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Jeremiah 51:58

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.

KJV

Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum : Murus Babylonis ille latissimus suffossione suffodietur, et portæ ejus excelsæ igni comburentur, et labores populorum ad nihilum, et gentium in ignem erunt, et disperibunt.

Vulgate

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly overthrown, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the peoples shall labor for vanity, and the nations for the fire; and they shall be weary.

ASV

כֹּֽה אָמַ֞ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֗וֹת חֹ֠מוֹת בָּבֶ֤ל הָֽ/רְחָבָה֙ עַרְעֵ֣ר תִּתְעַרְעָ֔ר וּ/שְׁעָרֶ֥י/הָ הַ/גְּבֹהִ֖ים בָּ/אֵ֣שׁ יִצַּ֑תּוּ וְ/יִֽגְע֨וּ עַמִּ֧ים בְּ/דֵי רִ֛יק וּ/לְאֻמִּ֥ים בְּ/דֵי אֵ֖שׁ וְ/יָעֵֽפוּ

Hebrew

Thus saith the Lord of hosts: That broad wall of Babylon shall be utterly broken down, and her high gates shall be burnt with fire, and the labours of the people shall come to nothing, and of the nations shall go to the fire, and shall perish.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Hebrew

18 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֖שׁ
'sh
noun · 376×
בָּבֶ֖ל
bbl
proper_noun · 262×
גְבֹהָ֔ה
gbhh
adjective · 37×
דֵּ֤י
dy
noun · 39×
הִצַּ֤תִּי
htsty
verb · 31×
חוֹמָ֔ה
chvmh
noun · 128×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יָגַ֖עַתְּ
yg't
verb · 26×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כֹּֽה
kh
adverb · 574×
לְאֻמִּ֖ים
l'mym
noun · 36×
מֻעָ֣ף
m'p
verb · 10×
עֹרְרוּ֙
'rrv
verb · 4×
צְבָא֖וֹת
tsb'vt
noun · 480×
רִ֖יק
ryq
noun · 12×
רַחֲבַ֣ת
rchbt
adjective · 21×
שַׁ֣עַר
sh'r
noun · 375×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Ezek 24:12 — She hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire.
  • Hab 2:13 — Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?
  • Hab 2:13 — Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?
  • Isa 13:2 — Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.
  • Isa 45:1 — Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates
  • Isa 47:13 — Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.
  • Isa 65:23 — They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.
  • Jer 50:15 — Shout against her round about: she hath given her hand: her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it is the vengeance of the LORD: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto h
  • Jer 50:15 — Shout against her round about: she hath given her hand: her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it is the vengeance of the LORD: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto h
  • Jer 51:9 — We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies.
  • Jer 51:25 — Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith the LORD, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a bu
  • Jer 51:30 — 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.
  • Jer 51:44 — And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fal
  • Jer 51:44 — And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fal
  • Jer 51:64 — And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.
  • Jer 51:64 — And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.
  • Job 12:14 — Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
  • Ps 127:1 — Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
  • Rev 18:8 — Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.