At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAt the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth trembleth, and the cry is heard among the nations.
At the sound of Babylon’s capture the earth will quake; a cry will be heard among the nations.
From the voice: Captured was Babylon, Hath the earth been shaken, And a cry among nations hath been heard!
At the sound of the taking of Babylon the earth hath quaked, and the cry is heard among the nations.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJeremiah — The weeping prophet of Judah's final generation — 627 BC call under Josiah to the 586 BC fall of Jerusalem and into Egyptian exile. Fifty-two chapters of lament, confrontation, and covenant promise, with the New Covenant glimpsed at the book's theological apex.
- Author
- Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah, of the priestly family of Anathoth (1:1); Baruch the scribe assisted with dictation (36:4, 45:1)
- Date
- Ministry c. 627–580 BC; book compiled during and after the 586 BC exile