Other translations
American Standard Version
The sound of a cry from Babylon, and of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
Darby Bible Translation
The sound of a cry cometh from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans;
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
The noise of a cry from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans :
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
The sound of a cry from Babylon, and of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
“A voice! A cry from Babylon! The noise of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
God's Word
Cries of agony are heard from Babylon. Sounds of terrible destruction are heard from the land of the Babylonians.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The sound of a cry from Babylon! The sound of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
International Standard Version
"The sound of a cry is coming from Babylon, great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans.
NET Bible
Cries of anguish will come from Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians.
New American Standard Bible
The sound of an outcry from Babylon, And of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
New International Version
"The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians.
New Living Translation
"Listen! Hear the cry of Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians.
Webster's Bible Translation
A sound of a cry cometh from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:
The World English Bible
The sound of a cry from Babylon, and of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
EasyEnglish Bible
‘Listen to the noise that comes from Babylon! People are crying in pain. Listen to the noise of the enemy army as it destroys Babylonia.
Young‘s Literal Translation
A voice of a cry [is] from Babylon, And of great destruction from the land of the Chaldean.
New Life Version
The sound of a cry comes from Babylon! A noise comes from the land of the Babylonians because much is being destroyed!
The Voice Bible
Listen! Hear the cry that comes from Babylon. It is the sound of great destruction in the land of Chaldea.
Living Bible
Listen! Hear the cry of great destruction out of Babylon, the land the Chaldeans rule!
New Catholic Bible
Agonized cries can be heard from Babylon, and sounds of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans.
Legacy Standard Bible
The sound of an outcry from Babylon, And of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
Jubilee Bible 2000
The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
Christian Standard Bible
The sound of a cry from Babylon! The sound of terrible destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
Amplified Bible © 1954
The sound of a cry [comes] from Babylon, and [the sound of] great destruction and ruin from the land of the Chaldeans!
New Century Version
“Sounds of people crying are heard in Babylon. Sounds of people destroying things are heard in the land of the Babylonians.
The Message
“But now listen! Do you hear it? A cry out of Babylon! An unearthly wail out of Chaldea! God is taking his wrecking bar to Babylon. We’ll be hearing the last of her noise— Death throes like the crashing of waves, death rattles like the roar of cataracts. The avenging destroyer is about to enter Babylon: Her soldiers are taken, her weapons are trashed. Indeed, God is a God who evens things out. All end up with their just deserts.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Listen!—a cry from Babylon! A great crashing from the land of the Chaldeans!
Good News Translation®
The Lord says, “Listen to the sound of crying in Babylon, of mourning for the destruction in the land.
Wycliffe Bible
The voice of a crier of Babylon, and great sorrow of the land of Chaldees, (The sound of crying in Babylon, and the sound of great sorrow in the land of the Chaldeans,)
Contemporary English Version
Listen to the cries for help coming from Babylon. Everywhere in the country the sounds of destruction can be heard.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
“Hark! a cry from Babylon! The noise of great destruction from the land of the Chalde′ans!
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Listen!—a cry from Babylon! A great crashing from the land of the Chaldeans!
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Listen!—a cry from Babylon! A great crashing from the land of the Chaldeans!
Common English Bible © 2011
Listen to the cries for help from Babylon, signs of massive devastation in the land, declares the Lord.
Amplified Bible © 2015
The sound of an outcry [comes] from Babylon, And [the sound] of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
English Standard Version Anglicised
“A voice! A cry from Babylon! The noise of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
A sound of crying from Babylon, great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans;
New American Standard Bible
The sound of an outcry from Babylon, And of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
The Expanded Bible
“Sounds of people crying are heard in Babylon. Sounds of ·people destroying things [great destruction] are heard in the land of the Babylonians.
Tree of Life Version
The sound of an outcry from Babylon! Great ruin from the land of Chaldea!
Revised Standard Version
“Hark! a cry from Babylon! The noise of great destruction from the land of the Chalde′ans!
New International Reader's Version
“The noise of people screaming comes from Babylon. A terrible sound comes from its land. It is the sound of a mighty city being destroyed.
BRG Bible
A sound of a cry cometh from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:
Complete Jewish Bible
An agonized cry is heard from Bavel! Great destruction in the land of the Kasdim!
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Listen!—a cry from Babylon! A great crashing from the land of the Chaldeans!
Orthodox Jewish Bible
A sound of a cry cometh from Bavel, and shever gadol (great destruction) from Eretz Kasdim;
Names of God Bible
Cries of agony are heard from Babylon. Sounds of terrible destruction are heard from the land of the Babylonians.
Modern English Version
A sound of an outcry comes from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans,
Easy-to-Read Version
“We can hear people crying in Babylon. We hear the sound of people destroying things in the land of Babylon.
International Children’s Bible
“We can hear people crying in Babylon. We hear the sound of people destroying things in the land of the Babylonians.
Lexham English Bible
The sound of a cry for help from Babylon, and a great collapse from the land of the Chaldeans.
New International Version - UK
‘The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians.