Jeremiah 51:53 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 51:53 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
תַעֲלֶ֤ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
בָבֶל֙
Bâbel
H894
Babylon
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
וְכִ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
תְבַצֵּ֖ר
bâtsar
H1219
to fortify
מְר֣וֹם
mârôwm
H4791
height
עֻזָּ֑הּ
ʻôz
H5797
strength
מֵאִתִּ֗י
ʼêth
H854
with
יָבֹ֧אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
שֹׁדְדִ֛ים
shâdad
H7703
to devastate
לָ֖הּ
נְאֻם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
Though Babylon should mount up to the sky, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall destroyers come to her, says Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For even if Babylon went up to the heavens or fortified her highest fortresses, destroyers would come from me to her—this is Yahweh’s declaration.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).