Jeremiah 51:49
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
As Babylon has caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the earth.
American King James Version (AKJV)
As Babylon has caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the earth.
American Standard Version (ASV)
As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the land.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
As Babylon had the dead of Israel put to the sword, so in Babylon the dead of all the land will be stretched out.
Webster's Revision
As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the earth.
World English Bible
As Babylon has caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the land.
English Revised Version (ERV)
As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the land.
Barnes's Jeremiah 51:49 Bible Commentary
Render, "As Babylon caused the slain of Israel to fall, so because of Babylon, hare fallen the slain of (or, in) the whole earth." Babylon has to answer for the general carnage caused by its wars.
Wesley's Jeremiah 51:49 Bible Commentary
51:49 Of all the earth - This term must be understood in a restrained sense; the Chaldeans coming up from all parts of Chaldea to help Babylon, were slain there, as by the means of Babylon the Israelites were slain that came from all parts of Judea to help Jerusalem.
