Jeremiah 51:8
What does Jeremiah 51:8 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 51:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: wail for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: wail for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Sudden is the downfall of Babylon and her destruction: make cries of grief for her; take sweet oil for her pain, if it is possible for her to be made well.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Suddenly hath Babylon fallen, Yea, it is broken, howl ye for it, Take balm for her pain, if so be it may be healed.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Babylon is suddenly fallen, and destroyed: howl for her, take balm for her pain, if so she may be healed.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Babylon is suddenly fallen and ruined. Howl over her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
Context
v.7Babylon hath been a golden cup in Jehovah’s hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunk of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.
v.8This passage
v.9We 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 13:6
Wail ye; for the day of Jehovah is at hand; as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
- Nahum 3:19
There is no assuaging of thy hurt; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the report of thee clap their hands over thee; for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?
- Revelation 18:2
And he cried with a mighty voice, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and is become a habitation of demons, and a hold of every unclean spirit, and a hold of every unclean and hateful bird.
- Jeremiah 46:11
Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt: in vain dost thou use many medicines; there is no healing for thee.
- Isaiah 21:9
and, behold, here cometh a troop of men, horsemen in pairs. And he answered and said, Fallen, fallen is Babylon; and all the graven images of her gods are broken unto the ground.
- Ezekiel 30:2
Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Wail ye, Alas for the day!
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