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Jeremiah 51:54

A sound of a cry cometh from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:

KJV

Vox clamoris de Babylone, et contritio magna de terra Chaldæorum :

Vulgate

The sound of a cry from Babylon, and of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!

ASV

ק֥וֹל זְעָקָ֖ה מִ/בָּבֶ֑ל וְ/שֶׁ֥בֶר גָּד֖וֹל מֵ/אֶ֥רֶץ כַּשְׂדִּֽים

Hebrew

The noise of a cry from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
בָּבֶ֖ל
bbl
proper_noun · 262×
גָּד֖וֹל
gdvl
verb · 528×
כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים
kshdym
noun · 82×
ם
m
noun · 19×
ק֣וֹל
qvl
noun · 503×
שֶׁ֖בֶר
shbr
noun · 44×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Jer 48:3 — A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction.
  • Jer 50:22 — A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
  • Jer 50:22 — A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
  • Jer 50:46 — At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations.