Jeremiah 51:8
World English Bible (WEB)
Babylon has suddenly fallen and been destroyed! Wail for her! Take balm for her pain. Perhaps she may be healed.
In context
6 “Flee out of the middle of Babylon! Everyone save his own life! Don’t be cut off in her iniquity, for it is the time of the LORD’s vengeance. He will give to her a recompense.
7 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.
8 Babylon has suddenly fallen and been destroyed! Wail for her! Take balm for her pain. Perhaps she may be healed.
9 “We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed. Forsake her, and let’s each go into his own country; for her judgment reaches to heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies.
10 ‘The LORD has produced our righteousness. Come, and let’s declare in Zion the work of the LORD our God.’
Jeremiah 51:8 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Babylon has suddenly fallen and been destroyed! Wail for her! Take balm for her pain. Perhaps she may be healed.
- KJV King James Version
- Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered. Wail for her; get her balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: wail for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Suddenly hath Babylon fallen, Yea, it is broken, howl ye for it, Take balm for her pain, if so be it may be healed.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Babylon is suddenly fallen and ruined. Howl over her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, it may be she may be healed.