NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Because the LORDYhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. hath spoiled shadad (shaw-dad') to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage -- dead, destroy(-er), oppress, robber, spoil(-er), utterly, (lay) waste. Babylon Babel (baw-bel') confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire -- Babel, Babylon. and destroyed 'abad (aw-bad') to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy) out of her the great gadowl (gaw-dole') great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent voice qowl (kole) from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound when her waves gal (gal) something rolled, i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves) -- billow, heap, spring, wave. do roar hamah (haw-maw') to make a loud sound like Engl. hum); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor like great rab (rab) abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) waters mayim (mah'-yim) water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring). a noise sha'own (shaw-one') uproar (as of rushing); by implication, destruction -- horrible, noise, pomp, rushing, tumult (-uous). of their voice qowl (kole) from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound is uttered nathan (naw-than') to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible For the LORD is going to destroy Babylon, And He will make her loud noise vanish from her. And their waves will roar like many waters; The tumult of their voices sounds forth. King James Bible Because the LORD hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered: Holman Christian Standard Bible For the LORD is going to devastate Babylon; He will silence her mighty voice. Their waves roar like abundant waters; the tumult of their voice resounds, International Standard Version For the LORD is destroying Babylon, and he will make the loud sounds from her disappear. Their waves will roar like many waters, the noise of their voices will sound forth. NET Bible For the LORD is ready to destroy Babylon, and put an end to her loud noise. Their waves will roar like turbulent waters. They will make a deafening noise. GOD'S WORD® Translation The LORD will destroy Babylon. He will silence the loud noise coming from it. Waves of enemies will come roaring in like raging water. The noise will be heard everywhere. King James 2000 Bible Because the LORD has plundered Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is raised: Links Jeremiah 51:55Jeremiah 51:55 NIV Jeremiah 51:55 NLT Jeremiah 51:55 ESV Jeremiah 51:55 NASB Jeremiah 51:55 KJV |