with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.