Jeremiah 51:58 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly overthrown, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the peoples shall labor for vanity, and the nations for the fire; and they shall be weary.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
The Lord of armies has said: The wide walls of Babylon will be completely uncovered and her high doorways will be burned with fire; so peoples keep on working for nothing, and the weariness of nations comes to an end in the smoke.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly laid bare, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; so that the peoples will have laboured in vain, and the nations for the fire: and they shall be weary.
World English Bible (WEB)
Thus says Yahweh of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly overthrown, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the peoples shall labor for vanity, and the nations for the fire; and they shall be weary.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, the wall of Babylon -- The broad one -- is utterly made bare, And her high gates with fire are burnt, And peoples labour in vain, And nations in fire, and have been weary!
| Thus | כֹּֽה | kō | koh |
| saith | אָמַ֞ר | ʾāmar | ah-MAHR |
| the Lord | יְהוָ֣ה | yĕhwâ | yeh-VA |
| hosts; of | צְבָא֗וֹת | ṣĕbāʾôt | tseh-va-OTE |
| The broad | חֹ֠מוֹת | ḥōmôt | HOH-mote |
| walls | בָּבֶ֤ל | bābel | ba-VEL |
| Babylon of | הָֽרְחָבָה֙ | hārĕḥābāh | ha-reh-ha-VA |
| shall be utterly | עַרְעֵ֣ר | ʿarʿēr | ar-ARE |
| broken, | תִּתְעַרְעָ֔ר | titʿarʿār | teet-ar-AR |
| high her and | וּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָ | ûšĕʿārêhā | oo-sheh-ah-RAY-ha |
| gates | הַגְּבֹהִ֖ים | haggĕbōhîm | ha-ɡeh-voh-HEEM |
| burned be shall | בָּאֵ֣שׁ | bāʾēš | ba-AYSH |
| with fire; | יִצַּ֑תּוּ | yiṣṣattû | yee-TSA-too |
| people the and | וְיִֽגְע֨וּ | wĕyigĕʿû | veh-yee-ɡeh-OO |
| shall labour | עַמִּ֧ים | ʿammîm | ah-MEEM |
| in vain, | בְּדֵי | bĕdê | beh-DAY |
| folk the and | רִ֛יק | rîq | reek |
| in | וּלְאֻמִּ֥ים | ûlĕʾummîm | oo-leh-oo-MEEM |
| the fire, | בְּדֵי | bĕdê | beh-DAY |
| and they shall be weary. | אֵ֖שׁ | ʾēš | aysh |
| וְיָעֵֽפוּ׃ | wĕyāʿēpû | veh-ya-ay-FOO |