Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Perhaps she may be healed.
King James Version
Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
Holman Bible
Wail for her;
get balm
perhaps she can be healed.
International Standard Version
Suddenly, Babylon fell down and was shattered. Wail for her! Bring balm for her wound, perhaps she will be healed.
A Conservative Version
Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed. Wail for her. Take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
American Standard Version
Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: wail for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
Amplified
Babylon has suddenly fallen and is shattered!
Wail for her [if you care to]!
Get balm for her [incurable] pain;
Perhaps she may be healed.
Bible in Basic English
Sudden is the downfall of Babylon and her destruction: make cries of grief for her; take sweet oil for her pain, if it is possible for her to be made well.
Darby Translation
Babylon is suddenly fallen and ruined. Howl over her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
Julia Smith Translation
Babylon fell suddenly, and she will be broken: wail ye for her; take balsam for her pain, perhaps she will be healed.
King James 2000
Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: wail for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Suddenly Babylon has fallen and she is shattered. Wail over her! Take balm for her wounds, perhaps she may be healed.
Modern King James verseion
Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed. Wail for her; take balm for her pain, if perhaps she may be healed.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But suddenly is Babylon fallen and destroyed. Mourn for her; bring plasters for her wounds, if she may peradventure be healed again.
NET Bible
But suddenly Babylonia will fall and be destroyed. Cry out in mourning over it! Get medicine for her wounds! Perhaps she can be healed!
New Heart English Bible
Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: wail for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
The Emphasized Bible
Suddenly, hath Babylon fallen and been broken, - Howl ye over her Fetch balsam for her pain, Peradventure she shall be healed!
Webster
Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, it may be she may be healed.
World English Bible
Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: wail for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
Youngs Literal Translation
Suddenly hath Babylon fallen, Yea, it is broken, howl ye for it, Take balm for her pain, if so be it may be healed.
Interlinear
Naphal
Laqach
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 51:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Message Concerning Babylon
7
Intoxicating all the earth.
The
Therefore the nations are
Perhaps she may be healed.
Forsake her and
For her judgment has
And
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 21:9
And one said, “
And all the
Jeremiah 46:11
In vain have you multiplied
There is
Revelation 14:8
And another angel, a second one, followed, saying, “
Jeremiah 48:20
Wail and cry out;
Declare by the
That Moab has been destroyed.
Jeremiah 50:2
Proclaim it and
Do not conceal it but say,
‘
Her
Revelation 18:2
And he cried out with a mighty voice, saying, “
Isaiah 13:6-7
It will come as
Isaiah 47:9
Loss of children and widowhood.
They will come on you in full measure
In spite of your many
In spite of the great power of your spells.
Jeremiah 8:22
Is there no physician there?
Jeremiah 30:12-15
‘Your wound is incurable
And your
Jeremiah 48:31
Even for all Moab will I cry out;
Jeremiah 51:41
And
How Babylon has become an object of horror among the nations!
Ezekiel 27:30-32
And will cry bitterly.
They will
They will
Ezekiel 30:2
“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord
“
Daniel 5:24
Then the
Daniel 5:31
Nahum 3:19
Your
All who hear
Will
For on whom has not your evil passed continually?
Revelation 18:8-11
For this reason
Revelation 18:17-19
for in