Modern Translations New International VersionListen! The report is coming-- a great commotion from the land of the north! It will make the towns of Judah desolate, a haunt of jackals. New Living Translation Listen! Hear the terrifying roar of great armies as they roll down from the north. The towns of Judah will be destroyed and become a haunt for jackals. English Standard Version A voice, a rumor! Behold, it comes!— a great commotion out of the north country to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a lair of jackals. Berean Study Bible Listen! The sound of a report is coming—a great commotion from the land to the north. The cities of Judah will be made a desolation, a haunt for jackals. New American Standard Bible The sound of a report! Behold, it is coming— A great roar from the land of the north— To make the cities of Judah A desolation, a haunt of jackals. NASB 1995 The sound of a report! Behold, it comes-- A great commotion out of the land of the north-- To make the cities of Judah A desolation, a haunt of jackals. NASB 1977 The sound of a report! Behold, it comes— A great commotion out of the land of the north— To make the cities of Judah A desolation, a haunt of jackals. Amplified Bible The sound of a report! Behold, [the invader] comes— A great commotion from the country of the north (Babylonia)— To make the cities of Judah A desolation, a haunt and dwelling place of jackals. Christian Standard Bible Listen! A noise—it is coming — a great commotion from the land to the north. The cities of Judah will be made desolate, a jackals’ den. Holman Christian Standard Bible Listen! A noise--it is coming-- a great commotion from the land to the north. The cities of Judah will be made desolate, a jackals' den. Contemporary English Version "Sounds of destruction rumble from the north like distant thunder. Soon our towns will be ruins where only jackals live." Good News Translation Listen! News has come! There is a great commotion in a nation to the north; its army will turn the cities of Judah into a desert, a place where jackals live." GOD'S WORD® Translation The report has arrived. A tremendous uproar is coming from the land of the north. Its army will destroy Judah's cities and make them homes for jackals. International Standard Version The sound of a report, it's coming now! There is a great commotion from a land in the north to make the towns of Judah desolate, a refuge for jackals." NET Bible Listen! News is coming even now. The rumble of a great army is heard approaching from a land in the north. It is coming to turn the towns of Judah into rubble, places where only jackals live. Classic Translations King James BibleBehold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons. New King James Version Behold, the noise of the report has come, And a great commotion out of the north country, To make the cities of Judah desolate, a den of jackals. King James 2000 Bible Behold, the noise of the report has come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of jackals. New Heart English Bible The voice of news, look, it comes, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling place of jackals. World English Bible The voice of news, behold, it comes, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling place of jackals. American King James Version Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons. American Standard Version The voice of tidings, behold, it cometh, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling-place of jackals. A Faithful Version Behold, the noise of the rumor has come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a den of jackals. Darby Bible Translation The voice of a rumour! Behold, it cometh, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling-place of jackals. English Revised Version The voice of a rumour, behold it cometh, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling place of jackals. Webster's Bible Translation Behold, the sound of the noise is come, and a great commotion from the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587Beholde, the noyse of the brute is come, & a great commotion out of the North countrey to make the cities of Iudah desolate, and a denne of dragons. Bishops' Bible of 1568 Beholde, the noyse is harde at hande, and great sedition out of the north, to make the cities of Iuda a wildernesse, and a dwelling place for dragons. Coverdale Bible of 1535 Beholde, the noyse is harde at honde, and greate sedicio out of the north: to make the cities of Iuda a wyldernesse, and a dwellinge place for Dragons. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionA voice of a report, behold, it has come, "" Even a great shaking from the north country, "" To make the cities of Judah a desolation, "" A habitation of dragons. Young's Literal Translation A voice of a report, lo, it hath come, Even a great shaking from the north country, To make the cities of Judah a desolation, A habitation of dragons. Smith's Literal Translation Behold, a voice of tidings coming, and a great shaking from the land of the north, to set the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling of jackals. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBehold the sound of a noise cometh, a great commotion out of the land of the north: to make the cities of Juda a desert, and a dwelling for dragons. Catholic Public Domain Version Behold, the sound of a voice approaches, a great commotion from the land of the north: so that he may make the cities of Judah into a wilderness and into a dwelling place for serpents. Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedA sound of the report, behold, it came, and great shaking from the north land to make the cities of Judea a wilderness, a dwelling for jackals Lamsa Bible Behold, the noise of the report is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate and a den of jackals. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Hark! a report, behold, it cometh, And a great commotion out of the north country, To make the cities of Judah desolate, A dwelling-place of jackals. Brenton Septuagint Translation Behold, there comes a sound of a noise, and a great earthquake from the land of the north, to make the cities of Juda a desolation, and a resting-place for ostriches.     |