Jeremiah 51:42
What does Jeremiah 51:42 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 51:42 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The sea is come up upon Babylon; she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The sea is come up upon Babylon; she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The sea has come up over Babylon; she is covered with the mass of its waves.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Come up against Babylon hath the sea, With a multitude of its billows it hath been covered.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The sea is come up over Babylon : she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of its waves.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 18:4
The cords of death compassed me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
- Luke 21:25
And there shall be signs in sun and moon and stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the billows;
- Psalms 65:7
Who stilleth the roaring of the seas, The roaring of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples.
- Psalms 42:7
Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterfalls: All thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
- Isaiah 8:7
now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the River, strong and many, even the king of Assyria and all his glory: and it shall come up over all its channels, and go over all its banks;
- Jeremiah 51:55
For Jehovah layeth Babylon waste, and destroyeth out of her the great voice; and their waves roar like many waters; the noise of their voice is uttered:
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